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• Bard PowerPort Lawsuit MDL Tops 2,000 Cases

  September 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  C.R. Bard faces more than 2,100 federal Bard PowerPort lawsuits according to court documents, as parties continue preparing the first cases selected to serve as bellwether trials.

• Bard PowerPort Lawsuit

  September 16, 2025

  Austin Kirk

• Bard PowerPort Lawsuit Bellwether Trials Set To Begin March 2, 2026

  August 26, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has released a schedule of the first six Bard PowerPort bellwether trials, which will be held throughout 2026.

• Vancomycin May Increase Risk of Midline Catheter Complications: Study

  August 13, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that using vancomycin in patients with midline catheters may significantly increase the risk of complications and infections.

• Chemo Port Infection Lawsuits Over Bard, AngioDynamics Catheters Allege Faulty Design Promotes Bacterial Growth

  August 8, 2025

  Russell Maas

  Lawsuits against Bard and AngioDynamics have been consolidated in separate MDLs, alleging that design defects in their implantable port catheter systems caused severe infections that were not properly disclosed.

• Bard PowerPort Infection Lawsuit Chosen for First Bellwether Trial in Feb. 2026

  July 18, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has selected a Bard PowerPort infection lawsuit to serve as the first in a series of bellwether trials over claims the port catheters were defectively designed.

• Cook Medical Angiographic Catheter Recall Issued Following Multiple Reports of Serious Injury: FDA

  June 27, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Cook Medical has recalled its Beacon Tip angiographic catheters after reports of tip separation caused at least three patient injuries.

• 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.