Product Liability: Discussions With FDA Remain Key In Defeating State Tort Suits
Executive Summary
US Supreme Court says judges, not juries, should decide if FDA would have rejected additional label warning; Merck appears to have the support of three justices who note FDA's position that it decided not to require a change to Fosamax labeling.
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