Fresenius Medical Care North America agreed to a $250 million settlement to resolve lawsuits that claim the company was aware of risks of their dialysis products yet failed to warn the public. The litigation centers upon Granuflo and Naturalyte, two dialysates that have been blamed for heart problems, strokes and death... Read more »

The parties involved in the GranuFlo and NaturaLyte multidistrict litigation were scheduled to meet on Friday, Nov. 22. In a status conference before U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock, both parties were expected to evaluate the proposed start dates for the first two bellwether trials, to see if they’re on-track. The... Read more »

John A. Purvis of Mississippi has filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate of Betty Jo Purvis. The lawsuit lists Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. as the defendant. Mr. Purvis added his short form complaint to the Granuflo multidistrict litigation (MDL) No. 2428 on September 23, 2015,... Read more »

Another Granuflo lawsuit involving a wrongful death has been filed in the coordinated proceedings currently underway in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts. This plaintiff has filed a complaint on behalf of a deceased family member who died after receiving dialysis treatment using Granuflo or Naturalyte products manufactured by Fresenius. The... Read more »

The surviving spouse of a Mississippi man, Marshall Russell Phillips, has filed a lawsuit against Fresenius Medical Care, alleging that Naturalyte caused a fatal heart injury. Nellie Phillips, the widow, and Nelda Neal, the anticipated personal representation of the decedent’s estate, filed the lawsuit on July 1, 2015 in the... Read more »

The presiding judge for hundreds of Fresenius dialysis lawsuits centralized in a Massachusetts court is engaged in discussions with attorneys to plan the discovery phase for preliminary cases being prepared for trial. U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Whitlock was scheduled to meet representatives of various parties on May 15 for... Read more »

Accusations leveled in a recent Granuflo lawsuit state that plaintiff William Cox died as an alleged result of his exposure to the dialysate. The short form complaint was filed directly into the Fresenius Granuflo/Naturalyte Dialysate Products Liability Litigation on April 22, 2015. Debra Phelps is the anticipated personal representative of... Read more »

A Texas resident has filed a GranuFlo lawsuit over a heart attack that he suffered allegedly as the result of the dialysis product during his dialysis treatment at a Fresenius medical facility in California. The complaint was filed in the US District Court, District of Massachusetts on April 1, 2015.... Read more »

A California resident is the most recent complainant in the ongoing federal court battle against Fresenius Medical Care (FMC), the world’s largest dialysis services and products company. Mr. Ronnie Miller, the Plaintiff, is the anticipated Administrator of the estate of Lula Brown, who died of sudden cardiac arrest in December,... Read more »

Mason v. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. was filed directly into multidistrict litigation (MDL 2428) on December 10, 2014, joining thousands of similar claims that allege Granuflo and Naturalyte dialysis additives are defective and unreasonably dangerous. Plaintiff Robert Mason brought his product liability complaint individually and on behalf of the... Read more »