( August 31, 2026, 9:02 AM EDT) -- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A federal judge in Puerto Rico adopted a magistrate judge’s recommendation and severed claims against three medical sterilization facilities named as defendants in a proposed class action, creating separate suits against each of the three sterilization facilities, which allegedly released ethylene oxide (EtO). The judge said separate suits will eliminate any prejudice to the defendants that could result if all the claims are tried together....