Wyeth Concedes that Levine Case is not suitable to rule on broad preemption
Thursday, September 18, 2008
In a stunning legal turn of events, attorneys representing pharmaceutical maker Wyeth in a lawsuit brought by a Vermont woman who lost an arm after being given a Wyeth nausea drug have apparently thrown in the towel on the argument that makers of all FDA-approved drugs should be shielded from state personal-injury claims. Legal scholars, plaintiff's attorneys, and injured parties across the country have been closely watching developments in the United States Supreme Court case between Wyeth and Diana Levine. Many had been bracing for a landmark legal ruling that would have far-reaching effects on the rights of all patients…Continue » Posted in Dangerous Drugs • Medical Devices