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The Supreme Court declined to hear Medtronic’s challenge to a lower court ruling that an Arizona man, who said he was paralyzed by one of the company’s medical devices, could sue. Medtronic had argued that the state-law claim was pre-empted by federal regulations.

High court: Az man can sue medical manufacturer

Jun 23, 2014 ◇ Matthew Seeman/Cronkite News Service

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a medical device manufacturer’s appeal of a lower court ruling that said an Arizona man could sue the company for claims that its device left him paralyzed below the waist. Medtronic had argued that federal rules pre-empted the state-law suit. Read more»