Hatch-Waxman Act

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The Hatch-Waxman Act expedites the process by which generic drug manufacturers can obtain approval from the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to market generic drugs, and allows generic drug manufacturers to produce and market brand-name drugs for...

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Issue

Does federal law governing claims against generic pharmaceutical products preempt state law design-defect claims against the makers of those products?

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Facts

In December of 2004, Karen Bartlett’s doctor prescribed her Clinoril for...

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Oral argument: Mar. 30, 2011

Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Nov. 27, 2009); United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Jan. 8, 2010)

DRUGS, FAILURE-TO-WARN,...