NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kirby McInerney LLP reminds investors who purchased Baxter International, Inc. (“Baxter” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BAX) securities to contact Thomas W. Elrod of Kirby McInerney LLP by email at investigations@kmllp.com, or fill out the contact form below, to discuss your rights or interests in the securities fraud class action lawsuit at no cost.

If you suffered a loss on your Baxter investments, you have until December 15, 2025 to request lead plaintiff appointment. Follow the link below for more information:

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What Happened?

On April 7, 2025, safety concerns regarding Baxter’s Novum IQ Large Volume Pump (“Novum LVP”), a device used for the delivery of intravenous fluids that carry medications, blood products, and nutrients to patients, began to surface after a Missouri news outlet reported serious safety issues relating to inaccurate infusion with the Novum LVPs based on information from a whistleblower. Just weeks after the whistleblower report, on April 24, 2025, Baxter sent customers a warning letter about potential underinfusion risks associated with the Novum LVP, disclosing only one serious injury linked to this issue. Then, on July 14, 2025, Baxter issued a second warning letter reiterating the underinfusion risks and adding the risk of overinfusion with the Novum LVP. The letter also revealed that Baxter had received 79 reports of serious injury and two reports of patient deaths related to the Novum LVP. Finally, on July 31, 2025, the Company announced that it had decided to “voluntarily and temporarily pause shipments and planned installations of the Novum LVP” and that the Company was “unable to currently commit to an exact timing for resuming shipment and installation for Novum LVPs.” On this news, the price of Baxter shares declined by $6.29 per share, or approximately 22.4%, from $28.05 per share on July 30, 2025, to close at $21.76 on July 31, 2025.

What Is The Lawsuit About?

The lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased securities during the period of February 23, 2022 through July 30, 2025, inclusive (“the Class Period”). The lawsuit alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants misled investors by failing to disclose that: (i) the Novum LVP suffered systemic defects that caused widespread malfunctions, including underinfusion, overinfusion, and complete non-delivery of fluids, which exposed patients to risks of serious injury or death; (ii) Baxter was notified of multiple device malfunctions, injuries, and deaths from these defects; (iii) Baxter’s attempts to address these defects through customer alerts were inadequate remedial measures, when design flaws persisted and continued to cause serious harm to patients; and (iv) as a result, there was a heightened risk that customers would be instructed to take existing Novum LVPs out of service and that Baxter would completely pause all new sales of these pumps.

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Contacts
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Thomas W. Elrod, Esq.
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