Zoll Medical Exits Widow’s Defibrillator Vest Death Lawsuit

Zoll Medical Corp. exited a widow’s suit alleging a flawed defibrillator vest caused her husband’s death, as a Tennessee federal court said the plaintiff—now representing herself—is unable to prove her product liability claims because she failed to provide an expert.

The LifeVest is designed to detect a threatening heartbeat pattern and administer a shock to restore normal rhythm.

Doris Smith alleged her husband, Alex Smith, was wearing a LifeVest when he developed an arrhythmia. But because the battery was disconnected, an alarm failed to sound, and the shock wasn’t administered, Smith said. She also alleged a later investigation showed that ...