Woman Alleges Bair Hugger Surgical Blanket Caused Burn Injuries
Bair Hugger Surgical Blanket Causes Infections. 3M Sued over Burn Injuries, Allegedly Caused by Bair Hugger Surgical Warming Blanket. 3M is facing another lawsuit alleging injuries from its Bair Hugger forced-air surgical warming blanket. Unlike most other personal injury claims alleging the Bair Hugger caused … [Read more...]
3M Faces More than 800 Bair Hugger Lawsuits
Bair Hugger Forced-Air Warming Blanket Lawsuits. Bair Hugger Lawsuit Update: 800 Cases Filed, Conference on Nov. 17, 2016. Lawsuits alleging deep joint infections from the Bair Hugger forced-air warming blanket are consolidated into a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. The … [Read more...]
3M Faces More than 800 Bair Hugger Lawsuits
The litigation continues to move forward Bair Hugger Lawsuits Update: 800 Cases Filed, Conference on Nov. 17, 2016. Lawsuits alleging deep joint infections from the Bair Hugger forced-air warming blanket are consolidated into a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. The next … [Read more...]
More than 800 Bair Hugger Lawsuits Pending in Federal MDL
A recent update by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) indicates that as of October 17, 2016, there were 809 pending Bair Hugger infection cases, an increase of 116 filings since September 15th. The plaintiffs in these cases allege that they developed serious infections following joint replacement surgery in … [Read more...]
PreTrial Order Issued In Bair Hugger Warming Blanket MDL
There are nearly 700 lawsuits in the Bair Hugger Forced Air Warmer System MDL Bair Hugger Warming Blanket MDL Leads to Severe Infections. Bair Hugger Warmer System. There are nearly 700 lawsuits in the Bair Hugger forced air warmer system multidistrict litigation (MDL) that has been organized in the United States District Court, … [Read more...]
PreTrial Order Issued In Bair Hugger Warming Blanket MDL
allegations include that the Bair Hugger leads to severe infections. Lawsuits In The Bair Hugger Warming Blanket MDL. There are nearly 700 lawsuits in the Bair Hugger forced air warmer system multidistrict litigation (MDL) that have been organized in the United States District Court, District of Minnesota. Lawsuit allegations … [Read more...]
Maryland Man Claims Bair Hugger System Led to MRSA Infection
Bair Hugger Warming System Lawsuit. Bair Hugger Warming System Lawsuit. A lawsuit was recently filed against 3M Company claiming that their Bair Hugger system was defectively designed and caused a Baltimore man severe and permanent damage. The plaintiff had knee replacement surgery in 2013 when the Bair Hugger device was … [Read more...]
Maryland Man Claims Bair Hugger System Led to MRSA Infection
Bair Hugger System Was Defectively Designed. A lawsuit was recently filed against 3M Company claiming that their Bair Hugger warming device was defectively designed and caused a Baltimore man severe and permanent damage. The plaintiff had knee replacement surgery in 2013 when the Bair Hugger device was used. During the surgery, … [Read more...]
Hip Replacement Patients Blame Bair Hugger Warming Blanket for Serious Infections
Two patients are among the hundreds who report they contracted a serious infection People Endured Repeated Surgeries To Treat Devastating Infections. Two patients who had hip replacements are among the hundreds who report they contracted a serious infection because of the surgical warming blanket used during their … [Read more...]
Woman Alleges Bair Hugger-Linked Infection Led to Leg Amputation
A woman in Texas has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Bair Hugger, a surgical blanket used to maintain a patient’s body temperature in the operating room, caused an infection that ultimately led to the loss of her leg. The suit names 3M and Arizant Healthcare as defendants. The Bair Hugger was developed by Arizant, which was bought … [Read more...]
Bair Hugger Forced-Air Warming Blanket MDL Grows
Litigation continues to grow over the Bair Hugger surgical warming blanket Bair Hugger Caused A Deep Joint Infection. Bair Hugger Warming Blanket Causing Infection. Litigation continues to grow over the Bair Hugger surgical warming blanket. A new lawsuit was filed on Aug. 11 against 3M and Arizant Healthcare alleging that … [Read more...]
Texas Woman Sues 3M over Defective Surgical Warming Device
A Texas woman has sued 3M, accusing the company of selling defective surgical equipment responsible for a drug-resistant infection that led to a leg amputation. This case is the latest in a series of cases that argue 3M’s patient-warming Bair Hugger device causes dangerous infections, Law360 reports. … [Read more...]
Surgical Warming Blanket Introduced Infection During Surgery, Lawsuit Alleges
Surgical products maker Arizant, a subsidiary of 3M, has been hit with a lawsuit charging that the Bair Hugger surgical warming blanket introduced a serious infection during a patient’s hip surgery. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff suffered serious injuries when the Bair Hugger introduced dangerous pathogens from the … [Read more...]
