Legal Opinion
In Re Richardson-Merrell, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided August 24, 1982No. MDL 486PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS TO DISMISS
CARL B. RUBIN, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the Court on defendant Merrell-Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc’s., (hereinafter Merrell-Dow) renewed Motions to Dismiss the above-captioned complaints based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens. Plaintiffs filed a memorandum contra the original Motions.
I. Introduction
Plaintiffs in the cases addressed herein are all residents of the United Kingdom. These suits were originally filed in the Southern District of New York against Richardson-Merrell, Inc., the predecessor of defendant Merrell-Dow, based on…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Piper Aircraft Co. v. ReynoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Diane C. Martin v. Nelson Stokes T/a Nelson Stokes Garage and Allen R. LisenbyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Steven Thomas Dowling v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Chambers v. Merrell-Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1988
- Ison v. EI DuPont De Nemours and Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1999
- Cleonilde Nunes De Melo v. Lederle Laboratories, a Division of American Cyanamid CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- In Re Union Carbide Corporation Gas Plant DisasterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986
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