Medtronic Agrees To Pay $268 Million To Settle Personal Injury Recall Lawsuit Claims Against Medtronic Over Recalled Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads.
A settlement has been reached in a mass tort personal injury recall lawsuit against Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic” or “Defendant”), alleging among other things that the recalled Medtronic Sprint Fidelis leads (i.e., wires or cables used to connect hearts to implantable defibrillators that provide shocks to the heart when needed to try to stop potentially deadly rhythm disruptions) were defective since they were fracture-prone and could crack, according to a Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads personal injury recall lawsuit settlement news report.
There are reportedly an estimated 8,100 Sprint Fidelis Leads personal injury recall cases filed or served against Medtronic that may be eligible to participate in the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads settlement.
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There is so much misinformation in this thread it makes me want to cry.
What lawyers are you going through?
just got a letter in mail saying up to 15,000 claimants and they hope some of them will recieve their payment at the end of this year and that they will contact me before jan 1 2012…this is getting old more claimants every time i hear from them and just keeps pushing payment dates back..maybe they are waiting for us to die
we just received a letter saying that we will receive our check in October, they are now distributing checks for tier’s 1&2, we are in the 3rd because it caused death and that is why we have to wait 2 more months go figure they are so backwards. best of luck to all and GOD bless.
Chris
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. This whole thing has been a true nightmare.
Chris… So sorry for your loss. Your comment sums it up nicely they are backwards. make the ppl with the greatest losses wait the longest. The sad part is that the money is in the bank and it is not that difficult to write 16000 checks( 1 for us 1 for the lawyers) Businesses write that many checks in a day all the time. At least maybe this is all finally coming to an end.
I heard from my atty 2 weeks ago, that they possibly will send out a partial payment to us, cause they needed more time for medicare liens etc. then in the fall the remainder ?
I received a letter in the mail today saying the checks would arrive before Christmas. I called the attorney who is handling the case and she told me the “average” payment would be $1,500 (fifteen hundred dollars) to $2,500 (twenty five hundred dollars).
If you’ve had your faulty lead(s) replaced, your settlment check will be in the neighborhood of 5,000 (five thousand), if not, 1,500 to 2,500.
I posted that exact information on another board and I got blasted and told I was was wrong. I guess people did not read their paperwork and are expecting a big bunch of money.
$2,500 to $5000 for the lead replacement ? in my letter from the atty mths ago the figure was 30 to 35 k for a lead replacement. now I am totally confused ? anyone else have any input ?
Jerry
From what I have received from my attorney you are correct,30 to 35k. The only kicker is the cost of the replacement has to be repaid because some how it falls under the heading of subrogation which I will never understand in that I had 2 seperate operations. Would seem to me that if there was a problem then bc/bs would never had paid for the replacement surgery to begin with. And if it has to be repaid then why is the cost not shared between both the plaintiff and the lawyer because they are both benefitting from it.
chris who sent u that letter
chris: who sent u that letter? i received mine from hollis law firm on aug. 19
Dave, how much, if I dare ask, did you receive?????
AMEN TO BLOBBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sure am glad your Attorneys are letting you know something, mine told me to quit asking!That they would let me know if they heard anything…
first of all i am sorry for those who have had real problems. as for me so far so good and i thank god everyday. i have major heart damage to my heart from a near fatal heart attack 10 years ago and as far as i know the pacemaker end of the defribulator is pumping my heart 88% of the time. i am one of the fourtunate ones i guess. but the stress that is involved with everyday living is huge. i wonder sometimes because my heart is so weak what would happen if i recieved uneccesary jumps it would probally kill me and not save me but i live with this everyday. as far as the settlements go it is what it is but if your paper work wasnt in when the dead line was due years back then you cant come aboard the train. and that is the bottom line everyone is seeing money so there jumping on wagon but that is wrong…wrong…wrong!
oh and most important thanks to all my doctors for keeping me alive. they trully are more than doctors they are my friends too!
