The U.S. Supreme Court decided Wyeth v. Levine March 4, which rejected the federal pre-emption defense to failure to warn claims against pharmaceutical manufacturers. The release of the court’s decision in one of the most highly anticipated cases of the term created a buzz both inside and outside of the legal community. Bloggers commented about it, the mainstream media wrote about it and litigators across the country scrambled to get a copy of the court’s opinion.

Since then, much has been written about the decision and its implications for patient safety, public health and the future of drug regulation in this country. Much has also been written about the future of federal pre-emption post- Wyeth .

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