The Supreme Court of California is gearing up to decide an important question for the future of product liability law: Do drug manufacturers have a duty to innovate? In other words, does a manufacturer of a non-defective drug...more
On April 15, 2024, in a big win for the continued validity of implied preemption, the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the First Circuit’s preemption-based dismissal of a proposed misbranding class action. The...more
In a recent win for vaccine manufacturers, a district court found that federal law preempted claims against Merck, arising out of alleged injuries from the Gardasil vaccine. Herlth v. Merck & Co., Inc., No. 3:21-cv-438 (JAM),...more