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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

VASCULAR VENTURES, LLC :

Plaintiff, :

:

v. : CIVIL ACTION 16-00481-KD-B

:

AMERICAN VASCULAR ACCESS, :

LLC, et al., :

Defendants. :

ORDER

After due and proper consideration of all portions of this file deemed relevant to the 

issues raised, and there having been no objections filed, the Report and Recommendation of the 

Magistrate Judge made under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l)(B) and dated December 7, 2016, is 

ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court. 

As such, it is ORDERED that: Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand (Doc. 7) is DENIED;

Defendant’s Motion to Transfer is DENIED (Doc. 2); the AVA Affiliates and Nominal

Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 3) is GRANTED; and Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss 

(Doc. 4) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows:

(Count One) Breach of Contract – Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s breach of 

contract claim based on the Purchase Agreement is GRANTED and Defendants’ Motion

to Dismiss Plaintiff’s breach of contract claim based on the Side Letter Agreement is 

DENIED;

(Count Two) Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s negligent/reckless 

misrepresentation claim is GRANTED;

(Count Three) Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s promissory fraud claim is 

DENIED;

(Count Four) Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s fraudulent suppression claim is 

GRANTED;

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(Count Five) Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s fraud in the inducement claim is 

GRANTED;

(Count Six) Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s civil conspiracy claim is 

DENIED;

(Counts Seven and Eight) Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s claims for 

intentional interference with business and contractual relations is GRANTED.

DONE and ORDERED this the 28th day of December 2016.

/s/ Kristi K. DuBose

KRISTI K. DuBOSE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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