Philips CPAP recall: care and claims in Georgia

MDL 3014 — Georgia CPAP/BiPAP cancer plaintiffs file in the Northern, Middle, or Southern District of Georgia, then transfer to the Western District of Pennsylvania via JPML conditional transfer order. Judge Joy Flowers Conti oversees MDL 3014 in Pittsburgh, which consolidates pretrial proceedings; 623 actions were pending as of Oct. 1, 2026 (1,033 over the MDL's history) (JPML).

Georgia Statute of Limitations — O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33 provides a two-year limitations period for personal injury claims, and § 51-1-11 governs products liability. Georgia applies the discovery rule for latent injuries: the period begins when the plaintiff discovered or should have discovered the injury and its causal relationship to the recalled Philips Respironics CPAP foam degradation.

Transfer to MDL 3014 — Georgia federal cases proceed via JPML transfer to W.D. Pa., joining a docket where MDL 3014 plaintiffs allege that PE-PUR foam breakdown released TDI and DMFA carcinogens causing nasopharyngeal, lung, kidney, liver, bladder, and esophageal cancers. Georgia plaintiffs' cases proceed through centralized fact and expert discovery before potential remand for trial.

Georgia Recall Registration — Georgia residents with recalled Philips devices should register through the Philips patient portal and retain documentation from their prescribing sleep-medicine physician. Georgia's VA facilities also dispensed Philips CPAP devices; veterans affected by the recall may have additional claims pathways through VA benefits alongside civil litigation in MDL 3014.