MINNEAPOLIS - An Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 9 denied certification for the second time to a consumer protection class alleging injury from St. Jude Medical's Silzone-coated heart valves, holding that individual issues predominate despite the lower court's ruling that Minnesota law controls all claims (In Re: St. Jude Silzone Heart Valve Products Liability Litigation; Lester Grovatt, et al. v. St. Jude Medical, Inc., No. 06-3860, 8th Cir.; See 12/706, Page 12/7/06, Page 6). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Drugs & Devices Legal News)

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