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October 2022 News & Updates

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Unexpected Decision in 3M Litigation

U.S. bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey Graham recently ruled that military veterans who allege they suffered hearing loss because of 3M earplugs can continue to pursue litigation against the company, even though their subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy on July 26th.

This ruling disrupts earplug manufacturer 3M’s efforts to evade payment of claims arising out of earplugs plaintiffs believe caused their hearing loss.

Infusion Pump

Doctors prescribe the Intera 3000 Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump to provide medicine at a continuous rate to those of a patients’ arteries that deliver blood and oxygen to the liver and other organs.

The manufacturer Intera Oncology has recalled the infusion pump because the product flow rates that are quicker than expected or appropriate. With Class I recalls, as this one is, products are retrieved because they create a risk of severe injuries or even death.

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Jury Awards More than $4.8 Million at Conclusion of Hernia Mesh Trial

The trial is believed to be the first hernia mesh case to go to trial in state court, and it was filed against manufacturers Davol Inc. and C.R. Bard.

The jury came to its decision on August 29th, and with interest, the award may go up to $7.68 millionIn a recent decision, a jury has over $4.8 million in the Ventralex hernia mesh path trial Trevino v. Davol Inc., Providence County Superior Court, Rhode Island, No. PC-2018-8437.

On August 15, 2022, the manufacturer 4moms recalled MamaRoo Baby Swing, versions 1.0 through 4.0 and RockaRoo Baby Rockers.

This recall affected 220,000 RockaRoo rockers, and 2 million MamaRoo swings.

They announced that there is a hazard associated with the swings and rockers; when restraint straps hang below the seat and are not being used to secure an infant in the seat, a crawling infant can get tangled up and even strangled by the dangling straps.

Recently, Hamilton Medical AG its Hamilton-C6 Intensive Care Ventilator after discovering potential water ingress, the result of a potential defect, could halt breathing support.

The water ingress was found in the course of investigating a customer complaint that demonstrated loose hardware in the status indicator board for the ventilator. As a result, water can seep between the main board and the indicator board. This is a class I recall, which means it’s serious and that using the ventilator could result in a patient’s severe injury or death.

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