On June 25, 2014, a Corpus Christi, Texas widow filed a federal Granuflo metabolic alkalosis lawsuit against the makers and distributors of Granuflo. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. On September 4, 2014, the case... Read More

A Missouri federal judge has remanded a GranuFlo and NaturaLyte lawsuit to state court, citing a lack of complete diversity of citizenship, rejecting the defendants’ arguments that the nondiverse plaintiffs do not have a colorable claim. Judge Stephen M. Limbaugh Jr. also denied the defendants’... Read More

In the wake of an expanded recall of NaturaLyte liquid concentrate for bacterial contamination, the FDA has announced that one death and two injuries have been reported in connection with the contaminated product. The FDA report on the recalled concentrate, issued on May 28, noted... Read More

Fresenius Medical Care North America, a manufacturer of dialysis equipment and products, is initiating a voluntary recall involving 49 lots of NaturaLyte Bicarbonate Concentrate, which was distributed between August 15, 2013 and April 7, 2014. The company has acknowledged that these lots may contain higher... Read More

Fresenius Medical Care, manufacturer of dialysis equipment and products, has announced a class II recall of some of their hemodialysis machines. The Fresenius dialysis recall applies only to machines in the 2008 Series. A previous recall of Fresenius dialysis products in 2012 led to a... Read More

As Granuflo lawsuits continue to mount nationwide, the coordination of federal cases against Granuflo manufacturer Fresenius continue to move forward. The judge overseeing multidistrict litigation in Massachusetts recently issued an order outlining details of the discovery process. This step follows the initial status conference for... Read More

Nevada resident Anta Ealy filed a Naturalyte lawsuit against Fresenius Medical Care, alleging that side effects from the dialysate caused her mother’s untimely death. She brought her products liability/personal injury claim on behalf of the decedent, Francis Ealy, in New York district court on August... Read More

On August 27, 2013, Tina Nunn, both individually and on behalf of the estate of her deceased husband Earin Blossom, filed a complaint against Fresenius Medical Care – manufacturers of the now recalled Granuflo and Naturalyte dialysis products. Dockets in the U.S. District Court, Northern... Read More