John Muldoon v. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN MULDOON, Case No. 15-cv-02723-PJH Plaintiff,

v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART DEPUY

DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC., et al., DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 53

13 Before the court is defendants Medical Device Business Services, Inc. f/k/a DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., DePuy, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc., and Johnson & Johnson International’s (collectively, “DePuy” or the “DePuy Defendants”) motion to dismiss. The matter is fully briefed and suitable for decision without oral argument. Having read the parties’ papers and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court hereby rules as follows. BACKGROUND This action was filed by plaintiff John Muldoon on June 17, 2015. Dkt. 1. The operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”, Dkt. 42) alleges eighteen (18) causes of …