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Paper and Panel Discussion:

March 21, 2006

 

Paper Presentation and Panel Discussion:

Does Tort Law Trump FDA Compliance?

 

The Federalist Society is hosting a paper presentation and panel discussion on the FDA compliance defense, under which pharmaceutical manufacturers are by statute entitled to some level of immunity from liability provided they comply with FDA labeling requirements.

 

Former General Counsel to the FDA Daniel Troy has written and will present a white paper examining the law in various states. A panel of legal scholars and business experts will react to the presentation.

 

Ave Maria Law School

Ann Arbor, MI

12:00-3:00 PM

There will be a $20.00 charge for this event.

There is no charge for students.

 

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State Supreme Court White Papers

 

These White Papers provide a scholarly analysis of the decisions and conduct of these Supreme Courts in reflecting (or not) a "rule of law" philosophy over time with comments on the current outlook for court decisions.

 

The Road Back From "Tort Hell":  The Alabama Supreme Court, 1994-2004

December 2004, 12 pages

 

The Illinois Supreme Court:  Judicial Activism With Limits

December 2004, 12 pages

 

From the Crossing of the Rubicon to the Return of a Republic:  The Mississippi Supreme Court's View of the Judicial Role, 1980-2004

December 2004, 12 pages

 

The Ohio Supreme Court:  A Court at the Crossroads

December 2004, 12 pages

 

 

 

State Court Docket Watch

 

New! February 2005 Edition  Inside: An in-depth case study looking at an important case regarding class actions in Mississippi and excerpts from two recently published Federalist Society white papers on jurisprudential trends in the Alabama and Mississippi supreme courts.  16 pages

 

August 2004 Edition   Inside:  Punitive Damages:  State Courts React to State Farm v. Campbell; Recent Developments in Corporate Criminalization; Tort Liability for Employers.  16 pages

 

 

 

 

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Leonard Leo

Executive Vice President

Federalist Society

1015 18th Street, NW
Suite 425
Washington, D.C. 20036

202-822-8138

lleo@fed-soc.org

 

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