Legal Opinion

Smith v. Pingree

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 27, 1981No. 80-5309PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, hearing aid dispensers licensed in Florida, appeal a decision upholding the validity of three sections of Florida’s Fitting and Selling of Hearing Aids Act, Florida Statute § 468.120 et seq. Appellants contend that the Testing Room Requirement, § 468.135(7), the Receipt Requirement, § 468.136(1), and the Labeling Requirement, § 468.136(2), are preempted by federal law in 21 U.S.C. § 360k and by regulations promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration in 21 C.F.R. §§ 801.-420 and 801.421. Because we find that none of the challenged state requirements has…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. New Jersey Guild of Hearing Aid Dispensers v. LongSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
  2. Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association, Inc. v. Stephen P. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Joyce A. Moore v. Kimberly-Clark CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  2. prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,260 Lora Lohr, Michael Lohr, Her Husband v. Medtronic, Inc., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
  3. Kvue, Inc. v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  4. Bravman v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1994
  5. David Verner Tousley v. North American Van Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985

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