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Current Navigation Points In Drug Diversion Law: Hidden Rocks In Shallow, Murky, Drug-Infested Waters, John J. Mulrooney Ii, Katherine E. Legel Dec 2017

Current Navigation Points In Drug Diversion Law: Hidden Rocks In Shallow, Murky, Drug-Infested Waters, John J. Mulrooney Ii, Katherine E. Legel

Marquette Law Review

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Pharmaceutical Federalism, Patricia J. Zettler Jul 2017

Pharmaceutical Federalism, Patricia J. Zettler

Indiana Law Journal

There is growing interest in states regulating pharmaceuticals in ways that challenge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) federal oversight. For example, in 2013, Maine enacted a law to permit the importation of unapproved drugs, reflecting concerns that federal requirements are too restrictive, while in 2014 Massachusetts banned an FDA-approved painkiller, reflecting concerns that federal requirements are too lax. This Article provides an account of this recent state interest in regulating drugs and considers its consequences. It argues that these state regulatory efforts, and the nascent litigation about them, demonstrate that the preemptive reach of the FDA’s authority extends …


12 Angry Men V. The Agency: Why Preemption Should Resolve This Conflict In Drug Labeling Litigation, Michelle L. Richards Jan 2017

12 Angry Men V. The Agency: Why Preemption Should Resolve This Conflict In Drug Labeling Litigation, Michelle L. Richards

Marquette Law Review

The Supreme Court has found in favor of preemption in tort liability cases involving matters of heavy federal regulation in which Congress has delegated implementation of a statute involving technical subject matter to the agency. It has not been the case, however, in matters concerning the labeling of prescription drugs, despite the fact that the FDA has exclusively regulated drug labeling for more than a century. In fact, the current state of affairs now allows a jury to substitute the judgment of the FDA in approving a label on a name-brand drug for their own in state law failure to …


Criminal Law—When Apples Tatse Like Oranges, You Cannot Judge A Book By Its Cover: How To Fight Emerging Synthetic "Designer" Drugs Of Abuse, Andrew Payne Norwood Jan 2017

Criminal Law—When Apples Tatse Like Oranges, You Cannot Judge A Book By Its Cover: How To Fight Emerging Synthetic "Designer" Drugs Of Abuse, Andrew Payne Norwood

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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