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Minnesota's new first party good faith law |
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Monday, April 21, 2008 |
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On Friday, April 18, 2008, the Governor signed into law S.F. 2822,
creating Minnesota's new first party good faith law, § 604.18, which will be
"effective August 1, 2008, and applies to causes of action for conduct that
occurs on or after that date." The bill is available online on the Minnesota State Office of Revisor of Statutes Website, and MNAJ plans an informative seminar shortly to go over the standards of
proof and remedies available under the new law and practice tips on how to
employ it to assist consumers with their first party insurance claims.
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Latest Medtronic Device Failure Highlights Dangers of Preemption |
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008 |
(Washington, DC) AAJ – A new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) public health notification shows a higher death rate after five years among patients treated for abdominal aortic aneurysm with Medtronic Inc.’s Aneu-Rx stent-graft system than among those treated through conventional surgery.
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. limited the rights of people to receive justice through the legal system when harmed by medical devices such as Aneu-Rx.
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