North
North v. Samsung SDI America, Inc.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7
JOSEPH NORTH,
8 Case No. 5:19-cv-05621-EJD Plaintiff, 9 ORDER DENYING MOTION TO v. REMAND; GRANTING MOTION TO 10 TRANSFER SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC., et al., 11 Re: Dkt. Nos. 7, 20 Defendants. 12
13 This is a product liability action. Plaintiff Joseph North (“Plaintiff”) claims he was 14 seriously injured when the lithium-ion batteries for electronic cigarettes (“E-cigarettes”) he was 15 carrying in his pocket suddenly exploded. Presently before the Court are Plaintiff’s motion to 16 remand and for attorneys’ fees, and Defendants’ motion to dismiss for improper venue or to 17 transfer the action to the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division. The Court finds it 18 appropriate to take the matters under submission for decision without oral argument pursuant to 19 Civil Local Rule 7-1(b). For the reasons stated below, Plaintiff’s…