Product Liability

Appellate Law

Beth S. Rose, Vincent Lodato | Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

In Pliva, Inc. v. Mensing, 131 S. Ct. 2567 (2011), the United States Supreme Court held that state law failure to warn claims against manufacturers of generic pharmaceutical products were impliedly pre-empted by federal law because FDA regulations preclude generic manufacturers from including...

Litigation

Antranig Garibian | Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

“Anyone who isn’t confused really doesn’t understand the situation.” – Edward R. Murrow Introduction Because the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has not adopted the Restatement (Third) of Torts to replace the Restatement (Second) and, in a recent...

Advertising

Jonathan Berman, Robert S. Faxon, Steven N. Geise, Janine C. Metcalf | Jones Day

Recent months have witnessed a surge in class action complaints alleging that food labeling is deceptive or in violation of applicable regulations. The dramatic increase in litigation may at first glance seem counterintuitive, since there have not been any radical changes in how food...