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South Dakota Federal Court Sentences 3 Conspirators In $16.6M Fraudulent Medical Device Scheme

May 14, 2018

On April 20, 2018, a South Dakota federal judge sentenced three conspirators who admitted to marketing and selling light-emitting medical devices (“QLaser”) as a cure-all to mostly elderly consumers. The 83-year-old ringleader who was the primary organizer of the fraudulent medical devic[...]

FDA Issues Safety Alert Regarding Cross-Contamination Of Endoscopes

May 10, 2018

On April 18, 2018, the FDA issued a Safety Alert about the risk of cross-contamination with certain connectors that are used in gastrointestinal endoscopy. Specifically, the FDA warned that it has not received acceptable testing to demonstrate the safe use of 24-hour multi-patient use endoscope conn[...]

$3.5M Settlement In LAP-BAND False Claims Act Whistleblower Lawsuit

April 26, 2018

On April 16, 2018, the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland announced that Allergan Inc. (“Allergan”) has agreed to pay $3.5 million to resolve allegations that Allergan caused health care providers to submit false claims to Medicare and other federal healthcare programs r[...]

$33M New Jersey Pelvic Mesh Verdict

April 13, 2018

Yesterday, a New Jersey pelvic mesh jury returned its verdict for compensatory damages in the total amount of $33 million in favor of a woman and her husband against C.R. Bard, Inc. (“Bard”), finding that Bard knew that its pelvic mesh products were unsafe and that Bard failed to warn ph[...]

$33.2 Million Settlement For Defective Medical Testing Device

April 10, 2018

Patients and their doctors rely on the safety and effectiveness of medical testing devices when making decisions regarding diagnosis and medical care. Defective or faulty medical testing devices put patient safety at risk and may result in the wrong decisions being made regarding medical treatment, [...]

Federal Appellate Court Allows Some State Law Claims In Medical Device Lawsuit

April 8, 2018

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) addressed the issue of how courts should apply the federal express preemption provision to state law tort claims challenging the design and manufacture of a medical device comprised of multiple component[...]

New Trial Ordered In Olympus Contaminated Scope Case

January 26, 2018

In its Order dated January 16, 2018, the Superior Court of the State of Washington For King County (“Court”) granted the plaintiff’s motion for new trial and for sanctions against Olympus America, Inc. and related defendants (“Olympus”) in a wrongful death case in which[...]

$51.7M Philadelphia Pelvic Mesh Verdict

October 1, 2017

On September 7, 2017, a Philadelphia pelvic mesh jury returned its verdict n favor of the plaintiff and against defendant Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, in the total amount of $51.7 million, which included $7.1 million in compensatory damages and $50 million in punitive damages. The[...]

Federal Appellate Court Upholds $2.1M Defective Hip Implant Verdict

April 10, 2017

On March 20, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (“Appellate Court”) upheld a $2.1 million product liability judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the first bellwether trial in a multidistrict litigation involving over 500 cases concerning the Wright Medical Conserve[...]

Washington Supreme Court Says Surgical Device Manufacturer Owed Duty To Warn Hospitals

March 3, 2017

In its opinion filed on February 9, 2017, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington (“Washington Supreme Court”) stated, “Manufacturers have a duty to provide warnings to consumers about the risks of their products pursuant to the Washington product liability act (“WPLA[...]

Two Florida Men Charged With Selling Expired Medical Devices

January 1, 2017

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida announced on December 9, 2016 that two Florida men were indicted on December 8, 2016 and charged with conspiring to misbrand and sell for profit expired medical devices, i.e., Gastric Banding Systems. The two men were indicted on [...]

New Stryker Hip Implants Settlement Announced For Additional Patients

December 31, 2016

In late December 2016, a new settlement establishing an unlimited fund for defective Stryker hip implants was announced for patients who had the Stryker Rejuvenate Modular and/or ABG II Modular metal-on-metal hip replacement devices implanted in them and then had revision surgery to remove them aft[...]

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