IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS No. 06-0294 IN RE ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus ORDERED: 1. Relator's Motion for Temporary Relief from the Trial Court's January 27th Order, filed April 12, 2006, is granted. The order dated January 27, 2006, in Cause No. GV401268, styled The State of Texas ex rel.

Ven-A-Care of the Florida Keys, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Hospira, Inc., B. Braun Medical, Inc., and Baxter Healthcare Corporation, in the 201st District Court of Travis County, Texas, is stayed pending further order of this Court.

2. The real parties in interest are requested to respond to relator's motion for temporary relief and petition for writ of mandamus on or before 3:00 p.m., April 25, 2006.

Done at the City of Austin, this April 13, 2006. [pic] Andrew Weber, Clerk Supreme Court of Texas

By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk