Dentists File Class Action Lawsuit Against 3M over Faulty Dental Crown Materials
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law
In April and May 2016, dentists from Florida, Georgia and Texas filed a class action lawsuits. Six suits have been filed in federal court in Minnesota against the Minneapolis-based 3M Co. (http://www.3m.com/). These have been consolidated by the federal court. Each of the complaints in these six cases alleges that 3M’s Lava Ultimate restorative material used to make dental crowns chair-side by dentists was defective. The suits claim the material contains defects that cause the crowns to de-bond inside patients’ mouths, come lose and need replacing. […]