Cook Blood-Clot Filter Injury Suit Too Late Despite Fraud Claims

A woman’s suit alleging she was harmed by a flawed Cook Inc. blood clot filter was filed too late under Indiana’s statute of repose despite her assertions that the company’s fraudulent concealment should have given her more time to file, the Seventh Circuit affirmed.

Valerie Cortez had a Gunter Tulip inferior vena cava filter placed Dec. 14, 2006. She sued Cook and affiliated companies March 19, 2020.

An IVC filter is meant to catch blood clots or prevent them from traveling from the legs to the heart or lungs. Plaintiffs allege the filters can fracture, migrate, and perforate the inferior ...