May 16, 2019 Medical device makers gaming the FDA approval system are endangering millions of Americans in the race to compete. Some are...
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CR Bard to Stay Put in IVC Filter Multidistrict Litigation
January 25, 2018 C.R. Bard’s argument to get out of multidistrict litigation is denied. An Arizona federal judge has dismissed C.R. Bard Inc.’s...
How Medical Device ID Numbers Could Be Saving the Public
December 18, 2017 Identification numbers are key in tracking Medicare spending on recalled medical devices and protecting consumer health. According to auditors with...
Hip Implant Suits Against Stryker Corp. Consolidated in NJ
September 7, 2017 A Bid by Consumers to Consolidate State Court Lawsuits Over Stryker Corp.’s Allegedly Defective Hip Replacement Device is Approved by...
Johnson & Johnson Back in Court for Defective Mesh Device
August 9, 2017 Johnson & Johnson’s Defective Transvaginal Mesh Products are, for the Fifth Time, the Subject of a Trial in Philadelphia Johnson...
Vaginal Mesh Manufacturer Sets Aside $445 Million for U.S. Lawsuits
January 5, 2016 Coloplast, the Danish medical device manufacturer, has set aside $445 million to pay U.S. women injured by the company’s transvaginal...
Legislators Request Power Morcellator Investigation
September 9, 2015 Twelve congressional members have asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office to conduct an investigation concerning the laparoscopic power morcellator —...
