The “Preventing Essential Medical Device Shortages Act of 2020”: A COVID-19 Side Effect That Could Permanently Harm Medical Device Manufacturers

[Editor's note: Heather Heiskell Jones is a Member in Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC’s Charleston, West Virginia, office. She is chair of the firm’s Insurance Defense Practice Group and co-chair of the firm’s Medical Monitoring, Product Liability Litigation, and Toxic Tort Litigation practice groups. She also is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel. She can be reached at [email protected]. James E. Simon is a Senior Attorney in Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC’s Charleston office. His primary area of practice is civil litigation, with particular emphasis on business and commercial litigation. He can be reached at [email protected].]