Kagan recusals could mean plaintiff preemption losses 
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WASHINGTON - Just two terms after the plaintiffs' bar claimed a big victory in the Supreme Court preemption ruling Wyeth v. Levine, it may be time to brace for two potential losses at the Court next year.
And those possible losses could come, in part, due to the addition of Elena Kagan to the bench.
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