Magnolia Medical Technologies said yesterday it filed a lawsuit against blood-culture-focused device developer Kurin claiming the company “mischaracterized its clinical data as well as the functionality and ease of use of its device.” The suit comes in response to a similar suit filed by Kurin in the Southern District of California in May which claimed […]
KFx inks Zimmer licensing deal, sues Stryker over patent infringement
KFx Medical said yesterday it inked a licensing agreement with Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) for patents used in knotless double row rotator cuff repair and that it filed a lawsuit against Stryker (NYSE:SYK) which it claims infringes on patents also related to knotless double row rotator cuff repair. Through the licensing agreement, Zimmer Biomet and its affiliates will have the […]
Appeals court shoots down Medtronic win in IRS feud
A federal appeals court yesterday shot down a U.S. Tax Court decision in a longrunning transfer prcing dispute between Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS maintains that Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic owes $1.4 billion in back taxes for transfer pricing arrangements among the company’s various units during the tax years 2005 and 2006. In transfer pricing, income is […]
Masimo, Dominion bury the hatchet in blood monitoring IP infringement suit
Diagnostic tech developer Masimo (NSDQ:MASI) and rival Dominion have settled a suit over blood monitoring patents, according to recently released court documents. The two companies said they reached a settlement deal over a suit brought against Masimo by Dominion claiming it infringed on patents related to noninvasive blood monitoring technology. The agreement does not include payments […]
Judge tosses Zimmer Biomet hip suit over statute of limitations issues
A US District Judge for the Pennsylvania Federal Court yesterday dismissed a plaintiff’s claims of injury related to a Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) metal-on-metal prosthetic hip because it passed the statute of limitations. Plaintiff Marilyn Adams was implanted with a Zimmer hip prosthesis in 2011, and claimed to suffer pain and complications for years after. She underwent […]
AngioDynamics acquires Surgical Specialties’ BioSentry sealant, updates on Bard antitrust suit
AngioDynamics (NSDQ:ANGO) said today it acquired Surgical Specialties’ BioSentry Tract Sealant assets for an undisclosed amount, and touted a recent legal win in a case against Becton Dickinson & Co. (NYSE:BDX) subsidiary C.R. Bard. The newly acquired BioSentry system is designed to prevent the occurrence of pneurmothorax during CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsies using a proprietary hydrogel plug which […]
Report: Women in Australia to pursue class action over Bayer’s Essure
A group of women in Australia will be joining other women worldwide in pursuing a class action lawsuit against Bayer (ETR:BAYN) for medical problems allegedly associated with its Essure permanent birth control device, according to a report from The Guardian. The suit, which will be led by law firm Slater and Gordon, joins similar suits against […]
Plaintiffs in J&J DePuy Ortho Pinnacle hip bellwether seek $246m in damages
A group of plaintiffs who sued Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) DePuy Orthopaedics in a bellwether case over alleged defects associated with its Pinnacle metal-on-metal hips are looking for approximately $246.1 million in damages, according to recently released court documents. The damages come after a jury in Texas federal court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, […]
AngioDynamics nets a win in antitrust case against BD’s Bard
A federal judge in New York this week denied a motion from Becton Dickinson & Co. (NYSE:BDX) subsidiary C.R. Bard to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by AngioDynamics (NSDQ:ANGO) alleging unfair competition, according to an Albany Business Review report. AngioDynamics filed the suit against Bard last May, claiming that the larger company illegally ties the sales of its […]
Pulse Biosciences’ nano-pulse stimulation tested in skin cancer patients
Pulse Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:PLSE) has begun a clinical study to evaluate nano-pulse stimulation (NPS) platform in a common skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma (BCC). NPS is a non-thermal therapy that uses ultra-short, nanosecond-pulsed electric fields that directly affect and disrupt intracellular structures. It has been shown to induce immunogenic cell death in pre-clinical cancer models, according […]
ITC backs Hologic in mammography patent spat with FujiFilm
Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) said yesterday that a US International Trade Commission Administrative Law Judge ruled in their favor in an investigation into a patent infringement complaint filed against Fujifilm Holdings (TSE:4901). Marlborough, Mass.-based Hologic said the complaint was related to x-ray mammography with tomosynthesis and other related mammography tech found in its Selenia Dimensions and 3Dimensions systems. The […]
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