Memorandum Opinion and Order
(Defendant's Motions to Dismiss, Sever, and Stay, and Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand)

Pending before the court are the defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [Docket 3], the defendants’ Motion to Sever [Docket 5], the defendants’ Motion to Stay [Docket 8], and the plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand to State Court [Docket 12]. For the reasons set forth below, the Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED except as to the two Texas plaintiffs, Rose Kraft and Sandra Huss; the Motion to Sever is DENIED as moot; the Motion to Stay is DENIED as moot; and the Motion to Remand to State Court is DENIED.