Legal Opinion
Drake v. Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 18, 2003No. 1:02-mj-01924PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BLOCK, District Judge.
Seeking compensatory and punitive damages, plaintiff Richard W. Drake (“Drake”) brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 based on alleged violations of his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. He also asserts several state common law tort claims. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), defendants separately move to dismiss the federal claims for failure to state a claim, and jointly move to dismiss the state common law claims on the ground of federal preemption. In addition, defendants Northwest Toxicology, Inc. (“Northwest”)…
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