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MAY 2010
COLORADO'S LIMITED ADOPTION OF
THE LEARNED INTERMEDIARY DOCTRINE
BY MIKE LASZLO
Introduction
On March 18, 2010, in O'Connell v.
Biomet, Inc., the Colorado Court of
Appeals adopted the learned intermediary doctrine.1 However, the court’s
adoption of the doctrine is quite limited. In the wake of O’Connell, the
future of the doctrine in Colorado is
tenuous at best. It remains unclear
whether the doctrine would be adopted for prescription drugs or all classes
of prescription medical devices.2
Learned Intermediary Doctrine
The learned intermediary doctrine is a
generally accepted exception to the
rule that manufacturers have a duty to
warn all foreseeable users about the
dangers and risks associated with
their products.3 The doctrine holds
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LEARNED INTERMEDIARY DOCTRINE
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
BCBA ANNUAL DINNER AND MEETING
PRESIDENT’S PAGE
FIND A LAWYER
LAWYER ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRO BONO AWARDS
PRO BONO PAGE
CLASSIFIED ADS
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that, where prescription drugs are
concerned, a manufacturer’s duty to
warn is limited to an obligation to
advise the prescribing physician of
the dangers of the product.4 The
reasoning behind the doctrine is
that the prescribing physician stands
in the best position to weigh the
risks and benefits of the drug to
each individual patient.5
DEFENSE ATTORNEYS
MUST ADVISE ON
DEPORTATION RISK
ARISING FROM PLEA
AGREEMENT
BY BRAD HENDRICK
On March 31, 2010 the Supreme
Court of the United States issued a
decision expected to have significant
impact on the lives of criminal
defense attorneys who defend noncitizens. In Padilla v. Kentucky (No.
08-651) the Supreme Court held that
Over the years, however, several counsel has a duty to inform a nonexceptions have eroded the applica- citizen criminal defendant whether a
tion of the doctrine: vaccinations,6 guilty plea carries a risk of deportacontraceptives,7 drugs withdrawn tion.
from the market,8 and direct-to-consumer advertising.9 Indeed, both Jose Padilla had been a lawful permaWest Virginia and New Mexico have nent resident of the United States
refused to adopt the learned inter- for 40 years including honorable sermediary doctrine, reasoning that vices as a member of the U.S. forces
there are now too many exceptions in Vietnam. He faced mandatory
and that the landscape of health care deportation after pleading guilty to
and doctor-patient relationships has transportation of marijuana in his
changed so much that the doctrine tractor-trailer in Kentucky. Padilla
claimed that, prior to entry of his
is obsolete.10
guilty plea, his counsel failed to
Learned Intermediary Doctrine in advise him of any consequences
prior to entering his guilty plea and
Colorado
While Colorado courts have danced told him that he “did not have to
around the fundamentals of the worry about immigration status and
learned intermediary doctrine in the said he had been in the country for
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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MAY 2010
DEPORTATION RISK ARISING FROM A PLEA AGREEMENT
so long.” Padilla, No 08-651, Slip.
Opinion. at 1. Padilla relied on this
erroneous advice when he pleaded
guilty to a charge that made deportation virtually mandatory. After
the Supreme Court of Kentucky
denied Padilla post-conviction
relief, the U.S. Supreme Court
granted certiorari and determined
that, for counsel to be “constitutionally competent,” counsel must
have advised Mr. Padilla that his
conviction for drug distribution
made him subject to automatic
deportation.
In a majority opinion by Justice
Stevens, the Court noted that individuals legally present in the United
States, even long term permanent
residents, may be subject to
removal based on criminal convictions. He further noted that in the
past two decades Congress has
enacted significant limitations on
the discretion of immigration
judges and significant expansion of
the types of criminal activity that
can result in deportation. These
changes to immigration laws “have
dramatically raised the stakes of a
non-citizen’s criminal conviction”
and that “the importance of accurate legal advice for non-citizens
accused of crimes has never been
more important.” Padilla, No 08651, Slip. Opinion. at 1.
