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...Voting 8-1 in Riegel v Medtronic, the justices barred a suit from the widow of a man injured by a heart catheter that had been approved for sale by the Food and Drug Administration....
...On Tuesday the court heard Riegel versus Medtronic, which deals with pre-emption for sophisticated medical devices, and in February it will take up Warner-Lambert v Kent, which looks at whether a state law...
...The case before the court, Riegel v Medtronic, could have big implications for makers of medical devices and possibly other products....
...However, it was hardly a classic David v Goliath battle, given that the victor was Citigroup, the US banking giant, which is no stranger to struggles with regulators across the world....
...Kingdom Holding also owns the Hotel George V, Paris, and has real estate and banking interests across the world....
...The bank has hired V....
...Medtronic, another medical-device maker, on Tuesday filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Guidant, alleging that its older Vision stent violates patents licensed by Medtronic....
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