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Sports Medicine
Case of the month: Medical malpractice liability in a DVT case
In previous articles, we have discussed the complex issue of assessing malpractice liability for physician judgment. Courts have traditionally been…
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Hospitals
Qui Tam Complaint Against MiMedx Is Fully Dismissed
MARIETTA, Ga., Oct.12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — MiMedx Group, Inc. MDXG, +5.32%the leading regenerative medicine company utilizing human amniotic tissue and patent-protected processes to…
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Financial
Communication Issues Can Lead to Malpractice Claims
By David Troxel, MD In almost half of the medical malpractice claims against orthopedists, patients allege improper performance of surgery.…
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Spine
Blue Shield Sued Over Spinal Surgery
By Rebekah Kearn LOS ANGELES (CN) – Blue Shield of California refuses to cover artificial cervical disc replacement, calling it…
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Financial
Surgeon alleged ringleader in $150 million insurance scam
LOS ANGELES – An orthopedic surgeon is charged as the ringleader in one of California’s biggest health fraud schemes, which included…
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Financial
Germany clamps down on corruption in health sector
Corrupt doctors, pharmacists, physiotherapists and care workers could face up to five years in jail if found guilty of bribery,…
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Spine
Medtronic asks Supremes to review loss to NuVasive
By Brad Perriello Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) this month asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court’s decision upholding a patent…
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Neuro
Court Rules That StemCells, Inc. Lacks Standing to Pursue Patent Infringement Suit
NEWARK, Calif., July 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM), a world leader in the research and development of cell-based therapeutics for the…
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Financial
Lost Profits Are Hard to Come By: Warsaw Orthopedic v. NuVasive Patent Litigation
By Melissa Davis Addressing the issue of convoyed and related sales, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, even…
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Spine
Patient sues hospital, doctors claiming misdiagnosis led to unnecessary spinal surgery
By Kyle Barnett GRETNA – A local hospital and a group of doctors are being sued for allegedly misdiagnosing the…
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Sports Medicine
KFx Medical Wins Appeal vs. Arthrex Inc. Upholding $35 Million Judgment of Patent Infringement and Validity
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KFx Medical announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today affirmed a judgment…
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Hospitals
Landmark False Claims Decision Shoots Down Whistleblowers
Walter Eisner • Fri, January 16th, 2015 If a device manufacturer is accused of lying to the FDA about complying…
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Hospitals
Supremes decline review of Stryker loss to Hill-Rom
December 1, 2014 by Brad Perriello The U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear an appeal of Stryker’s loss to Hill-Rom…
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Uncategorized
Appeals court upholds dismissal of pain pump suit against Stryker, Orthofix, others
August 11, 2014 by Brad Perriello A federal appeals court upholds the dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit filed against Stryker, Orthofix and…
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Hospitals
Court Dismisses POD Lawsuit Against OIG
On February 5, 2014, a federal court dismissed a challenge to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office…
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