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• 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.

• Alaris Pump Infusion Set Recall Issued Due to Medication Delivery Errors, Alarm Failures

  August 8, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  More than 33 million Alaris pump infusion sets have been recalled due to tubing defects that may lead to incorrect medication delivery, delayed occlusion alerts or inaccurate dosing after a blockage is cleared.

• 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.