Judge Finds Pending Summary Judgment in Similar Case Insufficient Reason for Stay

CHICAGO - A woman seeking to represent a class of plaintiffs allegedly injured by Neo-Synephrine had her motion to stay denied by a federal judge, who held that a pending motion for summary judgment in a similar case is insufficient reason for a stay. Orso, et al. v. Bayer Corp. No. 04-C-0114 (N.D. Ill.).

U.S. District Judge Joan B. Gottschall ruled in a minute entry May 14, that Kathi Orso's putative class action suit against Neo-Synephrine manufacturer Bayer, involves a number of different facts and plaintiffs than Kelso v. Bayer Corp. (No. 02-C-8601 [N.D. Ill.]). Orso was ordered to respond …