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Federal Appellate Court Affirms Medtronic Spinal Cord Stimulator Win

September 26, 2026

William Hunt sought damages for harm caused by a Medtronic spinal cord stimulator (“SCS”) implanted in his body to alleviate his chronic back pain, which malfunctioned in March 2021. The Medtronic SCS at issue was an “FDA Class III Premarket Approved [ ] prescription medical device.” Hunt ha[...]

$37.76 Million Settlement With CVS For Over-Dispensing Insulin Pens To Patients

January 20, 2026

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced on December 2, 2025 that the United States has filed and settled a healthcare fraud lawsuit against national retail pharmacy chain CVS PHARMACY, INC. (“CVS”). The settlement resolves allegations that, from 2010 throu[...]

Boston Scientific Warns Of Defibrillation Lead Issue

September 20, 2025

Boston Scientific has issued a letter notifying affected customers that certain ENDOTAK RELIANCE Defibrillation leads with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) coated coils may impact shock efficacy and/or require early replacement. Boston Scientific ENDOTAK RELIANCE leads are intended for pacin[...]

Massachusetts Supreme Court Holds Dismissal Of State-Law-Based Medical Device Claim Was Appropriate

February 24, 2021

The Massachusetts Supreme Court held in it opinion filed on January 29, 2021 in a defective medical device case that “the complaint does not proffer sufficient factual assertions that plausibly establish causality between Genzyme’s purportedly tortious activities and Dunn’s injurie[...]

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[...]

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 Issues Safety Communication Regarding Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Affecting Medtronic Implantable Cardiac Devices, Programmers, and Home Monitors

April 4, 2019

The FDA issued a Safety Communication on March 21, 2019 entitled “Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Affecting Medtronic Implantable Cardiac Devices, Programmers, and Home Monitors” “to alert health care providers and patients about cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified in a wireless[...]

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 [...]

Are Medical Devices Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks?

October 24, 2016

Many people are implanted with medical devices every year that allows them to live longer, more active, and productive lives, which devices are controlled by computer chips that tell the devices how to function and behave. Some of these implantable medical devices help control the rhythm of the[...]

San Diego Doctor And Medical Device Manufacturer Ordered To Pay $5.2 Million

July 29, 2012

On July 25, 2012, a San Diego medical malpractice jury returned a verdict against an orthopedic doctor (who is the head doctor for the San Diego Chargers football team) and the medical device manufacturer Breg Inc. for the injuries suffered by a 15-year-old girl who underwent knee surgery in 2003.[...]

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