Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. et al v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al

MOTION to Dismiss West-Ward's First Amended Counterclaim

D.N.J.March 15, 2010

1. NOTICE OF MOTION TO DISMISS WEST-WARD’S FIRST AMENDED COUNTERCLAIM H. Richard Chattman Gregory D. Miller Damian P. Conforti Podvey Meanor Catenacci Hildner Cocoziello & Chattman, P.C. The Legal Center One Riverfront Plaza Newark, New Jersey 07102 Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Michael G. Rhodes (Pro Hac Vice) John S. Kyle (Pro Hac Vice) 4401 Eastgate Mall San Diego, CA 92121-1909 Telephone: (858) 550-6000 Facsimile: (858) 550-6420 Attorneys for Plaintiffs MUTUAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, INC., AR SCIENTIFIC, INC., and AR HOLDING COMPANY, INC. Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Peter J. Willsey (Pro Hac Vice) Nishan Kottahachchi (Pro Hac Vice) Brendan J. Hughes (Pro Hac Vice) 777 6th Street N.W., Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20001-3703 Telephone: (202) 842-7800 Facsimile: (202) 842-7899 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY MUTUAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., et al., Defendants. _______________________________ WEST-WARD PHARMACEUTICAL CORP., Counterclaimant, v. MUTUAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, INC., et al., Counterdefendants. Civil Action No. 09-5421(GEB)(TJB) PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION TO DISMISS WEST- WARD’S FIRST AMENDED COUNTERCLAIM Judge: Hon. Garrett E. Brown Date: April 19, 2010 Time: 10:00 a.m. Dept: 4E Case 3:09-cv-05421-PGS-TJB Document 230 Filed 03/15/10 Page 1 of 3 PageID: 870 2. NOTICE OF MOTION TO DISMISS WEST-WARD’S FIRST AMENDED COUNTERCLAIM PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at 10:00 a.m. on April 19, 2010, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, in the courtroom of the Honorable Garrett E. Brown, located at 402 East State Street Room 2020, Trenton, New Jersey 08608, plaintiffs and counterdefendants Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc., AR Scientific, Inc. and AR Holding Company, Inc. (collectively, “Mutual”) will and hereby do move for an Order: 1. Dismissing defendant and counterclaimant West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp.’s (“West-Ward”) counterclaim for tortious interference with contractual relations for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6); 2. Dismissing West-Ward’s counterclaim for tortious interference with prospective economic advantage for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6); 3. Dismissing West-Ward’s counterclaim for false advertising under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6); 4. Dismissing West-Ward’s counterclaim for unfair competition under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6); and 5. Dismissing West-Ward’s counterclaim for common law unfair competition for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). This Motion is based on this Notice of Motion; the accompanying Memorandum; the Declaration of Nathaniel R. Cooper and exhibits thereto; the complete files and records in the action; evidence or testimony presented at the hearing on this Motion; and upon such other evidence the Court may consider. Respectfully submitted, Dated: March 15, 2010 PODVEY MEANOR CATENACCI HILDNER Case 3:09-cv-05421-PGS-TJB Document 230 Filed 03/15/10 Page 2 of 3 PageID: 871 3. NOTICE OF MOTION TO DISMISS WEST-WARD’S FIRST AMENDED COUNTERCLAIM COCOZIELLO & CHATTMAN, P.C. \s\ Gregory D. Miller___________________ Gregory D. Miller Attorneys for Plaintiffs Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc., AR Scientific Company, Inc., and AR Holding Company, Inc. Case 3:09-cv-05421-PGS-TJB Document 230 Filed 03/15/10 Page 3 of 3 PageID: 872