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• 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.

• Bard Catheter Warning Issued by FDA Regarding Risk of Tip Separation, Other Complications Linked to at Least 4 Deaths

  February 7, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Federal safety officials are warning of a defect in some Bard catheters used for the removal of blood clots, indicating that the rotating tips on these devices could break, causing blood vessel injuries that might lead to severe injuries or death.

• 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.

• Judge Declines To Extend Bard PowerPort Lawsuit Deadlines Under Discovery Schedule

  November 13, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  As parties prepare for early Bard PowerPort lawsuit bellwether trials, the court rejected a request to extend discovery deadlines by two months.

• Port Catheter Infection Lawsuits Over Bard PowerPort Devices Claim Faulty Design Promotes Colonization of Bacteria

  September 9, 2024

  Russell Maas

  Hundreds of currently pending Bard PowerPort lawsuits over infections, fractures and migration injuries were consolidated into a multidistrict litigation (MDL), but now even more claims present similar allegations that the implantable port catheter system has dangerous design defects that were not adequately disclosed by the manufacturer.

• Bard Faces Over 460 PowerPort Lawsuits Spread Between Federal MDL, New Jersey and Arizona State Courts

  August 23, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The manufacturer now faces more than 460 Bard PowerPort lawsuits filed in both state and federal courts, claiming that the port catheter implants' defective design has led to numerous injuries, infections and the need for revision surgery to have them removed due to failures.

• Lawyers Have Selected 24 Bard PowerPort Lawsuits For Case-Specific Discovery in MDL

  July 9, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Bellwether claims will be prepared for early trials to help gauge how juries may respond to evidence and testimony that will be repeated throughout more than 300 other Bard Power lawsuits currently pending in the federal court system.

• More Than 260 Bard PowerPort Lawsuits Filed Over Complications From Port Catheter Devices: Status Report

  May 8, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The number of Bard PowerPort lawsuits has grown to more than 260 claims that the port catheter implants are defectively designed and can lead to infections and port implant failure.