Kwasniewski Ex Rel. Estate of Kwasniewski v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC

MEMORANDUM *

This is an interlocutory appeal of the district court’s dismissal of non-diverse de fendants upon a finding of fraudulent join-der. Plaintiffs are the family of Andrew Kwasniewski, who committed suicide after taking Ambien. Plaintiffs originally filed this case in state court against the manufacturer, Sanofi-Aventis; a marriage and family therapist, Nadine Leone (“Leone”), who treated Kwasniewski before his suicide; and Leone’s employer, Behavioral Healthcare Options, Inc. (“BHO”). The district court denied Plaintiffs’ motion to remand the case to state court, holding that the…