Free Motion to Dismiss/Insufficency of Service - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWAR
FOREST LABORATORIES, INC., FOREST LABORATORIES HOLDINGS, LTD., MERZ PHARA GMBH & CO. KGAA, and MERZ
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

PHARACEUTICALS GMBH,
Plaintiffs,
v.

C.A. No. 08-52 (GMS)

DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES, INC., DR. )

REDDY'S LABORATORIS LIMITED, ) GENPHARM IC., GENPHA, L.P., )

INTERPHAR HOLDINGS, INC., )

PHAACETICALS INC., RANBAXY, INC., ) RANBAXY LABORATORIS LIMITED, )
KENDLE INTERNATIONAL INC., SUN INIA)

INTERPHAR, INC., MYLAN )

PHACEUTICAL INUSTRIS LIMITED) (ala SUN PHACEUTICAL INUSTRIS)

LTD.), SYNTHON HOLDING B.V., SYNTHON ) B.V., SYNTHON LABORATORIS, INC., and )

SYNTHON PHAACEUTICALS, INC. )
Defendants.
) ) )

SYNTHON HOLDING B.V., SYNTHON B.V., SYNTHON LABORATORIES, INC. AND SYNTHON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.'S_MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(2), 12(b)(3) AND 12(b)(5), OR. IN THE ALTERNATIVE. TO TRANSFER

Defendants, Synthon Holding B.V. ("Synthon Holding"), Synthon B.V. ("Synthon"),
Synthon Laboratories, Inc. ("Synthon Labs"), and Synthon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Synthon

Pharms") (collectively, the "Synthon Entities"), respectfully submit this motion to dismiss this
action based on lack of personal

jurisdiction over the Synthon Entities pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.

12(b)(2), improper venue pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(3), and, insuffcient service of
process pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(5). In the alternative, the Synthon Entities request that

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this action be transferred to the Eastern District of Virginia ("EDV A") pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
1406(a).

The Synthon Entities motion for dismissal or transfer should be granted because: (1) this
Cour does not have personal jurisdiction over the Synthon Entities under either a general

jurisdiction or a specific jurisdiction theory; (2) this Cour is not the proper venue for this action;
and (3) the Synthon Entities were not properly served pursuant to the Delaware long-arm statute,

because the requirements of that statute as it relates to service of a nonresident do not apply to any of the Synthon Entities. In addition, if the Cour believes that it would be in the interests of

justice to transfer the case in lieu of dismissal, the Synthon Entities request that the case be
transferred to the Eastern District of Virginia, where this action could and should have been
brought in first place.
A detailed statement of the grounds for this motion is set forth in the Synthon Entities'

memorandum in support of the motion to dismiss this action based on lack of personal
jurisdiction over the Synthon Entities pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2), improper venue

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(3), and, insufficient service of

process pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.

P. 12(b)(5) and, in the alternative, to transfer, being filed herewith.

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For the reasons set forth above, the Synthon Entities' respectfully request that their
motion to dismiss this action, or in the alternative to transfer this action to the EDV A, should be

granted.

Dated: March 12, 2008

Isl Melissa N. Donimirski Elizabeth M. McGeever(# 2057) Melissa N. Donimirski (# 4701) PRICKETT, JONES & ELLIOT, P.A. 1310 King Street Wilmington, DE 19899 Telephone: (302) 888-6500 Facsimile: (302) 658-8111 emmcgeever(fprîckett.com
Attorney for Defendants Synthon Holding B. V,
Synthon B. V,

Synthon Laboratories, Inc. and Synthon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Of

Counsel:

E. Anthony Figg Joseph A. Hynds Lisa N. Philips ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. 1425 K Street, N.W. Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20005 Telephone: (202) 783-6040 Facsimile: (202) 783-6031 efigg(frothwellfigg.com ihvnds(frothwellfigg.com Iphillps(frothwellfigg.com

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