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Supreme Court Upholds Preemption Claim Under Medical Device Amendments

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The Supreme Court made it harder for consumers to sue manufacturers of federally-approved medical devices when it ruled in Riegel v. Medtronic that many state common law claims are preempted by federal law. Riegel was injured when a balloon catheter...

Full post as published by Products Liability Prof Blog on February 20, 2008 (boomark / email).

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