Legal Opinion
Williams v. Bayer Corp.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 5, 2017No. WD 80238PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD R. ARDINI, JR., JUDGE
Jessica Williams (Williams) brought this cause of action in the Circuit Court of Boone County alleging fourteen separate claims against Bayer Corp. (Bayer) related to its Essure contraceptive device along with a variety of counts against her treating physicians. Bayer filed a Motion to Dismiss on the basis that the claims directed against it were preempted under federal law which was granted by the trial court. Williams now appeals arguing that the trial court erred in dismissing those claims on preemption grounds and in not granting her leave to file an amended…
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