Legal Opinion
Sowers v. Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 1, 1994No. 2:93-cv-02342PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
VAN ANTWERPEN, District Judge.
By motions filed on September 8, 9, and 30, 1994, the defendants in this products liability action filed on May 3,1994 have each moved for summary judgment, asserting that § 136v(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”), 7 U.S.C. §§ 136-136y, preempts plaintiffs’ claims. This court exercises jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1), and venue lies in this district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1391(a)(2). For the reasons stated below, we will grant defendants’ motions.
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