9th Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment Award In IVC Design Defect Case

( April 23, 2025, 11:19 AM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A California federal court erred in granting summary judgment to an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter manufacturer and seller, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held, because whether a man had notice that the filter was defectively designed is a genuine dispute of material fact....