3 results

• Scope Infection Lawsuit

  April 7, 2026

  Russell Maas

  Surgical scope infection lawsuits allege that certain reusable endoscopes and duodenoscopes were defectively designed in ways that made them difficult to properly sterilize, allowing bacteria to remain trapped inside the devices and cause serious infections during medical procedures.

• Pediatric Sepsis Cases Contribute to More Than 1,800 Children’s Deaths Annually in U.S.: Study

  March 31, 2026

  Martha Garcia

  A new study found a high number of children who are hospitalized develop sepsis infections, from which 1,800 children in the U.S. die every year.

• Infections After Colonoscopy, ERCP May Result in Lawsuits Over Olympus Scope Problems

  March 27, 2026

  Russell Maas

  Patients are developing serious infections after colonoscopy and ERCP procedures, as concerns grow that reusable endoscopes may not be fully sterilized, leading to new lawsuits over contaminated medical devices.