Because of the complexity of immigration laws, the Court’s holding
does not force criminal defense
attorneys to become experts in
immigration law. When a law is not
succinct and straightforward, a
criminal defense attorney need only
to advise a noncitizen client that
pending criminal charges may carry
adverse immigration consequences.
However, when the deportation
consequence is truly clear, defense
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counsel has a duty to give correct
advice concerning the consequences of a guilty plea.
In a concurring opinion, Justice
Alito correctly pointed out that very
few issues in immigration law are in
fact simple and straightforward.
Consequently, he believes that a
simple referral to an immigration
specialist should satisfy defense
counsel’s obligations. However, the
main holding draws a distinction
between succinct and straightforward advice and advice that might
be more complicated. Justice Alito
also noted that there are certain
convictions that may not render a
person deportable but may
nonetheless carry the significant
immigration consequence of making someone ineligible for future
admission to the United States.
Because the majority opinion does
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MAY 2010
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LEARNED INTERMEDIARY DOCTRINE (continued from page 1
past, it has not been directly
addressed by the Colorado appellate courts.11 In Peterson v. Parke
Davis & Co., the Colorado Court of
Appeals stated that the warnings in
a prescription drug manufacturer’s
packaging were addressed to the
physician and that the physician’s
disregard of the manufacturer’s
warnings and instructions rendered
the product defective.12 At the federal level, however The United States
District Court for the District of
Colorado, applying Colorado law,
addressed the issue directly. In 1992,
in Caveny v. CIBA-GEIGY Corp., the
district court held that “it is the
responsibility of the physician, as a
learned intermediary to assess the
risks and benefits of a particular
course of treatment.”13 Yet the discussion on the doctrine in Colorado
went no further until last month.
Adoption of the Learned Intermediary
Doctrine in Colorado
In O'Connell the Colorado Court of
Appeals expressly adopted the doctrine and stated:
...We are persuaded that the learned
intermediary doctrine should apply to
failure to warn claims in the context
of a medical device installed operatively when it is available only to
physicians and obtained by prescription, and the doctor is in a position to
reduce the risks of harm in accordance with the instructions or warnings.14
O’Connell involved a failure to warn
claim stemming from permanent
nerve damage resulting from a surgically implanted external elbow fixator
manufactured by Biomet.15 The fixator is a prescription medical device
regulated by the FDA. Biomet provided a package insert and a surgical
technique manual with the fixator,
which included installation techniques, risks and potential adverse
events in the use and application of
the device. During the installation,
either a screw or the drill bit ripped
out a portion of O’Connell’s radial
never causing permanent injury.16
After the surgery, the operating
physician wrote to Biomet and suggested it revise the instructions and
warnings that accompanied the fixator to address that type of injury.17
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DEPORTATION RISK ARISING FROM A PLEA AGREEMENT
not address all immigration consequences and does not draw a bright
line concerning advice, Justice Alito
expects that the decision will result
in confusion and needless litigation.
Given this new landscape for criminal defense attorneys, some basic
understanding of criminal convictions in immigration law may be
helpful in determining when it is
appropriate to provide advice to a
defendant and when to refer a
defendant to an immigration specialist for an opinion.
Non-Citizens Covered by Padilla
The Padilla decision applies to all
non-citizens of the United States.
Generally non-citizens who are
physically present in the United
States will fall into one of the following broad categories:
•Lawful Permanent Resident:
Commonly known as a “green card,”
this status authorizes a person to
live and work in the United States
permanently. Lawful permanent
residence is typically gained
through an employment or family
relationship although there are
other options for earning this status.
•Non-Immigrant Visa Holders:
Individuals who may remain in the
United States for a specific duration
for a specific purpose.
This
includes visitors for pleasure in the
United States, student visa holders
and individuals allowed in the
United States to work.
•Undocumented
Individuals:
People who have either entered the
United States illegally without
immigration status, or have entered
legally and remained longer than
their authorized period of stay.
