Legal Opinion
Mahoney v. Eli Lilly & Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 22, 2008No. Civil Action No.: 06-2043 (RMU)PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICARDO M. URBINA, District Judge.
Denying the Defendant’s Motion to Transfer
I. INTRODUCTION
Today the court denies a motion to transfer. Eli Lilly & Co., one of three remaining defendants, moves to transfer this suit to the District of Massachusetts on the grounds that the District of Columbia is an inconvenient forum for the litigation of this products liability action for the manufacture, distribution and sale of Diethystilbestrol (“DES”). 1 The plaintiffs, Elizabeth Mahoney and Alicia Benting (sisters exposed in útero to DES) and Richard Benting (Alicia’s husband), oppose…
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