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• 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.

• Bleeding Tube Recall Issued by BD Following Patient Death: FDA

  May 27, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  Federal health officials have announced a recall of certain Becton, Dickinson and Company tubes used to stop bleeding, following updated device instructions due to reports of patient injuries and death.

• 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.

• Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Lawsuit Over Ethylene Oxide Exposure Results in $20M Verdict Against C.R. Bard

  May 8, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has declared a mistrial over the punitive damages phase of an ethylene oxide cancer lawsuit against C.R. Bard after a jury awarded the plaintiff $70 million in compensatory and punitive damages.

• 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.

• Medical Device Manufacturers Often Fail To Submit Timely Adverse Event Reports to FDA: Study

  March 19, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study indicate that medical device manufacturers turn in a third of all adverse patient event reports later than legally required.

• 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.