Tort Attorneys Concerned By State Claim Pre-emption Described In OTC Rule
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
An FDA proposed rule has a lawyer's group concerned the agency is moving toward a policy of pre-empting state tort law regarding liability claims linked to over-the-counter products
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