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Eighth Circuit rejects generic drug preemption defense
Allison Torres Burtka
In a case brought by a woman who alleged that she developed a severe neurological disorder from taking metoclopramide, the generic version of the brand-name drug Reglan, the appeals court agreed with arguments by the Center for Constitutional Litigation that federal law does not preempt a failure-to-warn claim against a generic drug manufacturer.
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