Medtronic pacemaker claim preempted 
Published: October 5, 2012
Tags: FDA, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINSTRATION, Medical Device Amendments to the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Medtronic, preemption, product liability, Riegel v. Medtronic
Federal law preempts product liability claims relating to a woman who died when her Medtronic pacemaker failed, a U.S. District Court in Florida has ruled in granting a motion to dismiss.
Medtronic bone graft suit isn’t preempted, says trial court
Published: August 30, 2012
Tags: Buckman Co. v. Plaintiffs’ Legal Comm., FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Medtronic, preemption, product liability, Riegel v. Medtronic
Federal law does not preempt a product liability suit brought by a woman who claimed she suffered injuries as a consequence of Medtronic’s promotion of a bone graft device for “off-label” uses, a California trial court has ruled in denying summary judgment.
Federal law preempts Medtronic pain pump suit
Published: January 30, 2012
Tags: Medical Device Amendments, Medtronic, preemption, premarket approval, product liability, Riegel v. Medtronic
Federal law regulating medical devices preempted product liability claims brought by a woman whose husband allegedly received a fatal overdose of medication from a Medtronic drug infusion system, the 4th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
Pain pump lawsuit preempted
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 9, 2011
Tags: Medical Device Amendments to the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, pain pump, preemption, product liability, Riegel v. Medtronic
Federal law regulating medical devices preempts state product liability claims against the manufacturer of a pain pump, the 11th Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
Medical device claim not preempted
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: January 25, 2011
Tags: failure to warn, Food and Drug Administration, Medical Device Amendments to the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, preemption, product liability, Riegel v. Medtronic
Federal law does not completely preempt state law failure-to-warn claims against the manufacturer of a medical device used to treat excess uterine bleeding, the 5th Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
Stryker hip implant suit not preempted
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 27, 2010
Tags: FDA, Food and Drug Administration, hip implant litigation, medical devices, preemption, Riegel v. Medtronic, Stryker Corp., Trident hip system
Federal law regulating medical devices does not preempt a product liability lawsuit over an allegedly defective ceramic-on-ceramic hip replacement system, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Claims over experimental medical device preempted
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 22, 2010
Tags: FDA, Food and Drug Administration, medical devices, preemption, Riegel v. Medtronic
Federal law governing medical devices preempts claims brought by a plaintiff who suffered severe injuries after being implanted with an experimental prosthetic graft, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in affirming judgment.
Artificial hip lawsuit is preempted
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: September 8, 2010
Tags: FDA, Food and Drug Administration, hip replacement, medical devices, preemption, Riegel v. Medtronic
The federal regulatory scheme for the approval of medical devices preempts a product liability suit alleging defects in an artificial hip component, a U.S. District Court in Texas has ruled in granting a dismissal.
Heart stent claims not completely preempted
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: August 3, 2010
Tags: failure to warn, medical devices, off-label uses, preemption, product liability, Riegel v. Medtronic
Federal medical device law does not completely preempt product liability claims over a coronary stent, the New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
High Court confirmation process to stall delayed bills
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: May 10, 2010
Tags: arbitration, Elena Kagan, Employment Law, FDA, food safety, Riegel v. Medtronic
First it was the health care bill. Now it is the financial reform package.
And soon, authors and advocates of key pieces of legislation important to lawyers will face yet another obstacle to getting those bills to a final vote: the confirmation process for Elena Kagan, who has been nominated to be the next U.S. Supreme Court justice.
