Democrats introduce legislation to reverse Supreme Court ruling on medical device lawsuits.
Created: 09 March 2009 The AP (3/6, Perrone) reports that one “day after the Supreme Court decided that federal rules do not protect drugmakers from state lawsuits,” Democratic lawmakers “reintroduced a bill that would allow similar lawsuits against companies that make heart devices, catheters, hip replacements and other devices.” In 2008, “the Supreme Court agreed with the pre-emption policy in…