I received a letter yesterday that I have to sign regarding repaying the insurance companies involved in paying for the payments they asked for from hospitals, etc. I am going through a nationally-recognized Houston law firm. It means that if your insurance company paid the hospital and the doctor/s for the procedure and other things directly related to the lead/implant, they want their money back. and it will come out of our pocket. My firm has an intermediary consultant who is trying to lower the amount as close to zero as it can so we don’t lose out. But no guarantees. THIS INCLUDES THOSE WHO ARE ON MEDICARE AND/OR MEDICAID! What got paid to the facilities would come out of our check! So, I have to sign this form to be given to the “opt in” department of this consulting firm so I can hopefully gain more than “zero” from the settlement. So for me, it is far from over!
I think it is different months for different firms. Who knows? But I do have an attorney who is one of the best in the nation. I am just praying it will be enough to get me what I need.
you are very lucky, my mother has not heard a thing since sending in the paperwork they asked for in January. Not an email, letter, nothing.
Terri, Have your mother call them and ask for some kind of update and have her tell them she is in touch with several people who already have been promised a check by fall. Don’t let her know source of her info, etc. Just have her let on she isn’t dumb. Surely they can give her some answer what is going on. What kind of paper did she have to sign? Did she get copy??
My mother is is now in a nursing home, went to the hospital for a urinary tract infection, got pneumonia, blood clot in right arm and then developed a stage 4 pressure sore at the hospital after being there for two weeks. Most likely this will all do her in, this pressure sore is so deep I am not sure it will ever heal.
Terri, off record from this particular group’s content == be sure to call in a specialist in wound care! There is special care that MUST be used for pressure sores and I believe in using the skilled and most specialized docs and nurses! Wound care specialist and infectious disease docs are best for that! They culture wound and treat accordingly…. Just a suggestion.. Praying for her health and for your concerns.
Yes it was a huge package of paperwork the attorneys sent her in the fall of last year to be filled out. It had to be notarized and then sent back by something like January 15, 2011, rough guess. I know she sent it back because I took it to the post office and mailed it for her.
Patricia, I a befuddled by you comments, you say you have not had the lead removed, replace and/or capped, you talk extensively about having it done even to the extent of having to possibly be flown to Houston. Then you tell us they want information from you insurance company. Why, if you haven’t had the procedure done. They can only deduct monies when you have had the lead replaced and the insurance company has paid for it. Just wondering!!!!!
Plavixman … the monies that are being taken from us by the insurance companies are all the charges related to the implantation!!! Not removal, capping, etc. It would be what was paid out to the docs and the hosp, etc. for implantation! I spent a week in the hospital! That’s what is wrong with the whole thing! I think the company should pay for their errors!!! Not us, the innocent patients!
Pat, why doesn’t your doctor just cap the lead and not risk removing it. My lead was capped not taken out,cause its dangeous. doctor then installed another lead that wasn’t on recall………..lol………at least not yet
Jerry, where did you have this capping procedure done? I am in a little near the border hick town and the docs here have already admitted they can’t do removal or mess with it. That I have to be MediVac’d to Houston! Get this, last time I was in hospital and had majorly high BP, the doc said, “It’s been a long time since we have had a case like yours!” Meaning having HOCM! Like duh, how much can I trust them and they are supposed to be the best around??? I think I need Houston or Austin!!!
Hi Pat, I had my cap done in nyc, as for you, you may have to travel to houston to have the defective lead’s capped then new leads inserted. It’s not worth the risk to have them removed,according to my surgeon, but possibly your situation is different and the lead ‘s MUST BE REMOVED, which I doubt…. Good Luck, My lawyers said mths ago the lien process is usually a very small percentage of what the operation cost, so hope for the best with the medicare liens…………
Plavixman …. forgot to highlight the issue of explantation, capping, any procedures to correct problem is all handled financially directly by Medtronic. Not part of the Class Action! But all of the money insurance companies including Medicare and Medicaid paid out to get the thing put in is being taken from us by insurance companies. Of course, the mediator is trying to get a very small (about 3%, I think i read somewhere) instead of the 100% of the charges. Sorry, am tired… catch y’all later and have a great day/night!
Patricia, I have to disagree with you completely. The monies the insurance companies are after are on those to replace the defective lead, not pay for their initial installment. What would make you think otherwise. I believe you are mistaken. As a matter of fact, I know you are wrong. Sorry, you need to get the facts straight from your attorney.
