Number of Bard PowerPort lawsuits has nearly doubled over past three months, as lawyers prepare to narrow down a group of 24 bellwether cases being prepared for trial.
Lawsuit over the Angiodynamics port catheter raises allegations similar to those found in hundreds of Bard PowerPort lawsuits, indicating that device was defectively designed and increases the risk of infections, other injuries.
U.S. JPML has confirmed that Bard PowerPort infection lawsuits raising alternative theories of causation, such as reservoir defects, should be included in the federal MDL established last year in the District of Arizona
MDL panel will hear oral arguments on Jan. 25, to determine whether port reservoir defect lawsuits should be combined with other Bard port lawsuits being pursued over problems with the catheter material.
