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PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has thrown out a dismissal motion from defendants accused of not providing more than 151,000 COVID-19 test kits or a refund to a retailer who paid them nearly $2 million, ordering that the forum of the case is proper.

PHILADELPHIA – A retailer of personal protective equipment who alleged it was fraudulently induced to spend nearly $2 million in ordering a purchase of more than 151,000 COVID-19 test kits, yet never received them, now adds the lack of a valid contract can’t be used as a rationale for dismissal by the defendants.

PHILADELPHIA – Defendants accused of not providing more than 151,000 COVID-19 test kits to a retailer who paid them nearly $2 million or alternatively, a refund, have argued the plaintiff’s claims should be dismissed for improper venue and for violating their mutual agreement’s forum selection clause.