Pharmaceuticals

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Heart disease and cholesterol named elevated low-density lipoprotein (“LDL”) are correlated. Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi, Aventisub LLC. at 1082. When cholesterol is in the blood stream, the LDL receptors remove LDL cholesterol. Id. And the degradation of LDL...

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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...