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Outsourcing
Supplier Controls
Medical device manufactures often use component parts provided by a supplier to complete a finished medical device. Manufacturers should be concerned with the reliability of supplier...
Claims Burgeoning in California Courts
Question:Why are we seeing more life sciences cases in California? Answer: One of the biggest obstacles facing defendants in medical device litigation is jurisdiction and forum...
Mitigating the Risks of Foreign Suppliers
Question:How can life sciences companies mitigate the products liability risks associated with using foreign suppliers? Answer:As pricing pressures weigh on medical device and...
The Future of Supply Chain Management
Question:What can the life sciences industry learn from the aerospace industry’s Nadcap program for supply chain management? Answer: Partly as a result of the growing complexity...
Component Parts and Raw Materials, Successors, and Distributor Liability
Introduction Now that we have discussed the four main theories of liability that can arise when selling a product – manufacturing, design, warnings and instructions, and marketing...
Battle of the Forms and Contracts
Question:What is the "battle of the forms" and how can life sciences companies benefit from using contracts? Answer: The “battle of the forms” refers to a method of determining...
Controlling Your Supply Chain
Question:What lessons can manufacturers learn from the heparin contamination crisis? Answer: Heparin, an injectable drug still in wide use as an anticoagulant (blood thinner),...