BENTLEY v. MERCK & CO., INC.

Civil Action Nos. 17-1122, 17-1331, 17-1333, 17-1334, 17-1335, 17-1336, 17-1337, 17-1338, 17-1339, 17-1340

JORJA BENTLEY, v. MERCK & CO., INC., et al. ROY HAGER, v. MERCK & CO., INC., et al., PHILLIP DIVERGIGELIS, v. MERCK & CO., INC., et al., RONALD BURTON, v. MERCK & CO., INC., et al., STEPHEN TSOPANIS, v. MERCK & CO., INC., et al., WANDA YOUNG, v. MERCK & CO., INC., et al., DOROTHY SPEARS, v. MERCK & CO., INC., et al., VICKI LING, v. MERCK & CO., INC., et al., DARLENE HARRIS, v. MERCK & CO., INC., et al., ELIZABETH BANJACK, v. MERCK & CO., INC., et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

May 30, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity - Product Liability
Nature of Suit: 367 P.I.: Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JORJA BENTLEY, Plaintiff, represented by JOSEPH J. CAPPELLI , BERN CAPPELLI.

JORJA BENTLEY, Plaintiff, represented by SHAWN M. SASSAMAN , BERN RIPKA CAPPELLI & THOMAS J. JOYCE, III , BERN CAPPELLI.

MERCK & CO., INC., Defendant, represented by EILEEN OAKES MUSKETT , FOX ROTHSCHILD, LLP & MAURA L. BURKE , FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP.

MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP., Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER CONOSCENTI , VENABLE LLP, DINO S. SANGIAMO , VENABLE LLP, EILEEN OAKES MUSKETT , FOX ROTHSCHILD, LLP & MAURA L. BURKE , FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP.


ORDER

AND NOW, this 30th day of May, 2017, for the reasons set forth in the accompanying memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED that the motions of defendants Merck & Co., Inc. and Merck Sharp & Dome Corp. to dismiss Count VI of the complaints are GRANTED.

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