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The University of California Regents agreed to pay a $8.5 million settlement on July 21 for two lawsuits against a former UCLA spinal surgeon.
The lawsuits alleged that Jeffrey Wang, an orthopedic surgeon, failed to disclose his financial conflicts of interests with a medical device maker company before using its products in surgery. The regents agreed to pay $4.2 million to screenwriter Jerome Lew and $4.25 million to attorney Ralph Weiss, patients who alleged Wang failed to obtain their consent when he used a controversial bone-growth product by Medtronic during their surgeries.
The Los Angeles County Superior Court approved the settlements in separate court cases earlier in July.
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