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3. Over-stenting doc gets 8 years in jail
Maryland cardiologist Dr. John McLean, charged with implanting unnecessary stents in order to defraud Medicare and Medicaid, is slapped with 8 years in jail and must pay nearly $600,000 in restitution.
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2. Olympus shares rise on abated de-listing threat
Shares of Olympus Corp. (TYO:7733) regained some of the 78 percent of its value lost since new broke of its scheme to hide losses, even as a major institutional investor says it bailed at the first hint of scandal and a retired executive mounts a campaign to reinstate fired CEO Michael Woodford – who was ousted after exposing the first crack in the cover-up.
1. Stryker sues DePuy, Wright and Zimmer
Stryker Corp. (NYSE:SYK) filed a trio of lawsuits against rivals Wright Medical Group (NSDQ:WMGI), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics and Zimmer Holdings (NYSE:ZMH), accusing them of trespassing on its patent for a hip implant component.
