550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 283,995 times 370 Legal Analyses
Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing
Holding that the indirect purchaser rule applies to prescription drug sales and noting that "[b]ecause of the complicated interplay between market forced, the possibility that the wholesaler was harmed by defendant's actions exists even if the majority of the injury is borne by the indirect purchaser"
Holding that plaintiff's claims against medical device manufacturer, as pleaded, for design defect, manufacturing defect, failure to warn, breach of express warranty, and fraud are preempted by MDA
Holding that an entire device, including its component parts, satisfied the first step of Riegel when the FDA reviewed those components during the PMA process
613 F. Supp. 2d 271 (E.D.N.Y. 2009) Cited 115 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that, under New York law, "an action for breach of express warranty requires...reliance on th[e] promise or representation" (citing CBS Inc. v. Ziff–Davis Pub. Co. , 75 N.Y.2d 496, 554 N.Y.S.2d 449, 553 N.E.2d 997, 1000–01 (1990) )
Holding that "under Pennsylvania law the success of a derivative claim is `always dependent upon the injured spouse's right to recover" (quoting Scattaregia v. Shin Shen Wu, 495 A.2d 552, 554 (Pa.Super.Ct. 1985))