Although folks are immediately
MAY 2010
deportable simply by virtue of
having any sort of immigration
tus the Padilla decision does
specifically exclude them from
class of persons covered by
decision.
not
stanot
the
the
Convictions
Resulting
in
Deportation or Removal
Section 237 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. §
1227) outlines the classes of noncitizens who are subject to deportation or removal from the United
States. Under INA §237(a)(2) (8
U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)) the following
types of criminal offenses can result
in removal:
•A “crime of moral turpitude” committed within five years after the
date of admission (10 years for certainly lawful permanent residents)
for which sentence of one year or
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longer
may
be
imposed;
•Conviction of two or more crimes
involving moral turpitude any time
after admission;
•Conviction of an “aggravated
felony” any time after admission;
•Conviction of high speed flight
from an immigration checkpoint;
•Failure to register as a sex offender;
•Conviction of violation or attempt
to violate any law relating to controlled substances other than a single offense involving possession of
30 grams or less of marijuana for
one’s own use;
•Conviction of certain firearms
offenses;
•Crimes of domestic violence;
•Trafficking offenses; and
•Conviction of a number of miscellaneous crimes including those
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BCLS and the Boulder County Bar
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which is given annually in honor of
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President-elect Rich Irvin presents the John Marshall
Pro Bono Award to Elizabeth Brodsky.
John Robert Marshall, a local attorney
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Elizabeth Brodsky was recognized for
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tion of serving the less fortunate
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Award for 75 – 100 Pro Bono Hours:
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LEARNED INTERMEDIARY DOCTRINE (continued from page 4)
Limitations
with
Colorado’s
Adoption of the Doctrine
The O'Connell court narrowly tailored adoption of the learned intermediary doctrine specifically to
medical devices, available only to
physicians by way of prescription,
installed by way of operation and
“when the doctor is in a position to
reduce the risks of harm in accordance with the instructions or warnings.”18 This holding leaves open
the question of whether the doctrine would apply to prescription
medical devices not installed via
operation, or devices not available
only to doctors, such as a CPAP
breathing machine. Additionally, on
its face, the final part of the holding
will apparently require intense factual inquiry into the risks and warnings associated with the medical
device and whether the doctor was
in a position to reduce those risks.
Finally, and perhaps most important, O’Connell leaves wide open
the question of whether the doctrine would apply to prescription
drugs and if so, whether under the
reasoning in O'Connell, the doctrine
would be limited to prescription
drugs administered directly by a
doctor.
10
O’Connell’s narrow adoption of the
doctrine likely reflects the recent
refusals by courts to adopt the doctrine wholesale. Indeed, surgically
installed medical devices are quite
different than prescription drugs. In
today’s prescription drug advertising environment, patients may see
an advertisement and conduct an
independent inquiry before asking a
doctor to prescribe the drug. The
most obvious difference is the fact
that a medical device such as the fixator is only available to a prescribing physician and requires installation via operation by a licensed
physician. With a prescription drug
on the other hand, a doctor’s role
often concludes with the diagnosis
and the writing of the prescription –
as prescription drugs are often
taken by the patient without further
supervision.
Conclusion: – The Future of Learned
Intermediary in Colorado
Many issues regarding application
of the doctrine in Colorado will no
doubt be confronted in the wake of
O'Connell. Because the Colorado
Court of Appeals expressly, with
such specific language, carved out
prescription
medical
devices
installed operatively by a physician,
application of the doctrine will necessarily be very limited to cases that
fit a very specific fact pattern.
Indeed, it appears quite clear that
the O’Connell court purposely used
such restrictive and narrow language in order to exclude certain
types of medical devices and perhaps all types of prescription drugs.
Michael J. Laszlo is an attorney with
Laszlo & Associates, LLC in Boulder. He
practices in the areas of drug and
device litigation, general litigation and
business and commercial law.
Footnotes:
1. O'Connell et al. v. Biomet, Inc., et al. Colo.App.
09CA224.
2. As of the time of this publication, it is not
known if O’Connell will be heard by the Colorado
Supreme Court.
3.Restatement (Second) of Torts § 388; see also,
Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability §
6(d) comment e: “the learned intermediary rule is
generally accepted.”
4.Reyes v. Wyeth Laboratories, 498 F.2d 1264,
1276 (5th Cir. 1974).
