Legal Opinion
Morris v. PLIVA, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 14, 2013No. 12-30319PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants Penny and John Morris sued Appellees PLIVA, TEVA, and Actavis— generic drug manufacturers — for injuries related to use of the drug metoclopramide (brand-name Reglan). This case is yet another in the expanding cohort controlled by PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing, — U.S. -, 131 S.Ct. 2567, 180 L.Ed.2d 580 (2011), which held state law claims against generic manufacturers of Reglan preempted by FDA regulations. See also Demahy v. Ac-tavis, Inc., 650 F.3d 1045 (5th Cir.2011) (per curiam). Accordingly, we AFFIRM the dismissal of this suit.
BACKGROUND
Penny Morris took metoclopramide from early…
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