SHERMAN v. PFIZER INC.

Case No. C14-5092 RBL.

DIANA SHERMAN, SHERMAN, Plaintiff, v. PFIZER INC. et al., Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Washington, Tacoma.

April 23, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diana Sherman, Plaintiff, represented by Ralph David Pittle , MEDICAL LEGAL CONSULTANTS OF WASHINGTON.

Mark Sherman, Plaintiff, represented by Ralph David Pittle , MEDICAL LEGAL CONSULTANTS OF WASHINGTON.

Pfizer Inc, Defendant, represented by Kathy Ann Cochran , WILSON SMITH COCHRAN & DICKERSON.

Wyeth LLC, Defendant, represented by Kathy Ann Cochran , WILSON SMITH COCHRAN & DICKERSON.

Wyeth Holdings Corporation, Defendant, represented by Kathy Ann Cochran , WILSON SMITH COCHRAN & DICKERSON.

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc, Defendant, represented by Kathy Ann Cochran , WILSON SMITH COCHRAN & DICKERSON.

Schwartz Pharma Inc, Defendant, represented by Andrew J Calica , MAYER BROWN LLP, Henninger S Bullock , MAYER BROWN LLP & Jennifer Campbell , SCHWABE WILLIAMSON & WYATT.

UCB Inc, Defendant, represented by Andrew J Calica , MAYER BROWN LLP, Henninger S Bullock , MAYER BROWN LLP & Jennifer Campbell , SCHWABE WILLIAMSON & WYATT.

Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc, Defendant, represented by Richard A Oetheimer , GOODWIN PROCTER, Jaime Drozd Allen , OGDEN MURPHY WALLACE PLLC & Lee Corkrum , OGDEN MURPHY WALLACE PLLC.

Pliva Inc, Defendant, represented by Linda E Maichl , ULMER & BERNE, Rex A. Littrell , ULMER & BERNE LLP, Thomas G McIntosh , ULMER & BERNE & James Benjamin Meade, II , FORSBERG & UMLAUF.

Barr Laboratories Inc, Defendant, represented by Linda E Maichl , ULMER & BERNE, Rex A. Littrell , ULMER & BERNE LLP, Thomas G McIntosh , ULMER & BERNE & James Benjamin Meade, II , FORSBERG & UMLAUF.

Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc., Defendant, represented by Gregory P. Thatcher , SCHEER & ZEHNDER LLP, Adam G Husik , LECLAIR RYAN, Gregory S Thomas , LECLAIR RYAN & Jeffrey Royal Johnson , SCHEER & ZEHNDER LLP.

Bruce A Silverman MD, Defendant, represented by Eric A Norman , FAIN ANDERSON VANDERHOEF PLLC.

Gastroenterology Associates PLLC, Defendant, represented by Eric A Norman , FAIN ANDERSON VANDERHOEF PLLC.

Grace Kim RPh, Defendant, represented by Jonathan Allan Klein , KELLY HOCKEL & KLEIN PC, Kerry B Gress , FLOYD PFLUEGER & RINGER PS, Francis S Floyd , FLOYD PFLUEGER & RINGER PS, Jaime Drozd Allen , OGDEN MURPHY WALLACE PLLC & Lee Corkrum , OGDEN MURPHY WALLACE PLLC.

Rite Aid Corporation, Defendant, represented by Francis S Floyd , FLOYD PFLUEGER & RINGER PS, Jaime Drozd Allen , OGDEN MURPHY WALLACE PLLC, Kerry B Gress , FLOYD PFLUEGER & RINGER PS & Lee Corkrum , OGDEN MURPHY WALLACE PLLC.

Roberta Matthews, RPh, Defendant, represented by Jonathan Allan Klein , KELLY HOCKEL & KLEIN PC, Kerry B Gress , FLOYD PFLUEGER & RINGER PS, Francis S Floyd , FLOYD PFLUEGER & RINGER PS, Jaime Drozd Allen , OGDEN MURPHY WALLACE PLLC & Lee Corkrum , OGDEN MURPHY WALLACE PLLC.


ORDER REMANDING CASE TO GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

RONALD B. LEIGHTON, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff Sherman's Motion to Remand [Dkt. #68]. Defendants removed the case based on diversity jurisdiction, disregarding the Washington citizenship of three defendants by claiming they were fraudulently joined for the sole purpose of destroying diversity. Sherman seeks to remand to Grays...

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