5. Id.
6.Davis v. Wyeth Labs., Inc., 399 F.2d 121, 130-131
(9th Cir. 1968).
7.Hill v. Searle Labs., Inc., 884 F.2d 1064 (8th Cir.
1989).
8.Nichols v. McNeilab, Inc. 850 F.Supp 562 (E.D.
Mich. 1993).
9. Perez v. Wyeth Labs., Inc., 734 A.2d 1245, 125556 (N.J. 1999).
10.State ex rel. Johnson & Johnson Corp. v. Karl,
647 S.E.2d 899, 911 (W.Va. 2007); Rimbert v. Eli
Lilly & Co., 577 F. Supp.2d 1174, 1222 (D.N.M.
2008).
11.O’Connell, at *3.
12.Peterson v. Parke Davis & Co., 705 P.2d 1001,
1004 (Colo.App. 1985)(“it is that conduct [of the
doctor] which render[ed] the product unreasonably dangerous, and thus defective, and the adequacy of the warning and instructions are not relevant”).
13.Caveny v. CIBA-GEIGY Corp., 818 F.Supp.1404,
1406 (D.Colo.1992).
14. Id.
15.EBI, L.P. manufactured the fixator and is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Biomet.
16.Plaintiffs settled their claims with the operating physician.
17. O’Connell, at *1.
18. Id., at *3.
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DEPORTATION RISK
(contined from page 5)
related to espionage, sabotage, treason
and sedition.
Among the areas that are somewhat
problematic involve defining what is and
what is not a crime involving moral
turpitude, as there is typically a significant analysis in making a determination
of this type under Matter of SilvaTrevino, 24 I. & N. Dec. 687 (A.G. 2008).
In addition, an aggravated felony may or
may not be a traditional “felony” under
criminal law, and a person convicted of a
misdemeanor may be found to have
committed an aggravated felony by an
immigration judge.
Open Questions
Justice Alito’s dissent raises some very
pertinent questions for defense attorneys advising non-citizen clients.
Immigration consequences are rarely
clear. In some cases the consequences
involving inadmissibility under INA §212
(8 U.S.C. §1182), or eligibility for other
immigration benefits such as asylum
under INA §208 (8 U.S.C. §1158), are
equally, if not more important to a
defendant. While time will tell if Justice
Alito’s concerns are warranted, the decision certainly adds yet another layer of
complexity and consideration to the
work of criminal defense attorneys.
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Business and family law experience highly preferred.
Must be organized, a team player and possess superior
technological skills. Salary commensurate with experience. Please send resume to waters@slblaw.com
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BILLING: Experienced and affordable free-lance legal
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Heather at 303.775.0277frontrangebilling@gmail.com
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OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE AT CANYON PROFESSIONAL
BUILDING ACROSS FROM JUSTICE CENTER.
Receptionist, law library, conference room, phones,
parking and other amenities. $550/ month. Month to
month. Call 303-444-1700.
GREAT OFFICE SUITE AT 15TH AND MAIN (630 15TH
AVE. LONGMONT. Professional office suite for lease at
The Evergreen Center, conveniently located on 15th
Avenue.Features include: Shared Conference Room
Reception area; Monument Signage available;
Professionally managed. Please call 303-589-9700.
BOOKKEEPING SERVICE: QuickBooks Bookkeeping for
small law firms; call 720.272.4056; visit
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MOBILE NOTARY AND CONTRACT PARALEGAL
SERVICES. Civil Litigation. ADC/CJA. Real estate transaction. Roz Lynn Dorf, M.A. 303.494.6935.
LAWRENCE C. RIDER
MEDIATION/ARBITRATION SERVICES
OVER 40 YEARS OF HELPING PEOPLE RESOLVE DISPUTES
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR LANDLORDS/TENANTS,
BUSINESSES AND
FAMILIES,
FROM CHILDREN TO SENIORS.
PHONE: 303 579 5433
lcridermediation@gmail.com
Brad Henrick is Special Counsel to the
law firm of Caplan and Earnest, LLC.
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Boulder County Bar Association
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