The latest round in an ongoing dispute between Boston Scientific (Natick, Massachusetts) and Cordis (Miami Lakes, Florida), a Johnson & Johnson (J&J New Brunswick, New Jersey) company, could put the so-called stent wars to rest – for a while at least. Cordis reported the companies reached a settlement and that Boston Scientific was slated to pay $1.73 billion to J&J. (Medical Device Daily)

A new online survey conducted by Legacy MedSearch (Orlando), a medical device retained search firm, shows that 55% of the 2,150 med-tech industry professionals surveyed, are looking at 2010 as the year to make a job change. (Medical Device Daily)