Free Motion to Dismiss - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
ABBOTT LABORATORIES, an Illinois
corporation,
Piaimirr,
v_ Civil Action No. 07—CV—00754—Gl\/IS
BANNER PHARMACAPS INC., a Delaware
corporation,
Defendant. .
ABBOTT LABORATORIES’ MOTION TO DISMISS
BANNER’S UNFAIR COMPETITION COUNTERCLAIM
Plaintiff, Abbott Laboratories ("Abbott"), by its attorneys and pursuant to Federal Rule
l2(b)(6), respectfully moves this Court for an Order dismissing, with prejudice, Banner’s second
counterclaim, entitled "unfair competition? The bases for this motion are set forth fully in the
accompanying Brief, tiled simultaneously herewith.
Attached is a proposed order dismissing Banner’s second counterclaim, with prejudice.
Dated: February 20, 2008 Respectfully submitted,
CoNNoLLY Bova LODGE & Hurz LLP
By: /s/ Paul E. Crawford
Paul E. Crawford
DE State Bar 0493
Of Counsel E-mail: [email protected]
Daniel E. Reidy; Bar No. 2306948 CONNOLLY Bova Lobos & Hurz LLP
E-mail: dereidy@j onesday.com 1007 N. Orange St.
James R. Daly; Bar No. 6181714 P.O. Box 2207
Email: [email protected] Wilmington, DE 19899
Jason G. Winchester; Bar No. 6238377 (T) 302.658.9141
Email: j [email protected] (F) 302.658.56l4
Melissa B. Hirst; Bar No. 6282498
Email: 1nbliirst@j onesday.com Attorneys for Abbott Laboratories
Joules DAY
77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 3500

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Chicago, Illinois 6060 I — l 692
(T): 3I2.782.3939
(F): 3l2.782.8585
Perry C. Siatis
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
100 Abbott Park Road
Abbott Park, Illinois 60064-6034
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
ABBOTT LABORATORIES, an Illinois
corporation,
Piainurr,
v_ Civil Action No. 07-CV-00754-GMS
BANNER PHARMACAPS INC., a Delaware
corporation,
Defendant.
|PROPOSED| ORDER
The Court having considered Abbott Laboratories’ Motion to Dismiss Banner’s Unfair
Competition Counterclaim and Brief in Support of Abbott Laboratories’ Motion to Dismiss
Banner’s Unfair Competition Counterclaim, and counsel for Plaintiff and Defendant having
made their positions known on this Motion,
The Court finds that Banner’s second counterclaim in this action fails to state a claim
upon which relief may be granted. As such, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure l2(b)(6),
It is therefore ORDERED that Abbott Laboratories’ Motion to Dismiss Banner’s Unfair
Competition Counterclaim is hereby GRANTED and Banner’s second counterclaim is hereby
DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
SO ORDERED
l
Date:
U.S. District Court Judge Gregory M. Sleet

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that, on February 20, 2008, a true and correct copy of the foregoing
documents entitled Abbott’s Motion to Dismjss Bam1er’s Unfair Competition Counterclaim
and Proposed Order were served on the following persons via CM/ECP filing and the following
methods:
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL VIA HAND DELIVERY AND E-MAIL
Charles J. Raubicheclc George Pazuniak
FROMMER, LAWRENCE & Hom LLP Ama Martina Tyreus
745 Fifth Avenue WoMBLE CARLYLE SANDMDGB & Rica, PLLC
New York, NY 10151 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1501
C1"3.1LlblCh€Cl(@Hl1l3W.COH1 Wilmington, DE 19801
[email protected]
[email protected]
/s/ Paul E. Crawford
Paul E. Crawford, Esquire (#493)
[email protected]

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