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84 Tul. L. Rev. 1275 (2009-2010)

handle is hein.journals/tulr84 and id is 1287 raw text is: When Worlds Collide: The Supreme Court Confronts Federal Agencies with Federalism in Wyeth v Levine Elizabeth J. Cabraser* I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 1276 II. THE 2006-2009 PREEMPIrON WARS FOSTERED JUDICIAL UNCERTAINTY, INCONSISTENCY, AND UNPREDICTABILITY .................................................................... 1278 III. EVIDENCE AND ARGUMENTS AGAINST FDA PREEMPTION MOUNT DURING 2006-2009 ...................................................... 1283 A. Government Studies Unanimously Find the FDA Is Currently Unable To Protect the Public from Unsafe Drugs andDevicesAdequately ....................................... 1284 B. A Survey ofFDA Scientists Reveals the Same C oncerns ........................................................................... 1285 C The FDA Suffers from a Lack of Public Confidence..... 1286 D Safety Issues Often Do Not Come to Light Until After FDA Approval ......................................................... 1287 E There Is Little PostApproval Oversight and What Exists Is Faulty ................................................................. 1288 E There Is a Systemic Lack ofPostApproval Studies ....... 1288 G. The FDA Is Unable To Keep Up wfthAdverse E vent R eports ................................................................... 1288 IV WYETH V LE VNEASIGNALS SuPREME COURT RECOGNITION THAT STATE TORT SUITS COMPLEMENT FEDERAL DRUG REGULATION ................................................... 1289 V PREEMPTION CASUALTIES: REGULATORY FAILURE AND THE COMPENSATORY VACUUM ................................................... 1291 A . Vioxx (D rug) .................................................................... 1291 * © 2010 Elizabeth J. Cabraser. Elizabeth J. Cabraser is a partner at Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP in San Francisco who specializes in consumer fraud, product liability, and tort liability litigation. She filed an amicus brief in support of respondent in Wyeth v Levine on behalf of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). The research assistance and data analysis of LieffCabraser partner Jennifer Gross is gratefully acknowledged. 1275

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