Dec. 31, 2014 (macombdaily.com)–A Southfield-based doctor from Bloomfield Hills is seeking a bond as his medical malpractice case heads toward trial, but prosecutors fear he may flee to his native Afghanistan if released. Aria Sabit, accused of improperly performing lumbar spinal fusions, has been in custody since late November, when a criminal complaint was unsealed […]
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Southfield doctor seeking bond after fraud accusations
Dec. 31, 2014 (macombdaily.com)–A Southfield-based doctor from Bloomfield Hills is seeking a bond as his medical malpractice case heads toward trial, but prosecutors fear he may flee to his native Afghanistan if released. Aria Sabit, accused of improperly performing lumbar spinal fusions, has been in custody since late November, when a criminal complaint was unsealed […]
Feds Move Against Spinal Implant Companies
Federal officials have filed two complaints under the False Claims Act against Michigan neurosurgeon Dr. Aria Sabit, spinal implant company Reliance Medical Systems, two Reliance distributorships — Apex Medical Technologies and Kronos Spinal Technologies — and the companies’ owners — Brett Berry, John Hoffman and Adam Pike. The complaints allege that Apex Medical and Kronos Spinal […]
NuVasive Forever Barred From Using NEUROVISION Trademark
Los Angeles, September 5, 2014 –A Los Angeles federal judge issued a permanent injunction earlier this week against NuVasive, Inc. (NUVA), forever barring the medical device manufacturer from using the trademark NEUROVISION to promote or sell medical devices in the United States.The injunction follows a verdict earlier this year in which a jury found that […]
Judge Cancels NuVasive’s Trademark On The NeuroVision Name
NuVasive’s (NASDAQ:NUVA) bid to escape a $30 million trademark infringement loss to NeuroVision Medical Products has been cancelled by a California federal judge. The judge granted NeuroVision’s motions for a permanent injunction, canceling NuVasive’s rights to theRead more »
No Settlement in Stryker, Biomet Lawsuit
No settlement will be allowed in a case of poaching that orthopedics rivals Biomet and Stryker are battling. A federal judge in Michigan shot down the settlement agreement on Tuesday, according to MassDevice.com.“Over the past 2 weeks, Stryker uncovered an ill-conceived and long-planned scheme by Biomet, using Stryker representatives in both New York (Steitzer) and Louisiana […]
California medical fraud included fake spinal screws, lawsuit alleges
Bribed surgeons implanted counterfeit spinal hardware into the backs of potentially thousands of patients as part of a vast scheme overseen by Michael D. Drobot, the former hospital executive who as part of a plea deal admitted to bribing indicted California state Sen. Ron Calderon, according to a new lawsuit. Read more »
California medical fraud included fake spinal screws, lawsuit alleges
Bribed surgeons implanted counterfeit spinal hardware into the backs of potentially thousands of patients as part of a vast scheme overseen by Michael D. Drobot, the former hospital executive who as part of a plea deal admitted to bribing indicted California state Sen. Ron Calderon, according to a new lawsuit. Read more »
Shareholder files suit against Medtronic
A shareholder’s lawsuit against Fridley-based Medtronic contends the proposed acquisition of Ireland-based Covidien will wrongly force longtime investors to suffer a near-term tax hit.In a lawsuit filed July 2 in Hennepin County District Court, shareholder Lewis Merenstein objects to the “reverse merger” structure of Read more »
California doctors used fake hardware in spine surgeries, lawsuits say
Jul 03, 2014–Doctors in Southern California have implanted counterfeit screws and rods, ginned up in a small machine shop, into the backs of thousands of injured workers, according to lawsuits filed throughout the state.Some doctors who used the bogus hardware took kickbacks including cash andRead more »
California doctors used fake hardware in spine surgeries, lawsuits say
Jul 03, 2014–Doctors in Southern California have implanted counterfeit screws and rods, ginned up in a small machine shop, into the backs of thousands of injured workers, according to lawsuits filed throughout the state.Some doctors who used the bogus hardware took kickbacks including cash andRead more »
Stryker Accuses Medtronic Of Participation In Patent Trolling Scheme
June 25, 2014 (www.meddeviceonline.com)–Stryker Corporation recently asked a federal judge in Delaware to permit the company to bring antitrust claims against Medtronic Inc., Orthophoenix LLC, and IP Navigation Group LLC (IP Nav).In its complaint, Stryker alleges that Medtronic conspired with Orthophoenix, a company that was founded on April 25, 2013, and the next day bought […]
Medtronic and the ethics of ‘lawyering’
Medtronic’s proposal last week to buy Covidien to grow earnings and avoid paying U.S. taxes is a smart bit of “lawyering.” But it exposes once again the gap between law and justice.In the West since Aristotle wrote about politics, people have been uncomfortable when the law of the state fails to Read more »
Medtronic and the ethics of ‘lawyering’
Medtronic’s proposal last week to buy Covidien to grow earnings and avoid paying U.S. taxes is a smart bit of “lawyering.” But it exposes once again the gap between law and justice.In the West since Aristotle wrote about politics, people have been uncomfortable when the law of the state fails to Read more »
Judge: Ex-Synthes sales manager broke noncompete
