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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Recognized Product Development Protocol Preemption
In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court entered a landmark decision in the field of product liability law. The case, Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc., 552 U.S. 312 (2008), established that product liability lawsuits filed under state law are preempted by the federal Medical Device Amendments of 1976 (MDA). The MDA created a “premarket approval” process… Read More »
