Merchia v. Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PANKAJ MERCHIA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 23-3913 (RC) ) HARVARD PILGRIM ) HEALTHCARE, INC. et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Pankaj Merchia, appearing pro se, sues Massachusetts-based Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Inc. (“HPHC”) and parent company Point32Health for defamation. Pending is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (“Am. Compl.”) for lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, and failure to state a claim. For the following reasons, Defendants’…