Texas Judge Says Generic Allegations Don't Preclude Diversity Jurisdiction

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A federal judge has rejected a Bextra plaintiff's request for reconsideration of the court's order denying her motion to remand to state court, saying the plaintiff mischaracterized the basis for the court's ruling and that her allegations against non-diverse sales representative defendants remain "very general." Kreitz, et al. v. Pfizer Inc., et al., No. 07-242 (S.D. Texas).

On July 5, Judge Janis Graham Jack of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas also ordered that Laurine Kreitz's lawsuit remain stayed pending a decision by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation regarding transfer of …