Federal multidistrict litigation tracker
MDL 2570 Update — Cook IVC Filter Lawsuit
In re: Cook Medical, Inc., IVC Filters Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation. Counts are monthly JPML snapshots and can change between reports.
Lawsuit status — September 2026
Cook IVC Filter Lawsuit
Verified September 22, 2026
- MDL
- MDL-2570
- Court
- S.D. Ind.
- Judge
- Senior Judge Richard L. Young
- Pending cases
- 6,501
- -36 since prior report
- Current phase
- Active MDL; Tulip bellwether selection and individual case administration
- Settlement status
- not announced
- Latest development
- The official MDL page continues to list MDL-2570 before Senior Judge Richard L. Young; reviewed public records do not announce an MDL-wide settlement program.
- Next major event
- No future public court date is currently verified in this record.
What changed this month?
- ●The official MDL page continues to list MDL-2570 before Senior Judge Richard L. Young; reviewed public records do not announce an MDL-wide settlement program. Source
- ●JPML reports 6,501 pending actions and 11,478 historical actions, compared with 6,537 pending and 11,474 historical actions on August 3. Source
- ●The court entered a second Günther Tulip bellwether plan to form a pool and select cases for future trial dates. Source
MDL details
- Created
- October 15, 2014
- Pending
- 6,501
- Total actions filed
- 11,478
- Monthly change
- -36
Defendants named in the tracked record
Cook Medical Incorporated; Cook Incorporated; Cook Group Incorporated; William Cook Europe ApS. Defendants dispute the allegations.
Historical case counts
| Report | Pending | Total filed |
|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2026 | 6,501 | 11,478 |
| August 3, 2026 | 6,537 | 11,474 |
What the litigation alleges
The tracked claims concern inferior vena cava filter product-liability claim, including ivc filter fracture, migration, perforation, tilt, embolization, or difficult retrieval. These are allegations; defendants dispute liability and causation.
Stage and bellwether status
JPML lists MDL-2570 as active before Senior Judge Richard L. Young. The court's June 2025 Case Management Order 34 created a second bellwether pool for Günther Tulip cases while the MDL continues to administer thousands of individual actions.
Settlement status
The Southern District of Indiana MDL page and official records reviewed September 22, 2026 do not announce a global settlement program, universal compensation matrix, or payment deadline. An individual settlement or verdict does not set the value of another case.
Individual claims: No universal Cook IVC filter payment amount is verified here.