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• Philips Ventilator Recall Issued Due to Aerosol Deposits From In-Line Nebulizer Placements

  November 21, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has determined that urgent correction letters sent out by Philips to address problems with oxygen flow in certain ventilators constitutes a class I recall, meaning the agency believes the problems can result in serious patient injuries or deaths.

• Judge Approves Settlement of Philips CPAP Medical Monitoring Lawsuit

  November 15, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has determined that a $25 million Philips CPAP medical monitoring settlement is “fair, reasonable and adequate”, providing funding to monitor individuals exposed to toxic foam released by recalled breathing machines.

• Lawsuits Between Philips and SoClean Over CPAP Machine Problems To Be Trial Ready by July 2025

  September 3, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Philips and SoClean attorneys have asked a U.S. District Judge presiding over litigation over problems caused by the CPAP machine cleaners to resolve a number of disagreements needed to prepare the first lawsuits between the two manufacturers for trial in one year.

• Fairness Hearing For Philips CPAP Recall Medical Monitoring Settlement Set for October

  July 11, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A U.S. District Court judge has scheduled a fairness hearing for October in order to determine whether final approval should be granted to a $25 million Philips CPAP recall settlement agreement, which would pay former users $25 million to pay for future medical monitoring needs.

• Philips OmniLab Advanced+ Ventilator Recall Issued Over Loss of Therapy Risks

  July 1, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has indicated that a change of instructions for the Philips OmniLab Advanced+ to prevent loss of therapy constitutes a class I recall notice, following reports of more than a dozen injuries and one patient death.

• Philips BiPAP Recall Issued Due to Risk of Interruptions, Loss of Therapy

  June 28, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has determined that instructions issued by the manufacturer to fix problems linked to 65 patient deaths should be classified as a Class I recall, due to the risk of device failure which could result in loss of therapy.

• Philips Trilogy EVO Ventilator Recall Issued Due to Software-Related Power Malfunction Risk

  May 14, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  About 100,000 Trilogy EVO ventilators are being recalled due to a software error which can lead to the devices ceasing to function for patients in need of life-saving oxygen supplementation.

• $1.1 Billion Philips CPAP Settlement Reached to Resolve Cancer, Personal Injury Claims

  April 29, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Philips has agreed to pay $1.1 billion to resolve all Philips CPAP personal injury and medical monitoring lawsuits after receiving final approval on another deal to resolve class action economic loss claims as well.

• Philips CPAP Injury Lawsuits To Be Selected For Potential Bellwether Trials in October 2024

  April 22, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A scheduling order issued by a federal judge calls for parties to have a plan to select potential Philips CPAP injury lawsuit bellwether selections by the end of October.

• Fairness of Philips CPAP Recall Settlement Being Evaluated By MDL Judge

  April 17, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has held a fairness hearing for a proposed Philips CPAP class action lawsuit settlement, which seeks to resolve claims that consumers suffered economic damages due to the massive recall over toxic sound abatement foam.