The House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health, has a hearing scheduled Tuesday, May 12th, on H. R. 1346, the Medical Device Safety Act. This bill would end federal preemption for FDA-approved medical devices, allowing consumers to file product liability suits in state courts when injured by defective products.

The bill (and its Senate companion, S. 560) comes in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Riegel v. Medtronic, which granted medical device manufacturers immunity for injuries caused by defective products.

This legislation is greatly needed and will help protect American consumers.  Please watch this hearing and lobby your representative in congress to support this legislation.

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