Mass. Case Alleging Suturing Device’s Needle Broke During Surgery Moves Forward

( March 12, 2026, 1:21 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A woman who alleges that a suturing device’s needle broke off during her surgery made claims that “are not preempted by federal law, and that are supported by sufficient factual allegations to make out viable tort causes of action,” a Massachusetts state court justice held in denying a motion to dismiss filed by the manufacturers....