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BRUESEWITZ v. WYETH LLC

No. 09-152.

131 S.Ct. 1068 (2011)

562 U.S. 223

Russell BRUESEWITZ, et al., Petitioners, v. WYETH LLC, fka Wyeth, Inc., fka Wyeth Laboratories, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 22, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Frederick , Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Kathleen M. Sullivan , New York, NY, for Respondents.

Benjamin J. Horwich , for United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Respondents.

John Eddie Williams , John T. Boundas , Williams Kherkher, Hart Boundas, LLP, Houston, Texas, Collyn A. Peddie , Houston, Texas, David C. Frederick , Derek T. Ho , Brendan J. Crimmins , Janie N. Kucera , Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., Petitioners.

Daniel J. Thomasch , Richard W. Mark , E. Joshua Rosenkranz , Lauren J. Elliot , John L. Ewald , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY, Kathleen M. Sullivan , Faith E. Gay , Sanford I. Weisburst , William B. Adams , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY, for Respondent.

Justice SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

We consider whether a preemption provision enacted in the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (NCVIA)1 bars state-law design-defect claims against vaccine manufacturers.

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A

For the last 66 years, vaccines have been subject to the same federal premarket approval process as prescription drugs, and compensation for vaccine-related injuries has been left...

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