6 results

• Vancomycin May Increase Risk of Midline Catheter Complications: Study

  August 13, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that using vancomycin in patients with midline catheters may significantly increase the risk of complications and infections.

• E. Coli Infection Was Caused by AngioDynamics SmartPort Port Catheter, Lawsuit Alleges

  March 3, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An AngioDynamics SmartPort lawsuit claims the chemo port was defectively designed and linked to an E. Coli infection that left a Florida woman hospitalized for days.

• Bard PowerPort Lawyers Will Update Judge on Status of Litigation at Case Management Conference

  December 3, 2024

  Russell Maas

  The judge presiding over all federal Bard PowerPort lawsuits will meet with lawyers today to review the status of pretrial proceedings and the selection of the next round of bellwether cases.

• AngioDynamics Vortex Lawsuit Filed Over Infected Port Catheter Device

  April 17, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A Vortex port catheter lawsuit claims the defective design led to a woman having to endure two revision surgeries after two of the implants failed, resulting in infections.

• 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.

• Bard Port Lawsuits Involving Reservoir Defects May Be Combined With MDL for PowerPort Catheter Failures

  January 11, 2024

  Russell Maas

  The U.S. JPML will hold a hearing to determine whether to include Bard PowerPort reservoir failure lawsuits in the existing Bard PowerPort multidistrict litigation.