Across the country, people are suffering serious and permanent injuries after using recreational nitrous oxide products. This page covers what the lawsuits allege, which brands are involved, what injuries have been repor...
Manufacturers and distributors of recreational nitrous oxide products including Galaxy Gas, Whip-it!, ExoticWhip, FastGas, and others are facing litigation over serious injuries caused by their products. Plaintiffs allege these companies knew consumers were using their products recreationally and knew about the neurological and cardiovascular risks yet failed to provide meaningful warnings or limit distribution. Injuries reported include peripheral neuropathy, spinal cord damage, paralysis, cardiac arrest, stroke, traumatic brain injury, severe burns, and wrongful death.
Patients who underwent endoscopic procedures including colonoscopy, ERCP, and upper endoscopy have developed serious infections, sepsis, and superbug diagnoses allegedly caused by improperly cleaned or defectively designed scopes. Manufacturers and facilities are being sued for contamination risks they allegedly knew about but failed to prevent. If you had a procedure since 2018 and developed a serious infection afterward, you may qualify for compensation.