Plavixman, I just signed the release of info for Medicare and Medicaid to get their share and all I had was implantation plus a one week stay in hospital stay from the surgery and getting me in control. I am serious about this coming out of our initial implantation costs to our insurance company, regardless of who the company was! I have John O’Quinn in Houston and he was the one who got the most for folks on the silicone implants. He is good! The paper I had to sign got to them Monday and that was the latest as they had to get all in to the mediator in one batch! But I recall 3% is what they are shooting for so we don’t get totally screwed. I’d be glad to send you a copy of the explanation that I received with the papers. Just provide me with email addy and I can scan into computer and email it… Let me know! It does not mention how much but that is what the legal asst. told me. She is handling the paperwork.
as the first person to post on this topic at this site, I am totally confused as to why NONE of the dozen or so responses I have made to the posts by other medtronics victims has ever “seen the light of day”. I guess to paraphrase Roger Waters (in “Comfortably numb) “is there anybody out there, or am I all alone?”. I dropped out of the class action in December 2010 and have been seeking a COMPETANT attorney ever since to act under the “warranty of merchantibility” area of common law and the commission of “scienter” by physicians as a way around any statute of limitations pile of legalistic doodoo. Comments?
David,I was told that if I didn’t go through with the classaction , no other attorney would pick up the case…Pretty much we were’nt given a choice.I’m still waiting going on 4 yrs., my husband died 5 yrs ago this coming Feb.We’re all at the mercy of the courts ,the government and Medtronic.Good Luck! God Bless!
so have you found an attorney yet ? I had to settle the battery case a couple of years ago with the same atty’s, so I figured why not stay with them for the lead wire. The bottom line is you shoulda stayed with the class action, if you didnt have an episode
at least if you do or decide to replace the lead or leads. You ARE COVERED FOR THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS. Granted if you didnt have an any shock’s or lead replacement the settlement is like 2 thousand, good luck with your pursuit.
I can deal with the shocking BUT they need to change the ringtone on our devices. It is the same as that on my Samsung Refrigerator when the door is left open. I discovered that after buying the refrigerator. In the middle of the night I would be awakened by the sound of the alarm which I thought was the refrigerator. After going downstairs three times, I had had it. I was going to give Samsung a piece of my mind because I thought there was a faulty alarm on the fridge. The next morning I was in a meeting at the office and I hear the same ringtone again, guy next to me said, your alarm is going off. That’s when it clicked. Samsung is safe right now – I just want a different ringtone – I was told it could not be done.
I just got new ringtone two months ago. It sounds like a European police car. EEE—0000 EEEE–0000. Laughed when I heard it but I will say it is barely audible. Wish doc would turn it up a bit. I have tinnitus and it interferes with hearing high pitched sounds, esp. if quiet ones!
David
I would be very interested in knowing how you fare in your lawsuit. From what I have read Medtronic is sheltered by our congressman who allowed FDA to give carte blanche to makers of medical devices. I mean if I rememeber right the FDA aprroved the new leads in like 60 days or less. There was no independent testing done to check on Medtronics conclusions. We were the testing that should of been completed by the FDA before approval. Even though I did not drop out, we are planning on seeing a smidgen of money even though we are a tier 2 claimant. NO shocks but leads had to be replaced. The whole issue of subrogation seems idiotic. I have to repay for 2nd surgery even though it is a seperate operation because I cannot double dip on insurance. Any replacement should have been at Medtronics expense. oh well welcome to wonderland where nothing has to make sense.
If some one comes in my home and pulls a gun on my wife. I have a legal right to use what ever force is needed to defend her. But if he can find a judge that says he can’t be held liable for his actions because he legaly aqquried the gun. Then he becomes the victim and I become the villan. Medtronics gambled with her life to save a $. Then the federal judge let them off the hook! I dought if that judge or the CEO of Medtronics ever lost a moments sleep over the harme they have caused.
I lost my mother to these cowards and they want to take their time.
