Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. National Pediculosis Ass'n

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ELAINE E. BUCKLO, District Judge.

Defendant the National Pediculosis Association, Inc. (“NPA”) has brought a motion to dismiss or sever the claims against it alleged in the second amended complaint (“complaint”) by plaintiff Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (“MGP”) as improperly joined under Fed. R. Civ. P. 20(a). 1 The remaining defendants have joined in NPA’s motion. For the following reasons, the motion to sever is granted.

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MGP, a Delaware corporation, is a pharmaceutical company with its principal place of business in Morton Grove, Illinois. MGP manufactures…