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Settlements | Medical

United Therapeutics–Liquidia $380.7 Million Settlement, Payment Schedule, Yutrepia Changes and What Patients Need to Know
ByAll About Lawyer October 15, 2026October 15, 2026 Reading Time: 8 minutes

United Therapeutics Corporation and Liquidia Corporation have signed a global settlement, dated October 13, 2026, resolving six legal disputes over patents, trade secrets, contract claims and antitrust allegations tied to inhaled treprostinil drugs. The disclosed payments total $380.7 million: a $175 million net payment to United Therapeutics within 30 business days, $145.4 million in two…

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Legal News | Medical

Philips Lumify Ultrasound FDA Early Alert, 4 Deaths and 8 Serious Injuries Reported, What Hospitals, EMS Teams and Patients Need to Know
ByAll About Lawyer October 12, 2026October 12, 2026 Reading Time: 11 minutes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Early Alert on October 9, 2026 about the Philips Lumify diagnostic ultrasound system. Philips Ultrasound reported four deaths and eight serious injuries associated with the issue as of September 29, 2026. In plain terms, the Lumify app can unexpectedly ask a user to register a transducer…

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Legal News | Medical | Medical Malpractice

South Carolina Appeals Court Cuts $29.5 Million Nursing Home Judgment in Mildred Watkins Elder-Neglect Case
ByAll About Lawyer October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 Reading Time: 10 minutes

A South Carolina court-ordered damages judgment arising from the 2011 death of 73-year-old Mildred Watkins at a Hopkins nursing home initially totaled $29,515,245.68. On September 23, 2026, the South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the judgment in large part but modified the punitive damages on the estate’s survival claim. Based on the figures in the…

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Lawsuits | Medical | Product Liability

Trifecta GT Heart Valve Lawsuit, Nebraska Widow Says Valve Failure Contributed to Husband’s Death
ByAll About Lawyer October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 Reading Time: 10 minutes

Amy Nachman, individually and as special administrator of the estate of Alan Potash, is suing Abbott Laboratories Inc. and St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. She alleges that a Trifecta GT artificial heart valve implanted in her husband in February 2018 failed in September 2024, that a leaflet had completely torn away when surgeons removed…

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Settlements | Medical

Harvard $53 Million Morgue Settlement, Who Qualifies, How to File a Claim, and the December 9, 2026 Deadline
ByAll About Lawyer October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 Reading Time: 13 minutes

Family members of people who donated their bodies to Harvard Medical School’s Anatomical Gift Program could receive compensation under a proposed $53 million class action settlement. The lawsuits allege that Harvard failed to safeguard donated remains, which allowed others to improperly remove and sell some of them, causing families emotional distress and uncertainty about what…

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Lawsuits | Medical

Three Nurses Sue Washington Square Healthcare Center in Warren, Ohio, Over Alleged Retaliation After Reporting Stolen Narcotics and Insulin Shortages
ByAll About Lawyer October 8, 2026October 9, 2026 Reading Time: 7 minutes

Three licensed practical nurses have sued Washington Square Healthcare Center in Warren, Ohio, alleging they were suspended or fired after reporting stolen resident narcotics and insulin shortages and speaking with Ohio Department of Health (ODH) inspectors. Marilyn Hazlerig, Miranda Curtin and Leeanne Shafer filed the lawsuit in the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas. The…

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Settlements | Data Breach | Medical

Jefferson County Health Center $2.25M Data Breach Settlement, Who Qualifies, Claim $150 or Up to $300 by November 16, 2026
ByAll About Lawyer October 8, 2026October 8, 2026 Reading Time: 7 minutes

If the Jefferson County Health Department in Missouri sent you a letter about a 2022 data breach, you may be able to claim money from a class action settlement. Jefferson County Health Center, doing business as Jefferson County Health Department, has agreed to pay $2,250,000 to resolve J.D., et al. v. Jefferson County Health Center…

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Legal News | Medical

Cook Medical Leads $52M Zenflow Financing as FDA-Approved BPH Device Moves Toward US Commercial Launch
ByAll About Lawyer October 6, 2026October 6, 2026 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Zenflow, Inc. announced on October 5, 2026, that it closed an oversubscribed $52 million Series D financing round led by Cook Medical. Zenflow also announced an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Cook Medical for the Zenflow Spring® System, an FDA-approved device for men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), commonly called enlarged prostate. This is a…

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Settlements | Data Breach | Medical

American Renal Management $900,000 Data Breach Settlement, $100 Estimated Payment, Up to $5,000, Claim by December 21, 2026
ByAll About Lawyer October 6, 2026October 6, 2026 Reading Time: 10 minutes

If American Renal Management LLC, which operates as Innovative Renal Care (IRC), sent you a notice about a 2024 data breach, you may be able to claim benefits from a proposed $900,000 class action settlement. You can claim an estimated $100 cash payment (not guaranteed), up to $5,000 for documented losses, and two years of…

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