The Olympus Corporation of the Americas (OCA) has been found guilty of making illegal payments to doctors and hospitals in the United States as well as in Latin America. As a result, the largest distributor of endoscopes and other medical equipment in the country will pay $646 million for violating the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS).The statute …
At some point during their lives, about half of all women will endure pelvic organ prolapse, or POP, in one form or another with about 2% of experiencing symptoms that qualify as severe. Making matters worse is the fact that many women are too embarrassed to admit they are experiencing the distressing symptoms of their …
In a recent ruling, a jury in Green Bay, Wisconsin ordered medical device manufacturer DePuy Synthes, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, to pay $8.2 million in damages to Acantha LLC for a patent infringement involving an orthopedic assembly joint used in various types of surgeries. The ruling, which was delivered on August 21, 2018 …
In what has become a trend within the past several years, a person who was implanted with an IVC filter (inferior vena cava filter) has filed a lawsuit against the device’s manufacturer Cook Medical, claiming the product was defective and led to numerous health problems. According to the latest lawsuit, filed by Texas resident who …
Dating back to its founding in 1886, Johnson & Johnson has grown to become a true household name for its sales, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and consumer care products. Among the most notable items produced by the company are things such as baby powders and shampoos, bandages, surgical implants and numerous popular …
The Cook Medical lawsuit is now over. The company was accused of negligence because they allegedly issued blood clot filters that were defective. The United States District Court of the Southern District of Indiana issued a judgment that was in favor of Cook Medical. Arthur Gage was the one who filed the Cook Medical lawsuit. …
The Zimmer-Biomet bid seeks to dismiss $16 million in hip replacement lawsuits over their failed devices. Hundreds of people have filed hip replacement lawsuits citing premature failure. At one time, more than 2,500 cases were pending against Zimmer-Biomet. Zimmer Holdings, Inc. divested some of its U.S. Holdings to merge with Biomet, Inc. in 2015. Zimmer …
Cordis Corp., a medical device manufacturer based in Miami Lakes faces several lawsuits in Florida. A law firm in Boca Raton is handling the suits, which allege that the company’s vascular filters caused people injury and even death. At the moment, the firm is handling three lawsuits located in the Palm Beach Circuit Court against …
While action star Chuck Norris has taken on numerous villains and other impossible situations on both the small and big screen over the years, his latest battle happens to be against the seemingly mundane world of medical device manufacturers. In a lawsuit recently filed in California, Norris alleges that a chemical that was injected into …
B. Braun, a medical device maker, is being sued in a class action lawsuit due to issues with its artificial knee replacements. The devices, which are coated with ceramic, were promoted to surgeons in spite of the company having knowledge that some of the Aesculap knee replacement devices could potentially fail, according to the lawsuit, …