Judge Denies Preemption Dismissal Of Medtronic Drug Pump Lawsuit

Mealey's (March 16, 2021, 10:15 AM EDT) -- HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia federal judge on March 11 denied a motion by medical device maker Medtronic Inc. to dismiss as preempted a plaintiff’s claim that an implantable drug pump was defectively manufactured, resulting in the plaintiff suffering drug opioid withdrawal symptoms....