Jury Finds Bard Owes Injured Woman $3.6M in IVC Bellwether

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By Cara Salvatore

In a verdict announced March 30th, Sheri Booker, the first plaintiff in the Bard Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filter multi-district litigation (MDL) to try her product liability claims, was awarded $3.6 million dollars. Gallagher & Kennedy Shareholder Mark O’Connor and Ramon Rossi Lopez of Lopez McHugh LLP serve as co-lead/liaison counsel in the MDL. Both Mark O’Connor and Ramon Rossi Lopez were also lead trial counsel for Ms. Booker.