Medtronic Lead Lawsuits: Medtronic Motion for Summary Judgment Granted

January 6, 2009, by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

A federal judge in Minnesota yesterday granted Medtronic's motion for summary judgment setting up an appeal and a plea to Congress to act to overrule the Supreme Court's holding in Medtronic v. Riegel.

I don't want to soft pedal what a setback this ruling is for the Medtronic lead lawsuits. But these cases are far from over.

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