IVC Filter Lawsuits Update for Patients and Families - November 2025
By Steve Levine
Published: October 30, 2025
Claim Form: N/A
Estimated Payout: Varies
Proof Required: Yes
What is the IVC Class Action Lawsuit About?
Patients accuse manufacturers of selling dangerous retrievable IVC filters and not giving adequate warnings. Reported injuries include filter fracture, migration, perforation of the vein or nearby organs, DVT, and difficult or failed removal.The largest waves of lawsuits have focused on what are known as Bard and Cook devices. Bard’s federal litigation largely wrapped through remands and confidential resolutions. Cook’s federal litigation remains active for thousands of filed cases.
An IVC filter is a small metal device that sits inside the large vein carrying blood from your legs to your heart. It is meant to catch clots before they reach the lungs. Many patients received “retrievable” models during a short-term high-risk window. Problems began when some of these filters fractured, moved, or pierced tissue. That led to emergency procedures, chronic pain, and long-term complications for many families.
How This Litigation Actually Works
Most IVC cases are not one big consumer class action with a claim website. They are individual personal-injury lawsuits that are coordinated in federal multidistrict litigations. This process lets the court handle common discovery, expert issues, and sample trials. After that, cases may settle or return to their home courts. There is no one-size payout. Results depend on the device model, medical proof, and the harm you can document.IVC Litigation Snapshot
● Bard MDL: Largely resolved through remands and confidential outcomes
● Cook MDL: Ongoing case management, individual negotiations, and trial activity
● Payouts: Case specific, based on medical proof and damages
FAQ For Patients
What is the Total Settlement Amount
None. There is no public global fund for Cook. Bard’s results were confidential and not a single lump
sum.
How Do I Qualify For a Payout
You typically need proof of an IVC filter and a recognized complication like fracture, migration,
perforation, DVT, or difficult removal. Medical records and device identification help your attorney
evaluate the claim.
How Much Can I Get Paid
There is no preset amount. Some cases end in defense wins. Others resolve for confidential sums. A few
bellwether trials produced multimillion dollar verdicts. Each outcome depends on your proof and damages.
How Do I File a Claim
There is no universal claim form. Most people retain counsel to file an individual product-liability
case that can be coordinated in the MDL if eligible.
What is the Claim Form Deadline
None. Deadlines are controlled by your state’s statute of limitations and case-management orders. Speak
with counsel as soon as you can.
What are the Important Dates
Bard’s MDL issued remands that helped wind down that docket. Cook’s MDL continues under current
case-management orders. Dates change as the court updates scheduling.
When is the class action settlement payment date
There is no single payment date. Payments only occur if an individual case settles or a judgment is
paid.
Is Proof Required to File a Claim
Yes. Expect to provide medical records, imaging, and device details. The MDL uses structured fact sheets
to capture this information.
Forecast Questions
How Many People are Affected
The federal IVC proceedings have included many thousands of filed cases across Bard and Cook. Cook still
has a large active docket.
When Will this Class Action Be Certified
Personal-injury IVC cases are handled as MDLs, not as a nationwide damages class. Class certification is
unlikely.
What are the Odds This Class Action Is Settled
There is no single class to settle. Bard resolved much of its docket through confidential outcomes. Cook
continues case by case. Some cases settle. Others proceed to trial or remand.
What is the Anticipated Settlement Amount
No public global figure exists. Benchmarks come from public bellwether verdicts and private resolutions,
which do not set a universal payout.
How much will Each Class Action Claimant be Paid
There is no fixed per person amount. Outcomes depend on device model, injury, causation, and damages.
What are the odds that the class action will be certified and settled and eventually pay out
A nationwide personal-injury class is improbable. Many plaintiffs have already resolved claims
individually. Others continue in the Cook MDL with negotiations and scheduling guided by the court.
How Do I Find Class Action Settlements?
Find all the latest class actions you can qualify for by getting notified of new lawsuits as soon as they are open to claims:Who Are Bard and Cook?
Bard (C.R. Bard, Inc.) and Cook Medical, Inc. are two of the largest manufacturers of IVC filters in the United States. Both companies produced “retrievable” filters that were designed to temporarily prevent blood clots from reaching the lungs. Patients later alleged that these filters could fracture, migrate, or puncture veins and organs, causing serious injuries. Bard’s filters included models such as Recovery, G2, and Eclipse. Cook’s included Celect and Günther Tulip. Each company faced thousands of lawsuits consolidated into separate federal MDLs.Is There a Class Action Lawsuit for IVC Filters?
There is currently no nationwide class action lawsuit that automatically includes all IVC filter patients. Instead, the IVC litigation has been organized into Multidistrict Litigations (MDLs) — one for Bard in Arizona and another for Cook Medical in Indiana. These MDLs gather thousands of individual product-liability lawsuits from across the country and centralize them before one federal judge for efficiency.Cook IVC Filter Settlement in Canada
While there is no nationwide class action settlement in the United States, a separate class action was approved in Canada in July 2024. The case, known as the Cook IVC Filter Products National Settlement, covers Canadian residents who were implanted with Cook’s Gunther Tulip, Celect, or Celect Platinum vena cava filters on or before January 8, 2020.Under the Canadian settlement, eligible class members can receive compensation for certain complications, including filter fracture, open surgery, or death. Approved amounts include:
• Up to $54,000 CAD for qualifying fracture claims
• Up to $81,000 CAD for qualifying death claims
• Up to $169,500 CAD for qualifying open surgery claims
These payments are subject to pro rata reduction if total claims exceed the settlement cap of approximately $4.06 million CAD. The claim deadline for Canadian class members is November 11, 2024.
