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Bair Hugger Forced Air Warming Devices Products Liability Litigation

Products LiabilityActiveMDL 2666

Pending actions

8,407

Historical total

10,716

Resolved / remanded

2,309

Share of caseload still pending78%

Active. A substantial share of actions remain pending. Of 10,716 lawsuits ever part of this litigation, 8,407 remain active.

About this litigation

Bair Hugger Forced Air Warming Devices Products Liability Litigation is a federal multidistrict litigation classified by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation as a Products Liability docket. It was centralized on December 11, 2015 before Joan N. Ericksen, Sr. District Judge, in the D. Minnesota.

As of the August 3, 2026 JPML report, 8,407 individual lawsuits are pending in this MDL. Cases coordinated in an MDL keep their separate identity — they are managed together only for pretrial proceedings. Learn how MDLs work.