No. 20-5094

Anita Laux v. Mentor Worldwide, LLC

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: cgmps circuit-split current-good-manufacturing-practices federal-requirements food-drug-cosmetic-act medical-device medical-device-preemption parallel-claims preemption state-law-claims twombly-iqbal
Latest Conference: 2020-11-20 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) Whether state-law claims against a medical device manufacturer, based on duties that parallel federal requirements, preempted by the Medical Device Amendments ("MDA"), 21 U.S.C. 360 et seq., to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act ("FDCA"), 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.?

(2) Whether the FDA's Current Good Manufacturing Practices ("CGMPs"), 21 C.F.R. 820.1 et seq., citing specific CGMPs requirements 21 C.F.R. 820.1(c), 820.72 - 820.90, can support state-law claims based on duties that parallel, rather than add to, federal requirements, will survive express preemption?

(3) Whether state-law claims against a medical device manufacturer, based on duties that parallel federal requirements, under 21 U.S.C 360k(a), and 21 C.F.R. 808.1(d), are not preempted, premised that a complaint need only allege enough facts to state a claim that is plausible on its face, to satisfy the Twomby/lqbal pleading requirements, are sufficient to meet the specificity and plausibility standards of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether state-law claims against a medical device manufacturer are preempted

Docket Entries

2020-11-23
Rehearing DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-11-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
2020-10-29
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-07-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-17
Waiver of right of respondent Mentor Worldwide, LLC to respond filed.
2020-07-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 17, 2020)

Attorneys

Anita Laux
Anita Laux — Petitioner
Mentor Worldwide, LLC
Dustin Bradley RawlinTucker Ellis LLP, Respondent