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• Bard PowerPort Bellwether Trial Selections To Be Made in Late April 2025

  March 26, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Parties have until April 28 to turn in a list of six Bard PowerPort lawsuits that should be prepared for bellwether trials.

• Medical Device Manufacturers Often Fail To Submit Timely Adverse Event Reports to FDA: Study

  March 19, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study indicate that medical device manufacturers turn in a third of all adverse patient event reports later than legally required.

• Bard Catheter Warning Issued by FDA Regarding Risk of Tip Separation, Other Complications Linked to at Least 4 Deaths

  February 7, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Federal safety officials are warning of a defect in some Bard catheters used for the removal of blood clots, indicating that the rotating tips on these devices could break, causing blood vessel injuries that might lead to severe injuries or death.

• Polyurethane Port Catheter Systems Fail Faster Than Silicone, Pediatric Study Finds

  April 30, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that polyurethane catheters used with venous port implants are prone to failing significantly sooner than those made of silicone.

• Court Orders Bard PowerPort Lawsuit Bellwether Process to Proceed As MDL Continues To Grow

  March 12, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ordered the process for selecting potential Bard PowerPort bellwether trials to continue as planned, overriding concerns raised by the manufacturer about the number of cases filed to date.

• Bard Chemo Port Lawsuits Filed Over Fractures, Thrombosis, Infection and Other Complications Linked To Variety of Implanted Devices

  March 8, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The manufacturer could face as many as 2,000 Bard chemo port lawsuits filed over a variety of injuries, affecting most of its PowerPort line of implants.

• Lawsuits Over Bard Power Port Catheters Filed By April 1 May Be Eligible For First Six Bellwether Trials in MDL

  January 24, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs have until April 1 to file a Bard Power Port catheter lawsuit if they want to be considered for inclusion in early bellwether trials.

• New Bard Power Port Lawsuits Can Now Be Directly Filed in Federal MDL

  December 11, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs may now file new Bard Power Port lawsuits directly with the MDL federal court in Arizona.

• Bard PowerPort Lawsuits To Be Prepared For Series of Early Bellwether Trials in MDL

  December 5, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has laid out the selection and discovery process for the first Bard PowerPort lawsuits to go before juries.

• BD Alaris Infusion Pump Recall Linked to Problems with Monoject Syringes

  December 5, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  Nearly a quarter million Alaris syringe pump and PCA modules, which may be incompatible with the new dimensions of Cardinal Health Monoject syringes.