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After it received several reports of serious and fatal injuries, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered an immediate recall of Philips Respironics V60 and V60 Plus Ventilators. Hospitals often use these ventilators for patients who cannot breathe on their own, have chronic breathing problems, or suffer from severe sleep apnea. An unexplained power fluctuation…Read the article

About a month after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chided Philips for its “inadequate” recall response, lawyers from the Department of Justice subpoenaed documents in the case. Royal Philips CEO Frans van Houten said his company was cooperating with the agency. “They are preparing an investigation, and we just have to accept that,” he…Read the article

In the United States, people have seen a rapid increase in litigation for product liability.  A product liability case is a type of case that can be brought against any business that makes, distributes, or sells a product if that product causes an injury or other harm to the user of the product. Some product…Read the article