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Federal Preemption Strips State Law Claims From Smith & Nephew Artificial Hip Victims
Clay Hodges

March 7, 2018

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Have you ever had a problem with a medical device? If you want to bring state law claims against the manufacturer or a doctor, there’s an important legal concept you should know about: federal preemption. In a recent case, the court dismissed several of the plaintiff’s claims against Smith & Nephew, finding that the claims…

FDA Announces Hearings on Off-Label Prescription Drug Use
Clay Hodges

September 13, 2016

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Communications between pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers and physicians are highly regulated by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but the agency, as much as it may want to be, does not have the final say in all regulation. These companies have First Amendment commercial free speech rights (though they’re not as broad…

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