Legal Backgrounders

July 11, 2008

Legal Backgrounders

Appeals Court Ruling Heightens Anticipation On State Drug Suit Preemption

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By James M. Wood,a partner in the Oakland office of the law firm Reed Smith LLP, and James C. Martin, a partner in the Pittsburgh and Los Angeles offices of the law firm Reed Smith LLP.

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