On April 15, 2024, in a big win for the continued validity of implied preemption, the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the First Circuit’s preemption-based dismissal of a proposed misbranding class action. The plaintiff claimed that the label of a dietary supplement called “Lactaid” should be required to meet the heightened regulatory requirements for drug products. The defendant—and the district court and First Circuit—disagreed.
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