Product liability "FDA defense" language is included in House Medicare reform plan.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
PRODUCT LIABILITY "FDA DEFENSE" LANGUAGE INCLUDED IN MEDICARE REFORM plan released by Republican House leaders Sept. 21. The "conceptual draft" of the House GOP plan states that punitive damages could not be awarded in product liability cases involving FDA-approved products "unless there was misrepresentation or fraud" in securing approval.
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