Anderson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 AMY ANDERSON, Case No. 22-cv-02991-JSW

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING, IN PART, AND

v. DENYING, IN PART, MOTION TO

DISMISS, WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

MERCK & CO., INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 17 Defendants.

12 Now before the Court for consideration is the motion to dismiss filed by Defendants Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Organon & Co., and Organon, LLC (“Defendants”). The Court has considered the parties’ papers, relevant legal authority, and the record in this case. For the reasons that follow, the Court GRANTS, IN PART, AND DENIES, IN PART, the motion. BACKGROUND A. Preliminary Matters. This is one of nine related cases pending before the Court that assert similar claims against Defendants. On October 12, 2022, the Court denied, in part, motions to dismiss filed in several of those cases and concluded it had specific jurisdiction over Defendants. See Rosewolf v. Merck & Co., Inc., No.…