Legal Opinion
State v. Fournier Industrie Et Sante & Labs. Fournier, S.A., Abbott Labs., Abbvie, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 3, 2018No. 2017 CA 1552; NO. 2017 CW 1218PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTheriot, J.
Abbott Laboratories and AbbVie Inc. appeal the judgment of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court overruling their peremptory exceptions of no right of action and no cause of action. Abbott Laboratories and AbbVie Inc. have also filed a supervisory writ application seeking review of the same judgment.1 For the following reasons, we deny the supervisory writ application, reverse the trial court's judgment, and render judgment dismissing the State's petition for failure to state a cause of action.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On March 4, 2015, the State of Louisiana, by and through its Attorney…
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