Reports of serious nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) infections following heart bypass and other surgical procedures have been linked to the use of certain heater-cooler systems, 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.…
Livanova says it has agreed to pay $225 million to settle 75% of all 3T Heater Cooler System heart infection lawsuits.…
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.…
