United States Eighth Circuit

While plaintiff's failure-to-warn claims were not pre-empted by the Medical Device Amendments of 1976, state law negligence claim was preempted as plaintiff failed to show any violation of FDA labeling requirements.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/10/2001
• Published 01/10/2001

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, HEANEY, McMILLIAN, BOWMAN, LOKEN, HANSEN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, MURPHY, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Adam Samaha, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Gary L. Wilson and Randall Tietjen, Minneapolis, MN, Paul A. Strandness and Thomas F. Handorff, Wayzata, MN, on the brief), for appellant., Hugh F. Young, Jr., Reston, VA, Kenneth S. Geller and Sharon Swingle, Washington, D.C., appearing on the brief, for Amicus Curiae Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Steven M. Kohn, James C. Martin and Lisa M. Baird, Los Angeles, CA, William R. Stoeri and Michael J. Wahoske, Minneapolis, MN, appearing on the brief, for Amicus Curiae St. Jude Medical, Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• Cooper S. Ashley, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Laurie A. Kindel, on the brief), for appellee.