MITCHELL v. COLLAGEN CORP.

No. 94-3946.

67 F.3d 1268 (1995)

Barbara MITCHELL and Gregory Mitchell, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COLLAGEN CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 2, 1995.

Rehearing Denied November 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Cerven, Joseph E. Costanza, Sr., Burke, Murphy, Costanza & Cuppy, East Chicago, IN, Michael M. Essmyer (argued), Essmyer & Tritico, Houston, TX, Clinard Hanby, The Woodlands, TX, for Barbara and Gregory Mitchell.

Gregory J. Tonner, Jon F. Schmoll, Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty, Merrillville, IN, Keith A. Jones, Joe W. Redden, Jr. (argued), Beck, Redden & Secrest, Houston, TX, for Collagen Corporation.

Robert Neil Weiner, Steve J. Boom, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Hugh Young, Product Liability Advisory Council, Incorporated, Reston, VA, for amicus curiae Product Liability Advisory Council, Incorporated.

Before CUDAHY, RIPPLE and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

In this case, Barbara and Gregory Mitchell appeal the district court's decision denying them leave to amend their complaint and dismissing their state law claims on the ground that they were all preempted by the Medical Device Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360c-3601. For the reasons that follow, although we conclude that some state law claims are not preempted...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases