Jury awards $20 million to plaintiff in BD Bard cancer case

Judge declares mistrial in punitive damages phase in Walker v. BD

GWINNETT COUNTY – Phase two of the years-long legal battle between Becton Dickinson (BD) and longtime Covington resident Gary Walker has officially ended in a mistrial. Walker, a truck driver for the company formerly known as Bard from 1970-99, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2017. According to court filings, he believes his time at Bard (now BD) led to his cancer diagnosis due to his exposure to ethylene oxide, a known carcinogen.

Jury awards $20 million to plaintiff in BD Bard cancer case

A Covington truck driver won a $20 million verdict against C.R. Bard and Becton Dickinson May 2 based on his claims that exposure to ethylene oxide led to his diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.