CPAP Cancer Lawsuit in Florida

MDL 3014 — Florida CPAP/BiPAP cancer plaintiffs file in one of Florida's three federal districts (N.D. Fla., M.D. Fla., or S.D. Fla.) and are then transferred by the JPML to the Western District of Pennsylvania, where Chief Judge Joy Flowers Conti oversees MDL 3014 in Pittsburgh. Florida contributes a significant volume to the over 100,000 cases filed nationally.

Florida Statute of Limitations — Florida Statutes § 95.11(3)(a) sets a two-year limitations period for personal injury actions and products liability claims. The period typically runs from the date the plaintiff discovered or should have discovered the injury and its link to PE-PUR foam degradation. Florida's 2023 tort reform reduced the window from four years; unfiled claims should act promptly.

Transfer to MDL 3014 — Florida federal cases tagged for MDL 3014 receive a conditional transfer order from the JPML under 28 U.S.C. § 1407. The transferee court in Pittsburgh handles all pretrial proceedings, including bellwether trial selection from cases alleging cancers such as nasopharyngeal, lung, kidney, liver, bladder, and esophageal cancer attributable to TDI and DMFA released by degraded foam.

Florida Recall Registration — Florida has one of the nation's oldest populations and a high prevalence of recalled Philips CPAP devices. Affected Florida residents should register through the Philips recall portal, retain prescription records from their sleep-medicine physician, and preserve sleep-therapy compliance reports documenting nightly use hours — critical evidence of exposure duration.