Levesque v. Miles Inc.

ELR Citation: ELR 21449
No(s). 92-94-JD (D.N.H. Mar 18, 1993)

The court holds that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) preempts common-law failure to warn claims against an insect repellent manufacturer. First, the court holds that, under Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc., 112 S. Ct. 2608 (1992), it must base its preemption decision ...