PHOENIX (CN) — Opening statements began Tuesday in the first of six bellwether trials that will shape the future of more than 3,000 consolidated lawsuits accusing a global medical technology company of pushing dangerous products that cause septic infections and other life-threatening injuries.
Robert Cook of Minnesota was hospitalized for six days in 2022 after his Bard PowerPort catheter became infected, delaying chemotherapy treatments for colorectal cancer by two weeks and requiring surgery to remove the port catheter. In opening statements of a three-week federal trial in Phoenix, Cook’s attorney said Bard knew of the risks associated with its products for decades and took no action to improve safety or warn physicians and patients.
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