Class-Action Suit Alleges Medtronic’s Rosy Forecast For MiniMed780G Misled Investors

The lawsuit says that Medtronic continued to predict that the new insulin pump would be FDA-approved shortly, even as other regulatory issues and recalls in the diabetes division made that less likely.

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Medtronic plc misled shareholders about the future of the MiniMed 780G insulin pump, a class-action lawsuit recently filed in Minnesota federal court argues.

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