Landmark Healthcare Anticompetition Case: News and Guidance From AMDR
The May 2025 jury verdict in the Innovative Health, LLC v. Biosense Webster, Inc. is a watershed moment in the commercial device reprocessing, healthcare procurement, and broader medtech industries. Evidence and testimony entered during the trial exposed the anticompetitive policies and practices which the Johnson & Johnson MedTech unit undertook to undermine AMDR-member, regulated reprocessing companies – and how these practices inflated healthcare costs, undermined hospital choice, and risked compromising device quality.
AMDR invites clinicians, hospital procurement staff, regulators, journalists, and the public to review our news releases and statements about the case. We also direct hospitals to our Action Alerts, which provide practical guidance on how to withstand misinformation, coercion, and other anti-reprocessing conduct from certain OEMs.
Summary and Analysis of Case + Select Evidence and Testimony
Court Documents:*
July 21, 2025: Order Regarding Motion for Permanent Injunction (Judge Selna grants Innovative Health injunction requests modifications)
July 2025: TENTATIVE Order Regarding Motion for Permanent Injunction (Judge Selna indicates he will grant Innovative Health injunction)
June 12, 2025: Innovative Health’s Proposed Permanent Injunction
June 12, 2025: Innovative Health’s Notice of Motion and Motion for Permanent Injunction (Innovative Health’s core arguments for injunctive relief)
*All court documents linked on this page or in AMDR’s materials are unsealed and publicly accessible via PACER. Some have been highlighted by AMDR for readability.
May 18, 2025 (LinkedIn article): David Beats Goliath: Reprocessor Victory Over J&J Is a Turning Point for Fairness in Healthcare Purchasing
Healthcare Brew, June 16, 2025: Medical reprocessing industry hopes J&J verdict brings reform
Modern Healthcare, June 6, 2025: Judge triples antitrust damages against J&J unit to $442M
MedTech Dive, May 20, 2025: J&J subsidiary ordered to pay $147M for violating antitrust rules