Attorney General Sues Hip Implant Makers, Asserts UCL, FAL Claims

(January 25, 2019, 2:46 PM EST) -- SAN MATEO, Calif. — The California attorney general, on behalf of the people of the state, on Jan. 22 sued numerous makers of metal-on-metal hip implants in a California court, alleging that they violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and false advertising law (FAL) by making misrepresentations about the stability, survivorship and other characteristics of the products (California v. Medical Device Business Services, Inc., et al., No. 19-00422, Calif. Super., San Mateo Co.)....