Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.

The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee continues to debate the Medical Device Safety Act of 2009, with the announcement of a June 18 hearing on the matter. The bill proposes to overturn the Supreme Court ruling of Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc., which prevents consumers who have been hurt by defective medical devices to sue the device’s maker if the devices have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The class includes medical devices such as cardiac defibrillators, pacemakers, replacement heart valves, coronary artery stents and pre-filled syringes.

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