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• Johnson & Johnson Going Forward With Purchase of Guidant Corp.

  Jamie Sheller | November 16, 2005 8:25 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Though earlier signs indicated that Johnson & Johnson was no longer interested in purchasing Guidant Corporation, the deal is now going forward. However, the purchase price, at $63.08 a share, is lower than the original agreement for J&J to pay $76 a share for Guidant. The original deal appeared to slow to a halt after J&J issued a statement about Guidant regarding safety concerns and...

• Guidant, Medtronic & St. Jude Devices Earn Subpoenas

  Jamie Sheller | November 16, 2005 8:23 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Guidant Corporation, Medtronic and St. Jude Medical, three big makers of implantable heart devices, acknowledged receiving subpoenas from the United States Department of Justice. Apparently, the Justice Department has launched an investigation into possible violations of federal anti-fraud and anti-kickback statutes. Such violations could involve giving illegal payments or other benefits to...

• Federal Guidant Lawsuits Consolidate in MN

  Jamie Sheller | November 14, 2005 2:04 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  On November 7, 2005, cases filed in federal courts around the country against Guidant Corporation, involving their defective heart devices, were transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The transfer was ordered by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. The transfer means that those cases will be centralized in one court and coordinated by one...

• Guidant Pacemaker & Defibrillator Recall

  Jamie Sheller | November 11, 2005 1:35 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Imagine knowing that a device that you depend on to save your life might not work when it's supposed to. Now imagine that the people who made that device knew that it might not work when it is supposed to. Many people have recently been faced with that exact situation, when the Guidant Corporation recalled several models of cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers, due to defects that could cause...

• Injuries from Birth Control Patch

  Jamie Sheller | November 11, 2005 1:20 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Another pharmaceutical company is faced with evidence that its product causes injury and death. Ortho McNeil, a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson, makes a birth control patch, called Ortho Evra, that has been linked to increased risk of blood clots and death. The manufacturer recently issued a warning regarding these problems with the patch, after evidence mounted that...