November 30th, 2007 amy
Tom Kern, age 75, would like to live to be 76. After visiting his doctor for an irregular heart beat, he was implanted with a Medtronic defibrillator. A few weeks later, while he was watching the news, he learned the defibrillator he’d just been implanted with has the potential to shock him to death. The […]
November 29th, 2007 amy
im Orange of Bowling Green, Kentucky has filed a lawsuit against Medtronic, maker of the defective Sprint Fidelis lead wires recalled last month. Kim Orange is one of many people whose leads malfunctioned and delivered unnecessary electrical shock to the heart.
Orange was hospitalized after receiving a series of severe shocks in August, which caused her […]
November 28th, 2007 amy
Adding to the list of Medtronic lawsuits, Winnifred Leverson of North Dakota filed a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Bismarck on Monday. Leverson’s defibrillator is still implanted and hasn’t fractured yet, but she lives in worry of the day it will.
The recalled Sprint Fidelis leads have already been connected to five deaths […]
November 27th, 2007 amy
Medtronic lawsuits are popping up nationwide after Medtronic recalled its defective Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads thus far responsible for killing five people and severely injuring many more. The latest Medtronic lawsuit was filed in Texas by Eunice Henderson and Alice Gaston of Texarkana, along with Charles Bishop of Fort Worth, per the Texarkana Gazette on […]
November 26th, 2007 amy
On November 19, West Virginia resident Ted Carter filed a class action lawsuit against Medtronic on behalf of himself and others affected by the recalled Sprint Fidelis Leads. The suit seeks $5 million for each member of the class based on Medtronic’s alleged negligence, breach of implied warranty of merchandise and medical monitoring.
The West Virginia […]
November 23rd, 2007 amy
Back on October 19, the Wall Street Journal article “Heart Wires May Pose More Risk for the Young” reported that the recalled Medtronic defibrillator leads had a higher rate of fracturing in children, for whom the leads were thought to be a practical solution since the thinner leads were better fits for smaller bodies. The […]
November 21st, 2007 amy
A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of purchasers of Medtronic’s common stock between June 25, 2007 and October 15, 2007. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, alleges that the company and its senior management violated federal securities laws by issuing false material and misleading […]
November 20th, 2007 amy
Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads, recalled but still implanted in many patients’ bodies, may stop working altogether when the wire connecting the defibrillator to the heart detaches. But others are experiencing an equally dangerous problem: multiple shocks. When the wire intended to send shocks to the heart to stimulate heart beat when necessary detaches, it can […]
November 19th, 2007 amy
The latest Medtronic Defibrillator recall, involving defective Sprint Fidelis leads which can detach inside a patient’s body and cause death or severe shock injury, proves the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) isn’t doing its job. At least five deaths and thousands of injuries have been reported due to the defective Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator leads, and […]
November 16th, 2007 amy
Another Medtronic class action lawsuit has been filed over the company’s defective defibrillator, this time by two Kansas residents. The Medtronic lawsuits allege that the company didn’t warn those implanted with the defective defibrillators soon enough. The Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads, which were recalled in October 2007, have been linked to several deaths and injuries […]
