Legal Opinion
Holcombe v. Smithkline Beecham Corp.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided July 15, 2003No. 02 C 1158PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
ADELMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Christen Holcombe and Linda Gollin brought this class action in state court against defendant Smithkline Beecham (“SKB”), a manufacturer and distributor of drugs, and other unnamed defendants. Plaintiffs claim that defendants violated state law prohibiting consumer fraud by marketing and distributing Pax-il, an allegedly addictive and harmful drug. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b), SKB removed the case to federal court alleging diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). Plaintiffs moved to remand, contending that the amount in…
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