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The Law Offices of John David Hart: Texas Man Sues Medtronic in 'Body-Snatching' Case

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, October 11th, 2007

A Texas man has filed a lawsuit against the billion-dollar medical technology company Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) for fraud and negligence in a "body-snatching" scheme that left him with a stolen piece of bone in his neck.

In addition to Minneapolis, Minn.-based Medtronic, the complaint filed in Supreme Court of the State of New York also names as defendants Memphis, Tenn.-based Sofamor Danek, Inc.; Knoxville, Tenn.-based Spinalgraft Technologies, Inc.; Alachua, Fla.-based Regeneration Technologies, Inc.; Fort Lee, N.J.-based Biomedical Tissue Services, Ltd.; Michael Mastromarino and Joseph Nicelli.

In September 2005, doctors at Baylor All Saints...

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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2007-10-11)

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