Hey folks. I had the faulty wiring. Mine broke last year, Mar 3, 2010. I got blasted big time. Had to have the surgery to get the heavy duty wiring. I have went downhill ever since that blast. My heart was damaged from this. The day it broke, I was in my cardiologist’s office getting my check-up and pace check. Got a great report from it. A few hours later, my wire fractured out. This was not a coincidence. Running my defibrilator through the checks, I feel, caused this. Who do I see or contact about getting some type of compensation for this. I also think it was unfair to my Health Provider Insurance to bill them the high cost of this surgery. After the blast that day, my heart was damaged. At that time, I had an ejection rate of close to 40%. The last test this Spring showed an ejection rate of 25%. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Thats interesting you would say that the cardio doctor checking your pacemaker caused the leads to fracture. Right after my mother had her battery replaced last year, they had her into the office to check her pacemaker where they speed up you heart and such by computer and several days later that damn thing started defibing her in the morning and did not stop until 12:30 am at night even after all day of giving Amiodarone through IV in the emergency room. it was the most horrible thing I ever saw in my life.
Terri
I do not understand why the hospital just did not disable the defibrillator instead of trying to administer drugs to control it. Sounds to me that you have a whole seperate case of medical incompetence. Also I would have all the tests run that I could comparing her heart function before the incident to her heart functions after be shocked all day.
This is the same hospital that has now caused her to have a stage 4 pressure ulcer and now I am having trouble finding her care. She is being shipped from one nursing home to another tomorrow and they are now saying Medicare will not pay for her care any longer and want to switch her on to Medicaid in which case she will lose her monthly income and house.
I was told we’re looking at Spring 2012 before any payments are distributed.God Bless Everyone!
That’s very distressing news if it’s true. What was the source of that information? I am just resigning myself to only look forward to eventually receiving an amount enabling me to buy my wife something purty from Walmart, and go out for a nice meal. So depressed!
Marge
My mother called her attorney today and he told her they are still sorting through all the claims and gave her no time frame for anything. So I do believe you are right if its not even longer. Frankly I think they are waiting till most of the claimants drop over dead, which will probably be the case with my poor old mother.
With the wheels of justice grinding ever so slowly, how in the heck are they able to process these lawsuit and settlement cases through the court system? Something needs to be done to speed up the system. This is ridiculous! The longer it takes, the more people you have that move up from one tier to the next tier up, which has the effect of modifying how the money is to be divided up.
I personally don’t think the number of people that have a fracture after the committee started going thur the files will change. Anyone with a fracture after that date will move to the next phase and not from the funds for tier II or III but from the monies set aside for future problems over the next 7 years. One of my attorneys in on that committee and they expect to be done this month. Distribution will more than likely be in Nov. or Dec. according to a letter I received 2 weeks ago. I know some of the attorneys know no more than we do as they are not part of the on going daily work to finish this project. Good Luck to all.
Thanks Plavixman for bringing some clarity and more positivity to this situation. I hope your take on this is accurate.
Terri, So very sorry about your Mom…and your probably right!With all the suffering that’s going on, you would think someone would be more compassionate and hurry the process,and the Company probably figures they’re doing everyone a favor.My prayers are with you and your Mom.God willing everything will turn out OK for ALL!
Hello to everyone out there this is Michael. I also have a recall on my unit and thank GOD that my Leads have not failed me yet but what I can Grasp from all of the comments on this site is that all you people are worried about is Money…Money…Money and that is not what this is about. Medronic developed this unit to save lives and if it was made in era it was not done because they wanted it to be a Bad product. Things happen!!! We are all in a class action lawsuit and when and what you get depends on your problems to date and for the next 7 years but I hope this isn’t a money thing? Lets thank medronic for evening comming out with a machine like this in the 1st place. My pacemaker part of the unit is working 88% of the time and I thank GOD every day that I have it inside of my chest. Think! Before posting comments!
Michael…If you want to get into the money argument then lets look at the flip side of the coin. medtronic had its biggest year ever in the year prior to them recalling the leads because of record sales of their new improved defib/pacemaker. They continued to sell the leads to Dr’s even after they knew they had a problem. Better that their inventory of bad leads be sold and out of their possession so that they could report record sales which drove up the price of their stock which is where the real money is made. The leads were approved without extensive testing since they were an “improvement” over existing technology. They got to save all of that cost as we became the test subjects. Even after they knew they had a problem they refused to fix their mistake by removing the bad leads and replacing with good ones at their cost Everything that Medtronics has done has been about money. While I appreciate the technology that helps my wife I resent that you are attempting to paint us as money grubbers while they are the poor misunderstood company. Nothing is further from the truth.
