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• Infant Formula Lawsuit Links Similac and Similac Special Care to Newborn’s NEC Injuries

  January 27, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Abbott Laboratories faces a product liability lawsuit from a mother who says their Similac Special Care formula caused her newborn child's intestines to rupture due to the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

• New Catheter Materials Fail To Prevent Infections, Complications: Study

  January 21, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Australian researchers say they found no significant improvements for preventing infections, blood clots and device failures when using newer catheter materials compared to traditional polyurethane.

• Bard PowerPort MDL Judge Allows More Time To Select Next Round of Bellwether Cases

  January 8, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawyers are currently completing discovery in a group of 15 Bard PowerPort lawsuits, which will then be narrowed down to six potential trial claims by mid-April 2025.

• Electronic Screening Could Lower Risk of Hospital Sepsis Deaths, Study Finds

  December 27, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that using electronic screening systems to automatically look for signs of sepsis infections resulted in hospitals reporting less patient deaths.

• 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.

• 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.

• More Than One-Third of Patients Admitted Into Hospitals for Surgeries Experience Adverse Health Events: Study

  November 20, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Researchers have found that more than one-third of hospital patients undergoing surgery suffer adverse health effects, with many of these complications being preventable.

• 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.

• SteriCare Sodium Chloride Lawsuit Claims Recalled Saline Solution Caused Infection, Wrongful Death

  November 12, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A California couple has filed a SteriCare recall lawsuit, indicating they were prescribed contaminated sodium chloride solution that they used on their son's legs, leading to his death.

• Hologic Faces Lawsuit Over BioZorb Complications Experienced by Five Breast Cancer Patients

  October 24, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of breast cancer survivors from across the country have filed a lawsuit against Hologic, indicating that a BioZorb marker left them with infections, scarring and other complications.