Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr | |
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Argued April 23, 1996 Decided June 26, 1996 | |
Full case name | Medtronic, Inc., Petitioner 95-754 v. Lora Lohr, et vir; Lora Lohr, et vir, Petitioners 95-886 v. Medtronic, Inc. |
Citations | 518
U.S.
470 (
more) 116 S. Ct. 2240; 135
L. Ed. 2d 700; 1996
U.S. LEXIS 4260; 64 U.S.L.W. 4625;
CCH Prod. Liab. Rep. ¶ 14,634; 29 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (Callaghan) 1077; 96 Cal. Daily Op. Service 4685; 96 Daily Journal DAR 7557; 10 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 83 |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stevens, joined by Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer (parts I, II, III, V, VII); Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg (parts IV, VI) |
Concurrence | Breyer |
Concur/dissent | O'Connor, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas |
Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr, 518 U.S. 470 (1996), is a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the scope of federal preemption. [1]
It was later limited by Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. [2]
Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr | |
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Argued April 23, 1996 Decided June 26, 1996 | |
Full case name | Medtronic, Inc., Petitioner 95-754 v. Lora Lohr, et vir; Lora Lohr, et vir, Petitioners 95-886 v. Medtronic, Inc. |
Citations | 518
U.S.
470 (
more) 116 S. Ct. 2240; 135
L. Ed. 2d 700; 1996
U.S. LEXIS 4260; 64 U.S.L.W. 4625;
CCH Prod. Liab. Rep. ¶ 14,634; 29 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (Callaghan) 1077; 96 Cal. Daily Op. Service 4685; 96 Daily Journal DAR 7557; 10 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 83 |
Court membership | |
| |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Stevens, joined by Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer (parts I, II, III, V, VII); Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg (parts IV, VI) |
Concurrence | Breyer |
Concur/dissent | O'Connor, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas |
Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr, 518 U.S. 470 (1996), is a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the scope of federal preemption. [1]
It was later limited by Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. [2]