Larry, I could not agree with you more. Pacemakers and ICD’s have been around for decades, Medtronic was supposed to be the new vastly improved of both. Wrong, they produced an inferior product and DID NOT WANT TO ADMIT IT! Michael does not understand the implications of what they did. Not only that, this is not a class action, it was a MDL and there is lot of difference. There never was and never will be a class action regarding fidelis leads. Unless you have experienced the cooperate world and know how it works, you may never get the logistics to the whole mess.
I agree with Bob and Larry… Medtronic knew about the defective leads long before they stopped using them! I got mine on April 9, 2007 (my 60th birthday) and they started using these defective leads before that and continued to use them! THEY KNEW OF THE POSSIBLE FRACTURE OCCURRING! They had always been reputable, from what I had heard. Yet what reputable decent company would sell and allow AND WITNESS implantation of their product knowing they were IMPLANTING A DEFECTIVE DEVICE. Why did Medtronic do such a reprehensible thing? The real problem with medical devices and approval to market is different from medications, going through the various trial stages before being released to the public.
My pacemaker is doing fine. Pacing 100%…
You said it, You Thank GOD!!! and i’m sure all the other clients do too.
Michael, you did say WE are all in a class action lawsuite. We would tend to mean you have filed aginst this company witch you are so beholding to wouldn’t it? Why would you do that?
This is not and never was a class action. It was an MDL and they are not anywhere close to the same. Michael needs to get his facts straight before he tells everyone else too.
Bob, what is a MDL? It was advertised as a class action which resulted in it being called a mass tort personal injury recall lawsuit. It still is a settlement and lawsuit and because we were all in it together, it makes it a class of people. A class of people in this type of suit is a group suing for damages for the same personal injury. We all had known-to-be-defective defibrillator leads implanted in us! Same thing…
MDL is multi district litigation which means that a person can testify once and that testimony can be used anywhere in any case for the same reason. It keeps cost down in the fact a person has only to testify once and not several times to the same thing, even if the cases are tried separately. We did all settle, but we are all getting individual settlements. Class action we would all get the same. Also, not everyone is suing for the same thing, some people have damages caused by the lead fracture and some people will never have an issue. If you haven’t been damaged by the product, you cannot sue for the same reasons as someone who has had issues. It has also been made clear that there will be no payments for mental suffering. That is the reason the people who have not had an issue, theirs is called a registration fee not a settlement.
I am not disputing the fact that there are moneies entitled to all of us! Thats right US cause if I didn’t experience somethying now you can be almost 70% sure I will within the next few years even though I am hoping I never have to go thru what you guys are going through. As far as mental health alot of people can collect disability/ money and other opts from that. Trust Me!!!!!!!!!!So your not talking to a non experience person. LoL…………………..It is part of a class action suit as not everyone is created equal in monies but there was no other way to get anything unless you signed with these lawyers and I did my homework at the time. An action class suit is a group suing for basically the same itiem that was faulty. You get $50,000.000, she gets $15,000.00 and I get $2,000.00 but it’s all the same suit. Smarten Up! I am in the corporate world and do understand the law quite well but instead of hearing who is getting help and who isn’t all I keep reading is money…money…money! You’ll get your money but lets also fix the problem????????? What do you think can we help all of of us in need of help?
Hmm, your reply doesn’t make you sound very informed at all. If you are in the corporate world, how do you get by utilizing such terrible punctuation, grammar and capitalization? If you are actually educated in law, why not contribute something constructive to the discussion rather than insulting other people?
All I am saying It Is What It Is. Your Taking Apart The Lawyers Who Worked Very Hard To Get You anything At All!!!!!!!! We Are All Lucky That Medronic Even Gave Anytghing!!!!!!!!!!! And Yea I am In the Corporate World I own 15 Race Horses At The New York Race Tracks!
Gosh, you are just adorable. I want to take you home and keep you in a 10 gallon tank.
I never said anything about the lawyers. I haven’t said anything about this entire case other than point out the absurd misinformation that is occurring in this thread and attempt to point out the inherent hypocrisy of your statements, but apparently that was beyond you.
wHO SAID IT WASN’T A CLASS ACTION SUIT????????????????
does anyone have any news about payment dates
Please Google Mass tort vs Class Action and you will see the difference. MDL is not necessary in Class Action as one set of lawyers represent all. Mass tort could have many groups of attorneys representing different clients.
