Preemption of Drug and Medical Device Claims : A Legal Overview.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drugs.

Actions and defenses.

Medical supplies.

Medical technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (42 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on doctrine of preemption and types of State-law tort claims that have been brought against medical device and prescription drug manufacturers. Addresses Federal regulation of medical devices and drugs under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), discussing major FDCA preemption cases that have been recently issued by the Supreme Court. Covers possible judicial and legislative developments that may affect this area of law.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Preemption of Drug and Medical Device Claims

Access Restriction:

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