12 | 23 | 2006 Posted By William G. Pintas

No Preemption For Medtronic Heart Device, MDL Court Says

The Medtronic heart device multidistrict litigation court on Nov. 28 denied the defendant’s motion to find that any of the claims involving implantable cardiodefibrillators (ICD) are preempted.
This is a victory for all plaintiffs with drug and medical device claims.  The drug and medical device industry is on a well funded mission to preempt all state consumer protection laws with more favorable federal laws.

Written By:larry nelson On January 19, 2007 05:49 PM

I AM GLAD TO HEAR OF THE PRE-EMPTION DENIAL OF MEDTRONIC. MY QUESTION IS , IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THEY CAN APPEAL THIS RULING

Written By:larry nelson On January 20, 2007 08:15 PM

Is it possible that medtrionic could win an appeal of this ruling. I am enrolled in the medtronic 1726 mdl

Written By:larry nelson On January 30, 2007 02:21 PM

I am a plaintiff in the 1726 mdl. With this court denial of preemption. Will settlement ligation be allowed to commence if so is there any way of predicting how lonf litigation wii be. Thank you.