June 13, 2014 (www.massdevice.com/Brad Perriello)–A former sales manager for Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ)Synthes orthopedics subsidiary broke a non-compete agreement when he jumped ship to help form and lead Emerge Medical, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled this month. Emerge Medical CEO John Marotta resigned from his role at Synthes in April 2010, after incorporating Emerge […]
Medtronic will pay U.S. $9.9 million to settle kickback allegations
WASHINGTON – (Jim Spencer, Star Tribune)–Medtronic Inc. will pay the U.S. Justice Department $9.9 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that accused thecompany of paying kickbacks to doctors for using its defibrillators and pacemakers.The alleged kickbacks, according to the newly unsealed suit, included “gifts of wine and alcohol” and “trips to strip clubs” paid for by […]
Medtronic will pay U.S. $9.9 million to settle kickback allegations
WASHINGTON – (Jim Spencer, Star Tribune)–Medtronic Inc. will pay the U.S. Justice Department $9.9 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that accused thecompany of paying kickbacks to doctors for using its defibrillators and pacemakers.The alleged kickbacks, according to the newly unsealed suit, included “gifts of wine and alcohol” and “trips to strip clubs” paid for by […]
Trials of spinal surgery option Infuse were too little, too late
May 17, 2014 —Journal Sentinel John Fauber–“Those now suing Medtronic over side effects face a daunting battle.In March, nearly 1,000 people who are suing Medtronic, the company that markets Infuse — a number certain to grow.Earlier this month, the company told investors it will pay $22 million to settle about 950 claims and is setting […]
Medtronic settles some bone graft claims for $22M; others pending
May 6, 2014, (Star Tribune .Steve Alexander)–Medtronic Inc. said Tuesday that it will pay $22 million to end product liability lawsuits involving 950 people who used its controversial Infuse bone graft product.But that appears to be only the beginning.The Fridley-based medical device company said 3,800 similar claims, some of them not yet filed, could create […]
NuVasive(R) Announces Favorable Resolution of Patent Lawsuit Against Cadwell Laboratories, Inc.
SAN DIEGO, CA — (Marketwired) — 05/06/14 — NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), a medical device company focused on developing minimally disruptive surgical products and procedures for the spine, announced today that it reached a settlement agreement with Cadwell Laboratories, Inc., in a lawsuit involving NuVasive’s patented neuromonitoring technology.NuVasive filed the lawsuit in December 2012 asserting […]
Fourteen Plaintiffs File Suit Against Stryker / Howmedica over Cervicore Implant
April 16, 2014 by Zoll, Kranz & Borgess LLC–-On Friday April 11, the law firm of Zoll, Kranz & Borgess, LLC filed a lawsuit behalf of a group of fourteen plaintiffs against Howmedica Osteonics Corp. (which does business as Stryker Spine) alleging Howmedica’s trial device called called CerviCore injured them.According to the Complaint filed in […]
Fourteen Plaintiffs File Suit Against Stryker / Howmedica over Cervicore Implant
April 16, 2014 by Zoll, Kranz & Borgess LLC–-On Friday April 11, the law firm of Zoll, Kranz & Borgess, LLC filed a lawsuit behalf of a group of fourteen plaintiffs against Howmedica Osteonics Corp. (which does business as Stryker Spine) alleging Howmedica’s trial device called called CerviCore injured them.According to the Complaint filed in […]
Federal Jury Awards $30 Million To Nerve Surveillance Device Manufacturer In Dispute Against NuVasive, Inc. (NUVA)
Los Angeles, April 3, 2014 – A federal jury awarded $30 million yesterday in a trademark infringement case brought by Neurovision Medical Products against NuVasive.The plaintiff Neurovision Medical is a surgical device company based in Ventura, California. The Company was incorporated in 1985 by Dr. J. Lee Rea, a physician and electrical engineer, who was […]
NuVasive, Inc. (NUVA) Receives Unfavorable Verdict in Trade Name Case
On April 3, 2014, an unfavorable jury verdict was delivered against NuVasive, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUVA) relating to NuVasive’s use of the trade name “NeuroVision” in the amount of $30.0 million. NuVasive strongly disagrees with the verdict and intends to vigorously defend its right to use the “NeuroVision” trademark. The Company intends to file post-trial motions […]
Alphatec Holdings and OrthoTec, LLC Mutually Agree to Settle Ongoing Litigation
CARLSBAD, Calif., March 17, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a medical device company that provides physician-inspired solutions for patients with spinal disorders, announced that it has entered into a binding term sheet to settle the OrthoTec, LLC vs. Surgiview S.A.S. legal matter.This settlement will result […]
Former Spinal Implant CEO Convicted of Fraud Charges
SAN JOSE,October 17,2013– /mercurynews.com/The CEO of a spinal implant company was convicted of overcharging the county and San Jose for workers’ compensation reimbursements, prosecutors said.Trudy Maurer, 68, is head of Implantium, a San Francisco-based company that purchases surgical implants from manufacturers and supplies them to hospitals. According to prosecutors, the company altered invoices submitted to San […]
Stryker Corp. sues orthopedics rival Biomet and a pair of ex-sales reps, accusing them of a scheme to poach Stryker sales teams and diverting customers.
October 2, 2013/MassDevice.com/–Stryker Corp. sues orthopedics rival Biomet and a pair of ex-sales reps, accusing them of a scheme to poach Stryker sales teams and diverting customers.Stryker accused Biomet and a pair of former sales representatives of a scheme to poach reps and business from Stryker in Louisiana and New York.Christopher Ridgeway and Richard Steitzer […]