Amanda Boudreaux v. Abbvie, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. Background
A. Facts Plaintiff Amanda Boudreaux received a bilateral wedge mastopexy (“Breast Lift”) in which Defendants Allergan, Inc., Allergan USA, Inc., AbbVie, Inc., and Sofregen Medical Inc’s (collectively, “Defendants”) SERI Surgical Scaffold Mesh was used. Mot. Case 8:22-cv-00424-DOC-ADS Document Filed 05/13/ Page 2 of Page ID #:642
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. SA CV 22-00424-DOC-ADS Date: May 13, 2022 Page
at 1. She suffered injuries that she alleges were the result product’s design defect and Defendants’ failure to warn and negligence. Id. at 3. Plaintiffs are citizens of California. Id. They assert that Defendant Allergan, Inc. is a citizen of the State of California where the action was filed. Id. at 1. Allergan, Inc. asserts that for diversity jurisdiction purposes its principal place of business it not in California, but in Illinois. Id. at 6.
B. Procedural History Plaintiffs filed suit in Orange County Superior Court on February 4, 2022, against Defendants. On March 17, 2022, Defendants removed the action to this Court, asserting…