Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is taking its long-running patent beef with NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) to Indiana with a new lawsuit claiming infringement of spinal implant patents.
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J&J’s 1st DePuy hip lawsuit settlements cost $600k
Federal investigators recently launched an additional inquiry into Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and its DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary, taking a closer look at marketing practices surrounding a line of recalled metal-on-metal hips.
Wound Management seeks to settle SEC beef
Wound Management Technologies (OTC:WNDM) wants to settle its beef with the SEC over an alleged kickbacks scheme designed to boost its share price.
First DePuy ASR lawsuit settles before trial
The 1st lawsuit in what’s likely to be a long series filed against Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics over its ASR metal-on-metal hip implant settled ahead of trial, according to court documents.
The case, Rundle et al vs. DePuy Orthopaedics, was slated to go before a jury Dec. 3 in Nevada’s 8th Judicial District Court.
Smith & Nephew demands $1M from rival for non-compete violations
Orthopedic titan Smith & Nephew (FTSE:SN, NYSE:SNN) sued rival device maker Exact Surgical for $1 million dollars for hiring a former S&M rep to sell orthopedic devices in Texas.
Feds join whistleblower probe of Vascular Solutions’ alleged off-label scheme
Vascular Solutions (NSDQ:VASC) is under investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas for alleged off-label promotion of its Vari-Lase venous disease treatment system.
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UPDATE: Federal appeals court sends Smith & Nephew / KCI bout back to Texas
UPDATE August 13, 3:50 p.m. EDT with comment from Smith & Nephew.
Whistleblower lawsuit accuses Orthofix of kickbacks scheme
Johnson & Johnson still on the hook in patient injury lawsuit over Cypher stent
Johnson subsidiary Cordis Corp. wasn’t able to dodge all the complaints in a patient injury lawsuit after a New Jersey Supreme Court Judge upheld certain arguments against the company’s Cypher coronary stents.
Lead plaintiff Vonnie Cornett and a clutch of others from 16 states sued Johnson & Johnson and Cordis in 2008, filing 48 complaints for injuries allegedly caused by Cordis’ Cypher sirolimus-eluting stent.
Hips: Bellwether DePuy trials for recalled ASR hip implants to begin next year
The 1st patient injury lawsuits following the high-profile recall of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics’ metal-on-metal hip implants are set to begin next year.