Several state law claims against a major generic drug manufacturer are not pre-empted by federal law, a state appeals panel has ruled. In 2010, Lewis Guvenoz was given a prescription for the painkiller propoxyphene just months before the Food and Drug Administration pulled the drug from the market for a high risk of heart arrhythmias. While taking a generic version of the drug as prescribed, Guvenoz suffered cardiac arrest that caused serious brain injuries and ultimately his death. His wife, Nicole Guvenoz, filed …