Dispute Arises Over Former Bard CEO’s Role as Document Custodian in Legal Battle
A dispute has emerged over whether Tim Ring, the former Bard CEO from 2003 to 2017, should be designated as a document custodian whose records are subject to discovery in an ongoing legal case. Plaintiffs argue that Ring’s position and tenure make him a critical source of information, while Bard contends that his inclusion is unnecessary and raises concerns about the proportionality of document review and production.
This pre-trial discovery battle underscores the importance of identifying key custodians in complex legal disputes, particularly those consolidated into an MDL, as their documents can provide crucial evidence regarding a company’s operations, product awareness, and responses to issues.
