Kentucky-based cardiologist Dr. Sandesh Rajaram Patil, 51, admitted this week that he lied about a patient’s heart health in order to justify implanting a stent and submitting a claim for federal reimbursement. Patil is the 3rd cardiologist nationwide and the 1st from Kentucky to face federal prosecution for unnecessary cardiac stenting.
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KCI tallies a win against whistleblowers’ attorneys
California’s Central District Court had good news for Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI), ruling that opposing attorneys violated ethical standards in a whistleblower case, barring prosecuting counsel from continuing with the litigation.
Legal: ResMed pounces on another potential patent violator
Republicans launch anti-Obamacare blitz in the wake of D.C. scandals | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL —The GOP is capitalizing on the recent IRS scandal in its campaign against healthcare reform with a new advertising strategy launched last week. The campaign took off with a 1-day mobile billboard blitz in blue districts claiming the Democratic party wants to "put the IRS in charge of your healthcare."
Intuitive Surgical faces shareholder class action lawsuit
Shareholders of Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) late last month filed a class action lawsuit accusing the robot-assisted surgery giant and its executives of artificially inflating the company’s stock price with misleading statements and "disreputable" sales practices.
Boston Scientific can’t escape New Jersey whistleblower lawsuit
A New Jersey judge decided last week to allow accusers to move forward with a lawsuit against medical device giant Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) and its neuromodulation unit.
Zimmer Holdings personal injury lawsuits sent back for reconsideration
ArthroCare ex-exec pleads not guilty to defrauding investors
Former ArthroCare (NSDQ:ARTC) executive John Raffle pleaded not guilty this week to allegations that took part in a scheme to artificially inflate ARTC stock prices by misleading investors.
Legal news: J&J’s Biosense Webster can’t keep ex-reps from selling for St. Jude
Legal: Former ArthroCare exec wants court to reveal accused co-conspirators
Former ArthroCare (NSDQ:ARTC) executive John Raffle asked a Texas court to unseal the names of as-yet unidentified co-conspirators in the federal government’s case against him, arguing that he can’t properly prepare for a trial without that information.
Nobel Biocare settles $450M class action for $1.3M
Nobel Biocare Holding may be able to settle a class action lawsuit involving 1,000s of dentists for $1.3 million after a federal judge tentatively OK’d the deal.
The class action, headed by Dr. Jason Yamada, includes any U.S. dentists who bought Nobel implant products (except the company’s NobelDirect Groovy device) – more than 2,900 dentists.