Russell v. BASF Corporation
- Kenneth Karas
- 7:23-cv-11176
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Russell v. BASF Corporation, Judge Karas ordered the case stayed while the Grant case is resolved.
The parties to Russell v. BASF Corporation are affected because proceedings in the case are paused pending resolution of Grant.
What happened
Russell v. BASF Corporation concerns a request by BASF Corporation to avoid further proceedings in Karen Russell’s case. The opinion text is a pre-motion letter referring to an amended complaint and to a related case called Grant.
BASF asked Russell to voluntarily dismiss the amended complaint. If she did not, BASF asked the court to pause the case while appellate proceedings in Grant continued. The letter also stated that BASF would move to dismiss the amended complaint if the case was not dismissed or stayed.
Judge Kenneth M. Karas ordered that the case be stayed pending resolution of Grant. The text does not state that the court ruled on dismissal or on the merits of the amended complaint.
The detailed version
- Russell v. BASF Corporation · No. 7:23-cv-11176
- Kenneth Karas
- Aug. 9, 2024
Background
The opinion text consists of a pre-motion letter from counsel for BASF Corporation. The letter identifies Karen Russell as the plaintiff and BASF Corporation as the defendant. It also refers to a letter submitted by Defendant Sun Chemical Corporation. The text states that BASF had received a request or submission from Sun Chemical, but it does not explain Sun Chemical’s role in the case beyond identifying it as a defendant.
BASF again requested that Russell voluntarily dismiss the First Amended Complaint. If Russell declined, BASF requested that the court stay the case while appellate proceedings in Grant v. Global Aircraft Dispatch were pending. The letter stated that, absent dismissal or a stay, BASF would move to dismiss the amended complaint.
Ruling
The court ordered that the case be stayed pending resolution of Grant. The opinion text does not state that the court granted or denied a motion to dismiss, and it does not decide the merits of the amended complaint.
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