Legal Opinion
Lynnbrook Farms v. Smithkline Beecham Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 22, 1996No. 95-2051PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to determine whether certain state common law causes of action asserted against a manufacturer of animal vaccines are preempted by federal law. Plaintiff, Lynnbrook Farms (“Lynnbrook”), sued Smithkline Beecham Corporation (“SBC”) alleging that its cattle were injured and many were killed after being inoculated with animal vaccines manufactured by SBC. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of SBC, finding Lynnbrook’s claims were preempted in their entirety by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) declaration of…
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