{"id":150826,"date":"2026-05-08T16:46:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=150826"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:46:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:46:49","slug":"c-r-bard-wins-defense-verdict-in-first-bellwether-trial-over-powerport-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/05\/08\/c-r-bard-wins-defense-verdict-in-first-bellwether-trial-over-powerport-device\/","title":{"rendered":"C.R. Bard Wins Defense Verdict in First Bellwether Trial Over PowerPort Device"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The trial, which began on April 21, is the first of about 3,000 cases in multidistrict litigation alleging Bard&#8217;s PowerPort devices are defective, leading to blood infections, thrombosis or fractures.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/955584293\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/955584293\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/955584293\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow 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