Judge Declines To Extend Bard PowerPort Lawsuit Deadlines Under Discovery Schedule
Parties have until the end of January 2025 to finish depositions and fact discovery for potential Bard PowerPort lawsuit bellwether trials.
Parties have until the end of January 2025 to finish depositions and fact discovery for potential Bard PowerPort lawsuit bellwether trials.
As the federal litigation heads into it's 2nd year, the Court has re-appointed a group of Bard PowerPort lawsuit attorneys to continue serving in leadership positions in the consolidated multidistrict litigation (MDL)
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.
Lawyers for Bard PowerPort plaintiffs and the manufacturers indicate they are working cooperatively to move through the discovery process and to meet a deadline in 2025 to select claims for early bellwether trials.
Researchers indicate polyurethane catheters, such as those used in Bard PowerPort implants, often lead to early device failure and infections.
Boston Scientific reports that seven patients have been injured and two have died due to restricted blood flow caused by Obsidio Embolic side effects.
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.
At least 10 patient injuries and one death have been reported in connection to the Arrow QuickFlash catherization kit recall.
Judge compared Bard PowerPort lawsuits to IVC filter litigation, where the majority of cases were filed more than 18 months after the claims were consolidated into a MDL
Of the 25 Bard chemo port devices on the market, at least 15 have been identified in lawsuits filed over failures, infections and other complications among individuals who received the implantable port catheter.