Legal Opinion

Simonian v. MEADWESTVACO CORP.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided September 1, 2011No. 10 C 01217PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

RUBEN CASTILLO, District Judge.

Thomas A. Simonian, brings this qui tarn action against MeadWestvaco Corporation, alleging that MeadWestvaco falsely marked certain products with an expired patent in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 292 (“Section 292”). (R. 26, First Am. Compl. ¶ 1.) MeadWestvaco moves to dismiss Simonian’s first amended complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). (R. 27, Def.’s Mot. Dismiss.) For the reasons stated below, MeadWestvaco’s motion to dismiss is granted.

RELEVANT FACTS

Simonian is an individual residing in Geneva, Illinois. (R.…

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