On April 14, 2015, a New Jersey plaintiff filed a product liability and negligence lawsuit against Minnesota-based Medtronic, Inc. regarding its unsafe and unlawful promotion of the Infuse bone graft product used in complex spinal surgery. The lawsuit alleges, among other accusations, that Medtronic improperly... Read More

On January 21, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a bone graft warning to physicians, children with bone growth defects, and parents of children with bone growth defects. The warning pertained to the use of bone grafting in children under age 18, including... Read More

A Missouri judge is allowing a Medtronic Infuse bone graft lawsuit to proceed, after dismissing a motion by the defendant to dismiss claims of fraud and intentional misrepresentation filed by the plaintiff. The plaintiff in this complaint, Laura Blankenship, alleges use of the Infuse bone... Read More

According to a press release issued on May 6, 2014, a Medtronic Infuse settlement of $22 million has been reached with 950 plaintiffs, to resolve both pending and unfiled product liability claims arising from complications with the company’s Infuse bone graft. The settlement is not... Read More

Abingdon, Virginia resident Sandra F. Danna has initiated legal proceedings against Medtronic, Inc. and Medtronic Sofamor Danek, USA, Inc., in connection with the serious harm she allegedly sustained following surgical implantation of Infuse bone growth protein. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern... Read More

Five plaintiffs have filed an Infuse bone graft lawsuit in California Superior Court, adding to the growing litigation against Infuse manufacturer Medtronic. All five of these plaintiffs allege they received the Infuse device off-label and have since suffered serious complications due to bone overgrowth, neuropathy... Read More

A Medtronic bone graft lawsuit filed over complications associated with an off-label spinal fusion procedure will be remanded back to state court, according to a ruling handed down by Senior Judge Ortrie D. Smith. The Missouri district judge found that a surgeon named as defendant... Read More

Texas resident Tracy Olson is suing Medtronic, Inc. for $2 million in damages, alleging Infuse bone graft problems during her spinal fusion surgery left her with severe personal injuries and economic losses. She filed her product liability claim in the U.S. District Court, Southern District... Read More