Legal Opinion
In Re Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 2, 2009No. Miscellaneous Docket No. 911PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
The petitioners, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Roche Laboratories Inc., Roche Colorado Corp. and Trimeris, Inc., seek a writ of mandamus directing the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to vacate its orders denying petitioners’ motion to transfer venue, and to direct the court to transfer the case to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc. (“Novartis”) opposes. The court holds that the district court clearly abused its discretion in denying petitioners’ motion to…
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