( August 15, 2023, 2:36 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a $3.3 million inferior vena cava (IVC) filter verdict against C.R. Bard Inc., ruling that the trial court did not err by excluding evidence about the device’s 510(k) approval or by reopening the plaintiffs’ case to hear testimony from the reluctant implanting physician....