230 results

• Case Report Links Nitrous Oxide Use to Pulmonary Embolism Risks

  November 20, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A case report details how a young man's rare pulmonary embolism injuries were likely linked to his recreational nitrous oxide use.

• Xcela Chemo Port Lawsuit Alleges Defective Catheter Device Caused Strep, Sepsis Infections

  November 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Missouri woman says she suffered sepsis and strep B infections due to the defective design of AngioDynamic's Xcela port catheter while being treated for breast cancer.

• SmartPort Blood Clots Led to Husband’s Death, Wife’s Lawsuit Claims

  November 7, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An Oklahoma woman says her husband's SmartPort port catheter was defectively designed, resulting in thrombosis and death.

• Lawsuit Alleges Cook Tulip Filter Fractured, Perforated Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)

  October 31, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A California woman's Cook Tulip IVC filter lawsuit accuses the manufacturer of designing, manufacturing, and promoting a device it knew could cause life-threatening complications.

• AngioDynamics Lawsuit Claims Xcela Port Catheter Caused Acute Embolism

  March 19, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An Xcela port catheter lawsuit claims that the AngioDynamics device caused an acute embolism, leading to the need for surgical removal.

• AngioDynamics Seeks to Have Many Chemo Port Lawsuits Dismissed, Arguing Lawsuits Were Filed Too Long After Implant Failed

  February 25, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The makers of AngioDynamics chemo port catheters wants half of the claims dismissed, alleging that they were filed after state statute of limitations deadlines.

• 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 Port Catheter Lawsuits Against AngioDynamics Can Now Be Directly Filed in Federal MDL

  January 31, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has approved the direct filing of AngioDynamics port catheter lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the District of Southern California, where the litigation has been centralized for coordinated discovery and pretrial proceedings.

• AngioDynamics Port Catheter Lawyers Seek Leadership Roles in MDL

  December 17, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A proposal has been submitted for a group of 12 lawyers involved in AngioDynamics port catheter lawsuits to serve in various leadership positions in the litigation, which involves dozens of claims that the implants were defectively designed, leading to fractures, migration and infections.

• AngioDynamics Port Catheter Lawsuit MDL Established in Southern District of California

  October 7, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  U.S. JPML has transferred all AngioDynamics port catheter lawsuits to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, for coordinated discovery and pretrial proceedings as part of a federal MDL (multidistrict litigation).