Legal Opinion
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Conway
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided December 19, 2012No. Civil Action No. 3:11-51-DCRPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
DANNY C. REEVES, District Judge.
This matter is pending for consideration of Defendant Jack Conway’s renewed motion to dismiss. [Record No. 36] Conway, the Kentucky Attorney General (“AG”), seeks dismissal of Plaintiff Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation’s (“Merck”) complaint on abstention grounds. For the reasons explained below, the AG’s motion will be denied.
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The matter underlying this action arose from Merck’s marketing and distribution of the prescription medication Vioxx.2 The AG filed suit against Merck in the Franklin County Circuit Court on…
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