November 18, 2008
This year in Wyeth v. Levine the Supreme Court will decide whether or not people can sue a drug manufacturer under State law when the label for the drug is misleading or insufficient. The drug manufacturers contend that these lawsuits are preempted by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).
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July 2, 2008
In a divided 5-3 decision, a conservative majority of the Supreme Court in an opinion by Justice Souter found the $2.5 billion in punitive damages awarded against Exxon for the worst oil spill in history to be excessive and reduced the award to $500 million, an amount worth about four days of Exxon’s profits. [...]
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