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Shareholders file class action suit against Medtronic

December 14, 2007
A group of shareholders has filed a class action lawsuit against Medtronic, Inc. over the recall of its Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads. The lawsuit alleges that failed to alert investors of problems with the Sprint Fidelis leads and failed to act promptly in issuing the Sprint Fidelis recall.
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Medtronic knew health risks months before Sprint Fidelis recall

October 30, 2007
New reports indicate that Medtronic was aware of the potential health risks of its Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads months before the company issued a recall notice for the lead wires. Medtronic finally issued the Sprint Fidelis recall on October 14 after at least five deaths and hundreds of cases of injury were linked to the lead wires.
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Congress plans FDA review after Sprint Fidelis recall

October 23, 2007
Congress has notified the Food and Drug Administration that it is investigating the agency’s procedure for reviewing the safety of lead wires and other heat device components. The decision to launch the investigation was made due to the recent recall of Medtronic’s Sprint Fidelis leads, which were taken off the market on October 14 due to a abnormally high risk of malfunction.
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Minn. woman files Sprint Fidelis lawsuit

October 22, 2007
A Minnesota woman has filed a Sprint Fidelis lawsuit in state court against Medtronic, the manufacturer of the lead wires. The lawsuit is the second that has been filed so far in the wake of the recent Sprint Fidelis recall. Last week, a federal lawsuit was filed seeking class action status on behalf of as many as 129,000 Sprint Fidelis lead wire patients.
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Canadian woman files class action Sprint Fidelis lawsuit against Medtronic

October 19, 2007
A Canadian woman has filed a lawsuit against Medtronic Inc. alleging that she was injured due to a malfunction in one of the company’s Sprint Fidelis lead wires used in her defibrillator. Sherry Robinson’s Sprint Fidelis lawsuit is seeking class action status and damages of more than $585 million for Canadian patients who suffered defibrillator wire problems with the Sprint Fidelis leads.
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