Prather v. Organon USA, Inc.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

RODNEY W. SIPPEL, District Judge.

Defendants in this case, hereinafter “Organon,” move for summary judgment directed to Plaintiff Marianne Prather’s punitive damages claim. To decide Organon’s motion, I must first determine which state’s law applies to this action. Applying the Second Restatement’s most significant relationship test as required by Missouri’s choice-of-law rules, I conclude that Missouri law applies to the punitive damages issue. To be entitled to summary judgment, Organon must show there are no genuine issues of material fact as to Prather’s claim for…