CooperSurgical Inc. and Femcare Ltd. must face a woman’s claims that a Filshie Clip long-term contraceptive device caused complications, after a judge said federal medical device law doesn’t preempt her suit.
Filshie Clips apply pressure on the fallopian tubes to close the openings and prevent fertilization.
Jackie Dianna Mack and husband Frankie Mack sued in the US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, alleging the companies didn’t warn that clips could migrate to other parts of the body and didn’t report complications to the Food and Drug Administration.
- The Macks’ state law claims aren’t impliedly preempted because the ...
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