Ninth Circuit Allows Failure to Warn Medical Device Case to Proceed

Muddling the preemption waters, the Ninth Circuit has ruled that a plaintiff can bring a state law failure to warn claim against a medical device manufacturer.  The court found the claim was not preempted by the Medical Device Amendments to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.   A copy of the opinion is here.  The Recorder (via law.com) has more.

Thanks to Lisa Smith-Butler for the alert.

– SBS