Another Slam Dunk Infuse Win — Preemption and More
If you have any interest in the topic of preemption in Pre-Market Approved (PMA) medical devices that were used in an off-label manner, just take a look at cases involving Medtronic's Infuse. There are dozens, and almost all are complete victories for the defense. What occasionally survives are fraud or misrepresentation claims, although they have a tough time meeting the heightened pleading standard of Rule 9(b), or failure to warn claims where a court recognizes failure to submit adverse events to the Food and Drug Administration as parallel to a state law duty to warn physicians.
The most recent Infuse victory strikes a blow at each and every attempt by plaintiffs to circumvent, dodge, sidestep and elude preemption and pleadings standards. And with each bypass blocked, the plaintiffs’ claims had nowhere to go.
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