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Preemption

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Drug & Device Law March 3, 2008
Sometimes “Big Law” Values Blogs
By Bexis
The views expressed in this post are those of Jim Beck alone. Hermann and I are pretty much of one mind when it comes to the meat of our blog,…
Drug & Device Law March 2, 2008
Counting Noses (Predicting Kent)
By Bexis
People who try to predict the results of Supreme Court cases invariably make complete and utter fools of themselves.We're just the guys for the job!Although our crystal ball is cloudy,…
California Employment Law Update March 1, 2008
San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance Probably Is Not Preempted By ERISA
By Tony Oncidi
Golden Gate Restaurant Ass’n v. City & County of San Francisco, 512 F.3d 1112 (9th Cir. 2008) In 2006, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed and the mayor signed…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog February 27, 2008
Nagareda on Preemption in Riegel
By joetort
Professor Richard Nagareda (Vanderbilt) comments in a Federalist Society SCOTUScast on the recent U.S. Supreme Court preemption decision in Riegel v. Medtronic. BGS
Drug & Device Law February 27, 2008
New Levine Briefing Schedule
By Bexis
The Supreme Court has formally extended the briefing schedule in Wyeth v. Levine, something we expected when the matter was deferred to next term. The merits brief for petitioner Wyeth…
TortsProf Blog February 26, 2008
Sebok on Riegel & Preemption
By Christopher Robinette
In his latest Findlaw column, Tony Sebok discusses the Riegel decision and how it may reveal the Court's approach to the remaining preemption cases on the Court's docket. In particular,…
Drug & Device Law February 25, 2008
Oral Argument in Warner-Lambert v. Kent
By Bexis
This guest post was prepared by Ted Frank, who blogs regularly at Point of Law, and who attended the oral argument this morning in Warner-Lambert v. Kent. This report is…
TortsProf Blog February 23, 2008
Two Preemption Podcasts
By Christopher Robinette
The USSC's decision in Riegel v. Medtronic has inspired a lot of discussion. The Federalist Society posted a podcast of Richard Epstein's comments on Riegel here. The American Enterprise Institute…
Drug & Device Law February 22, 2008
Random Thoughts on Comments We’ve Received About Riegel
By Bexis
We've had an unusual number of plaintiffs' side blogs link to our Riegel posts over the past several days. While we're flattered that the other side thinks we're worth noticing,…
Drug & Device Law February 22, 2008
Intrepid Correspondent Wanted
By Bexis
We must be slipping. For the Riegel v. Medtronic oral argument we had two attendees offer to send us detailed reports, and one of them actually did. Nobody's made us…