Legal Opinion

Gullone v. Bayer Corp.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided January 5, 2006No. MDL 986; Nos. 93 C 7452, 1:03 CV 8928PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GRADY, District Judge.

The basic issue presently before the court in this multidistrict litigation is whether we should grant the defendants’ motion to dismiss one of the constituent cases pursuant to the doctrine of forum non conveniens. The plaintiffs in the case of Gullone v. Bayer Corp., transferred here from the Northern District of California for pretrial proceedings, are six citizens and residents of Italy, one citizen and resident of Germany, and eight citizens and residents of the United Kingdom (“U.K.”). All of the plaintiffs in the MDL are persons who allege that…

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