Caltagirone, J. v. Cephalon, Inc.

OPINION BY PLATT, J.:

Appellant, Joseph A. Caltagirone, appeals individually and as administrator of the estate of his deceased son, Joseph F. Caltagirone, from the order sustaining preliminary objections of Appellees, Cephalon, Inc. and Teva Pharmaceuticals, USA, Inc., to his second amended complaint, and dismissing it with prejudice. We conclude that the trial court properly determined that Appellant's wrongful death and survival claims, premised on asserted violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), (and implementing regulations), are pre-empted by the federal system of…