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Avanos Medical Inc. Pays $22M To Resolve Criminal Charge Related To Fraudulent Misbranding Of Its MicroCool Surgical Gowns

August 13, 2021

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on July 8, 2021 that Avanos Medical Inc. (“Avanos”), a U.S.-based multinational medical device corporation, has agreed to pay more than $22 million to resolve a criminal charge relating to the company’s fraudulent misbranding of its MicroCool su[...]

St. Jude Medical To Pay $27 Million For Allegedly Selling Defective Heart Devices

August 12, 2021

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on July 8, 2021 that St. Jude Medical Inc. (“St. Jude”) has agreed to pay $27 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that, between November 2014 and October 2016, it knowingly sold defective heart devices to health care facilitie[...]

Feds Detail $65 Million Nationwide Conspiracy To Defraud Federal Health Care Programs

June 12, 2021

The owners of four orthotic brace suppliers and several marketing companies were charged in a complaint unsealed on April 21, 2021 for allegedly orchestrating a nationwide kickback and bribery scheme to order medically unnecessary orthotic braces for Medicare beneficiaries. The complaint alleges tha[...]

South Dakota Neurosurgeon Will Pay $4.4M To Settle Healthcare Fraud Allegations

May 23, 2021

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on May 3, 2021 that neurosurgeon Wilson Asfora, M.D. of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and two medical device distributorships that he owns, Medical Designs LLC and Sicage LLC, have agreed to pay $4.4 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations relating to il[...]

Federal Appellate Court Overturns Summary Judgment In Robotically-Assisted Hysterectomy Case

May 16, 2021

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) concluded in its opinion dated April 22, 2021 in a case against Intuitve Surgical, Inc., the manufacturer of the surgical tools used during a robotically-assisted hysterectomy performed on the plainti[...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Overturns Two Pelvic Mesh Verdicts In Favor Of Plaintiffs

March 24, 2021

The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (“New Jersey Appellate Court”) overturned two large pelvic mesh verdicts in favor of the plaintiffs in two pelvic mesh product liability lawsuits, stating in its published opinion dated March 2, 2021, “we conclude the two respecti[...]

West Virginia Patient Alleges Improper Payments Made To His Doctor To Prescribe IVIG Treatments

January 17, 2021

The plaintiff in a West Virginia class-action lawsuit alleges that she, and putative class members, are individuals who were directed by Felix Brizuela, D.O. (“Brizuela”) to purchase immunogloblin (“IVIG”) from the defendants in Morgantown, West Virginia. IVIG is an intraveno[...]

Iowa Federal Jury Awards $3.5M In Defective Artificial Hip Claim (After $20M Missouri Hip Implant Verdict)

December 14, 2020

On November 20, 2020, an Iowa federal jury awarded $3.5 million ($1.05 million in compensatory damages and $2.5 million in punitive damages) to a woman who claimed that her Biomet M2a Magnum metal hip implant caused microscopic particles to shed from the implant requiring that she have revision surg[...]

Medical Device Manufacturer To Pay $18M To Settle Illegal Kickbacks Allegations

November 18, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 14, 2020 that medical device manufacturer Merit Medical Systems Inc. (“MMSI”) of South Jordan, Utah has agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that the company caused the submission of false claims to the Medicare, Medicaid, a[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms $3.6M Verdict Against Bard In G2 IVC Filter Case

October 25, 2020

In its opinion filed on August 13, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) affirmed a federal jury’s verdict against C. R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. (collectively, “Bard”) involving product-liability claim[...]

Bayer Agrees To Pay $1.6 Billion To Resolve Approximately 35,000 Essure Claims

August 23, 2020

On August 20, 2020, Bayer announced that it has reached agreements with plaintiff law firms to resolve approximately 90% of the nearly 39,000 total filed and unfiled U.S. Essure™ claims involving women who allege device-related injuries. The settlements include all of the jurisdictions with s[...]

FDA Announces Voluntary Recall Of Two Coronary Catheters

June 27, 2020

The FDA announced on February 20, 2020 that Abbott has voluntarily recalled specific lots of two catheters used in coronary angioplasty procedures: the NC Trek RX Coronary Dilatation Catheter and the NC Traveler Coronary Dilatation Catheter, balloon diameters 4.0mm, 4.5mm and 5.0mm. The recall does [...]

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