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Opinion: Supreme Court Botches Preemption Case
March 30, 2009
The Supreme Court handed down its decision last month in the case of <i>Wyeth v. Levine</i>, ruling that federal law did not bar plaintiff Diana Levine from suing pharmaceutical maker Wyeth over allegedly insufficient drug safety warnings, even though the warnings had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This decision establishes the troubling precedent that a sympathetic jury can now supersede the expert opinions of the FDA on what qualifies as adequate safety labeling.
<B>BREAKING NEWS:</B> Supreme Court's Wyeth Ruling Deals a Blow to Pre-emption Defense
March 05, 2009
The Supreme Court's decisive ruling on March 4 against Wyeth in a landmark pharmaceutical product liability case may also close off a major front in a hard-fought battle by businesses and the Bush administration to insulate national corporations from state tort litigation.
<B>BREAKING NEWS:</B> Supreme Court's Wyeth Ruling Deals a Blow to Pre-emption Defense
March 05, 2009
The Supreme Court's decisive ruling on March 4 against Wyeth in a landmark pharmaceutical product liability case may also close off a major front in a hard-fought battle by businesses and the Bush administration to insulate national corporations from state tort litigation.
<B>BREAKING NEWS:</B> Supreme Court's Wyeth Ruling Deals a Blow to Pre-emption Defense
March 05, 2009
The Supreme Court's decisive ruling on March 4 against Wyeth in a landmark pharmaceutical product liability case may also close off a major front in a hard-fought battle by businesses and the Bush administration to insulate national corporations from state tort litigation.
Case Briefs
February 27, 2009
Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
Now It's Personal: Intangible Asset Mismanagement Liability
February 26, 2009
As a result of two watershed cases, a Board that fails in its duty of oversight of intangible assets now places individual directors at risk for personal liability.
Court Weighs Consumer Fraud Suits Against eBay Posters
February 26, 2009
The New Jersey Supreme Court is poised to decide whether ordinary people who lie about the wares they sell on Internet auction sites like eBay can be held liable under the state's Consumer Fraud Act, with its awesome treble-damages remedy.
Avoiding e-Conomic Insanity When Business Rebounds
February 26, 2009
For e-commerce firms and businesses generally, the ability to maintain a turnaround will be affected by decisions made now, in the depth of the recession. Today, as they struggle to preserve cash flow and stay current on obligations to lenders, landlords and vendors, the helmspeople of too many firms have come to regret decisions they made with hope in their heart for a booming economy 'yet forgot and may still forget to plan prudently for the rebound. Ever more so than before, today's "big deal' may become the liability that leads to tomorrow's bankruptcy filing.
The Constitutionality of Tort Reform Damage Caps
February 26, 2009
Recently, there have been indications that plaintiffs in California medical malpractice actions may renew a constitutional attack on the provisions of the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA), the tort reform legislation that has governed medical malpractice litigation in California for nearly 25 years. The focus of these recent attacks is MICRA's $250,000 limit on noneconomic damages.
Case Notes
February 20, 2009
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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