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WARNER-LAMBERT CO., LLC, et al. v. KIMBERLY KENT et al. (2008)
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| WARNER-LAMBERT CO., LLC, et al. v. KIMBERLY KENT et al. |
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| Term: 2007 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 25, 2008 |
| Decided: March 3, 2008 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 4-4 |
| Equally divided vote |
| Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
WARNER-LAMBERT CO., LLC, et al. v. KIMBERLY KENT et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 2008. The case was argued before the court on February 25, 2008.
In a 4-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
- Petitioner: Drug manufacturer
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 552 U.S. 440
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Equally divided vote
- Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.
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