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Express Preemption of Consumer Protection Actions: Preventing a Patchwork of State Drug and Device Regulations

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The Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution declares federal law to be the “supreme Law of the Land.” Thus, when federal law and state law conflict, the state law is “preempted,” or rendered without effect. Under...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Product Liability: 2015 Year in Review

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Massachusetts state and federal courts issued a number of important product liability decisions in 2015. The Product Liability and Toxic Tort Litigation Group at Nutter recently reviewed these cases. Highlighted below are...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Product Liability Update - July 2015

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds Failure-to-Warn Claim Against Drug Manufacturer Not Preempted Because There Was No “Clear Evidence” FDA Would Not Have Approved Plaintiffs’ Suggested Warning; Also Holds...more

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