Here are two key updates in spine and orthopedic lawsuit cases.
1. A federal appeals court vacated a $20 million jury verdict in a knee surgery device patent suit. The court determined that Rasmussen Instruments did not have standing in its patent infringement case against DePuy Synthes, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.
2. Some Aetna members who had lumbar disc replacement coverage denied could be entitled to up to $55,000 after the insurer reached a settlement in a yearslong class-action case, according to court documents filed Oct. 8. The settlement stems from a 2019 lawsuit that was initially dismissed. Plaintiffs Brian Hendricks and Andrew Sagalongos were reportedly denied coverage of lumbar artificial disc replacement because the insurer called the procedure “experimental or investigational.”
