Aetna Wins $37.4M Civil Judgement Over South Bay Surgical Company
The doctor-owned Bay Area Surgical Management is accused of fraudulently billing millions of dollars. In other court news, Irvine-based Edwards Lifesciences is being sued over heart valve devices and Sunnyvale-based Intuitive Surgical settled a lawsuit over a botched surgery.
The San Jose Mercury News:
South Bay Physician-Owned Surgical Company Slapped With $37.4 Million Judgment
It once billed an insurance company $66,000 for a bunion repair, but a South Bay surgical company now faces another eye-popping dollar figure: a $37.4 million judgment for defrauding insurance giant Aetna. (Seipel, 4/20)
Reuters:
Boston Scientific Sues Edwards Over Heart Valve Replacement Patents
Boston Scientific Corp has sued a rival medical device company alleging that its replacement heart valve and several related products infringe Boston Scientific patents. Boston Scientific on Tuesday filed separate lawsuits against Irvine, California-based Edwards Lifesciences Corp in the U.S. District Courts for the District of Delaware and the Central District of California. (Pierson, 4/21)
Bay Area News Group:
Sunnyvale-Based Intuitive Surgical Settles Litigation Over Robotic Arms
With a jury weighing its alleged liability, Intuitive Surgical on Wednesday settled a lawsuit brought by a Placer County woman who blamed severe internal injuries suffered during a hysterectomy seven years ago on an early generation of the Sunnyvale-based company's robotic arms. (Kaplan, 4/21)