Two Georgia plaintiffs recently filed separate suits in federal court against Fresenius USA Manufacturing Inc. and related companies, alleging the defendants’ peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis products caused severe personal injury and death (Yancey v. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc., N.D. Ga., No. 12-3199; Bishop v. Fresenius USA Inc., S.D. Ga., No. 12-86).
Ken Yancey, who underwent home peritoneal dialysis, asserts he developed peritonitis in 2009, caused by defective Fresenius Liberty Cycler sets that were later recalled. Yancey filed suit Sept. 12 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Waddell Bishop alleges in a ...
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