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Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Bard PowerPort Catheter Lawsuit Update
Catheters are reliable devices that have been in use for years. Due to serious design flaws, the Bard PowerPort Catheter has been linked with bloodstream infections, embolisms, deep vein thrombosis,…
Drug & Device Law
Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Defendant in IVC Filter Case
Earlier this week, we spoke of the impending birth of our soon-to-be standard poodle puppy. We are delighted to report that the puppies are being born as we type this! …
Drug & Device Law
Defendant Wins Summary Judgment Battle in Louisiana
We’ve used the term one-two punch to refer to a couple different situations – Daubert wins followed by the grant of summary judgment; Mensing preemption for generic manufacturers and no…
Mass Tort Defense
Summary Judgment Granted in Medical Device Remanded Case (Mostly)
By Sean Wajert
Today's post involves Couturier v. Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., 2021 WL 2885903 (E.D. La. Jul. 8, 2021). This products liability action was remanded from the MDL In re: Bard IVC…
Mass Tort Defense
Third Circuit Certifies Medical Device Questions to PA Supreme Court
By Sean Wajert
In reviewing the grant of summary judgment to a medical device manufacturer, the Third Circuit has certified two legal issues to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for possible guidance. MELISSA EBERT,…
Mass Torts Law Blog
Loosening Pandemic Protocols Are Pointing to Progress in the Hernia Mesh Litigations
By Martin P. Schrama, Stefanie Colella-Walsh
As you know, COVID-19 has hit some sectors harder than others. The judiciary was especially susceptible because it relied on in-person proceedings – for example, you may have observed that…
Drug & Device Law
The Ninth Circuit’s Booker Decision
By Bexis
The decision in In re Bard IVC Filters Products Liability Litigation, 969 F.3d 1067 (9th Cir. 2020) (“Booker”), is yet another reminder that multidistrict litigation as it is currently conducted…
Mass Torts Law Blog
Bard Hernia Mesh Cases Leading the Charge to Settlements in Hernia Mesh Litigations
By Martin P. Schrama, Stefanie Colella-Walsh
The primary Bard Hernia Mesh state litigation, pending in Rhode Island state court under Judge Gibney, is now set to begin its first bellwether trials that will focus on claims…
Drug & Device Law
How To Get an Answer to a Legal Question – Certify It
Did you ever wish there was a way to get a definitive answer to those age-old issues that have been plaguing humans since the beginning of time? Like -- is…
Mass Torts Law Blog
IVC Filter Cases Continue to Move Forward
By Martin P. Schrama, Stefanie Colella-Walsh
Currently, there are more than 10,000 IVC filter cases filed across the country, in state and federal courts, with a majority being filed against manufacturers, Bard Medical and Cook Medical.…