United States Eighth Circuit

Under 21 USC 361k of the Medical Device Amendments to the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, the pre-market warning requirements for Class III medical devices preempt state law product liability claims for failure to warn.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/11/2001
• Published 12/11/2001

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.