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GUSTAVESEN v. ALCON LABORATORIES, INC.

C.A. No. 1:14-11961-MLW.

272 F.Supp.3d 241 (2017)

Robert GUSTAVESEN, Joseph Cugini, Demetra Cohen, Lee Wilburn, Jackie Corbin, Mary Law and Cecelia Brathwaite, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs v. ALCON LABORATORIES, INC.; Alcon Research, Ltd.; Falcon Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.; Sandoz, Inc.; Allergan, Inc.; Allergan USA, Inc.; Allergan Sales, LLC; Pfizer Inc.; Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.; Bausch and Lomb Incorporated; Aton Pharma, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp.; Prasco, LLC; and Akorn, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

Signed September 29, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity - Fraud
Nature of Suit: 370 Other Fraud
Source: PACER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Simon , Kevin M. Carnie, Jr. , Ryan A. Keane , The Simon Law Firm, P.C., Richard S. Cornfeld , Law Office of Richard S. Cornfeld, St. Louis, MO, Kenneth J. DeMoura , DeMoura Smith LLP, Emily L. Perini , Perini-Hegarty & Associates, P.C., Boston, MA, for Plaintiffs.

Christiana C. Jacxsens , Lori G. Cohen , Greenberg Taurig, LLP, J. Stanton Hill , Polsinelli PC, Atlanta, GA, Gregory E. Ostfeld , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Chicago, IL, David G. Thomas , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Joseph P. Crimmins , Posternak, Blankstein & Lund, Peter J. Simshauser , David S. Clancy , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, David B. Chaffin , White and Williams LLP, Amy Cashore Mariani , Fitzhugh & Mariani LLP, David J. Volkin , Law Offices of David J. Volkin, Boston, MA, James P. Muehlberger , Lori C. McGroder , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, John M. Kilroy , Polsinelli PC, Kansas City, MO, W. Scott O'Connell , Nixon Peabody LLP, Manchester, NH, Austin Norris , Robyn E. Bladow , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Randy J. Soriano , Stephen G. Strauss , Timothy J. Hasken , Bryan Cave LLP, St. Louis, MO, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Table of Contents

I. Summary...243

II. Procedural History...244

III. Applicable Standards...245

  A. Motions to Dismiss...245

  B. Impossibility Preemption...246

  C. Obstacle Preemption...249

  D. Consumer Protection Statutes...249

  E. "Money Had and Received" and
Unjust...

                    
                    
                    

                        

                            

                                
                            

                            

                                

                                    
    
                                        
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