Legal Opinion
Desiano v. Warner-Lambert & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 5, 2006No. Docket Nos. 05-1705-cv(L), 05-1743-cv(CON), 05-1745-cv(CON)PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:
It has long fallen within the province of states to safeguard the health and safety of their citizens. See Medtronic v. Lohr, 518 U.S. 470, 475, 116 S.Ct. 2240, 135 L.Ed.2d 700 (1996). Consonant with the “historic primacy of state regulation” of these matters, see Medtronic, 518 U.S. at 485, 116 S.Ct. 2240, the power of states to govern in this field is considerable and undisputed. See Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Massachusetts, 471 U.S. 724, 756, 105 S.Ct. 2380, 85 L.Ed.2d 728 (1985) (“The States traditionally have had great latitude under their police powers to…
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