Philips CPAP recall: care and claims in Michigan

MDL 3014 — Michigan CPAP/BiPAP cancer plaintiffs file in the Eastern or Western District of Michigan, then receive a JPML conditional transfer order to the Western District of Pennsylvania. Judge Joy Flowers Conti manages MDL 3014 in Pittsburgh, where pretrial proceedings are consolidated; 623 actions were pending as of Oct. 1, 2026 (1,033 over the MDL's history) (JPML).

Michigan Statute of Limitations — MCL § 600.5805(2) sets a three-year limitations period for personal injury and products liability claims. Michigan has no general discovery rule: a claim accrues when the wrong is done, regardless of when damage results, unless a statute provides otherwise (MCL 600.5827; Trentadue v. Buckler Automatic Lawn Sprinkler Co., 479 Mich. 378 (2007)).

Transfer to MDL 3014 — Michigan federal cases transfer via JPML to W.D. Pa. for consolidated pretrial proceedings before Judge Conti. Michigan plaintiffs allege that PE-PUR foam degradation in recalled Philips devices released TDI and DMFA carcinogens causing nasopharyngeal, lung, kidney, liver, bladder, and esophageal cancers — the primary cancer types alleged across all 100,000+ MDL 3014 claims.

Michigan Recall Registration — Michigan residents with recalled Philips CPAP, BiPAP, or ventilator devices should register on the Philips recall portal and retain documentation from their sleep-medicine prescriber and DME supplier. Michigan's dense network of hospital-affiliated sleep centers means many affected patients have detailed compliance records — nightly use hours and AHI data — that serve as critical exposure-duration evidence in MDL 3014 claims.