Bowdrie et al v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. et al

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Bowdrie et al v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. et al

Plaintiff:	Angela Bowdrie, Sharon Brow, John L. Brown, Josette Brown, Leonard Brown, Bonnie Brubaker, Gail Campbell, Ada Cobbs, Michelle Couser, Eva Douglass, Josephine Dyer, Carol Groomes, Latoya Hill, Danielle Hyden, Lonita Jackson, Loretta Johnson, Reginald Kennard, Dorothy King, Susie Lekich, Jan Loput, Annie Morrison, Timothy Nelson, Patricia Parsons, Svetlana Polovets, Patricia Rocha, Ashley Smith, Yelonda Swearengin, Monte Tyson and Dorothy Young
Defendant:	Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd., Sun Pharma Global, Inc., Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. and Taro Pharmaceuticals, U.S.A., Inc.
Case Number:	1:2012cv00853
Filed:	February 21, 2012
Court:	US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Office:	Brooklyn Office
Presiding Judge:	Marilyn D. Go
Presiding Judge:	William F. Kuntz
Nature of Suit:	Personal Injury: Health Care
Cause of Action:	28 U.S.C. § 1441 Notice of Removal
Jury Demanded By:	Defendant

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November 9, 2012	Filing 46 DECISION AND ORDER: Each New York state law claim Plaintiffs plead in this action depend on their allegations that Defendant failed to adequately warn of the risk of SCAR events, and failed to test for and maintain bioequivalence with the Dilantin. P laintiffs' failure to warn claims are preempted by federal law. Plaintiffs have both abandoned their bioequivalence claims, and, also failed to state a cause of action premised upon their bioequivalence claims. Therefore, the Amended Complaint is dismissed in its entirety. Ordered by Judge William F. Kuntz, II on 11/9/2012. (Fwd'd for judgment) (Brucella, Michelle)

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November 9, 2012

Filing 46 DECISION AND ORDER: Each New York state law claim Plaintiffs plead in this action depend on their allegations that Defendant failed to adequately warn of the risk of SCAR events, and failed to test for and maintain bioequivalence with the Dilantin. P laintiffs' failure to warn claims are preempted by federal law. Plaintiffs have both abandoned their bioequivalence claims, and, also failed to state a cause of action premised upon their bioequivalence claims. Therefore, the Amended Complaint is dismissed in its entirety. Ordered by Judge William F. Kuntz, II on 11/9/2012. (Fwd'd for judgment) (Brucella, Michelle)

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