INDIAN BRAND FARMS v. NOVARTIS CROP PROTECTION

Civil No. 99-2118 (NLH/JS).

890 F.Supp.2d 534 (2012)

INDIAN BRAND FARMS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. NOVARTIS CROP PROTECTION, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

August 27, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Joseph Vesper, Esquire , Kathleen F. Beers, Esquire , Westmoreland, Vesper & Quattrone, PA, West Atlantic City, NJ, for Plaintiffs Joyce Cappuccio, individually and d/b/a William Cappuccio & Sons, Anthony Melora, individually and d/b/a Melora Farms, and Columbia Cranberry, Inc. through Gene Martinelli.

Michael D. Martin, Esquire , Martin & Martin, Lakeland, FL, for Plaintiffs Indian Brand Farms, Inc. and Columbia Fruit Farms, Inc.

Carl D. Poplar, Esquire , Carl D. Poplar, P.A., Cherry Hill, NJ, for Gregory Clark, individually and d/b/a Clark Farms, R & S Franeschini Farms, and Joseph Martinelli, individually and d/b/a Blu-Jay Farms.

Robert J. Machi, Esquire , Morgan Melhuish Abrutyn , Livingston, NJ, John P. Mandler, Esquire , Kristin R. Eads, Esquire , Faegre, Baker, Daniels LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant Novartis Crop Protection, Inc.


OPINION

HILLMAN, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court by way of Defendant Novartis Crop Protection, Inc.'s ("Novartis") motion [Doc. No. 286] for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c). Novartis seeks the dismissal of Counts IV and VII of Plaintiffs' fourth amended complaint alleging: (1) common law claims for negligent misrepresentation/fraud; and (2) statutory claims for violations of the New Jersey Consumer...

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