Moore v. Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
Jan 01, 2002OUTCOME: The federal district court granted the client’s (defendant manufacturer’s) motion
Prescription Diet Drug Litigation: On removal of a state-court-filed action against a diet drug manufacturer and a pharmacy, the federal district court confirmed that a defendant who is fraudulently jo ... ined to a lawsuit does not need to consent to removal of the action from state court to federal court. The federal district court granted the client’s (defendant manufacturer’s) motion to defer ruling on plaintiffs’ motion to remand and granted client’s motion to stay pre-trial proceedings pending transfer of the action to the Multidistrict Litigation court.
