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• More Than 1,700 Bard PowerPort Lawsuits Now Filed in State and Federal Courts

  June 3, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  As the number of Bard PowerPort lawsuits brought over design defects associated with the port catheter system continues to mount, lawyers have agreed on the first bellwether case that should go before a jury.

• 6 Bard PowerPort Lawsuits Selected for Bellwether Trials in Federal MDL

  May 19, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has identified the six Bard PowerPort lawsuits that will serve as the first bellwether trials, to test allegations that the port catheters were defectively designed.

• Court Indicates Bard PowerPort MDL Bellwether Lawsuits Should Include 3 Infection, 2 Thrombosis and 1 Fracture Case

  May 6, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  As lawyers work to identify bellwether lawsuits in the Bard PowerPort MDL, the federal judge presiding over the litigation has outlined the types of injury cases he wishes to see represented, including infection, thrombosis and fracture lawsuits.

• Lawyers Proposed 11 Bard Implantable Port Catheter Lawsuits as Bellwether Trial Candidates

  April 30, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of 11 lawsuits over complications associated with Bard PowerPort and other implantable port catheters will be prepared for a series of early bellwether trials in the federal MDL.

• Bard PowerPort Bellwether Trial Selections To Be Made in Late April 2025

  March 26, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Parties have until April 28 to turn in a list of six Bard PowerPort lawsuits that should be prepared for bellwether trials.

• Schedule To Prepare Bard PowerPort Lawsuits for Bellwether Trials To Be Proposed by Parties

  February 27, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ordered lawyers involved in Bard PowerPort lawsuits to submit a joint proposal for preparing the first cases for bellwether trials by March 18.

• New Catheter Materials Fail To Prevent Infections, Complications: Study

  January 21, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Australian researchers say they found no significant improvements for preventing infections, blood clots and device failures when using newer catheter materials compared to traditional polyurethane.

• Bard PowerPort MDL Judge Allows More Time To Select Next Round of Bellwether Cases

  January 8, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawyers are currently completing discovery in a group of 15 Bard PowerPort lawsuits, which will then be narrowed down to six potential trial claims by mid-April 2025.

• Lawyers Identify 15 Bard PowerPort Injury Lawsuits for Next Phase of Bellwether Trial Discovery

  December 20, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The Bard PowerPort lawsuits will go through additional fact specific discovery over the next few months, before the parties determine which six will serve best as early bellwether trials.

• Bard PowerPort Lawyers Will Update Judge on Status of Litigation at Case Management Conference

  December 3, 2024

  Russell Maas

  The judge presiding over all federal Bard PowerPort lawsuits will meet with lawyers today to review the status of pretrial proceedings and the selection of the next round of bellwether cases.