Mealey's ( January 18, 2022, 10:04 AM EST) -- BOSTON — A couple whose young daughter died after emergency surgery to replace a biomechanical heart valve and the device manufacturer on Jan. 13 told the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that they have settled the case, the settlement coming two days after an appeals panel asked the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) whether the valve maker’s failure to report adverse events to the Food and Drug Administration gives rise to liability under Massachusetts law....