Mass. Court: Drowsy Driver Can Be Held Liable for Crash if Condition Was Foreseeable October 19, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A driver who suffers a sudden medical emergency and crashes into another vehicle may be held liable for the accident...
CPAP Maker Agrees to Pay $479 Million to Settle Recall Claims September 8, 2023 By Jef Feeley and Cagan Koc Koninklijke Philips NA has agreed to pay at least $479 million to resolve part of a sprawling litigation tied to...
FDA Receives 48,000 Reports of Faulty Philips Devices as CEO Departs August 17, 2022 By Toby Sterling and Bart H. Meijer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said reports of faulty Philips ventilators and sleep apnea machines had risen in...
Philips’ Breathing-Device Lawsuits Over Toxic Foam Move Forward October 13, 2021 By Jef Feeley Royal Philips NV will face more than 100 U.S. lawsuits gathered in a Pennsylvania court over its recall of more...
Philips Recalls Ventilators, Sleep Apnea Machines Due to Health Risks June 14, 2021 By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM — Dutch medical equipment company Philips has recalled some breathing devices and ventilators because of a foam part that...
US Nixes Plan for Sleep Apnea Test for Truckers, Train Engineers August 9, 2017 By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK U.S. officials are abandoning plans to require sleep apnea screening for truck drivers and train engineers, a decision that safety...
Countermeasures to Drowsy Driving Can be Distracting May 3, 2017 Conservative estimates show that 21 percent of fatal crashes involve drowsy driving. “Drowsy driving can be considered a form of...
N.J. Transit Tops U.S. Commuter Railroads in Most Accidents Logged March 13, 2017 By Elise Young New Jersey Transit, under state and federal inquiry for violating safety rules and operating protocols, logged the most accidents last...
Senators Urge NTSB to Review Train Conductor Sleep Apnea Tests January 11, 2017 Five U.S. senators have called on the National Transportation Safety Board to conduct a comprehensive review of all passenger railroads’...
Crash Risk Higher for Truckers Who Fail to Follow Sleep Apnea Treatment March 23, 2016 Truck drivers who have obstructive sleep apnea and who do not attempt to adhere to a mandated treatment program have...