6 results

• Surgical Warming Blanket Lawsuit Filed Over Stomach Surgery Infection

  May 25, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A Bair Hugger lawsuit has been filed by a woman who suffered a MRSA infection following stomach surgery.

• Initial Conference Set for Bair Hugger Warming Blanket Lawsuits Over Hip, Knee Infections

  January 21, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  The initial conference for federal Bair Hugger knee infection and hip infection litigation has been scheduled for February 18.

• Bair Hugger Infection Lawsuits Centralized in MDL for Pretrial Proceedings

  December 14, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  A panel of federal judges has created a Bair Hugger MDL, transferring all infection claims filed in federal courts before one judge in Minnesota for pretrial proceedings.

• Bair Hugger Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Surgical Site Infection

  December 11, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A bair Hugger wrongful death lawsuit filed by a Texas man claims that his wife died due to a surgical site infection caused by the warming blanket while undergoing heart surgery.

• Surgical Warming Blanket Lawsuit Filed Over Cellulitis, Propionbacterium Infections Following Hip Replacement

  November 30, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A new Bair Hugger lawsuit indicates that a New York man suffered multiple infections after the forced air warming blanket was used during hip replacement surgery.

• Deep Joint Infection Lawsuit Filed Over Bair Hugger Knee Surgery Warmer

  November 20, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A Texas woman has filed a lawsuit against 3M, saying that the forced air warming device caused her to suffer a deep joint infection and resulted in antibiotic therapy and multiple surgeries.