RICO, Medical Devices

In key consumer case, U.S. Supreme Court expands the scope of injuries actionable under RICO

Hogan Lovells on 4/28/2025

In a 5-4 ruling this month, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn significantly expanded a plaintiff’s ability to sue under the Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for...more

Supreme Court Ends Circuit Split with Ruling That Plaintiffs Can Seek RICO Damages for Certain Personal Injury Claims

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/21/2025

Resolving a deep split among federal circuit courts, the U.S. Supreme Court has broadened plaintiffs’ ability to sue under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for economic loss stemming from personal...more

A Dialogue With Corporate Counsel: Skadden’s Ninth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/2/2019

On October 22, 2019, Skadden hosted our Ninth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues companies face throughout the industry. The key...more

Health Care Enforcement Year in Review & 2019 Outlook: Criminal Enforcement Trends

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 1/10/2019

Criminal healthcare enforcement in 2018 once again focused heavily on opioids, targeting manufacturers, prescribers, dispensers and those who contribute to the addiction epidemic, and on prosecution of individuals for a...more

FCA Issues to Watch: Pharmaceutical and Device Developments | INSIDE THE FCA

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 5/16/2017

The government’s FCA enforcement efforts have continued to focus on key areas concerning the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. In fact, drug and device manufacturers accounted for nearly half of the enforcement...more

Lawsuit Against Medtronic Alleges Racketeering Over Infuse Bone Graft

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley on 6/24/2014

When one big industry sues another we learn a lot about how business as usual is conducted. In this case Humana, a giant health insurer, has sued the medical device company Medtronic, maker of the Infuse bone graft. ...more