| Litigants: | Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr |
| Arguedate: | April 23 |
| Argueyear: | 1996 |
| Decidedate: | June 26 |
| Decideyear: | 1996 |
| Fullname: | Medtronic, Inc., Petitioner 95-754 v. Lora Lohr, et vir; Lora Lohr, et vir, Petitioners 95-886 v. Medtronic, Inc. |
| Usvol: | 518 |
| Uspage: | 470 |
| Parallelcitations: | 116 S. Ct. 2240; 135 L. Ed. 2d 700; 1996 U.S. LEXIS 4260; 64 U.S.L.W. 4625; CCH Prod. Liab. Rep. ΒΆ 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 |
| Majority: | Stevens |
| Joinmajority: | Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer (parts I, II, III, V, VII); Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg (parts IV, VI) |
| Concurrence: | Breyer |
| Concurrence/Dissent: | O'Connor |
| Joinconcurrence/Dissent: | 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]