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• Cook IVC Filter Lawsuit Claims Celect Device Tilted, Piercing Vena Cava

  September 18, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Cook Celect IVC filter lawsuit filed by a California woman claims the device shifted out of position and embedded itself, taking doctors a year and a half to successfully remove.

• Bard PowerPort Infection Lawsuit Set for Third Bellwether Trial to Begin Oct. 13

  September 14, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Attorneys will meet tomorrow for a final pretrial conference ahead of the third Bard PowerPort lawsuit bellwether trial.

• Jury Awards $40M Port Catheter Lawsuit Payout in Bard PowerPort Bellwether Trial

  September 9, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The second Bard PowerPort lawsuit bellwether trial has ended in a $40 million verdict for the plaintiff who had the implant removed after the catheter broke and traveled to her heart.

• Medtronic Seeks to Dismiss HeartWare HVAD Lawsuit Over Heart Pump Malfunction

  August 18, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The makers of the HeartWare HVAD system have asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit claiming it is defectively designed, alleging that the complaint is preempted by federal law.

• Nearly 4,000 Bard PowerPort Lawsuits Are Awaiting Outcome of Upcoming Bellwether Trials

  August 12, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  C.R. Bard and its Becton Dickinson parent company face more than 3,700 Bard PowerPort lawsuits that claim the port catheters are defectively designed.

• Bard PowerPort Lawyers Make Final Preparations for Next MDL Bellwether Trial

  July 17, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs and defendants have submitted a joint schedule for a final pretrial conference before the second Bard PowerPort lawsuit bellwether trial over claims the port catheter is defectively designed.

• Xcela Port Lawsuit Claims AngioDynamics Catheter Caused Thrombosis

  June 12, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  AngioDynamics faces nearly 400 port catheter lawsuits for its allegedly defective design, which a Florida woman says led to device failure and potentially deadly blood clots.

• New Trial Sought for First Bard PowerPort Bellwether Lawsuit

  June 5, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The plaintiff in the first federal Bard PowerPort bellwether trial has asked the court for a new trial, claiming that faulty jury instructions led to a defense verdict.

• Impella Catheter Introducer Kit Warning Issued Over Blood Clot Formations: FDA

  June 4, 2026

  Darian Hauf

  Federal regulators have expanded a series of Impella heart pump recalls and safety alerts, warning that certain catheter introducer kits used with the devices may increase the risk of thrombus formation.

• Bard PowerPort Fracture Lawsuit Set For Second Bellwether Trial in Aug. 2026

  May 29, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The second Bard PowerPort bellwether trial is now scheduled to begin in August after the plaintiff in a claim originally planned for trial next month died, and her family stopped pursuing litigation.