- Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.
Infobox SCOTUS case
Litigants=Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.
ArgueDate=December 4
ArgueYear=2007
DecideDate=February 20
DecideYear=2008
FullName=Charles R. Riegel, et ux. v. Medtronic, Inc.
OralArgument=http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2007/2007_06_179/argument/
Docket=06-179
USVol=
USPage=
CitationNew=552 U.S. ___
Prior=
Subsequent=
Holding=The MDA’s pre-emption clause bars common-law claims challenging the safety or effectiveness of a medical device marketed in a form that received premarket approval from the FDA.
SCOTUS=2006
Majority=Scalia
JoinMajority=Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer, Alito
Dissent=Ginsburg
LawsApplied="Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.", 552 U.S. ___ (
2008 ), is a decision by theSupreme Court of the United States holding that the pre-emption clause of theMedical Device Amendment bars state common-law claims that challenges the effectiveness or safety of a medical device marketed in a form that received premarket approval from theFood and Drug Administration .ee also
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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 552 Further reading
* [http://supreme.justia.com/us/552/06-179/index.html Syllabus and opinion in printable format from Justia.com]
*cite journal |last=Korobkin |first=Russell |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2007 |month= |title=Who Should Protect the Public? The Supreme Court and Medical Device Regulation |journal=New England Journal of Medicine |volume=357 |issue=17 |pages=1680–1681 |doi=10.1056/NEJMp078142 |url= |accessdate= |quote=
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