Bueno

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SPENCER BUENO, an individual, and Case No.: 3:22-cv-00522-H-BLM RICHARD PARKER, an individual,

12 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ v.

MOTION TO DISMISS

MERCK & CO., INC., a New Jersey

Corporation; MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC1, a New Jersey [Doc. No. 6.] Corporation; ORGANON & CO., a Delaware Corporation; ORGANON LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company; and DOES 1-10, inclusive, Defendants. 19 On March 3, 2022, Plaintiffs Spencer Bueno (“Bueno”) and Richard Parker 20 (“Parker”) filed their complaint in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of 21 San Diego. (Doc. No. 1-2, “Compl.”) The case was subsequently removed and then 22 transferred to this Court. (Doc. No. 7.) Prior to transfer, on April 22, 2022, Defendants 23 Merck & Co., Inc. (“Merck”), Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (“MSD”), Organon & Co., and 24 Organon LLC filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. (Doc. No. 6.) Plaintiffs filed an 25 26 1…