Preemption Under FDCA Dooms Some Claims In Defective Birth Control Device Suit

( October 25, 2024, 2:12 PM EDT) -- AMARILLO, Texas — A Texas federal magistrate judge partially granted motions for dismissal filed by the manufacturer, distributor and parent company of a birth control device that a woman alleges failed and caused her to become pregnant, finding that certain claims are preempted by federal law....