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• Lawyers Identify 15 Bard PowerPort Injury Lawsuits for Next Phase of Bellwether Trial Discovery

  December 20, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The Bard PowerPort lawsuits will go through additional fact specific discovery over the next few months, before the parties determine which six will serve best as early bellwether trials.

• Judge Declines To Extend Bard PowerPort Lawsuit Deadlines Under Discovery Schedule

  November 13, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  As parties prepare for early Bard PowerPort lawsuit bellwether trials, the court rejected a request to extend discovery deadlines by two months.

• ClotTriever XL Catheter Recall Issued Following Six Patient Deaths

  August 26, 2024

  Grace Muller

  Problems with the Inari ClotTriever XL Catheter have led to six deaths and a class I recall designation by the FDA, which warns that the clot removal devices have been linked to serious injuries and deaths.

• Bard Faces Over 460 PowerPort Lawsuits Spread Between Federal MDL, New Jersey and Arizona State Courts

  August 23, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The manufacturer now faces more than 460 Bard PowerPort lawsuits filed in both state and federal courts, claiming that the port catheter implants' defective design has led to numerous injuries, infections and the need for revision surgery to have them removed due to failures.

• Lawyers Have Selected 24 Bard PowerPort Lawsuits For Case-Specific Discovery in MDL

  July 9, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Bellwether claims will be prepared for early trials to help gauge how juries may respond to evidence and testimony that will be repeated throughout more than 300 other Bard Power lawsuits currently pending in the federal court system.

• Angiodynamics Xcela Lawsuit Alleges Design Port Defects Caused Severe Infection, Surgical Removal

  May 16, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  An AngioDynamics Xcela port catheter lawsuit claims materials used in its construction led to degradation, failure and infections, requiring it to be surgically removed.

• 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.