Stryker (NYSE:SYK) can’t dodge product liability, negligence and loss of consortium charges in a personal injury lawsuit filed over its recalled Trident hip implant, but a breach of warranty count is dropped due to the statute of limitations, a federal judge ruled this month.
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Boston Scientific reveals California AG probe, whistleblower suit
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) said the office of California attorney general Kamala Harris launched a probe this month of its transvaginal surgical mesh sales.
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.
Former Orthofix VP convicted in kickbacks scheme | Legal News
Dentsply sues law firm over $15M breach-of-contract loss | Legal News
Dentsply International (NSDQ:XRAY) sued the law firm that represented it in a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed against it by Guidance Endodontics that wound up costing Dentsply more than $15 million.
Bard sues AngioDynamics, Smiths Medical over access port patents | Legal News
Supreme Court denies Stryker, Volcano’s Q3 profits plunge 50 percent, Surgical robot brings precision to eye surgery | MassDevice.com +3
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ArthroCare gets $8M to settle shareholder suit, denies wrongdoing
ArthroCare Corp. (NSDQ:ATRC) settled a shareholders’ lawsuit by agreeing to an $8 million payment from its insurers, more than a quarter of which will go to the plaintiffs’ lawyers, according to court documents.
The Austin, Texas-based surgical device maker copped in 2009 to a scheme by which personal injury lawyers would refer patients to doctors who would then use one of ArthroCare’s spinal surgery devices. The 2009 announcement also detailed restated earnings for the previous four years.
Analysts bearish on C.R. Bard
Analysts at a trio of investment advisory firms downgraded their estimates for C.R. Bard (NYSE:BCR) stock, which hasn’t fared well recently.
Whistleblower to SNN: Cough up sales docs | MassDevice.com Legal Roundup
A former Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) executive wants a Tennessee federal court to force the company to cough up documents detailing its sales to the U.S. government as part of his whistleblower lawsuit accusing the firm of breaking the Trade Agreements Act.
DePuy, distributor and football player file against Stryker
Stryker Corp. (NYSE:SYK) is fielding legal challenges on two fronts, one from a former distributor and DePuy Spine and another from a Utah man claiming a Stryker pain pump destroyed his shoulder.