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• 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.

• 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.

• Bard Chemo Port Lawsuits Filed Over Fractures, Thrombosis, Infection and Other Complications Linked To Variety of Implanted Devices

  March 8, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The manufacturer could face as many as 2,000 Bard chemo port lawsuits filed over a variety of injuries, affecting most of its PowerPort line of implants.

• Scope of Bard PowerPort Lawsuit MDL Expanded To Include Alternative Theories of Causation for Port Catheter Infections

  February 14, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. JPML has ordered reservoir defect claims to be included in the Bard PowerPort lawsuit multidistrict litigation, over the manufacturers' objections.

• Lawsuits Over Bard Power Port Catheters Filed By April 1 May Be Eligible For First Six Bellwether Trials in MDL

  January 24, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs have until April 1 to file a Bard Power Port catheter lawsuit if they want to be considered for inclusion in early bellwether trials.