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Baxter Infusion Pump Recall: What Will Colleague Pump Users Do Now?

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled 200,000 Colleague Volumetric Infusion pump medical devices manufactured by Baxter International that are primarily used in hospitals to deliver nutrients, blood-thinning drugs and chemotherapy. Although the recall will take the defectively designed devices out of the marketplace, users are wondering what to do now.

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FDA Recall Instituted after Company Fails to Redirect URL Injuries

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered Baxter Healthcare to recall and destroy all of its Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pumps, reimburse customers for the value of the recalled devices and assist customers in finding replacements. The recall was ordered after the medical device giant failed to address Colleague Pump 56,000 injuries and 500 deaths reported by patients and their families for years.

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My step-mom who is terminally ill had an accident. Her attorney says that she should take a lump sum settlement rather than a structured settlement because she needs the money now and won’t be here to receive the payments over several years. She wants me to get any remaining payments – not a lump sum after she’s gone because she is afraid i’ll blow it all if I get the full amount at one time. How should she work this out?

She can go one of two ways here, one by way of a structured settlement and the other by way of a lump sum with a settlement trust.

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Defining a Tort

A tort is a wrongdoing that results in injury to another person or damage to another’s property. Torts differ from crimes in that crimes are punishable by the state in criminal court, whereas torts generally allow individuals to seek compensation for their injuries in civil court. Some acts can be both a tort and a crime.

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