Mitchell v. Actavis Pharmaceuticals’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 21 U.S.C. § 355 (Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 356 (Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act)
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Haines v. Kerner · Fidelity Federal Savings and Loan Association v. D Cuesta · Wyeth v. Levine
Most-quoted passages
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“regardless of whether the action is founded on strict liability in tort, negligence or breach of warranty.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“all damage claims arising from the use of products, regardless of the legal theory advanced.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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