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No Way Around It: The Need for Federal "Permission and Assistance" Can Preempt a State Tort Duty

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In the simplest case for federal preemption, federal law prohibits conduct that a state tort duty would require, such as a change in the design of an approved medical device to cure an alleged defect. Because federal law is supreme, it preempts that...
By: Butler Snow LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/no-way-around-it-the-need-for-federal-72956/

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