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Who's Liable When a "Reprocessed" Device Does Harm? 
"Reprocessing" of medical devices – the cleaning, sterilization, and reuse of items such as catheters, clamps, and scissors – has become more common as health care providers seek to contain costs. If such a reused device injures a patient, can the original manufacturer be held liable? A new WLF Working Paper examines this issue and a federal court ruling involving reprocessed devices, Kapps v. Biosense Webster. Paper co-author Stephen Klein offers further commentary on the issues in a WLF LegallyBrief video commentary. Click here to read the WLF Working Paper, and here to view the video. |
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Prevor v. Food and Drug Administration.
On January 19, 2012, WLF filed a brief in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, urging it to prevent FDA from adopting new product classification rules that could cause numerous medical products previously classified as devices to be...
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Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Campbell
On January 17, 2012, WLF filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, urging it to review a Florida state court decision that prevents the nation’s major cigarette manufacturers from defending themselves against charges that they acted wrongfully in...
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Rio Tinto plc v. Sarei
On December 28, 2011, WLF filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, urging it to review (and ultimately overturn) an appeals court decision that permits activists to go forward with a suit claiming that a multinational company aided and abetted human...
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United States v. Philip Morris USA
On December 19, 2011, WLF filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, urging it to dismiss the federal government’s 12-year-old lawsuit against the tobacco industry, on the grounds that the suit has become moot....
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