Legal Opinion
West Virginia ex rel. Morrisey v. Pfizer, Inc.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided May 13, 2013No. Civil Action No. 3:13-2546PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ROBERT C. CHAMBERS, Chief Judge.
Pending before the Court are Plaintiffs motion to remand this action to the Circuit Court of Mason County, ECF No. 10, and Defendants’ motion to stay pending transfer to federal multidistrict litigation, ECF No. 21. For the following reasons, the Court DENIES Defendants’ motion to stay and GRANTS Plaintiffs motion to remand.
I. BACKGROUND
In January 2013, the State of West Virginia, through its attorney general,1 brought suit in the Circuit Court of Mason County, .West Virginia. Defendants are corporate entities that manufacture,…
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