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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE: ROUNDUP PRODUCTS 

LIABILITY LITIGATION

MDL No. 2741

Case No. 16-md-02741-VC

This document relates to: 

Smith v. Monsanto Co., 17-cv-2142

Aultman v. Monsanto Co., 19-cv-5236

Borum v. Monsanto Co., 19-cv-5242

Butterfield v. Monsanto Co., 19-cv-5243

Connell v. Monsanto Co., 19-cv-5244

Costa v. Monsanto Co., 19-cv-5245

Gerlach v. Monsanto Co., 19-cv-5246

Gniadek v. Monsanto Co., 19-cv-5249

Gordon v. Monsanto Co., 19-cv-5252

Hoffman v. Monsanto Co., 19-cv-5253

Johnson v. Monsanto Co., 19-cv-5255

Jones v. Monsanto Co., 19-cv-5256

King v. Monsanto Co., 19-cv-5258

PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 177:

GRANTING MOTIONS TO DISMISS

Re: Dkt. Nos. 5614, 5621, 5624, 5627, 5633, 

5635, 5638, 5640, 5642, 5644, 5646, 5648, 

5650

The motions to dismiss filed by Osborn & Barr Communications and Osborn & Barr 

Holdings are granted. Each plaintiff in the related cases voluntarily dismissed Osborn & Barr 

with prejudice in July 2017. See 17-cv-2142-VC, Dkt. No. 27. But two years later, these 13 

plaintiffs raised the same claims against Osborn & Barr in their short-form complaints. Osborn & 

Barr moved to dismiss on the basis of claim preclusion, and none of the plaintiffs filed an 

opposition.

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A voluntary dismissal with prejudice has claim-preclusive effect. See Concha v. London, 

62 F.3d 1493, 1507 (9th Cir. 1995). Each plaintiff has therefore failed to state a claim upon 

which relief can be granted against Osborn & Barr. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 30, 2019

______________________________________

VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

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