IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT  FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND    MARILYN J. MIKOS,    Plaintiff,   v.  THE ABBOTT LABORATORIES, et al.,    Defendants.  *    *    *    *    *         Civil Action No. GLR-21-912        ***  MEMORANDUM OPINION    THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendants Abbott Laboratories, Inc.  (“Abbott Labs”) and St. Jude Medical, LLC’s (“St. Jude”) Motion to Dismiss (ECF No.  13).1 The Motion is ripe for disposition, and no hearing is necessary. See Local Rule 105.6  (D.Md. 2021).2 For the reasons set forth below, the Court will grant in part and deny in  part the Motion.    1 Plaintiff Marilyn J. Mikos’s Complaint names “The Abbott Laboratories d/b/a  Abbott Laboratories, Inc.” as a Defendant. Defendants aver, and Mikos does not contest, that there is no existing entity named “The Abbott Laboratories.” Rather, Abbott Laboratories Inc. is a subsidiary of an ultimate parent company, Abbott Laboratories. Accordingly, the Court will direct the Clerk to change the name of Defendant “The Abbott Laboratories d/b/a Abbott Laboratories, Inc.” to Defendant “Abbott Laboratories, Inc.” Similarly, Mikos’s Complaint names “St. Jude Medical Inc. d/b/a St. Jude Medical S.C., Inc.” Defendants aver, and Mikos does not contest, that on January 4, 2017, St. Jude Medical, Inc. was acquired by parent company Abbott Laboratories, and thereafter became known as St. Jude Medical, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories. Accordingly, the Court will direct the Clerk to change the name of Defendant “St. Jude Medical Inc. d/b/a St. Jude Medical S.C., Inc.” to Defendant “St. Jude Medical, LLC.”  2 The Court recognizes that Defendants have filed a Request for Oral Argument on  Their Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 21). Having determined that no hearing is necessary to understand the issues underlying the Motion, the Court will deny Defendants’ Request.  Case 1:21-cv-00912-GLR Document 24 Filed 11/18/21 Page 1 of 20