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4 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

5 IN RE BARD IVC FILTERS 

PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

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No. 2:15-MD-02641DGC

FIRST AMENDED SHORT FORM 

COMPLAINT

DENISE SMITH, INDIVIDUALLY and 

on behalf of the Estate of RONALD 

SMITH

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Plaintiff(s) named below, for their Complaint against Defendants named below,

9 incorporate the Master Complaint for Damages in MDL 2641 by reference (Doc. 364)

10 Plaintiff(s) further show the Court as follows:

11 1. Plaintiff/Deceased Party:

12 Ronald Smith

13 2. Spousal Plaintiff/Deceased Party’s spouse or other party making loss of

14 consortium claim:

15 n/a

16 3. Other Plaintiff and capacity (i.e., administrator, executor, guardian,

17 conservator):

18 Denise Smith; Representative 

19 4. Plaintiff’s/Deceased Party’s state(s) [if more than one Plaintiff] of residence at

20 the time of implant:

21 n/a

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 1 5. Plaintiff’s/Deceased Party’s state(s) [if more than one Plaintiff] of residence at

2 the time of injury:

3 New York

4 6. Plaintiff’s current state(s) [if more than one Plaintiff] of residence:

5 New York

6 7. District Court and Division in which venue would be proper absent direct filing:

7 United States District Court for the Northern District of New York

8 8. Defendants (check Defendants against whom Complaint is made):

9 X C.R. Bard Inc.

10 X Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.

11 9. Basis of Jurisdiction:

12 X Diversity of Citizenship

13 □ Other:

14 a. Other allegations of jurisdiction and venue not expressed in Master

15 Complaint:

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19 10. Defendants’ Inferior Vena Cava Filter(s) about which Plaintiff(s) is making a

20 claim (Check applicable Inferior Vena Cava Filter(s)):

21 □ Recovery

® Vena Cava Filter

22 □ G2® Vena Cava Filter

23 □ G2® Express Vena Cava Filter

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1 □ G2® X Vena Cava Filter

2 □ Eclipse® Vena Cava Filter

3 □ Meridian® Vena Cava Filter

4 X Denali® Vena Cava Filter

5 □ Other: 

6 11. Date of Implantation as to each product:

7 10/10/2013

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9 12. Counts in the Master Complaint brought by Plaintiff(s):

10 X Count I: Strict Products Liability – Manufacturing Defect

11 X Count II: Strict Products Liability – Information Defect (Failure to

12 Warn)

13 X Count III: Strict Products Liability – Design Defect

14 X Count IV: Negligence - Design

15 X Count V: Negligence - Manufacture

16 X Count VI: Negligence – Failure to Recall/Retrofit

17 X Count VII: Negligence – Failure to Warn

18 X Count VIII: Negligent Misrepresentation

19 X Count IX: Negligence Per Se

20 X Count X: Breach of Express Warranty

21 X Count XI: Breach of Implied Warranty

22 X Count XII: Fraudulent Misrepresentation

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1 X Count XIII: Fraudulent Concealment

2 X Count XIV: Violations of Applicable New York (insert state)

3 Law Prohibiting Consumer Fraud and Unfair and Deceptive Trade

4 Practices

5 □ Count XV: Loss of Consortium

6 □ Count XVI: Wrongful Death

7 □ Count XVII: Survival

8 X Punitive Damages

9 □ Other(s): _ (please state the facts supporting

10 this Count in the space immediately below)

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17 13. Jury Trial demanded for all issues so triable?

18 X Yes

19 □ No

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1 RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 19 day of November, 2017.

2 TAUTFEST BOND, PLLC

3 By: s/Monte Bond

Monte Bond

4 Texas Bar No. 02585625

5151 Belt Line Road

5 Suite 1000

Dallas, TX 75254

6 214.617.9980 (phone)

214.617.9986 (fax)

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Attorney for Plaintiff

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12 I hereby certify that on this 19 day of December, 2017, I electronically transmitted 

13 the attached document to the Clerk’s Office for filing using the CM/ECF System filing and

14 transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing.

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s/Monte Bond

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