The Canadian settlement applies only to people who had Cook IVC filters implanted in Canada. The U.S. litigation remains separate and continues through individual lawsuits under the federal MDL system.
Will There Be a Class Action in the US?
It’s unlikely. IVC filter cases involve serious, highly individual medical injuries such as vein perforations, fractured filter legs, or emergency surgeries. Because each patient’s injuries and damages are unique, courts rarely allow these to proceed as one nationwide class action. If a future settlement program is announced, the court would create an official claim process for affected patients. Until then, there is no centralized claim website or class-wide fund.What are the Next Steps for the IVC Class Action?
If you still have a filter or had one removed, ask your provider for the operative note, device sticker, and imaging reports. Keep a simple timeline of symptoms, ER visits, and procedures. Share those records with an experienced product-liability attorney who handles IVC cases. That is the fastest way to learn if your situation fits the current litigation posture.Will there be a Claim Form?
Not right now. IVC filter injury cases are not running through one national claim website. These are individual lawsuits coordinated in federal court. A claim form would only appear if a specific settlement is reached that creates a fund. If that happens, the court will approve a notice, a claim portal, and clear instructions on who qualifies, what proof is needed, and the filing deadline.
Will there be a Settlement?
Some IVC filter companies and defendants have already resolved many cases quietly on an individual basis. There is no single global settlement that pays everyone at once. Future outcomes will likely continue case by case. If the court or the parties announce a broader settlement for a defined group, we will update with the official notice and instructions.
What’s next for the lawsuits?
The Cook IVC filter litigation continues. The court manages scheduling, discovery, expert issues, and trial selection. From there, three things usually happen:
- Some cases settle based on the strength of medical proof and damages.
- Some cases go to bellwether trials to test evidence in front of a jury.
- Remaining cases may be sent back to their home courts for individual trials if not resolved.
What Is an MDL?
MDL stands for Multidistrict Litigation. It is not the same as a class action. When thousands of people across the country file similar lawsuits about the same product, a federal panel can combine them into one court for pretrial coordination. This helps avoid inconsistent rulings, duplicate discovery, and extra costs. The IVC filter cases were centralized in two MDLs: one for Bard in Arizona and one for Cook Medical in Indiana.
Each IVC lawsuit still remains separate. The MDL judge oversees common questions — like what the manufacturers knew about filter risks — but every individual must still prove their own injuries, damages, and device type.
Will the Cases Be Combined Into One?
No. They are coordinated for efficiency, but not merged into a single giant case. After the shared discovery and early “bellwether” test trials, unresolved lawsuits can be sent back (“remanded”) to their original courts for individual outcomes or settlements. That is already happening in the Bard MDL, while Cook Medical’s MDL remains active with thousands of ongoing cases.
Is There Even a Class Action Lawsuit Pending?
No nationwide consumer class action is pending for IVC filter injuries. The existing MDLs cover individual personal-injury and product-liability lawsuits, not a single class-wide complaint. Each plaintiff is pursuing their own case within the coordinated federal structure. If a future settlement program or common fund is announced, the court will issue an official notice with claim instructions, but as of now the litigation remains individualized.
If you think you were injured by a filter, the most effective step is to gather your medical records, imaging, and any device identification and speak with an attorney who handles IVC cases. That determines eligibility and timing under your state’s statute of limitations.
Is this an MDL, a lawsuit, or a class action?
The IVC cases are mostly a group of individual injury lawsuits organized in a federal MDL (Multi District Litigation) procedure. An MDL is a tool the courts use to coordinate many similar cases for efficiency. It is not a nationwide damages class action. In a class action, one or a few representatives seek relief for the whole class with a single judgment or settlement. In the IVC litigation, each person’s injuries and damages are different, so the court uses the MDL process to manage common issues while keeping each plaintiff’s case individualized.
Sources
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana – In re: Cook Medical, Inc., IVC Filters MDL (MDL No. 2570)• Bard and Cook IVC Filter Litigation Overview
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Submit Claim| IVC Lawsuits Summary | |
| Status | Cook MDL active. Bard MDL largely resolved |
|---|---|
| Type | Individual injury cases coordinated in federal MDLs |
| Allegations | Defective retrievable IVC filters, failure to warn, fracture, migration, perforation |
| Who May Be Included | Patients with qualifying IVC filter injuries supported by medical proof |
| Potential Payout | Case specific. No global fund |
| Proof Requirements | Medical records, imaging, device identification |
| Important Dates | Set by MDL orders and state limitations periods |
| Claim Form | No single claim website |