March 27th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq. NewsInferno.com reports that the Justice Department (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced yesterday that Biomet, a medical device company, will pay a $17.3 million criminal penalty and $5.4 million in restitution to resolve the SEC’s civil charges, which allege that Biomet bribed government-employed physicians in Argentina, Brazil, and [...]
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March 27th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Michael Werner, Esq. In March, 2005 Johnson & Johnson (J&J) introduced to the U.S. market its Gynecare Prolift vaginal mesh implant for the treatment of weakened pelvic muscles and organ prolapse. Upon its release, J&J praised the device as an “innovative and effective surgical option” to pre-existing alternatives. However, the Prolift device was not [...]
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March 27th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Brett Leitner, Esq. Gastrointestinal, or stomach area, infections are becoming more and more deadly in the United States, and have become a particular threat to the elderly, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deaths from these infections have doubled in the past decade or so, and of those who died, 83 [...]
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