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4th Successful IVC Filter Verdict for Ben Martin Law Group Awards Plaintiff $386,250
A federal jury on July 21, 2021 found that C.R. Bard Inc.’s IVC blood clot filters were defective once again. This will be the fourth successful verdict against Bard for trial lawyers at Dallas-based Ben Martin Law Group. The jury awarded the plaintiff, Debra Branch, $386,250, bringing the combined total of $7 million in winnings…
Verdict of $3.3 Million for Plaintiff Against Bard in IVC Filter Case
For the third time in less than five weeks, Bard has been hit with a verdict in an IVC filter case. Ben C. Martin of Ben Martin Law Group, Dallas, Texas, reports that the verdict, rendered today in federal court in Madison, Wisconsin, occurred after three days of jury deliberation. The unanimous jury of seven…
Federal Dallas Jury Awards Plaintiff $2.55 million in Bard IVC Filter Case
On Friday May 28, a federal jury in Dallas, Texas, awarded $2.55M to a plaintiff against CR Bard Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc., manufacturers of the Bard IVC filter line of medical devices. The plaintiff, Shanequeia Marie Wright, was represented by Ben C. Martin of Ben Martin Law Group. Wright was injured when a…
Ben Martin Law Group Secures $926,000 Verdict for Oregon Plaintiff in IVC Filter Case
On May 14, 2021 a plaintiff of Portland, Oregon was awarded $926,000 in damages by a federal jury for injuries he sustained as a result of C.R. Bard’s negligence. The judgment for Justin Peterson represents the 2nd such verdict against Bard, in which jurors found negligence in design and failure to warn doctors. Peterson, 39,…
Victims get nothing from Texas’s $8.8 million settlement with pelvic mesh manufacturer
Ben Martin Law Group and their client Jennifer Snowden are committed to spreading the word to women regarding the devastating pain and suffering that pelvic mesh products cause. Unfortunately, the fact that some transvaginal mesh products are still on the market does not mean they are safe. The FDA does not test or study these…
CBS 11 I-Team speaks with Ben Martin Law Group over KCS Railway Negligence in Railroad Crossing Death.
Brian New of CBS I-Team spoke with attorney Ben Martin regarding the neglect and liability of Kansas City Southern Railway in the death of Sue Rigsby, who died after a train collided with her vehicle at a railroad crossing in Campbell, Texas. It has been more than four years since the substandard crossing claimed the…
Ben Martin Law Group Attorneys Obtain Unprecedented Verdict in Railroad Crossing Death Case
Dallas, Texas, June 10, 2019. A Dallas, Texas jury has found the Kansas City Southern Railway liable for the death of Ladonna Sue Rigsby, who died after a train collided with her vehicle at a railroad crossing in Campbell, Texas in Hunt County, just northeast of Dallas. Ms. Rigsby, of Greenville, Texas, was operating her…
Lead Counsel Ben C. Martin Secures Ground-breaking $3 million Verdict in IVC Filter Bellwether Trial
Just before midnight on February 1, after deliberating for over 10 hours, an Indianapolis jury found that the design of Cook Medical’s Celect IVC filter is defective and awarded the Ben Martan Law Group’s client, Tonya Brand, $3 million in compensatory damages. The verdict represents at least two firsts: it is the largest compensatory damages…
FDA Issues Medwatch Safety Communication Regarding IVC Filter Complication
In August of 2010, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a Medwatch Safety Communication that discussed issues with inferior vena cava filters. The release was intended for doctors, interventional radiologists and cardiologists, vascular surgeons, and other medical professionals who deal with vena cava filters. Initially, the update discussed the purpose for these filters,…
Problems With Transvaginal Surgical Mesh
Transvaginal surgical mesh procedures have become problematic. These procedures include implanting a synthetic or biological material in order to repair weakened or damaged tissue and organs, often in a woman’s pelvic area. The diagnosis is typically referred to as pelvic organ prolapse (“POP”), or stress urinary incontinence (“SUI”). In 2008, the FDA issued a Public…