THE ROCKEFELLER UNIV. v. LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS

No. 08 Civ. 2755(PKC).

581 F.Supp.2d 461 (2008)

THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, a New York Not-for-profit corporation, Plaintiff, v. LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

May 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Neil Wang, Anat Hakim, Douglas Scott Heffer, Richard C. Peet, Foley & Lardner LLP, Washington, DC, for plaintiff.

Gregg I. Anderson, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP, San Diego, CA, Simon Joel Kasha Miller, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York City, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

P. KEVIN CASTEL, District Judge.

Defendant Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ("Ligand") has moved to dismiss this action for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue. Alternatively, it seeks to transfer the action to the Southern District of California, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). For the reasons set forth below, this court concludes that there is general jurisdiction over Ligand, venue is proper and the section...

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