Attorneys: Court Ruling Means Trouble for Devicemakers

A verdict against I-Flow over off-label use of its pain pump could set a precedent leading to more verdicts against other pain pump makers, Robert Jenner, an attorney at the Janet, Jenner & Suggs law firm, says. A recent Oregon state court jury decision that I-Flow pay nearly $5.5 million to patient Matthew Beale in a product liability lawsuit is the first holding a manufacturer liable for physicians’ off-label use of a pain pump in combination with a catheter to administer medication following shoulder surgery, he added.
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