Defendant entity record
Philips (Respironics) lawsuits
Medical-device maker; defendant in the recalled CPAP/BiPAP litigation (MDL-3014), the docket that pioneered the modern census-registry model for holding unfiled claims.
Claims in these lawsuits are allegations until a court or settlement resolves them.
Key facts
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The entity record
- Fact 1
- 623 — filed cases pending per the JPML report of July 1, 2026 (registry claims ran far higher)
- Source: https://www.jpml.uscourts.gov/
- Fact 2
- MDL-3014 — W.D. Pa., Judge Joy Flowers Conti
- Source: https://www.jpml.uscourts.gov/
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.
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
Jul 1, 2026 · Other
Filed docket at 623 pending; census registry preserved the larger claim pool.
View source ↗Oct 8, 2021 · Other
JPML centralizes the litigation as MDL-3014 (W.D. Pa.).
View source ↗Jun 14, 2021 · Regulatory
Philips announces the foam recall covering millions of devices.
View source ↗
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