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PHILIPS RECALLED CPAP, BI-LEVEL PAP, AND MECHANICAL VENTILATOR PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

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Case Number:

2:21-mc-01230

Court:

Pennsylvania Western

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Judge:

Joy Flowers Conti

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  1. September 07, 2023

    Philips Inks $479M Economic Losses Deal In CPAP Recall MDL

    Koninklijke Philips NV announced Thursday that it had inked a settlement worth at least $479 million for plaintiffs claiming economic damages from the recall of Philips' breathing machines in a multidistrict litigation, though the final settlement amount will depend on how many people make claims.

  2. July 11, 2023

    Philips Says CPAP MDL Shows No Exposure To Foam Toxins

    In its efforts to cut claims demanding medical monitoring for users of breathing machines recalled over the breakdown of insulating foam, Philips RS North America argued to a federal court Tuesday that the complaint in the multidistrict litigation failed to show that plaintiffs were actually exposed to toxins from the foam or suffered injuries that required special, long-term monitoring.

  3. July 10, 2023

    Philips Cites Federal Preemption To Sink CPAP MDL Claims

    Attorneys for Philips argued to a Pennsylvania federal court Monday that many of the claims asserted in the "master complaint" for a multidistrict litigation over its recall of defective breathing machines are preempted by federal law, while other claims are subsumed by state consumer protection laws or couldn't be independent claims in states that don't recognize them.

  4. December 09, 2022

    Philips Wants Latest CPAP Foam MDL Complaint Tossed

    Philips RS North America LLC is asking a Pennsylvania federal court to throw out the latest complaint in multidistrict litigation alleging the company sold faulty ventilators, saying the bulk of the claims are preempted by federal law and that others fail to establish the alleged "conspiracy" to hide the supposed defect.

  5. June 21, 2022

    Philips Knew Of CPAP Foam Issues In 2015, Device Users Say

    Medical equipment company Philips Respironics for years ignored signs from consumers and its supplier that the noise-canceling foam used in its sleep apnea breathing machines degraded during use, according to a multidistrict litigation consolidated complaint filed in Pennsylvania federal court.

  6. April 25, 2022

    Philips Subpoenaed By DOJ Over Sleep Apnea Device Recall

    Royal Philips NV has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Department of Justice related to the recall of defective sleep apnea machines and respirators — a recall that's led to more than 100 lawsuits and multidistrict litigation — the company announced in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing Monday.

  7. February 17, 2022

    Attys From Four Firms Named To Co-Lead Philips CPAP MDL

    Four attorneys from Levin Sedran & Berman, Seeger Weiss, Lynch Carpenter, and Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith will lead the multidistrict litigation in Pittsburgh's federal court over allegedly defective foam inside Philips sleep-apnea machines and respirators, the judge overseeing the case announced.

  8. November 15, 2021

    Philips Claims Order A Hurdle To Fixing Sleep Apnea Devices

    The U.S. arm of Koninklijke Philips NV has said a Pennsylvania federal court's order to preserve evidence for a multidistrict litigation was preventing the company from taking back and repairing thousands of defective sleep apnea machines, but plaintiffs' attorneys opposed letting the company dispose of the components it was replacing.