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Case 3:17-cv-00699-BRM-LHG Document 263 Filed 05/17/19 Page 1 of 4 PageID: 5381 Michael R. Griffinger, Esq. Liza M. Walsh, Esq. GIBBONS P.C. WALSH PIZZI O'REILLYO’REILLY One Gateway Center FALANGA LLP Newark, NJ 07102-5310 1037 Raymond Blvd, Suite 600 Tel.: (973) 596-4500 Newark, NJ 07102 James P. Rouhandeh, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) Tel.: (973) 757-1100 David B. Toscano, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) Michael R. Shumaker, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP Julie E. McEvoy, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) 450 Lexington Avenue William D. Coglianese, Esq. (pro(pro hac New York, NY 10017 vice)vice) Tel.: (212) 450-4000 JONES DAY Neal A. Potischman, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) 51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W. Andrew Yaphe, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) Washington, DC 20001 DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP Tel.: (202) 879-3939 1600 El Camino Real AttorneysAttorneys forfor Defendant Sanofi-Aventis Menlo Park, CA 94025 U.S.U.S. LLC Tel.: (650) 752-2000 Attorneys forfor Defendant Novo Nordisk Inc. Melissa A. Geist, Esq. REED SMITH LLP Princeton Forrestal Village 136 Main Street, Suite 250 Princeton, NJ 08540 Tel.: (609) 514-5978 Shankar Duraiswamy, Esq. Mark Lynch, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) Henry Liu, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) COVINGTON & BURLING LLP One CityCenter 850 Tenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 Tel.: (202) 662-6000 Attorneys forfor Defendant Eli Lilly and Company UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY Civil Action No. 17-699 (BRM) (LHG) IN RE INSULIN PRICING LITIGATION ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED Case 3:17-cv-00699-BRM-LHG Document 263 Filed 05/17/19 Page 2 of 4 PageID: 5382 NOTICE OF DEFENDANTS'DEFENDANTS’ PARTIAL MOTION TO DISMISS THE SECOND AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT TO: All Persons on ECF Service List COUNSEL: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Defendants Novo Nordisk Inc., Sanofi- Aventis U.S. LLC, and Eli Lilly and Company (collectively "Defendants"),“Defendants”), by and through their respective undersigned counsel, shall move before the Honorable Brian R. Martinotti, U.S.D.J., at a date and time to be determined by the Court, at the Clarkson S. Fisher Building & U.S. Courthouse, 402 East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08608, for an Order, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), partially dismissing the Second Amended Class Action Complaint. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT in support of this Motion, Defendants will rely on: a) Defendants'Defendants’ Memorandum of Law in Support of Partial Motion to Dismiss the Second Amended Class Action Complaint and b) all other pleadings and proceedings on file. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a Proposed form of Order is submitted herewith. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Defendants hereby request oral argument. 2 Case 3:17-cv-00699-BRM-LHG Document 263 Filed 05/17/19 Page 3 of 4 PageID: 5383 Dated: May 17, 2019 Respectfully submitted, By: s/ Michael R. Griffinger Michael R. Griffinger, Esq. Christopher Walsh, Esq. Calvin K. May, Esq. GIBBONS P.C. One Gateway Center Newark, NJ 07102-5310 Tel: (973) 596-4500 James P. Rouhandeh, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) David B. Toscano, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP 450 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 Tel: (212) 450-4000 Neal A. Potischman, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) Andrew Yaphe, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP 1600 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA 94025 Tel: (650) 752-2000 Attorneys forfor Defendant Novo Nordisk Inc. By: s/ Liza M. Walsh Liza M. Walsh,Walsh, Esq. WALSH PIZZI O'REILLYO’REILLY FALANGA LLP 1037 Raymond Blvd, Suite 600 Newark, NJ 07102 Tel.: (973) 757-1100 Michael R. Shumaker, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) Julie E. McEvoy, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) William D. Coglianese, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) JONES DAY 51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 Tel.: (202) 879-3939 3 Case 3:17-cv-00699-BRM-LHG Document 263 Filed 05/17/19 Page 4 of 4 PageID: 5384 Attorneys forfor Defendant Sanofi-Aventis U.S.U.S. LLC By•By: s/ Melissa A. Geist, Esq. Melissa A. Geist, Esq. REED SMITH LLP Princeton Forrestal Village 136 Main