Houston County, Alabama v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al
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Lead case: 1:17-md-02804
Lead case: 1:17-md-02804
| Ohio Northern District Court | |
| Judge: | Dan Aaron Polster |
| Case #: | 1:18-op-45019 |
| Nature of Suit | 470 Other Statutes - Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations |
| Cause | 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act |
| Case Filed: | Jan 11, 2018 |
| Case in other court: | Alabama Middle, 1:17-cv-00838 |
| Last checked: Friday Nov 08, 2019 4:58 PM EST |
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Defendant
Johnson & Johnson
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Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Watson Laboratories Inc.
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Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
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Purdue Pharma L.P.
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Purdue Pharma Inc.
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Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.
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Ortho-Mcneil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Noramco Inc
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McKesson Corporation
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Mallinckrodt PLC
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Mallinckrodt LLC
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Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
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Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Endo Health Solutions Inc.
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Cephalon Inc.
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Cardinal Health Inc.
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AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
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Allergan PLC
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Actavis Pharma, Inc.
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Actavis LLC
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Plaintiff
Houston County, Alabama
P.O. Drawer 6406
Dothan, AL 36302 |
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| Docket last updated: 10/04/2019 4:48 PM EDT |
| Thursday, December 14, 2017 | ||
| DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Houston County, Alabama. (dmn, ) ( NO PDF, see Doc.2 for pdf.) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.] | ||
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COMPLAINT against Actavis Pharma, Inc., Actavis, LLC, Allergan PLC, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Endo Health Solutions, Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Mallinckrodt LLC, Mallinckrodt, plc, McKesson Corporation, Noramco, Inc., Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400.00 receipt number 4602047787.), filed by Houston County, Alabama.(dmn, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Att: 1
Filing Fee Receipt
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| Friday, December 15, 2017 | ||
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Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement by Houston County, Alabama. (Jones, Rhon) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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| Monday, December 18, 2017 | ||
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NOTICE of Assignment to Magistrate Judge sent to counsel for Plaintiff Houston County, Alabama. (dmn, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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| Tuesday, December 19, 2017 | ||
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Summons Issued; summons and complaint mailed CMRRR to Actavis Pharma, Inc., Actavis, LLC, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Endo Health Solutions, Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Mallinckrodt LLC, McKesson Corporation, Noramco, Inc., Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (dmn, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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| Friday, December 22, 2017 | ||
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Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and1 Complaint signed by Heather Wheeler for Purdue Pharma L.P. served on 12/20/2017, answer due 1/10/2018. (wcl, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and1 Complaint signed by Laura McHaney for: AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation served on 12/20/2017, answer due 1/10/2018; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 12/20/2017, answer due 1/10/2018; Noramco, Inc. served on 12/20/2017, answer due 1/10/2018. (wcl, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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| Tuesday, December 26, 2017 | ||
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Return Receipt Card showing service of complaint and summons signed by V. Godfrey for Actavis Pharma, Inc. served on 12/21/2017, answer due 1/11/2018. (dmn, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Return Receipt Card showing service of complaint and summons signed by Laura McHaney for Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. served on 12/21/2017, answer due 1/11/2018. (dmn, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Return Receipt Card showing service of complaint and summons signed by Laura McHaney for Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 12/21/2017, answer due 1/11/2018. (dmn, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Return Receipt Card showing service of complaint and summons signed by V. Godfrey for Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. served on 12/21/2017, answer due 1/11/2018. (dmn, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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| Wednesday, December 27, 2017 | ||
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Return Receipt Card showing service of complaint and summons signed by name illegible for Cardinal Health, Inc. served on 12/22/2017, answer due 1/12/2018. (dmn, ) Modified on 12/28/2017 to remove link and reference to incorrect document. (dmn, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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| Thursday, December 28, 2017 | ||
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Return Receipt Card showing service of complaint and summons signed by H. Ladner for McKesson Corporation served on 12/22/2017, answer due 1/12/2018. (dmn, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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| Friday, December 29, 2017 | ||
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Return Receipt Card showing service of complaint and summons signed by William for The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc. served on 12/26/2017, answer due 1/16/2018. (dmn, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Return Receipt Card showing service of complaint and summons signed by M. (name illegible) for Watson Laboratories, Inc. served on 12/26/2017, answer due 1/16/2018. (dmn, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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| Tuesday, January 02, 2018 | ||
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Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and1 Complaint signed by Illegible for Johnson & Johnson served on 12/28/2017, answer due 1/18/2018. (wcl, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and1 Complaint signed by Alexa Siemiensk for Actavis, LLC served on 12/27/2017, answer due 1/17/2018. (wcl, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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| Wednesday, January 03, 2018 | ||
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Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons &1 Complaint signed by Amy McLaren for Endo Health Solutions, Inc. served on 12/27/2017, answer due 1/17/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons &1 Complaint signed by Amy McLaren for Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 12/27/2017, answer due 1/17/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons &1 Complaint signed by Amy McLaren for Mallinckrodt LLC served on 12/27/2017, answer due 1/17/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons &1 Complaint signed by No Signature for Purdue Pharma, Inc. served on 12/26/2017, answer due 1/16/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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| Thursday, January 04, 2018 | ||
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Return Receipt Card showing service of complaint and summons signed by Julie Buckner for Cephalon, Inc. served on 1/2/2018, answer due 1/23/2018. (dmn, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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| Wednesday, January 10, 2018 | ||
| ***Attorney Charles C. Lifland added for Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (dmn, ) (see Doc.22 for pdf) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.] | ||
| ***Attorney Blair Graffeo Mattei and Michael Edward Upchurch added for Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc. (dmn, ) (see Doc.22 for pdf) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.] | ||
| ***Attorney Steven A. Reed and Brian M. Ercole added for Actavis Pharma, Inc., Actavis, LLC, Cephalon, Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Attorney Houston Lanier Brown, II, John Patrick Strubel, and David Lee Brown, Jr added for AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation. Attorney David Glenn Hymer added for Cardinal Health, Inc. Attorney Sean Morris added for Endo Health Solutions, Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Attorney Brien T. O'Connor added for Mallinckrodt LLC. Attorney Harlan Irby Prater, IV, Jackson R Sharman, III, Brooke Garner Malcom, and Jeffrey P. Doss added for McKesson Corporation. (dmn, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.] | ||
| ***Attorney Tiffany Johnson DeGruy added for Cardinal Health, Inc. Attorney Andrew J. O'Connor added for Mallinckrodt LLC. Attorney Brian M. Ercole added for Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (dmn, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.] | ||
| Case transferred to Northern District of Ohio. Electronically transferred via CM/ECF transfer to Clerk. (dmn, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.] | ||
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Joint MOTION to Stay by Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. (Berdy, Christopher) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Received certified copy of Conditional Transfer Order (CTO-3), MDL No. 2804, entered on 1/10/2018 by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferring this action to USDC, Northern District of Ohio. (dmn, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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| Thursday, January 11, 2018 | ||
| Judge Dan Aaron Polster(MDL2804) assigned to case. (P,R) | ||
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CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of Alabama Middle. Case number 1:17-cv-00838. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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