I do agree this is a very highly sophisticated life-saving device. It kind of reminds me of a life preserver. I do have an issue with Medtronics using faulty leads on us when they knew at the time what the results could be. To me, that is like an automobile dealership that knows the good looking car on the lot is a lemon and junk but, it will be sold to the first customer with the money that can buy it. Medtronics knew the leads where , as to speak, lemons. If you by chance buy that car, drive it down the road, it blows up, you are going to go straight back to the dealership and say, “Hey, you sold me a piece of junk. The junk wouldn’t even make it home so, you are going to give me back my money”!! Medtronics was wrong in their sales department of selling knowingly bad wires to us. Sure, these days and times, who couldn’t use some extra money? Hey, I could. But, why should us recipients of the faulty leads just sit back and look somber with our heads held down and smile? It’s just not only a money issue, it is a personal issue of being violated with knowingly faulty products created to prolong our lives, not make them possibly shortened or miserable.
In response to Terri, I find that strange also how mine was doing good until that day of being run thru the standard check process. Of course, even my cardiologist, whom I do admire and trust in, will not admit any fault to bad wiring. I consider myself very lucky that I just had the one blast instead of multiple blasts, and blast is what this thing does. It sure is nothing to brag about or laugh at either. lol
Here’s wishing ALL a life filled with satisfaction and assurance and a peace of mind with Medtronics!!!!
Well said, your absolutely right!!! How dare them sell these leads knowing they could kill people!!! Not only that but also the machines too, that were on recall and they knew it and didn’t care that the patient getting the equiptment installed would live or die.
They actually not only knew this but also paid off the doctors to install it in people that should be attempted murder if you ask me.
Those of these people saying things such as it sounds all about the money. Your DAM RIGHT!!! That’s all we could do to them at this point!!! They put a recalled defibrillator in my husband that didnt deliver the shocks needed when he had cardiac arrest. Then to turn and put the leads in him that were also on recall. After 2nd surgery shocking him 10 times that nearly killed him. Thanking GOD is all we have to thank at that point, and praying that God also makes sure justice is served against these _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _!!!
Its puzzling to me that the original settlement was for approximately 15,726 and approx 1,400 opted out, didn’t want to participate. The original settelement was for $268 million then because of the reeduced amount of participants the number is roughly 14,100 claimants. Supposedly half of them had fractures or replacement/caps, If one does the math, even if all 14,000 had replacements the sum of $35,000, which was stated if one had fracture/replacemnt is around $50,000,000 I know they have to set aside monies for future fractures etc . Even if the lawyers, compliance judge, court costs total 35 % of $220,000,000 is around $74,000,000 plus the 50 mil approx is 124 million. The catastrophic injuries, deaths, can total possibly 25 to 50 million which add to 174 million. It appears they are gonna hold to much money for future clients, and not disbursing enough now, any thoughts
forgot to mention the settlement was reduced from 268 million less the 1400 clients to 220 million. that was good lawyering by medtronics to get it reduced that much.
It obvious to me the attorney`s already took their cut and could care less what their clients get or when they get it. The attorneys already know I bet what client is entitled to. They got their percentage already would be my opinion.
So they could care less how long it takes for any one to get what money they are due. They were already paid would be my guess.
Jerry very nice job with the money explanation. The more they hold back the “expenses” will whittle away at the settlement. So the lawyers get their money on the current settlements and keep collecting on future settlements.I know that settlements are being held up because some lawyers culd not get their act together and submit the proper paperwork. Do you think they were penalized for sloppy work…nope they just move back the date. As always the settlement is not about the injured parties but is about how the lawyers can get their share of the bloodied silver.
Hope hear something in late Oct 2011
The time we pay roughly 15 to 20 percent medical liens and the 33.3 percent lawyer fees etc, We will wind up with half, what can we do ?
Anyone here anything about the money, I heard 2 weeks ago, hopefully for thanksgiving, and the numbers shoulda been in yesterday, for the tier amounts ?
Because of Medtronic’s rampant dishonesty, I am opting out of the “peanut settlement offer” and filing a class action Civil RICO suit based on corporate racketeering involving perjury, bribery, Medicare Fraud, intentional dumping of defective inventory, etc. For anyone who wants to join me, email me at donalexander557@gmail.com
don, when did you opt out? Is it to late? have you retained an attorney?
