Legal Opinion
Kaufman v. CVS Caremark Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 6, 2016No. 16-1199PPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.
CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (“CVS”) sells a Vitamin E dietary supplement with a label that touts the product as supporting “heart health.” Having purchased CVS’s Vitamin E product, Ronda Kaufman alleges that CVS’s label deceives consumers because no scientifically valid studies show that the label’s “heart health” statements are both truthful and not misleading. Finding that federal law does not preempt Kaufman’s effort to maintain this action under New York’s consumer protection law, we reverse the district court’s order dismissing Kaufman’s complaint.
I. Background
Because the…
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