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Nature of Suit Code: 367
Nature of Suit: TORTS - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE 

John A. Girardi (State Bar No. 54917)

(jgirardi@girardikeese.com) 

Molly B. Girardi (State Bar No. 271279) 

(mgirardi@girardikeese.com) 

GIRARDI & KEESE 

1126 Wilshire Blvd. 

Los Angeles, CA 90017-1904 

Telephone: (213) 977-0211 

Facsimile: (213) 481-1554 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

CHARLOTTE MAASSEN and WERNER MAASSEN 

[Defendant’s Counsel Listed on Next Page] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CHARLOTTE MAASSEN and

WERNER MAASSEN, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v.

NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS 

CORPORATION,

 Defendant. 

Case No. 3:14-cv-00116-MMC

JOINT STIPULATION OF 

DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE

ORDER APPROVING

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JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE 

ADDITIONAL COUNSEL: 

James A. Bruen (State Bar No. 43880) 

(jbruen@fbm.com) 

Sandra Edwards (State Bar No. 154578) 

(sedwards@fbm.com) 

FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP 

235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 954-4400 

Facsimile: (415) 954-4484 

Katharine R. Latimer (admitted pro hac vice) 

(klatimer@hollingsworthllp.com) 

Martin C. Calhoun (admitted pro hac vice) 

(mcalhoun@hollingsworthllp.com) 

HOLLINGSWORTH LLP 

1350 I Street NW 

Washington, DC 20005 

Telephone: (202) 898-5800 

Facsimile: (202) 682-1639 

Attorneys for Defendant NOVARTIS

PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION 

Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

Plaintiffs and Defendant, by and through their respective counsel of record, stipulate 

that this lawsuit hereby is voluntarily dismissed with prejudice as to all claims, with 

each party to bear their/its own costs and fees associated with this lawsuit.

Date: April 7, 2015 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ John A. Girardi .

John A. Girardi (State Bar No. 54917) 

(jgirardi@girardikeese.com) 

Molly B. Girardi (State Bar No. 271279) 

(mgirardi@girardikeese.com) 

GIRARDI & KEESE 

1126 Wilshire Blvd. 

Los Angeles, CA 90017-1904 

Telephone: (213) 977-0211 

Facsimile: (213) 481-1554 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Charlotte Maassen and Werner Maassen

/s/ Katharine R. Latimer .

Katharine R. Latimer (admitted pro hac 

vice)

(klatimer@hollingsworthllp.com) 

Martin C. Calhoun (admitted pro hac 

vice)

(mcalhoun@hollingsworthllp.com) 

HOLLINGSWORTH LLP 

1350 I Street NW 

Washington, DC 20005 

Telephone: (202) 898-5800 

Facsimile: (202) 682-1639 

James A. Bruen (State Bar No. 43880) 

(jbruen@fbm.com)

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JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE 

Sandra Edwards (State Bar No. 

154578)

(sedwards@fbm.com) 

FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP 

235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 954-4400 

Facsimile: (415) 954-4484 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: ___________________ ____________________________________

MAXINE M. CHESNEY 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

April 7, 2015

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