Mallinckrodt bankruptcy goes effective. On June 16, 2022, Mallinckrodt filed its Notice of Occurrence of Effective Date of Fourth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization. Notice, In re Mallinckrodt PLC, et al., No. 20-12522 (Bankr. D. Del. June 16, 2022). The bankruptcy court had previously confirmed the bankruptcy plan on March 2, 2022. Opioid trusts were established in the bankruptcy plan to resolve all opioid claims. Id. From the effective date forward, the sole recourse of any opioid claimant based upon Mallinckrodt's pre-effective date conduct will be to make a claim to the opioid trusts. Id. The opioids trusts will receive approximately $1.6 billion in structured payments from Mallinckrodt.

The case is In re Mallinckrodt PLC, No. 20-12522 (Bankr. D. Del.). The case is being decided by Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey.

Philips had knowledge of CPAP safety hazards for years before recall. Internal documents received from Phillips during discovery in the class action lawsuit show that Philips knew about the issues with its sound abatement foam in its CPAP machines for at least three years before it initiated its safety recall. A mechanical engineer at Philips sent an email stating that the sound abatement foam, which contains toxic chemicals, was shedding and causing users to inhale foam particles.