Sowers v. Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc.

ELR Citation: ELR 20570
No(s). 93-CV-2342 (E.D. Pa. Nov 1, 1994)

The court holds that §24(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) preempts a nurse's state-law negligence, strict liability, and breach of implied warranty claims against manufacturers of a disinfectant that allegedly caused the nurse's respiratory illness. Relying on t...