Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr

Holding that the presence of a state-law damages remedy for violations of FDA requirements does not impose an additional requirement upon medical device manufacturers but "merely provides another reason for manufacturers to comply with . . . federal law"

Wyeth v. Levine

Holding that the FDA's drug labeling judgments pursuant to the FDCA did not obstacle preempt state law products liability claims

Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.

Holding that an express warranty was not a "requirement ... imposed under State law" because the obligation was imposed by the warrantor

English v. General Electric Co.

Holding that a tort arising from whistleblower retaliation at a nuclear facility was insufficiently related to radiological safety aspects in the facility's operation

Altria Grp., Inc. v. Good

Holding that federal law did not preempt common-law fraud claim against cigarette manufacturer based on advertising of light cigarettes

Kearns v. Ford Motor Co.

Holding that circumstances constituting fraud must be stated with particularity

Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC

Holding that a preemption clause barring state laws "in addition to or different" from a federal Act does not interfere with an "equivalent" state provision

Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co.

Holding that for an act to be "unfair," it must "threaten" a violation of law or "violate the policy or spirit of one of those laws because its effects are comparable to or the same as a violation of the law"

Freightliner Corp. v. Myrick

Holding that a suspended Safety Act standard regarding tractor-trailer air brakes did not preempt common law tort actions

Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Section 1116 - Injunctive relief

Granting district courts the "power to grant injunctions, according to principles of equity . . ., to prevent the violation of any right" of the trademark owner

Section 136 - Definitions

Determining "unreasonable risk to man or the environment" includes consideration of "economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of the use of any pesticide"

Section 343 - Misbranded food

Setting labeling requirements for food products

Section 343-1 - National uniform nutrition labeling

Preempting state laws that conflict, inter alia, with federal law requiring foods to indicate: the name and location of the manufacturer, as well as the weight or quantity of food contained in a package; and the percentage of fruit or vegetable juice contained in a beverage

Section 136v - Authority of States

Permitting state regulation of pesticides "but only if and to the extent the regulation does not permit any sale or use prohibited by this subchapter"

Section 1334 - Preemption

Stating in a "preemption" section that "[n]o requirement or prohibition based on smoking and health shall be imposed under State law with respect to the advertising or promotion of any cigarettes the packages of which are labeled in conformity with the provisions of this Act"

Section 101.13 - Nutrient content claims-general principles

In 21 C.F.R. § 101.13, the FDA lists general principles regulating nutrient content claims-claims that expressly or implicitly characterize the level of a nutrient.

Section 101.9 - Nutrition labeling of food

Recognizing that "Vitamin C" and "Ascorbic acid" are "synonym" that may be used in the alternative in a product's nutritional information labeling

Section 100.1 - Petitions requesting exemption from preemption for State or local requirements

Explaining the meaning of "not identical"

Section 156.10 - Labeling requirements

Regulating contents, legibility, prominence, and, in certain cases, actual language to be used on pesticide labeling

Section 101.62 - Nutrient content claims for fat, fatty acid, and cholesterol content of foods