Breast implants
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Federal government is cleared to pursue reimbursement for Medicare payments that went to treat injuries allegedly suffered by silicone breast implant claimants involved in a 1995 class action settlement valued at $4.2 bil. The Department of Justice filed suit in Birmingham district court in March 2000 to recover its expenditures; however, the court later dismissed the complaint, in part due to the government's inability to identify specific patients. A Sept. 15 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit allows the case to proceed against defendants Baxter, Bristol-Myers Squibb, 3M and Union Carbide, but remands the case back to the district court for resolution (1"The Gray Sheet" April 10, 2000, In Brief)...
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