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Mass Torts

Olympus Scope Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over ERCP Infection

PlaintiffWire News Desk via AboutLawsuits · Federal / MDL · September 3, 2026
A Kentucky man filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (removed to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania) alleging his wife died of septic shock and multiorgan failure caused by an Olympus endoscope that transmitted infectious material due to desig
Mass Torts

Olympus Colonoscopy Lawsuit Over C. Diff Infection Set for Status Hearing in September 2026

PlaintiffWire News Desk via AboutLawsuits · IL · August 27, 2026
Denise Hopkins filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Olympus Corporation alleging that a contaminated colonoscope caused her to develop a C. difficile infection during an August 2024 procedure. An initial status conference is scheduled for September 29,