Case Name: In re Melinda MARTIN, etc. v. NOVARTIS CONSUMER HEALTH, INC., et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2005-12-16
Citations: 917 So. 2d 1086
Docket Number: No. 2005-CC-1554
Parties: In re Melinda MARTIN, etc. v. NOVARTIS CONSUMER HEALTH, INC., et al.
Judges: CALOGERO, C.J., would deny.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 917
Pages: 1086–1086

Head Matter:
In re Melinda MARTIN, etc. v. NOVARTIS CONSUMER HEALTH, INC., et al.
No. 2005-CC-1554.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Dec. 16, 2005.

Opinion:
In re Novartis Consumer Health Inc. et al.; — Defendant; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court Div. E, No. 99-18696; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2005-C-0582.
Granted and remanded to the court of appeal for reconsideration of the preemption issue in light of Bates v. Dow Agrosciences L.L.C., 544 U.S. 431, 125 S.Ct. 1788, 161 L.Ed.2d 687 (2005).
CALOGERO, C.J., would deny.
KNOLL, J., would deny.