Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr

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Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr
Argued April 23, 1996
Decided June 26, 1996
Full case nameMedtronic, Inc., Petitioner 95-754 v. Lora Lohr, et vir; Lora Lohr, et vir, Petitioners 95-886 v. Medtronic, Inc.
Citations518 U.S. 470 (more)
116 S. Ct. 2240; 135 L. Ed. 2d 700; 1996 U.S. LEXIS 4260; 64 U.S.L.W. 4625; CCH Prod. Liab. Rep. ¶ 14,634; 29 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (Callaghan) 1077; 96 Cal. Daily Op. Service 4685; 96 Daily Journal DAR 7557; 10 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 83
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityStevens, joined by Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer (parts I, II, III, V, VII); Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg (parts IV, VI)
ConcurrenceBreyer
Concur/dissentO'Connor, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas

Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr, 518 U.S. 470 (1996), is a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the scope of federal preemption.[1]

It was later limited by Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.[2]

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  1. ^ Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr, 518 U.S. 470 (1996).
  2. ^ Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc., 552 U.S. 312 (2008).

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