The record
Key facts
Fact 01
623 — filed cases pending per the JPML report of July 1, 2026 (registry claims ran far higher)
Source: https://www.jpml.uscourts.gov/
Fact 02
MDL-3014 — W.D. Pa., Judge Joy Flowers Conti
Source: https://www.jpml.uscourts.gov/
The entity
Record
Philips' 2021 recall of millions of CPAP, BiPAP, and ventilator devices over degrading sound-abatement foam produced consolidated litigation before Judge Joy Flowers Conti (MDL-3014, W.D. Pa.). Economic-loss and personal-injury tracks proceeded separately, with settlements resolving major components.
The docket's structural legacy is the census registry: rather than forcing hundreds of thousands of $405 filings, the court ordered a registry that counted and preserved claims while settlement frameworks developed — the model now cited whenever 'filed cases' dramatically undercounts real claimants. Pending filed cases stood at 623 as of July 1, 2026.
Resolution values and program details belong to the settlement administrators' records; figures circulating on aggregator sites vary and are not repeated here.
Public-record events
Timeline
| Date | Event | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | Other | Filed docket at 623 pending; census registry preserved the larger claim pool. ↗ |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Other | JPML centralizes the litigation as MDL-3014 (W.D. Pa.). ↗ |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Regulatory | Philips announces the foam recall covering millions of devices. ↗ |
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