Product Liability Defense Favored By Industry Appears To Have Supreme Court Support
Executive Summary
US FDA's rejection of Merck's proposed Fosamax label warning preempts state-law tort suits, several Justices appear to conclude, as Kagan and Sotomayor question whether the proposal focused on the right risk.
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