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• 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.

• 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.

• Polyurethane Port Catheter Systems Fail Faster Than Silicone, Pediatric Study Finds

  April 30, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that polyurethane catheters used with venous port implants are prone to failing significantly sooner than those made of silicone.

• Court Orders Bard PowerPort Lawsuit Bellwether Process to Proceed As MDL Continues To Grow

  March 12, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ordered the process for selecting potential Bard PowerPort bellwether trials to continue as planned, overriding concerns raised by the manufacturer about the number of cases filed to date.