Legal Opinion
MacMunn v. Eli Lilly & Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 19, 2008No. Civil Action No.: 07-1983 (RMU)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Granting the Defendant’s Motion to Transfer
RICARDO M. URBINA, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Before the court is the defendant’s motion to transfer this products liability case to Massachusetts. The defendant, Eli Lilly & Co., argues that both private and public interests favor transfer primarily because the case has little if any ties to this District. The plaintiffs, Judith MacMunn and her husband Michael MacMunn, oppose transfer citing numerous cases involving the same defendant and subject matter that have been resolved in this District. Because the contacts relevant to…
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