Personal Injury & Torts
Dec. 2, 2000
Pre-emption Puzzle
Next week's oral argument should prove interesting to tort practitioners - and not just those who litigate medical-device or pharmaceutical cases.
The U.S. Supreme Court does not often take a close look at state-law tort claims. But it will on Dec. 4. On that date, the court will hear oral argument in Buckman Co. v. Plaintiff's Legal Committee, 98-1768, and, ultimately, will decide whether state law "fraud on the F...
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