Bruesewitz v. Wyeth
2011 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bruesewitz v. Wyeth LLC, 562 U.S. 223 (2011), is a United States Supreme Court case that decided whether a section of the Vaccine Act of 1986 preempts all vaccine design defect claims against vaccine manufacturers.
Quick Facts Bruesewitz v. Wyeth LLC, Argued October 12, 2010 Decided February 22, 2011 ...
Bruesewitz v. Wyeth LLC | |
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Argued October 12, 2010 Decided February 22, 2011 | |
Full case name | Russell Bruesewitz and Robalee Bruesewitz, Parents and Natural Guardians of Hannah Bruesewitz, A Minor Child, And In Their Own Right v. Wyeth LLC F/K/A Wyeth Laboratories, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, Wyeth Lederle, Wyeth Lederle Vaccines, and Lederle Laboratories |
Docket no. | 09-152 |
Citations | 562 U.S. 223 (more) 131 S. Ct. 1068; 179 L. Ed. 2d 1 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | Summary judgment granted to defendants, E.D. Pa.; affirmed, 561 F.3d 233 (3rd Cir. 2009); cert. granted, 559 U.S. 991 (2010). |
Holding | |
The 1986 Vaccine Act preempts all vaccine design defect claims against vaccine manufacturers. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Scalia, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito |
Concurrence | Breyer |
Dissent | Sotomayor, joined by Ginsburg |
Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act |
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