Legal Opinion
Blunt v. Medtronic, Inc.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided February 17, 2009No. 2006AP1506PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPatience Drake Roggensack, J.
¶ 1. We review a decision of the court of appeals1 affirming the circuit court's decision2 granting summary judgment in favor of Medtronic, Inc. Both the circuit court and the court of appeals agreed that the express preemption provision of the 1976 Medical Device Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, specifically 21 U.S.C. § 360k(a) (2000),3 preempted the negligence, strict liability and loss of consortium claims asserted by the plaintiffs, Joseph and Margaret Blunt (the Blunts).
¶ 2. Our decision in this case turns on whether the Blunts' state law tort claims are preempted…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Medtronic, Inc. v. LohrSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Geier v. American Honda Motor Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Altria Group, Inc. v. GoodSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Sprietsma v. Mercury MarineSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
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- Wolicki-Gables v. Arrow International, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2009
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