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By FindLaw Staff
People filing lawsuits over the safety of federally-approved medical devices will face stricter legal hurdles, after a decision handed down today by the U.S. Supreme Court. In an 8-1 decision, the Court held that the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 bars most state law claims challenging the safety or effectiveness of a medical device that received market approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The case was an appeal of dismissal of a suit filed after a Medtronic catheter in a patient's coronary artery ruptured during heart surgery.
- Read the U.S. Supreme Court Decision (FindLaw)
- Reuters: Top Court Rules for Medtronic in Devices Case
- Medical Product and Device Defects (FindLaw)
- Defective and Dangerous Products (FindLaw)
Full post as published by FindLaw's Common Law on February 20, 2008 (boomark / email).
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