A doctor who blames a botched hip implantation on Smith & Nephew (FTSE:SN, NYSE:SNN) is suing the British medical device company to recoup his $2.2 million malpractice loss.
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Appeals court overturns Arthrex win over Smith & Nephew
The latest turn in a nearly decade-long legal battle between Smith & Nephew (FTSE:SN, NYSE:SNN) and Arthrex over surgical anchor patents swung Smith & Nephew’s way yesterday, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a lower court’s ruling and sent the case back for reconsideration.
MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 med-tech stories for Jan. 15, 2013
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Juror selection begins for Johnson & Johnson transvaginal mesh lawsuits | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A bellwether trial against Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) began this month with lawyers beginning to select jurors to hear a lawsuit accusing the healthcare giant of liability patient injuries allegedly caused by the company’s transvaginal mesh implants.
Supreme Court denies W.L. Gore in stent graft patent spat with C.R. Bard
The U.S. Supreme Court dashed the last hopes of W.L. Gore & Assoc. in its long-running patent war with C.R. Bard (NYSE:BCR) over vascular graft technology.
Medtronic can’t dodge pain pump lawsuit
ArthroCare updates on remaining federal issues
ArthroCare (NSDQ:ARTC) president & CEO David Fitzgerald provided highlights on the company’s ongoing beef with federal investigators, telling an audience at the J.P. Morgan healthcare conference in San Francisco this week that at least 1 of the pair of remaining legacy issues may be closing soon.
Weight loss: GI Dynamics, W.L. Gore settle patent beef
A long-running dispute between W.L Gore & Associates and GI Dynamics (ASX:GID) is over after the medical device companies agreed to settle the beef.