Legal Opinion
Tillman v. C.R. Bard, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided March 30, 2015No. Case No. 3:13-cv-222-J-34JBTPublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MARCIA MORALES HOWARD, District Judge.
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court as a products liability action pertaining to *1313an inferior vena cava filter, known as the G2®, designed and manufactured by Defendants C.R. Bard, Inc., and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.1 On February 19, 2008, a physician implanted a G2® Filter (the Filter) in Plaintiff Lessie Tillman (Tillman). Although the physician intended for the Filter to be retrieved later, it changed position within Tillman’s body such that it cannot be removed safely. Tillman contends that the Filter is defective and, because it cannot be…
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