Supreme Court of the United States
Wyeth v. Levine
This writing
- Type
- Concurrence
- Filed
- March 4, 2009
- Case
- Wyeth v. Levine
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Thomas, concurring in the judgment. I agree with the Court that the fact that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the label for petitioner Wyeth’s drug Phenergan does not pre-empt the state-law judgment before the Court. That judgment was based on a jury finding that the label did not adequately warn of the risk involved in administering Phenergan through the IV-push injection method. Und…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | March 4, 2009 |
| Opinion | John Paul Stevens | March 4, 2009 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | March 4, 2009 |