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Unlocking Legalities: Gorsuch’s Impact May Be Felt On Free Speech, Preemption

 
• By Elizabeth Orr

Supreme Court Nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch has ruled favoring device companies on preemption, and in support of an inventor in a device patent case. But experts say the impact he would actually have on the court remains to be seen.

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President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch, offers promise for the medtech space in legal areas of off-label communications and preemption, but there are some question marks.

The US Senate has scheduled confirmation hearings for Gorsuch to begin on March 20 with opening statements, followed by questioning...

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