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• Lawsuit Claims Biozorb Implant Penetrated Skin, Causing Massive Infection

  June 4, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A BioZorb lawsuit claims that the recalled implant's defective design led to the device migrating through a woman's flesh, causing a severe infection.

• More Than 1,700 Bard PowerPort Lawsuits Now Filed in State and Federal Courts

  June 3, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  As the number of Bard PowerPort lawsuits brought over design defects associated with the port catheter system continues to mount, lawyers have agreed on the first bellwether case that should go before a jury.

• Settlement Talks in Sterile Water Infection Lawsuit To Be Held in Nov. 2025

  May 20, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Amazon, McKesson and Nurse Assist have been ordered into settlement talks with a man who suffered severe infections after using sterile water products that were later recalled.

• 6 Bard PowerPort Lawsuits Selected for Bellwether Trials in Federal MDL

  May 19, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has identified the six Bard PowerPort lawsuits that will serve as the first bellwether trials, to test allegations that the port catheters were defectively designed.

• 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.

• Court Indicates Bard PowerPort MDL Bellwether Lawsuits Should Include 3 Infection, 2 Thrombosis and 1 Fracture Case

  May 6, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  As lawyers work to identify bellwether lawsuits in the Bard PowerPort MDL, the federal judge presiding over the litigation has outlined the types of injury cases he wishes to see represented, including infection, thrombosis and fracture lawsuits.

• Four Women File BioZorb Lawsuit Over Breast Tissue Marker Failures and Injuries

  May 5, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A multi-plaintiff product liability lawsuit accuses Hologic of knowingly marketing its defective, and now recalled BioZorb implant to breast cancer survivors.

• Short-Term Antibiotic Use Can Lead to Prolonged Bacterial Resistance in Human Microbiome

  May 5, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  New research warns that even a short course of antibiotics can negatively affect gut bacteria, increasing antimicrobial resistance and throwing the human microbiome out of balance.

• Lawyers Proposed 11 Bard Implantable Port Catheter Lawsuits as Bellwether Trial Candidates

  April 30, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of 11 lawsuits over complications associated with Bard PowerPort and other implantable port catheters will be prepared for a series of early bellwether trials in the federal MDL.

• Nurse Assist Lawsuit Alleges Infection Caused by Saline Solution Used To Clean Wounds

  April 21, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed over recalled Nurse Assist sterile water and saline products indicates the lack of sterility led to infections in leg wounds they were supposed to cleanse.