Free Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE _________________________________ IN RE: METOPROLOL SUCCINATE END-PAYOR ANTITRUST LITIGATION _________________________________ THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: ALL ACTIONS _________________________________ ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C. A. No. 06-71 (GMS)

DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS THE CONSOLIDATED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT, OR, IF THAT MOTION IS DENIED, TO STAY THIS ACTION Defendants hereby move to dismiss the consolidated class action complaint (D.I. 17 in C.A. No. 06-71 (GMS)) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. If the motion to dismiss is denied, defendants move to stay this action pending resolution of the underlying patent litigation. The grounds for this motion are set forth in defendants' opening brief, filed herewith. MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP /s/ Karen Jacobs Louden Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014) Karen Jacobs Louden (#2881) [email protected] 1201 North Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 (302) 658-9200 Attorneys for Defendants

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OF COUNSEL: Arthur F. Golden Ronan P. Harty Joshua D. Liston DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL 450 Lexington Ave. New York, NY 10017 (212) 450-4000 June 27, 2006

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CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO RULE 7.1.1 I certify pursuant to D. Del. L.R. 7.1.1 that defendants' counsel conferred with lead and liaison counsel for the end-payor plaintiffs concerning the subject matter of the forgoing motion but were not able to reach agreement.

/s/ Karen Jacobs Louden __________________________ Karen Jacobs Louden (#2881) June 27, 2006

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, the undersigned, hereby certify that on June 27, 2006 I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF which will send notification of such filing to Gary F. Taynor and A. Zachary Naylor. I further certify that I caused that copies of the foregoing be served on the following counsel in the manner indicated: By Hand Gary F. Traynor Prickett Jones P.O. Box 1328 Wilmington, DE 19899 By Federal Express Richard S. Schiffrin Joseph H. Meltzer Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP 280 King of Prussia Road Radnor, PA 19087 Jeffrey S. Istavan Fine, Kaplan and Black, R.P.C. 1835 Market Street, 28th Flr. Philadelphia, PA 19103 Michael M. Buchman J. Douglas Richards Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman, LLP One Pennsylvania Plaza New York, NY 10119

A. Zachary Naylor Chimicles & Tikellis, LLP One Rodney Square P.O. Box 1035 Wilmington, DE 19899

/s/ Karen Jacobs Louden Karen Jacobs Louden (#2881) [email protected]