Supreme Court of the United States
Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.
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- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- Feb. 20, 2008
- Case
- Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Ginsburg, dissenting. The Medical Device Amendments, of 1976 (MDA or Act), 90 Stat. 539, as construed by the Court, cut deeply into a domain historically occupied by state law. The MDA’s preemption clause, 21 U. S. C. § 360k(a), the Court holds, spares medical device manufacturers from personal injury claims alleging flaws in a design or label once the appl…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Antonin Scalia | Feb. 20, 2008 |
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | Feb. 20, 2008 |
| Concurrence | Not attributed | Feb. 20, 2008 |