( November 9, 2026, 1:07 PM EST) -- PHOENIX — The Arizona federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation involving C.R. Bard Inc.’s implanted port catheter (IPC) device granted a bellwether plaintiff summary judgment on certain affirmative defenses but declined to bar Bard from presenting evidence that catheter placement, rather than an alleged device defect, caused her thrombosis....