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Originally Posted by Platapus
How many of these laws are at the state level?
The ruling does not prohibit suing under federal law does it?
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I don't know. One would think that the litigants attorney should have known this. Maybe they are backing up and punting as we speak.
Besides, I still believe the states should have their rights of determination and not be subjected to what amounts to federal tyranny. Perhaps if they had sued in a federal court this wouldn't have been an issue. Since I am no armchair attorney I can't elaborate on the merits of any litigation. To the best of my understanding though, these things have to progress up the ladder from the local level first. Which is what was done according to the news article. But, the manufacturer hauled the verdict straight into the Supreme Court to get it successfully overturned.
Was justice served? Yes. For the drug maker. For the injured party? To be determined at a later date.
So, I'll skip all the fuzzy law crap and just buy brand name medications.