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Class-Action Lawsuit Initiated Over Potentially Defective Cardiac Defibrillators

Two Toronto law firms have launched a Canada-wide class-action lawsuit against the manufacturers of implantable defibrillators that can fail with little or no warning because of potentially defective batteries. About 8,000 Canadians were implanted with the cardiac defibrillators with the brand names Fortify, Fortify Assura, Fortify Assura MP, Unify, Unify Assura, or Unify Quadra, …



St Jude in $39.25 Million Shareholder Settlement Over Heart Devices

St. Jude Medical Inc has reached a $39.25 million class action settlement with shareholders to resolve claims it downplayed the possible dangers associated with a product used to connect implantable defibrillators to patients’ hearts. The preliminary settlement, disclosed Thursday with the U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, requires a judge’s approval. It resolves claims that St. Jude inflated …