Supreme Court Rejects 3M Appeal Over Surgical Warming Blanket Infection Lawsuit
The Supreme Court has rejected a petition by 3M Company to overturn a lower court's decision to reinstate thousands of Bair Hugger lawsuits.
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Supreme Court Review Sought For 3M Bair Hugger Appeal
3M has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the high court to review a decision which reinstated thousands of lawsuits over infections allegedly caused by Bair Hugger warming blankets.
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Bair Hugger Settlement Mediator Appointed After Infection Lawsuits Returned to MDL For Trial
A federal judge has appointed a special mediator to help resolve issues between plaintiffs and defendants in Bair Hugger litigation.
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Decision to Reinstate Lawsuits Over Bair Hugger Warming Blanket Will Not Be Re-Reviewed By Eighth Circuit
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a request by 3M to review its decision to reinstate thousands of Bair Hugger infection lawsuits.
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3M Bair Hugger Litigation Reinstated By Appeals Court, Returning Thousands of Joint Infection Lawsuits to MDL
3M must face thousands of Bair Hugger infection lawsuits after a federal appeals court reinstated the cases, saying plaintiffs' expert witnesses and testimony was wrongly dismissed by a federal judge.
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Bair Hugger Infection Lawsuits Dismissed After MDL Judge Bars Plaintiffs’ Experts From Testifying
A federal judge granted summary judgment against more than 5,000 Bait Hugger infection lawsuits after dismissing their expert witness testimony.
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First 3M Bair Hugger Bellwether Trial Ends in Defense Verdict
The first Bair Hugger lawsuit to go to trial has ended in a defense verdict for 3M and Arizant, defending against charges that the warming blanket caused a knee infection.
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3M Bair Hugger Recall Issued For Certain Surgical Warming Blankets
A Bair Hugger recall affecting more than 165,000 forced air warming blankets indicates that recently manufactured models may have airflow problems that could result in patients not being warmed properly…
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Second Round of Hip and Knee Infection Lawsuits to be Selected for Bair Hugger Bellwether Trials
A federal judge has ordered an additional eight bellwether cases be selected for trial over claims of Bair Hugger hip and knee infections.
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Surgical Site Infection Risk After Knee Implant Surgery Not Reduced by Cefazolin: Study
A new study warns that cefazolin, frequently used to prevent surgical site infections, failed to perform significantly better than a saline placebo at preventing infections after orthopedic surgery below the…