Street, Suite 250 Princeton, NJ 08540 Tel.: (609) 514-5978 Shankar Duraiswamy, Esq. Mark Lynch, Esq. (pro(pro hac vice)vice) Henry Liu, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) COVINGTON & BURLING LLP One CityCenter 850 Tenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 Tel.: (202) 662-6000 AttorneysAttorneys forfor Defendant Eli Lilly and Company 4 Case 3:17-cv-00699-BRM-LHG Document 263-1 Filed 05/17/19 Page 1 of 32 PageID: 5385 Michael R. Griffinger, Esq. Liza M. Walsh, Esq. GIBBONS P.C. WALSH PIZZI O’REILLYO'REILLY One Gateway Center FALANGA LLP Newark, NJ 07102-5310 1037 Raymond Blvd, Suite 600 Tel.: (973) 596-4500 Newark, NJ 07102 James P. Rouhandeh, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) Tel.: (973) 757-1100 David B. Toscano, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) Michael R. Shumaker, Esq. (pro( pro hac vicevice)) DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP Julie E. McEvoy, Esq. (pro(pro hac vicevice)) 450 Lexington Avenue William D. Coglianese, Esq. (pro(pro hac New York, NY 10017 vicevice)) Tel.: (212) 450-4000 JONES DAY Neal A. Potischman, Esq. (pro( pro hac vicevice)) 51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W. Andrew Yaphe, Esq. (pro( pro hac vicevice)) Washington, DC 20001 DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP Tel.: (202) 879-3939 1600 El Camino Real Attorneys forfor Defendant Sanofi-Aventis Menlo Park, CA 94025 U.S.U.S. LLC Tel.: (650) 752-2000 Attorneys forfor Defendant Novo Nordisk Inc. Melissa A. Geist, Esq. REED SMITH LLP Princeton Forrestal Village 136 Main Street, Suite 250 Princeton, NJ 08540 Tel.: (609) 514-5978 Shankar Duraiswamy, Esq. Mark Lynch, Esq. (pro( pro hac vicevice)) Henry Liu, Esq. (pro( pro hac vicevice)) COVINGTON & BURLING LLP One CityCenter 850 Tenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 Tel.: (202) 662-6000 Attorneys forfor Defendant Eli Lilly and Company UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY IN RE INSULIN PRICING Civil Action No. 17-699(BRM)(LHG)17 -699(BRM)(LHG) LITIGATION ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED DEFENDANTS'DEFENDANTS’ MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF PARTIAL MOTION TO DISMISS THE SECOND AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT Case 3:17-cv-00699-BRM-LHG Document 263-1 Filed 05/17/19 Page 2 of 32 PageID: 5386 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGEPAGE PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ...............................................................................1 BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................2 LEGAL STANDARDS .............................................................................................4 ARGUMENT .............................................................................................................4 I. The RICO Claims Should Be Dismissed Again ..............................................4 II. Claims Relating to Newly Added Insulins Should Be DDismissedismissed ................ 11 III. Certain State Law Claims Should Be Dismissed ..........................................13 A. Arizona ................................................................................................13 B. California .............................................................................................13 C. Colorado ..............................................................................................15 D. Georgia ................................................................................................15 E. Louisiana .............................................................................................17 F. Minnesota ............................................................................................19 G. Mississippi ...........................................................................................19 H. Utah .....................................................................................................20 I. Washington ..........................................................................................21 J. West Virginia ......................................................................................22 22 CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................23 i Case 3:17-cv-00699-BRM-LHG Document 263-1 Filed 05/17/19 Page 3 of 32 PageID: 5387 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES PAGEPAGE Cases Agency Holding Corp. v. MalleyMalley-Duff-Duff & Assocs., Inc.,Inc., 483 U.S. 143 (1987) ............................................................................................... 9 Ashcroft v. 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