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New Article Highlights Medical Safety Device Act of 2009

Friday, July 17th, 2009

In 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.

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Congress May Let Injured Victims Sue Medical Device Makers

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

According to a piece in the February 20, 2009 Wall Street Journal, new legislation planned for introduction by Democrats Henry Waxman and Frank Pallone would allow injured patients to sue device makers. Another medical industry case is pending in the Supreme Court that visits similar issues but in the context of prescription drugs.

Read a copy of the Wall Street Journal article.

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