Question

what is the applicable law of Riegel vs Medtronic? I dont understand what applicable law is. is it all the laws that was involved in this case or is it asking who won the case?

Answer 1

I believe in this case, the question referes to under which law Riegel sued Medtronic. In this particular case, Riegel sued medtronic on product liability lawsuits.

The judgement of the case was that manufacturers of medical devices which has been approved by Food and Drug Administartion's PMA (Pre-market Approval) process cannot be sued under state law theories of product liability which means that products whch receive approval from federal PMA cannot be subject to state tort claims.