Plaintiffs Challenge 'Sweeping' Motion to Dismiss Out-of-State Claims

LOS ANGELES - A motion to dismiss all non-residents' Vioxx claims from a California coordinated proceeding is 'weak' and should be denied partly because it ignores the fact that companies named as defendants in the cases are located in the state, plaintiffs argue in an opposition brief filed recently. In Re: Vioxx Cases, JCCP No. 4247 (Calif. Super. Ct., Los Angeles Cty.).

In a Dec. 22 opposition to the defendants' 'sweeping' motion to dismiss all claims with 'no connection to California,' the plaintiffs contend that the defendants have failed to offer proof adequate to rebut the strong presumption that the …