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• SmartPort Blood Clots Led to Husband’s Death, Wife’s Lawsuit Claims

  November 7, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An Oklahoma woman says her husband's SmartPort port catheter was defectively designed, resulting in thrombosis and death.

• 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 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.

• 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.

• 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.