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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	DONNA S. RIEGEL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES R. RIEGEL v. MEDTRONIC, INC. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	February 20, 2008
Date Argument	December 04, 2007
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	552 U.S. 312 128 S. Ct. 999 2008 U.S. LEXIS 2013 169 L. Ed. 2d 892
Docket	06-179

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	New York Northern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Petitioner	patient of a health professional
Respondent	medical supply or manufacturing co.

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	FEDERALISM Federal Pre-emption Of State Court Jurisdiction INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES Infrequently litigated statutes 21 U.S.C. § 360
Vote Coalition	8 - 1
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Scalia Kennedy Souter Thomas Breyer Roberts Alito special concurrence Stevens dissent Ginsburg

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

2007-017-01

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