On March 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in Shuker et al. v. Smith & Nephew PLC, affirmed a District Court’s ruling that claims against a medical device manufacturer are expressly preempted by federal law....more
On August 31st, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied DePuy Orthopaedics’ petition for a writ of mandamus instructing the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which is presiding over the...more
On February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule implementing the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (the “Act”). The Act requires certain manufacturers of covered drugs, devices, and...more
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Biologics ,
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Medical Devices ,
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Payment Records ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physician Ownership ,
Physicians ,
Research Funding ,
Sunshine Act ,
Teaching Hospitals ,
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