Colbath

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 MICHAEL COLBATH, Case No.: 3:21-cv-120-W (DEB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO DISMISS

MERCK & CO., INC., AND MERCK

PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT [DOC.

SHARP & DOHME CORP.,

6] Defendants.

18 Pending before the Court is Defendants Merck & Co., Inc., and Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.’s (collectively “Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff Michael Colbath’s Complaint for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). (Mot. to Dismiss (“MTD”) [Doc. 6].) Plaintiff opposes the Motion. (Opp’n [Doc. 12].) The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted and without oral argument. See Civ. L.R. 7.1(d)(1). For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. [Doc. 6]. 26 I. BACKGROUND On May 6, 2014, Plaintiff Michael Colbath, who was 14 years…