A woman’s lawsuit alleging she was harmed by a Bausch & Lomb Inc. cataract lens was reinstated Monday by the Second Circuit, following a Connecticut Supreme Court decision that state law obligates a medical device maker to report complications to federal regulators.
Marjorie Glover alleged that defective Trulign Toric lenses implanted in her eyes after cataract surgery caused “Z-Syndrome,” a complication she blamed for vision loss, dizziness, and other problems.
She alleged Bausch & Lomb failed to meet requirements for reporting complications to the Food and Drug Administration after approval of the lens.
In 2020, a federal district court ruled ...
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