Yahoo Finance

Philips Respironics agrees to $479 million CPAP settlement

One of the nation's largest makers of machines for sleep apnea sufferers has agreed to pay $479 million to compensate customers who bought the devices and suffered injuries due to foam spewing into ...
Healio

FDA warns of Philips CPAP machines overheating, causing patient injuries

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Reports of fire, smoke, burns and other signs of overheating are emerging for DreamStation 2 CPAP machines by ...
techtarget

Philips agrees to $1.1 billion settlement following CPAP recalls

Concluding ongoing class action and personal injury litigations, Philips announced it had reached an agreement through mediation under Judge Diane M. Welsh. The deal does not require Philips ...
FierceBiotech

Philips signs $1.1B settlement in CPAP recall injury litigation, takes $578M insurance payout

Philips has reached a $1.1 billion agreement to settle claims from about 58,000 people stemming from its yearslong recall of home CPAP ventilators and sleep apnea machines. It’s a major milestone in ...
FierceBiotech

Philips chief OK'd distribution of defective CPAP machines: ProPublica

Though Philips has argued in court that its U.S. subsidiary should bear the sole responsibility of paying out damages related to its massive CPAP machine recall, instructions to continue selling ...
Futurism

Company in Huge Trouble After Its CPAP Machines Blew Foam Into Users’ Lungs

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The ...
NPR

What consumers should know as Philips agrees to $1.1 billion CPAP settlement

Millions of CPAP sleep apnea machines made by the medical device maker Philips and a subsidiary were found to have a dangerous problem, triggering consumer lawsuits and a massive recall in 2021. Now, ...
techtarget

FDA Identifies Class I Recall on Philips CPAP and BiPAP Machines

On April 7, 2023, the FDA identified a Class I recall on the Philips Respironics CPAP and BiPAP machines due to inaccurate or insufficient therapy. The devices, intended for treating sleep apnea, had ...
KREM

Yes, there is a new Philips CPAP machine settlement

In 2021, polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) foam used in Philips Respironics ventilators, CPAP and BiPAP machines was found to degrade and cause serious health issues or death, leading to a mass ...
NBC Connecticut

CPAP Machine Recall Leaves Sleep Apnea Patients Wanting Answers

“My heart just fell from my chest,” Frank Reese said. It’s been three months since Frank Reese from Bridgeport first learned that his Philips CPAP machine had been recalled. Stream Connecticut News ...
Law

Federal Judge Sends Philips CPAP Suit to Kentucky State Court, Removing it From PA MDL

"The court concludes that the Graham complaint does not fall within the 'very limited circumstances' that would establish fraudulent joinder. Philips did not meet its heavy burden to show, as a matter ...