Woman Awarded $40 Million In 2nd Bellwether Bard Port Catheter MDL Trial

( September 15, 2026, 8:12 AM EDT) -- PHOENIX — An Arizona federal court jury returned a $40 million verdict for a woman who alleged that a C.R. Bard Inc. implanted port catheter  XE "implanted port catheter"  (IPC) device fractured and left a piece dislodged in her heart in the second bellwether case in the multidistrict litigation to reach trial....