Legal Opinion
Coker v. Purdue Pharma Co.
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided April 23, 2004No. 04-2145-DPPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO REMAND
DONALD, District Judge.
Before the Court is the motion of Dennis Coker (“Plaintiff’) to remand this class action to the Circuit Court for Shelby County, Tennessee. The Purdue Pharma Company, Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company, Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P., and P.F. Laboratories, Inc. (collectively “Defendants” or “Purdue”) removed the case to this Court on February 27, 2004, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a), arguing that original federal subject matter jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338. For the following reasons, the Court grants…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Conroy v. Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2004
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