Applied Medical Resources Corporation v. Medtronic, Inc.

  1. February 05, 2026

    Medtronic Hit With $382M Antitrust Verdict Over Bundling

    A California federal jury on Thursday ordered Medtronic to pay nearly $382 million to business rival Applied Medical for antitrust violations, finding the medical device giant illegally used its monopoly power to crush competition in the market for a type of surgical instrument called an advanced bipolar device.

  2. February 04, 2026

    Medtronic Owes $381M For Antitrust 'War Games,' Jury Told

    An attorney for Applied Medical told a California federal jury Wednesday during closing arguments in an antitrust trial against Medtronic that internal documents from the medical device giant show it played illegal "war games" against his client and should pay up to $381 million. 

  3. February 03, 2026

    Medtronic's Bundling Isn't Anticompetitive, Prof Tells Jury

    A University of Chicago economics professor testified Tuesday in a California federal trial over antitrust claims against Medtronic, saying its practice of bundling its advanced bipolar devices for sales with other products isn't anticompetitive but is actually a very common American practice used by the likes of McDonald's and Costco. 

  4. January 27, 2026

    Medtronic Rival's VP Says Docs Praised Device But Didn't Buy

    A vice president in charge of sales at Applied Medical testified Tuesday in a California federal trial over his company's antitrust claims against Medtronic, and said the overwhelmingly positive feedback Applied received from surgeons who used its advanced bipolar devices often didn't result in sales. 

  5. January 21, 2026

    Medtronic 'Blocked' Surgical Device Competition, Jury Told

    An executive at Applied Medical Resources Corp. on Tuesday told a California federal jury considering antitrust claims against Medtronic Inc. that a surgical device his company introduced a decade ago had great success in Europe but was "blocked" in the U.S. by Medtronic's practice of "bundling" products.

  6. August 02, 2023

    Medtronic Can't Yet Ditch Rival's Surgical Market Antitrust Suit

    A California federal judge on Wednesday refused to throw out a medical device maker's antitrust claims against Medtronic Inc., finding that Applied Medical Resources Corp. has adequately alleged antitrust injury and exclusionary conduct in its suit accusing its rival of illegally hindering competition in the market.

  7. July 03, 2023

    FTC Wades Into Medtronic Surgical Device Antitrust Spat

    The Federal Trade Commission has urged a California federal court to reject the "erroneous assertions and mistaken legal points" from Medtronic Inc. in its attempt to get Applied Medical Resources Corp.'s antitrust suit against it dismissed, according to an amicus brief filed with the court Monday.

  8. June 27, 2023

    Medtronic Rival Defends Surgical Device Antitrust Case

    Applied Medical Resources told a California federal court that its case accusing Medtronic Inc. of blocking competition for a type of surgical device is not an attack on low prices as Medtronic contends, but is instead an effort to stop the company's anti-competitive conduct.

  9. April 25, 2023

    Medtronic Wants Rival's Surgical Market Antitrust Claims Axed

    Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. on Monday urged a California federal court to throw out rival Applied Medical Resources' suit accusing Medtronic of illegally hindering competition in the market, arguing that Applied is trying to get the court to order Medtronic to raise its prices, contradicting the intent of antitrust laws.

  10. February 14, 2023

    Medtronic Hogs Surgical Market With Unfair Deals, Rival Says

    Medical device behemoth Medtronic Inc. has created a monopoly for itself by illegally hindering competition in the market for surgical devices that use electrical current to cut tissue and seal blood vessels, its rival Applied Medical Resources alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in California federal court.