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trict Court. Plaintiffs filed a motion to remand and on January 22, 2007, and the Pennsylvania District Court
stayed the case pending transfer to the MDL proceeding. A hearing on Plaintiff’s motion to remand was
held on February 1, 2007. On September 1, 2007, the case was remanded to the Commonwealth Court for
Pennsylvania. Currently, the parties have briefed and are awaiting the court’s ruling on the protective order
to be entered in the case.
State of Wisconsin v. Amgen, Inc., et al. An amended complaint was filed against Amgen and Immunex
on November 1, 2004 in the Circuit Court for Dane County, Wisconsin. Defendants’ filed their motions to
dismiss the complaint on January 20, 2005. On July 13, 2005, defendants filed a notice of removal from
Circuit Court to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. This case has been remanded
to state court by order dated September 29, 2005. On October 11, 2006, this case was removed to the United
States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Plaintiffs filed a motion to remand and on Jan-
uary 16, 2007, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin remanded the case to state
court. On July 16, 2007, defendants filed a motion to sever, which was denied on September 28, 2007. Wis-
consin has also filed a motion for summary judgment against three defendants (not Immunex or Amgen). A
trial is set for February 2, 2009.
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Alpharma, Inc., et al. This case was filed against Amgen and Immunex
on November 4, 2004 in the Franklin County Circuit Court, Franklin County, Kentucky. Defendants filed
their motions to dismiss the complaint on February 1, 2005. On July 13, 2005, defendants filed a notice of
removal from County Circuit Court to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. A hear-
ing on plaintiffs’ opposition to the proposed transfer of this case to the MDL proceeding in Boston was
considered by the Joint Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on November 17, 2005. This case has been re-
manded to state court by order dated March 16, 2006. A hearing on defendants’ motion to dismiss was held
on June 6, 2006. Defendants filed a motion to sever the case on July 9, 2007, and a decision on that motion
is pending. The case management conference is set for February 27, 2008, and a trial date of May 16, 2009
has been set.
State of Alabama v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc., et al. This case was filed against Amgen and Immunex
on January 26, 2005, in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama. On July 13, 2005, defendants
filed a notice of removal from Circuit Court to U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. This
case was remanded to state court by order dated August 11, 2005. Defendants’ motions to dismiss were de-
nied on October 13, 2005. Amgen and Immunex filed their answer to plaintiff’s second amended complaint
on January 30, 2006. On October 11, 2006, this case was removed to the United States District Court for the
Middle District of Alabama. On November 3, 2006, this case was remanded to state court. On January 22,
2007, the state court issued an order assigning defendants into four tracks for trial. Amgen and Immunex
were assigned to Track 4. The Track 1 trial commenced on February 11, 2008.
People of State of Illinois v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc., et al. This case was filed against Amgen and
Immunex on February 7, 2005 in the Circuit Court for Cook County, Illinois. Defendants filed their motions
to dismiss the complaint on June 7, 2005. A hearing on plaintiffs’ opposition to the proposed transfer of this
case to the MDL proceeding in Boston was considered by the Joint Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on No-
vember 17, 2005. This case was remanded to state court by order dated March 16, 2006. On October 11,
2006, this case was removed to United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. On De-
cember 14, 2006, the case was transferred to the MDL proceeding. A hearing before the Massachusetts
District Court on Plaintiff’s motion to remand was held on February 1, 2007. On September 1, 2007, the
case was remanded to the Circuit Court for Cook County, Illinois. Defendants have filed a joint motion to
dismiss and a hearing on the motions to dismiss is set for March 13, 2008.
County of Erie v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc., et al. This case was filed against Amgen and Immunex on
March 8, 2005, in the Supreme Court of New York, Erie County. The complaint alleges that all defendants
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