Practice Areas

Maslon lawyers often appear as counsel for drug and medical device manufacturers throughout the country. Maslon lawyers understand the critical relationship between state law tort claims and federal preemption, as well as the full gamut of FDA regulations applicable to products liability litigation. We have experience litigating actions involving numerous drugs and devices including:

• Bone cement
• Bone screws
• Breast implants
• Cardiac perfusion systems
• Diet drugs
• Hip replacement joints
• Implantable medical devices
  • Drug pumps
  • Electronic nerve stimulators for pain relief
  • Pacemakers
  • Stents
• Latex gloves

In addition to Minnesota, Maslon products liability litigators have appeared as lead counsel in a variety of drug and medical actions in California, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, and in both the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Resources:

R. Lawrence Purdy, Federal Pre-emption of Medical Device Claims, 2002 Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, Tort Law Update.

Laurie A. Kindel, Spoliation of Evidence: Will the New Millennium See a Further Expansion of Sanctions for the Improper Destruction of Evidence?, 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 687 (2000).

R. Lawrence Purdy, A Manufacturer's Compliance with Federal and State Law, 1991 Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, Drug & Medical Device Liability.