( November 13, 2026, 10:41 AM EST) -- PHOENIX — The parties in the multidistrict litigation involving C.R. Bard Inc.’s implanted port catheter (IPC) device filed a joint proposal requesting that the judge close the MDL by Feb. 28, 2027, and “establish and place all cases pending before it on an inactive docket following the conclusion of the final bellwether trial.”...