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Preemption
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Drug & Device Law
Everyone’s Talking About Levine
By Bexis
So far, we've learned of the following upcoming webinars with panels analyzing the implications of Wyeth v. Levine:On Friday, March 27, at noon Eastern, the Defense Research Institute presents "Supreme…
Drug & Device Law
Device Preemption Bookends
By Bexis
We’ve decided to blog on a less depressing preemption subject than Wyeth v. Levine today. We’ve seen a couple of recent medical device preemption cases that just about bookend the…
Drug & Device Law
Herrmann on Levine in Chicago Tribune
By Bexis
We're delighted when the mainstream media occasionally picks up on things that we say here. But we've noted before how silly it seems to echo at our little blog things…
Drug & Device Law
Reaction To Wyeth v. Levine
By Bexis
As you know, we've had a few words to say about the Supreme Court's decision last week in Wyeth v. Levine (here, here, and here). But we weren't alone. Jim…
Drug & Device Law
Colacicco and Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust Fund GVR’ed
By Bexis
As we predicted last week (here and here), the Supreme Court this morning granted petitions for certiorari, vacated the appellate decisions, and remanded for reconsideration in light of Wyeth v.…
Drug & Device Law
Should Congress Distinguish Between Drugs And Devices?
By Bexis
Here's the deal: Riegel v. Medtronic tells us that there is preemption for medical devices approved through the premarket approval process. Wyeth v. Levine tells us that there is often…
Drug & Device Law
Dechert Client Alert on Wyeth v. Levine
By Bexis
There'll no doubt be a bunch of them, but the law firm client alerts about Wyeth v. Levine are beginning to hit the street (at least the streets where clients…
Drug & Device Law
Wyeth v. Levine and the End of Deregulation
By Bexis
A little more than a year ago, back in February 2008, a majority of the Supreme Court stated, in Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.: Indeed, one would think that tort law,…
Drug & Device Law
Not Just Colacicco
By Bexis
We mentioned yesterday that the previously held cert. petition for Colacicco was distributed for consideration at the Justices' conference tomorrow. We decided to check the docket for Pennsylvania Employees Benefit…
D.C. Medical Malpractice Blog
Supreme Court Ruling in Wyeth v. Levine: Victory for Justice
The Supreme Court of the United States recently announced its ruling in the Wyeth v. Levine case. The principal question before the Court was whether FDA approval of a drug's…