10 results

• 18 AngioDynamics Port Catheter Lawsuits Will Be Selected for Bellwether Discovery in August 2026

  May 5, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has set an early August deadline for selecting AngioDynamics port catheter bellwether lawsuits, when the parties will choose 18 claims for the initial trial pool.

• HeartMate II Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims LVAD Implant Caused Thrombosis

  April 16, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A wrongful death lawsuit claims that a HeartMate II LVAD was defectively designed and caused fatal blood clots, joining a growing number of complaints over alleged device defects tied to serious complications.

• Judge Blocks Juries From Hearing About IVC Filter Problems in Bard PowerPort Trials

  April 8, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has blocked plaintiffs in Bard PowerPort lawsuits from telling juries most of the details of an FDA warning letter, which admonished the company over failures to report adverse events with its IVC filters.

• Final Pretrial Conference in Bard PowerPort Lawsuit To Be Held April 9

  March 27, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The final pretrial conference for the first Bard PowerPort lawsuit bellwether trial is scheduled for April 9, with defendants calling for a bifurcated trial.

• Port Catheter Lawyers Outline Process for Selecting Bellwether Lawsuits in AngioDynamics MDL

  March 6, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  In a joint statement, plaintiffs and defendants in AngioDynamics port catheter lawsuits have laid guidelines for what types of cases should be selected to serve as potential bellwether trials.

• SmartPort Blood Clots Led to Husband’s Death, Wife’s Lawsuit Claims

  November 7, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An Oklahoma woman says her husband's SmartPort port catheter was defectively designed, resulting in thrombosis and death.

• Port Catheter Injury Lawsuits Against AngioDynamics To Be Selected for Bellwether Trials

  October 21, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has issued orders outlining how the first AngioDynamics port catheter bellwether lawsuits will be selected.

• AngioDynamics Port Catheter Lawsuit Bellwether Selection Plan Outlined by Lawyers

  October 6, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Parties will propose an initial pool of up to 18 cases to serve as potential AngioDynamics port catheter bellwether lawsuits, which would be whittled down to eight claims by December 2026.

• AngioDynamics Lawsuit Claims Xcela Port Catheter Caused Acute Embolism

  March 19, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An Xcela port catheter lawsuit claims that the AngioDynamics device caused an acute embolism, leading to the need for surgical removal.

• Medtronic Pipeline Recall Issued After Embolization Device Linked to Injuries, Deaths

  March 19, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  Medtronic Neurovascular has issued a recall and updated instructions for two separate models of the company’s Pipeline Vantage brain aneurysm stents.