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• Bard PowerPort Settlement Talks May Heat Up as First Bellwether Trials Approach in 2026

  January 27, 2026

  Russell Maas

  As Bard PowerPort litigation nears its first bellwether trials, the prospect of major jury verdicts over catheter fracture, migration and infection injuries is increasing speculation that settlement talks may intensify, following earlier claims that Becton Dickinson says were resolved in about 18 months before consolidation into a federal MDL.

• Lawsuit Claims SmartPort Migrated Out of Position Due to Defective Design

  October 13, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An AngioDynamics SmartPort lawsuit indicates a woman suffered permanent injuries after the implant migrated out of position and had to be removed through revision surgery.

• Lawsuit Claims AngioDynamics BioFlo Port Catheters Are Defectively Designed

  September 26, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  AngioDynamics faces a port catheter lawsuit over an infection allegedly caused by the defective design of its BioFlo port.

• SmartPort Pulmonary Embolism Lawsuit Filed Against AngioDynamics

  July 22, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A SmartPort lawsuit filed by an Oregon woman indicates she suffered a pulmonary embolism linked to the implant's defective design.

• Pieces of Broken AngioDynamics SmartPort Entered Woman’s Right Ventricle, Lawsuit Alleges

  June 26, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An AngioDynamics SmartPort lawsuit indicates the device's defective design led to it shattering in a woman's body and sending fragments into her heart.

• Lawsuit Alleges AngioDynamics SmartPort Fractured, Migrated Out of Position, Resulting in Surgery To Remove Port Catheter Fragments

  May 12, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An AngioDymanics SmartPort lawsuit claims the use of barium sulfate in the implant's construction resulted in it fragmenting and migrating out of position.

• AngioDynamics Xcela Port Catheter Lawsuit Filed Over Infection, Need for Implant Removal

  January 28, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman has filed an AngioDynamics Xcela port catheter lawsuit after the device caused her to develop an infection and needed to be surgically removed.

• AngioDynamics Vaxcel Port Lawsuit Filed After Catheter Fractured in Patient’s Body

  January 6, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawsuit claims AngioDynamics knew there were fracture problems and risks from its Vaxcel product for years, but failed to change the chemo port’s construction or provide adequate warnings to the medical community or patients.

• AngioDynamics SmartPort Lawsuit Indicates Infection Led to Port Catheter Failure, Surgical Removal

  December 13, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Minnesota woman's AngioDymanics SmartPort lawsuit indicates the chemotherapy port catheter was the cause of an infection that required the implant's removal.

• 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.