21 results

• 3M Seeks Dismissal of More Than 100 Bair Hugger Infection Lawsuits

  March 11, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The manufacturer is asking a federal judge to throw out 103 Bair Hugger infection lawsuits, claiming that plaintiffs have yet to prove the surgical warming blanket was used on them.

• Supreme Court Rejects 3M Appeal Over Surgical Warming Blanket Infection Lawsuit

  May 17, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The Supreme Court has rejected a petition by 3M Company to overturn a lower court's decision to reinstate thousands of Bair Hugger lawsuits.

• Supreme Court Review Sought For 3M Bair Hugger Appeal

  February 10, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  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.

• Bair Hugger Settlement Mediator Appointed After Infection Lawsuits Returned to MDL For Trial

  February 4, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has appointed a special mediator to help resolve issues between plaintiffs and defendants in Bair Hugger litigation.

• Decision to Reinstate Lawsuits Over Bair Hugger Warming Blanket Will Not Be Re-Reviewed By Eighth Circuit

  November 11, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a request by 3M to review its decision to reinstate thousands of Bair Hugger infection lawsuits.

• 3M Bair Hugger Litigation Reinstated By Appeals Court, Returning Thousands of Joint Infection Lawsuits to MDL

  August 17, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  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.

• Bair Hugger Infection Lawsuits Dismissed After MDL Judge Bars Plaintiffs’ Experts From Testifying

  August 2, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge granted summary judgment against more than 5,000 Bait Hugger infection lawsuits after dismissing their expert witness testimony.

• First 3M Bair Hugger Bellwether Trial Ends in Defense Verdict

  May 31, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  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.

• 3M Bair Hugger Recall Issued For Certain Surgical Warming Blankets

  February 14, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  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 during surgical procedures.

• Second Round of Hip and Knee Infection Lawsuits to be Selected for Bair Hugger Bellwether Trials

  January 24, 2018

  Austin Kirk

  A federal judge has ordered an additional eight bellwether cases be selected for trial over claims of Bair Hugger hip and knee infections.