The Greenville News (5/24, Osby) reported that the "Medical Device Safety Act of 2009… would reverse the high court’s decision" and would allow patients to sue Medtronic under state law. Don Fernbach, who was one of the patient’s shocked by a defective lead said, "As long as victims of defective medical devices can’t sue…these companies have no impetus to do the right thing." However, "U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis, R-S.C., said manufacturers should take reasonable steps so their products are safe, but shouldn’t have to be ‘guarantors’ of good outcomes, or product development would be suppressed." Inglis "added that while accountability through litigation is the best argument for the bill, FDA has a ‘rigorous’ system for approving devices, and it would drive up costs." In addition, "U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint opposes the bill for the same reasons."
A resident of Honolulu, Hawaii, Wayne Parsons is an Injury Attorney that has dedicate his life to improving the delivery of justice to the people of his community and throughout the United States. He is driven to make sure that the wrongful, careless or negligent behavior that caused his clients' injury or loss does not happen to others.
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