Don what is Civil RICO?
laverne.gandy@yahoo.com
I think we all sould get together and make our voice’s heard, it’s not a game. i was shocked 22 times and that was no joke. my attorney is saying not to discuss to any one about the amount of money you get, not even a family member, whats the secret we have shut our mouths to long, i think we are being taken advantage of. LETS TALK toahahicks@live.com
how can you talk about something you don’t have. I suggest you keep your agreement y0u made not to discuss the agreement with others in check. Talking to you spouse is permitted since they had to sign off too. Don’t screw it up for the rest of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Noticia, i thinks we all have been screwed, first by MEDTRONIC, SECOND BY THE JUDGE(S) which was probably paid off by medtronic, and third by the lawers, who will get paid first and don’t give a crap.
Why should I comment when they never “see the light of day” (get poswted) ? I responded to Plavixman earlier today and as of 730 pdst (1030 eastern) it still does not exist. Was it because I asked Plavixman if he played varsity soccer? The “moderator” of this site badly needs to grow a pair, if ya know what I mean.
Could some go over the latest tier agreement if known
October is coming to an end and my attorney still says she does not know anything, not even what catergory I am in. Has anyone heard what category they are in?
This is unbelievable that some of you guy don’t know what tier your in, what the tier structure is or have no updates. I suggest you get in touch with your attorney and demand an answer. If you knew anything about the agreement, you would know all these things. You would also know that we should not discuss too many details. JDawg47, are you sure you are part of this lawsuit? Nothing has changed about tier agreement or any of that stuff. Really nothing has changed. They never told us how many was involved, that was a guess by the media and attorneys that in some cases were not even involved. As for the reduction from 268M to 220M, that is the amount paid out now vs the amount in escrow for future payments. Payments are not far off is my estimation.
Plavixman – I’m sure that I am a part of the lawsuit. Since the amount was change from 268M to 220M would the amount be affected significantly for each tier group. Now that you understand what I am saying, try again. My attorney did not know specifically the exact amount for each tier group. What is the amount range for each tier group if known. If you know have you heard anything through the grapevine? Believe me, I am very proactive. Just like Ronald Reagan would say “Confirm and Verify.
As for the reduction from 268M to 220M, that is the amount paid out now vs the amount in escrow for future payments. Payments are not far off is my estimation.
I believe that is incorrect Plaxman, BTW heard the generic for plavix will be available very soon. There was 1,400 clients that didn’t want to particiapte for various reasons, Medtronic asked for a reduction in the final amount, do to the 1,400 less claimants. It makes sense, for medtronic to offer less money with less claimants. 268 million less 1,400 claimants becomes 220 million
There were amounts originally told to us by our attorney, that amount varied drastically. I don’t think any final amounts have been given out and that reason I believe is because the MDL has not been dismissed and Medtronic has not funded the account yet. When I have that sum I will tell, just not the amount. Good luck and I really believe we will have by Thanksgiving at least the final amount.
To Everyone, The person Donald Alexander that has posted on this wall is believed to be the same Donald Alexander that filed a motion earlier this year to stop the disbanding of the MDL. He is part of the reason we do not have our monies. Check this out at this website:http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/MDL-Fidelis/orders-minutes.shtml
Good Luck
good read plax thanks.
All of us are just puppets to the system that is suppose to protect us from being victims. My lawyers sent me letters years ago, stating that they were the lead attornies for this “Class Action”, it was my understanding that the remaining 66.6% (After Cost) would be divided equally between all of us. Never mentioned Mass Tort. Are they placing the money in an interest bearing account, in our interest, we draw the interest for waiting, do we get another check at the end of the seven (7) year period. 220 million can draw a lot of interest in just months.
Time will soon tell the real truth.
