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• 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.

• AngioDynamics SmartPort Infection Resulted in Removal of Failed Port Catheter: Lawsuit

  April 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An AngioDynamics SmartPort infection lawsuit claims the port catheters are defectively designed, increasing the risk of failure, infections and the need for surgical removal.

• Staph Responsible for Most Heart Implant Infections, Study Finds

  April 15, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  New enrichment culture techniques helped Japanese researchers identify sources of heart implant infections, which often go unidentified.

• Rise in Murine Typhus Cases May Increase Risk of Misdiagnosis: CDC

  April 4, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Government officials are warning healthcare professionals to be aware of the rise of murine typhus, a flea-born disease which was once virtually eradicated in the U.S.