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• More Than 260 Bard PowerPort Lawsuits Filed Over Complications From Port Catheter Devices: Status Report

  May 8, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The number of Bard PowerPort lawsuits has grown to more than 260 claims that the port catheter implants are defectively designed and can lead to infections and port implant failure.

• Polyurethane Port Catheter Systems Fail Faster Than Silicone, Pediatric Study Finds

  April 30, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that polyurethane catheters used with venous port implants are prone to failing significantly sooner than those made of silicone.

• Fresenius Stay-Safe Catheter Extension Set Recall Issued Due to Toxic Compound Exposure Risks

  April 26, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  More than 2 million Fresenius catheter extension sets are being recalled because they could leach toxic chemicals into patients' bodies, resulting in serious injuries or death.

• 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.

• Court Orders Bard PowerPort Lawsuit Bellwether Process to Proceed As MDL Continues To Grow

  March 12, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ordered the process for selecting potential Bard PowerPort bellwether trials to continue as planned, overriding concerns raised by the manufacturer about the number of cases filed to date.

• Bard Chemo Port Lawsuits Filed Over Fractures, Thrombosis, Infection and Other Complications Linked To Variety of Implanted Devices

  March 8, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The manufacturer could face as many as 2,000 Bard chemo port lawsuits filed over a variety of injuries, affecting most of its PowerPort line of implants.

• Lawsuits Over Bard Power Port Catheters Filed By April 1 May Be Eligible For First Six Bellwether Trials in MDL

  January 24, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs have until April 1 to file a Bard Power Port catheter lawsuit if they want to be considered for inclusion in early bellwether trials.

• New Bard Power Port Lawsuits Can Now Be Directly Filed in Federal MDL

  December 11, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs may now file new Bard Power Port lawsuits directly with the MDL federal court in Arizona.

• Bard PowerPort Lawsuits To Be Prepared For Series of Early Bellwether Trials in MDL

  December 5, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has laid out the selection and discovery process for the first Bard PowerPort lawsuits to go before juries.

• Lawyers Propose Plans for Bard PowerPort Lawsuit Bellwether Trials in Federal MDL

  November 17, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A bellwether trial plan for Bard PowerPort lawsuits has been submitted by plaintiffs and defendants, in efforts to determine how many early test trials will be held and when.