Snyder
Snyder v. Does 1 through 50, Inclusive
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LARRY SNYDER, Case No. 4:20-cv-08419-KAW
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTIONS TO DISMISS WITH LEAVE
v. TO AMEND
DOES 1 THROUGH 50, INCLUSIVE, et Re: Dkt. Nos. 28, 30, 31 al., 11 Defendants. 12 On February 18, 2021, Defendants Monsanto Company, PBI-Gordon Corporation, and The Dow Chemical Company filed separate motions to dismiss the first amended complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim. Upon review of the moving papers, the Court finds these matters suitable for resolution without oral argument pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), and, for the reasons set forth below, GRANTS Defendants’ motions to dismiss with leave to amend. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed this putative class action on behalf of truck drivers exposed to the chemical benzene while driving “trucks commercially in and around refineries, plants, and other commercial and…