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3. Mako Surgical shareholders file 6 lawsuits in 4 months after stock dives
Mako Surgical reveals 6 shareholder lawsuits filed in the last 4 months over accusations of "misrepresentations and omissions" that may have artificially inflated the company’s shares and led to a 92% drop in value.
2. Bellwether DePuy trials for recalled ASR hip implants to begin next year
An initial set of bellwether lawsuits over Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics’ recalled ASR metal hip implants is set to begin next year.
1. FDA eschews recall, instead restricts use of Stryker’s Wingspan brain stents
Stryker avoids a recall as the FDA opts to restrict use of the medical device company’s Wingspan brain stent system to a narrower group of patients after studies suggested the device may increase stroke and death rates.