In Re: Gardasil Products Liability Litigation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
3:22-md-03036-RJC
IN RE: GARDASIL PRODUCTS LIABILITY
LITIGATION
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MDL No. 3036
THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO
CASE NO. 3:22-cv-00433-RJC
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THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Plaintiff and Defendants Watchung Pediatrics,
Susan P. Korb, APN, and Vineetha A. Alias, D.O.’s (the “Defendants”) Joint Stipulation of
Dismissal as to the Defendants (the “Stipulation of Dismissal”) (Case No. 3:22-cv-433, Doc. No.
13) and the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Case. No. 3:22-md-3036, Doc. No. 43). In the
Stipulation of Dismissal, the Plaintiff and Defendants agreed to dismiss the Defendants from this
action with prejudice, with each side bearing its own costs and attorneys’ fees. The claims against
the Merck Defendants are not dismissed or otherwise affected by the Stipulation of Dismissal.
Subsequently, the Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint naming only Merck & Co., Inc. and
Merck Sharp Dohme, LLC as Defendants in the action. By consent of the Plaintiff and Defendants,
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that:
1. Defendants Watchung Pediatrics, Susan P. Korb, APN, and Vineetha A. Alias, D.O. are
DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE, with each side bearing its own costs and attorneys’
fees;
2. Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Case. No. 3:22-md-3036, Doc. No. 43) is DENIED AS
MOOT; and
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3. Plaintiff’s claims against Defendants Merck & Co., Inc. and Merck Sharp Dohme, LLC
are not dismissed or otherwise affected by this Order.
SO ORDERED.
Signed: January 27, 2023
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