Louisiana v. Abbott Labs.

Full title: STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, ET AL.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: Sep 30, 2014

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 3:13-cv-00681-BAJ-SCR (M.D. La. Sep. 30, 2014)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 3:13-cv-00681-BAJ-SCR

09-30-2014

STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, ET AL.

BRIAN A. JACKSON, CHIEF JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

RULING AND ORDER

Before the Court is Plaintiff's MOTION TO REMAND (Doc. 60). The Magistrate Judge has issued a REPORT (Doc. 130) recommending that Plaintiff's Motion be granted, and that Plaintiff's cause of action be remanded to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish. Louisiana, (id. at pp. 15-16). Defendants object to the Magistrate Judge's Report. (Doc. 132).

Having independently considered Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (Doc. 60) and related filings—including Defendants' objections—the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge's REPORT (Doc. 130), and ADOPTS it as the Court's opinion herein.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's MOTION TO REMAND (Doc. 60) is GRANTED for the reasons explained in the Magistrate Judge's Report (Doc. 130).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT (Doc. 133) is DENIED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is REMANDED to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 30^th day of September, 2014

/s/_________

BRIAN A. JACKSON, CHIEF JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA