Heart Surgery Infection Settlement Results in $225M Payment Over 3T Heater Cooler Contamination
Livanova says it has agreed to pay $225 million to settle 75% of all 3T Heater Cooler System heart infection lawsuits.…
Livanova says it has agreed to pay $225 million to settle 75% of all 3T Heater Cooler System heart infection lawsuits.…
Reports of serious nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) infections following heart bypass and other surgical procedures have been linked to the use of certain medical devices, which may release contaminants into the sterile air of the operating room. As a result, heart surgery patients may be left with hard-to-treat and life-threatening infections like M. chimeara and M. abscessus, which could develop months or even years later.…
A settlement master has been appointed to oversee monthly settlement talks involving 3T Heater Cooler heart infection claims.…
A 3T Heater Cooler lawsuit blames a contaminated device for the death of a husband who became infected after heart transplant surgery.…
A new lawsuit indicates that a child suffered hospital infections after undergoing heart surgery involving a contaminated 3T Heater-Cooler System.…
A 3T Heater Cooler lawsuit claims that contamination resulted in an infection for a young girl following heart surgery.…
A 3T Heater Cooler infection lawsuit indicates that a young girl developed an NTM infection after heart surgery.…
A proposed agenda would guide 3T Heater-Cooler litigation through the next 30 days and would include the approval of plaintiff and defendant fact sheets, and the beginning of the discovery and deposition process.…
A federal judge appointed seven attorneys to leadership roles in 3T Heater Cooler infection lawsuits this week.…
A number of plaintiffs’ attorneys are applying for leadership roles in 3T Heater-Cooler litigation ahead of a May 31 status conference.…