Payne v. Abbott Laboratories

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

LEINENWEBER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs bring a nation-wide class action lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories (“Abbott”) on behalf of African-American officials, managers, professionals and sales workers employed by Abbott, alleging claims of race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Abbot moves to dismiss portions of the Amended Complaint and transfer the ease to the Southern District of Ohio.

BACKGROUND

On May 28, 1997, Ronald Payne filed the initial two-count complaint in this…