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Sharkey on Riegel v. Medronic
Catherine M. Sharkey (New York University - School of Law) has posted What Riegel Portends for FDA Preemption of State Law Products Liability Claims (Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy, Vol...

A New Essay by Prof. Sharkey on the Impact of Riegel on FDA Preemption of State Law Claims
Click here to see Professor Catherine Sharkey's recently posted essay in Northwestern Colloquy, "What Riegel Portends for FDA Preemption of State Law Products Liability Claims." MKS

Sharkey on Preemption, Part II
The Northwestern University Law Review's Colloquy has just uploaded part II of Cathy Sharkey's essay What Riegel Portends for FDA Preemption of State Law Products Liability Claims. --CJR

Sharkey on Preemption
This morning, the Northwestern University Law Review's Colloquy posted part I of Cathy Sharkey's What Riegel Portends for FDA Preemption of State Law Products Liability Claims. Part II will be available on Thursday...

New Preemption Articles
There are two new articles covering preemption in products liability cases that should be of particular interest in light of the Supreme Court's decision last week to grant review in two preemption cases...

"The Case For Field Preemption of State Laws In Drug Cases"
We can't figure out how to italicize the title of a post, so we'll repeat that title here, with our emphasis added:"The Case for Field Preemption of State Laws in Drug Cases."That's the provocative title of Richard Epstein's piece posted yesterday at Northwestern University Law Review's Colloquy site...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

Hurricane Claims
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. reaches settlement deal with Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood.

Washington Car Accident
alleging liability for personal injuries caused by car, truck, bus, motorcycle or other vehicle accidents in Washington state.

False Claims
Attorney Robert Arledge ordered to pay $5.8 million after making false Fen Phen settlement claims.

LINA - Cigna Life Insurance Company of North America Disability Claims
LINA Insurance alleging violations of disability insurance claims.

Apeks Scuba Diving Regulator
Recalled Due To Missing Part

Pork BBQ Products Recalled
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Oct 20 that the Murphy House in Louisburg, N...