Michael Sutton v. St. Jude Medical S.C., Inc., and St. Jude Medical, Inc.

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• holding that the increased risk that a faulty medical device may malfunction constituted a sufficient injury-in-fact even though the class members’ own devices had not malfunctioned and may have actually been beneficial
• holding that standing was present where a defective medical implement presented an increased risk of future health problems
• concluding that standing was present where a defective medical implement presented an increased risk of future health problems
• holding that plaintiffs had standing based on an “increased risk” of harm from a medical device
• holding that the increased risk that a faulty medical device may malfunction constituted a sufficient injury-in-fact even though the class members' own devices had not malfunctioned and may have actually been beneficial
• concluding that the plaintiff had standing to seek medical testing and monitoring allegedly made necessary by the increased risk of future harm created by a heart-valve implant

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