Sykes v. Glaxo-SmithKline

OPINION

STENGEL, District Judge.

Table of Contents

I. Introduction.292

II. Background.292

III. Judgment on the Pleadings v. Summary Judgment.295

IV. Rule 12(c) Judgment on the Pleadings Standard.296

V. Federal Preemption of State Law Claims t>0 ZD 05

A. Preemption in General. DO ZD 05

B. Express Preemption of Defective Design Claims under the Vaccine Act CO <D

1. Vaccine Act in General — Congress’s Dual Concern. DO ZD ““3

2. The Parties’ Arguments. CO ZD 00

3. Section 22(b) — Against the Backdrop of Product Liability Law and Its Legislative History. CO ZD <D

4. Plaintiffs’ Strict Liability Defective…