Court Opinion

ID: 9688081
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 17:00:51.358136+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:08:41.452835
License: Public Domain

Griffin, J.
(concurring). I concur in the result. In my view, Medtronic, Inc v Lohr, 518 US _; 116 S Ct *7222240; 135 L Ed 2d 700 (1996), is controlling. The rationale of Medtronic resolves the present issue whether 21 USC 360k(a) preempts state tort claims of breach of implied warranty, negligent design, and failure to warn arising from the use of medical devices that were subjected to the premarket approval process. For the most part, the majority’s analysis is moot in light of Medtronic, supra.