MacMunn v. Eli Lilly Co.
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
559 F. Supp. 2d 58 (D.D.C. 2008)
Relevant factsFree
Judith MacMunn (plaintiff), a Massachusetts resident whose mother resided in Massachusetts while pregnant with her in 1962, sued Eli Lilly & Co. (Eli Lilly) (defendant) in D.C. Superior Court over injuries she attributed to in-utero DES exposure, with all witnesses and evidence located in Massachusetts; Eli Lilly removed the case to federal court and, before substantial discovery, moved to transfer venue to the District of Massachusetts, which the plaintiffs opposed.
IssueFree
Whether, when a plaintiff has brought an action before a proper venue, the court may nevertheless transfer the case to another venue over the plaintiff's objections.
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