Aug. 4, 2009 Senate Hearing on the MDSA
Two years ago, Michael Mulvihill of Bettendorf, Iowa, was driving when he saw a blue light flash before his eyes. His heart defibrillator was malfunctioning and sending electrical shocks throughout his body. Mulvihill’s nightmare continues because he cannot hold the manufacturer of his faulty medical device accountable due to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that gave device manufacturers complete immunity.
On August 4, 2009, Mulvihill, a client of Lieff Cabraser, testified before a U.S. Senate Committee, asking for Congress to pass the Medical Device Safety Act (MDSA), legislation that would restore the right of patients to hold manufacturers of defective medical devices accountable.
View video of the August 4, 2009 Senate hearing on the MDSA.
