Joseph C. COLACICCO, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Lois Ann Colacicco, Deceased, Appellant
v.
APOTEX INC.; Apotex Corp., as Subsidiary of Apotex, Inc.; Smithkline Beecham, d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline
Beth Ann McNellis, on Behalf of the Estate of Theodore DeAngelis, Deceased and in Her Own Right
v.
Pfizer Inc.; John Does 1-5; ABC Doe Corp.; DEF Doe Corp.; GHI Doe Corp.
Pfizer Inc., Appellant.
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Argued December 10, 2007.
Filed April 8, 2008.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Harris L. Pogust, Derek T. Braslow (Argued), T. Matthew Leckman, Pogust & Braslow, Conshohocken, PA, Attorneys for Appellant, No. 06-3107.
M. Karen Thompson, Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, Sommerville, NJ, Malcolm E. Wheeler (Argued), Wheeler, Trigg & Kennedy Denver, CO, Attorneys for Appellant, No. 06-5148.
Charles A. Fitzpatrick, III, Arthur B. Keppel (Argued), Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellee Apotex Corp., Apotex Corp. as Subsidiary of Apotex, No. 06-3107.
Chilton D. Varner (Argued), Andrew T. Bayman, Erica M. Long, S. Samuel Griffin, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, Joseph E. O'Neil, Lavin, O'Neil, Ricci, Cedrone & DiSipio, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellee Smithkline Beecham, d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline, No. 06-3107.
Gregory S. Spizer, Sol H. Weiss (Argued), Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman & Smalley, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellee Beth Ann McNellis, No. 06-5148.
Allison Zieve, Public Citizen Litigation Group Washington, DC, Attorney for Amicus-Appellants Public Citizens Litigation Group, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and Association of Trial Lawyers of America, No. 06-3107.
Shanin Specter, David J. Caputo, Charles L. Becker (Argued), Kline & Specter, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Amicus-Appellant Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, No. 06-3107.
Frederick S. Longer, Arnold Levin, Matthew C. Gaughan, Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Amicus-Appellants Michael H. Alderman, Jerry Avorn, Lisa Bero, Elizabeth A. Boyd, Adriane Fugh-Berman, and Curt D. Furberg, No. 06-3107.
Arnold A. Vickery, Vickery & Waldner, Houston, TX, Attorney for Amicus-Appellants Steve Hulley, Richard A. Kronmal, Kirby Lee, Arthur A. Levin, Bruce M. Psaty, Wayne Ray, Jacquelyn Giles and Annabel Dobbs, No. 06-3107.
Michael A. Galpern, Law Offices of Gene Locks, Cherry Hill, NJ, Attorney for Amicus-Appellees Association of Trial Lawyers of America-New Jersey, No. 06-5148.
Kenneth S. Geller, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Washington, DC, Attorney for Amicus-Appellees Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., No. 06-3107.
Robert N. Weiner, Jeffrey L. Handwerker, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Attorneys for Amicus-Appellees Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, No. 06-3107.
Michael X. Imbroscio, Covington & Burling Washington, DC, Attorney for Amicus-Appellees American Tort Reform Association, No. 06-3107.
Douglas N. Letter, Sharon Swingle (Argued), United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Attorneys for Amicus-Appellee United States, No. 06-3107.
Before: SLOVITER, AMBRO, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI, Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
The issue before us is one of preemption, an area of the law that need delicately balance federal interests and those of the states. It harks back to the very beginning of our republic, and has continued to occupy us ever since. Preemption is not a doctrine that lends itself to a black-letter rule. One size does not fit all. The decision must be based on the circumstances...
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