I’m waiting for settlement on my Medtronic defib/pacemaker lead wire case . In letter received from law firm they state that possibly by 1/1/2012 or soon after I will get settlement of enough cash to buy 1 gallon of milk maybe more. that is terrible but better than nothing.AT last check on it I told the nurse after she said battery is down to 1.3% so cardiologist will contact to change it soon,I said I will tell them to take it out and not put another one in.she said I’m turning it off tell me quick how you feel. when off I said feel like dying. She turned it on, showed keeps heart at 52 bpm then off dropped to 12 straight down to 2 when on back up to 52 bpm. she said you almost dyed please do not tell I did this,I said I will not tell doctor/nurses. this is keeping me alive. mine is a big one that dose 3 things to keep me alive,most only do 1 thing
Dennis,How is it your nurse could turn your defibrillator/ pacemaker on & off?I was told only a Medtronic Rep. could do this.When my husband needed his turned off, no one around the hospital knew what to do.Didn’t have a clue!God Bless you, at least you have an ICD that works. Best of Luck!
so much happen so many has lost loves ones and i think this is crazy just pay the people wow
I AGREE!!
anyone here anything about tier’s etc we are all suppose to know by tomorrow ?
Looks to me like it will be after the 1st of the year for any dispersal. Just got more paperwork that has to be filed by December 2nd. Has to do with the subrogation laws. Seems they have settled all the subrogation claims for medicare/medicaid but now there is a seperate settlement for those that had private insurance like from your employer. And even though the wife had to have her leads replaced they still cannot tell us what tier of the settlement we are in. I guarantee that just like all other deadlines if there are some lawyers that cannot get their paperwork in on time there will be an extension granted that will just extend the process again.
Larry, your tier will depend on if your wife had problems with replacement. If it just fractured or was fracturing, and she had it replaced, she will be in tier 2. If she had problems, shocking, problems with replacement, extended hospital stay or death, she will be in tier 3. its pretty plain and laid out. Good luck!
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Bob..That is how I read the settlement but I guess it is too much to expect for a lawyer to be able to give you a straight answer. All they answer is in generalities and maybe’s shoulda’s and coulda’s unless they are talking what their fees are…there they are clear.
LARRY, just remember, the more your amount is, the more it is for the attorney .Here’s hoping your attorney get’s a bunch. Good Luck
My lawyer said checks may go out by the end of the year, there are 15,200 claimants, after the lawyers take their 40% off the top and their cost also that leaves around $140 million to share. Do the math, the check you’ll get isn’t worth thinking about, chump change.
forgot about the paybacks to social security, medicare, welfare, ect., ect. that come off the top also, there wont be anything left for the claimants.
where do you come up with owing SS, Welfare and etc,etc. You don’t owe anyone other than lawyer and insurance (medicare,medicaid) co. Period. Don’t add things that are not true. Its bad enough without that.
The Civil RICO Class Action suit is before the US Federal Court in Jefferson City, Missouri, Central Division. The amount in controversy is 7 billion, 200 million and covers both the CHI 4420L defective batteries and the defective Sprint Fidelis leads; more than half a million implanted (estimated 25,000 claimants spending average of 75,000 each on defective, extremely dangerous and perhaps fatal defibrillators knowingly and intentionally dumped into the stream of interstate commerce pursuant to a pattern of criminal behavior spanning 2001 to 2007 as documented by the FBI, US Department of Justice, the federal courts and Senator Charles Grassley. Only claimants who have not released Medtronic from liability are eligible. The lead plaintiff is Don Alexander donalexander557@gmail.com The class action law firm for claimants will be solicited by the lead plaintiff. The $75,000 in financial/property damages does not include punitive damages or compensatory damages which are covered in non-RICO counts.
Hey Don this blog is for information regarding the class action suit that has reached a settlement. Your bringing up some federal Rico thing is just going to make our payouts take longer. Please go start your own blog somewhere else.
Have another question for anybody that wants to jump in with an answer. Lets say the make all the payouts and they hold back 40 million for people who move up in tiers over the next seven years. Along comes 2019/2020 whichever applies and there is still 8 million dollars left in the account. What happens to the 8 million?
My lawyer said the review is over. Next step settlement letters with amounts go out for signatures. Then the wait begins to see if the judge will release funds to those who accept or hold it all up till everyone accepts. I am a cat 2 claiment. I was told the funds could be dispersed anywhere from December to maybe next summer. Its up to the judge. Got to love our legal system,
Jerry, See the Mr. Donald Alexander just showed up. I told you he was trying to stir this things up even more than it already is. Everybody be careful. Thanks