Pennsylvania Superior Court Vacates Forum Dismissal Of Vein Filter Case

(October 21, 2019, 2:44 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — In a ruling that affects three similar cases, the Pennsylvania Superior Court on Oct. 16 vacated dismissal of an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter product liability lawsuit on the basis of forum non conveniens, finding that the trial court erred in applying private and public factors of the doctrine and failed to rule on a defense motion to simply transfer venue to another state court (Beonca Maria McConnell v. B. Braun Medical Inc., et al., No. 2971 EDA 2018, Pa. Super., 2019 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1031)....

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