Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is scheduled to hold a hearing on “Protecting Patients from Defective Medical Devices” as part of its review of the proposed Medical Device Safety Act of 2009. The hearing will occur on Tuesday, Aug. 4th at 2:30 p.m. The committee has broad jurisdiction over the operation of the country’s health care, schools, employment and retirement programs.
Archive for July, 2009
Senate HELP Committee Hearing on MDSA Scheduled for August 4th
Thursday, July 30th, 2009New Article Highlights Medical Safety Device Act of 2009
Friday, July 17th, 2009In an OpEd News article titled “Restoring Patient Rights and Promoting Safer Medical Devices,” Lieff Cabraser attorney Stephen H. Cassidy discusses the critical importance of the Medical Safety Device Act of 2009 for patients.
Avery DeGroh is one of thousands in America who suffered terrifying electrical shocks caused by a faulty Medtronic lead. Sadly, they have been deprived of their legal right to hold Medtronic accountable for its negligence. The Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 (S. 540/ H.R. 1346), restores the right of Americans injured by medical devices, to seek justice through the civil justice system. Read the full article on OpEd News.
