Texas Judge approves ArthroCare’s $74M shareholder lawsuit settlement
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J&J’s decision to pull women’s mesh is not a recall
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) isn’t recalling its controversial transvaginal mesh products, but is pulling them off the shelves in response to the more than 600 women who have filed lawsuits claiming personal injury as a result of having receiving the implants.
MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 med-tech stories for May 31, 2012.
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GI Dynamics and Gore creep toward trial in weight-loss device patent dispute
A long-running dispute between W.L Gore & Associates and GI Dynamics (ASX:GID) stepped closer to trial when an Arizona District Judge affirmed that all but 1 of GI Dynamics’ counterclaims in the patent infringement lawsuit may proceed to trial.
All claims on both sides are ready for trial, and a pretrial conference between the companies is set for July. No trial date has yet been determined.
Ex-Spectranetics CEO Schulte gets probation | Legal News
Former Spectranetics (NSDQ:SPNC) CEO John Schulte was sentenced May 29 to a year of probation after being convicted in March on a single count of lying to federal investigators about his role in the allegedly illegal importation of laser medical devices for a clinical trial.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had recommended that he be sentenced to 2 years in prison and 3 years of probation, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette.
St. Jude Medical settles VA false claims suit for $3.7M
St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) agreed to pay nearly $3.7 million to settle a civil lawsuit accusing it of failing to rebate the federal government for explanted pacemakers and defibrillators.
Plaintiffs in 4 suits against Intuitive Surgical file for MDL
The plaintiffs in a quartet of lawsuits filed against Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) want the cases consolidated under a single judge in either Louisiana or California, according to court documents.
Occlutech claims win in Dutch legal war with St. Jude Medical | Legal News
Occlutech GmbH is claiming victory in a legal battle with St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) over structural heart implants, saying Holland’s Supreme Court upheld an earlier ruling in Occlutech’s favor.
Baxter dialysis IP battle headed for the Supreme Court? | Legal News
MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 med-tech stories for May 21, 2012.
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Response Biomedical launches internal review of products sold to “terrorist” countries
Response Biomedical (TSE:RBM) launched an internal audit of its exports to restricted companies in response to a Securities & Exchange Commission inquiry into sales to countries deemed "state sponsors of terrorism."