STAPLES v. MERCK & CO., INC.

No. Civ.A.3:03-CV-0180-M.

270 F.Supp.2d 833 (2003)

Delia STAPLES and Billy Staples, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MERCK & CO., INC., Harvey Resnick, M.D., and R/D Clinical Research, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division.

July 1, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey B. Simon, Dana Casselli Fox, Melissa Casey Katz, Peter A. Kraus, Walters & Kraus, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiffs.

Richard L. Josephson, Jim Staley, Baker Botts-Houston, Houston, TX, Earl B. Austin, Baker Botts, Dallas, TX, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

LYNN, District Judge.

A number of cases, separately removed, were consolidated into this case. In each Notice of Removal and/or Amended Notice of Removal, Defendant Merck alleged that jurisdiction is proper in this Court because Plaintiffs fraudulently joined two Texas defendants: Dr. Harvey Resnick, M.D., and R/D Clinical Research, Incorporated (collectively, "Clinical Researchers"). If the Clinical Researchers were not...

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