(Reuters) - Dutch medical equipment company Philips has been hit with a $200 million lawsuit accusing it of deceiving the public and the healthcare industry by falsely linking the problems with its ...

At least 11 class actions allege that SoClean's products use harmful levels of ozone gas to sanitize CPAP and other breathing devices, such as those recalled by Philips this year. Breathing machines ...

Over a year into its recall of more than 5 million respiratory devices distributed around the world, Philips this week reported the results of its testing on the polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) ...

Litigation between companies in the med-tech space often revolves around patents, but the ongoing series of lawsuits between Philips Respironics Inc. and Soclean Inc. are directed toward the ...

Device servicing by third parties has been topical of late, although not in the context of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) systems. That seems likely to change thanks to the ongoing recall ...

One of the nation's largest makers of machines for sleep apnea sufferers has agreed to pay $479 million to compensate customers who bought the devices and suffered injuries due to foam spewing into ...

Concluding ongoing class action and personal injury litigations, Philips announced it had reached an agreement through mediation under Judge Diane M. Welsh. The deal does not require Philips ...

Almost two full years into its Class I recall of more than 5 million respiratory devices, Philips has wrapped up safety tests covering nearly all of the affected models—and is reiterating its previous ...

"The court concludes that the Graham complaint does not fall within the 'very limited circumstances' that would establish fraudulent joinder. Philips did not meet its heavy burden to show, as a matter ...

Could Your CPAP Machine Be Putting You at Risk of Cancer? Millions of Philips sleep apnea machines and ventilators are being recalled for an alarming reason: a potential risk of cancer or other health ...

Electronics manufacturing giant Philips is recalling millions of CPAP and BiPAP devices due to an issue that could potentially pose a health risk to users of the machines. In the wake of the recall, ...