Cha'yra Eddie

Cha’yra Eddie supports clients in product liability and mass torts, drafting motions, written discovery, legal memoranda and court documents, conducting legal research and performing document reviews. Cha’yra defends global automotive manufacturers and suppliers, pharmaceutical, service and technology industry clients in complex commercial litigation and product liability disputes, including defending against crashworthiness cases and automotive cases involving minors.

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Treating Physician’s Informed Consent Process and Decision-Making in Device Selection Lead to Partial Summary Judgment for Device Manufacturer

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A series of recent rulings out of the Southern District of Texas in an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter case reflect how well-planned discovery can lead to a successful multipronged summary judgment motion and can effectively prune a plaintiff’s ambitious product defect claims. Conn v. C.R. Bard, Inc., No. 4:14-CV-298.

In 2006, plaintiff’s physicians discovered a blood clot in his inferior vena cava. An IVC filter was inserted to prevent the blood clot from causing potentially fatal further injury. Because of plaintiff’s young age, the physician chose a removable filter. Plaintiff reported abdominal pain just four days after the IVC filter was placed. The blood clot was found to have moved and extended through and above the recently placed filter, and the physicians initiated anticoagulant therapy.

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