Bruesewitz v. Wyeth
| Bruesewitz v. Wyeth LLC | |
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| Argued October 12, 2010 Decided February 22, 2011 | |
| Full case name | Russell Bruesewitz and Robalee Bruesewitz, Parents and Natural Guardians of Hannah Bruesewitz, A Minor Child, And In Their Own Right v. Wyeth LLC F/K/A Wyeth Laboratories, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, Wyeth Lederle, Wyeth Lederle Vaccines, and Lederle Laboratories |
| Docket no. | 09-152 |
| Citations | 562 U.S. 223 (more) 131 S. Ct. 1068; 179 L. Ed. 2d 1 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Summary judgment granted to defendants, E.D. Pa.; affirmed, 561 F.3d 233 (3rd Cir. 2009); cert. granted, 559 U.S. 991 (2010). |
| Holding | |
| The 1986 Vaccine Act preempts all vaccine design defect claims against vaccine manufacturers. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Scalia, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito |
| Concurrence | Breyer |
| Dissent | Sotomayor, joined by Ginsburg |
| Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act | |
Bruesewitz v. Wyeth LLC, 562 U.S. 223 (2011), is a United States Supreme Court case that decided whether a section of the Vaccine Act of 1986 preempts all vaccine design defect claims against vaccine manufacturers.