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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Catherine Johnson, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Wyeth LLC; Pfizer Inc., Wyeth

Pharmaceuticals,

Defendants. 

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No. CV-10-2690-PHX-FJM

ORDER

Before the court is plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a first amended complaint (doc.

28) and memorandum in support (doc. 29), defendants’ response (doc. 32) and plaintiff’s

reply (doc. 33). 

Plaintiff moves to amend her complaint in order to affirmatively plead the discovery

rule and the fraudulent concealment doctrines. Plaintiff anticipates that defendants will argue

that the statute of limitations has run and that the discovery rule and fraudulent concealment

defenses are not available unless affirmatively pled. Defendants argue that the amendment

would be futile because neither the discovery rule nor the fraudulent concealment doctrine

would toll the statute of limitations. But these arguments go to the merits of the statute of

limitations defense, which we do not decide at this time. Defendants do not suggest that the

amendment would cause undue delay or unfair prejudice. 

Given that leave to amend should be freely given when justice requires, Fed. R. Civ.

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P. 15(a)(2), IT IS ORDERED GRANTING plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a first

amended complaint (doc. 28). Plaintiff shall file and serve the first amended complaint

within 14 days of the entry of this order. 

DATED this 22nd day of August, 2011.

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