Posts tagged preemption

• The Market’s Not the Only Thing Crashing – And by the Way, What Happened to Your Auto Accident Rights?

  Mike Ferrara | October 15, 2008 8:21 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Federal preemption has indeed become the flavor of the month, as another agency, this time the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) votes a rule into law which eradicates...

• Federal Appeals Court May Overturn Tobacco Preemption Case, Siding with Cigarette Companies

  Camryn Hansen | October 14, 2008 8:48 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Toxic Substances
  

  At issue in the case of Altria v. Good is the question of whether state consumer-fraud laws may be used to sue cigarette companies for labeling certain brands “light,”...

• Ghostwriters, Not Real Scientists, Write Drug Company Studies, and Companies Like Merck Lie About it. Federal Preemption Would Remove Your Right to Protect Yourself.

  Mike Ferrara | October 09, 2008 8:11 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  New evidence emerging from the Merck lawsuits over the painkiller Vioxx shows that the company repeatedly lied to both the FDA and respected medical journals about who was conducting and writing...

• Chicken of the Sea Tuna Not Off the Hook for Mercury Poisoning: Third Circuit Awards Justice in Federal Preemption Case

  Mike Ferrara | August 30, 2008 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Toxic Substances
  

  In a reversal of a district court decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit unanimously refused to exempt the company Tri-Union Seafood from liability for the mercury...