Becton Dickinson Hernia-Mesh Settlements Will Exceed $1 Billion October 4, 2024 By Jef Feeley Becton Dickinson & Co. will pay more than $1 billion to resolve more than 38,000 lawsuits alleging medical patients suffered...
FDA Classifies Recall of J&J’s Electrosurgical Tools as Most Serious July 12, 2023 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday classified the recall of certain electrosurgery tools manufactured by a Johnson...
Lead Paint Testing Firm Executives Accused of Marketing Faulty Devices April 10, 2023 By Mark Pratt Three former executives of a company that makes machines that test lead levels in humans deliberately concealed a problem with...
Philips Expects to Reach Settlements This Year for Global Recall of Respiratory Devices March 30, 2023 Dutch health technology company Philips expects to reach settlements this year relating to its global recall of respiratory devices, CEO...
Philips Says Tests on Recalled Respiratory Devices Show Limited Health Risks December 21, 2022 By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM — Dutch health technology company Philips said on Wednesday independent tests on its respiratory devices involved in a major...
FDA Seeks More Tests of Foam Used in Philips Ventilators November 15, 2021 By Toby Sterling Philips, the medical equipment maker that is recalling ventilators due to use of parts containing a potentially hazardous foam, said...
Potentially ‘Massive’ Litigation Over Recalled Philips Sleep Apnea Devices Advances October 12, 2021 By Jef Feeley Royal Philips NV will face more than 100 U.S. lawsuits gathered in a Pennsylvania court over its recall of more...
Court Revives 6,000 Lawsuits Against 3M Over Surgical Device August 17, 2021 By Brendan Pierson A federal appeals court on Monday revived nearly 6,000 lawsuits alleging that a widely used device produced by 3M Co....
Boston Scientific Settles States’ Surgical Mesh Device Marketing Claims for $189M March 24, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Boston Scientific Corp. agreed to pay $188.7 million to settle claims by most U.S. states that it deceptively marketed its...
Bayer to Pay $1.6 Billion to End 90% of U.S. Claims for Essure Birth Control Device August 21, 2020 By Tom Sims German drugs and pesticides group Bayer said on Thursday it will pay around $1.6 billion to settle the majority of...