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· 7/24/1997

Wutzke v. Schwaegler

Citations

  • 940 P.2d 1386
  • 86 Wash. App. 898
  • 1997 Wash. App. LEXIS 1185

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that Washington's product liability law contains \`requirements of general app liability where the purpose of the requirement relates ... to other procedures in addition to devices'\
  • stating that Washington’s product liability law contains “ ‘requirements of general applicability where the purpose of the requirement relates ... to other procedures in addition to devices’ ”
  • “The general consensus is that the rigorous process of the PMA results in approval of a device’s design that rises to the level of specific federal requirements.”
  • state strict liability claims not preempted by MDA because they did not establish additional or different requirements specific to medical devices
  • state strict liability claims not preempted by MDA because they did not establish additional or different requirements specific to medical devices
  • state strict liability claims not preempted by MDA because they did not establish additional or different requirements specific to medical devices

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Judges: Schultheis

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