Consolidated
Lead case: 1:17-md-02804

Ohio Northern District Court
Judge:Dan Aaron Polster
Case #: 1:18-op-45023
Nature of Suit470 Other Statutes - Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Cause18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Case Filed:Jan 11, 2018
Case in other court:Alabama Middle, 2:17-cv-00836
Last checked: Friday Nov 08, 2019 4:58 PM EST
Defendant
Johnson & Johnson
Represented By
Charles C. Lifland
O'Melveny & Myers - Los Angeles
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Christopher S. Berdy
Butler Snow
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Defendant
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Defendant
Watson Laboratories Inc.
Represented By
Brian M. Ercole
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Miami
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Steven A. Reed
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Philadelphia
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Defendant
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Represented By
Brian M. Ercole
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Miami
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Steven A. Reed
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Philadelphia
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Defendant
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Defendant
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Represented By
Blair Graffeo Mattei
Frazer Greene Upchurch & Baker
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Michael E. Upchurch
Frazer, Greene, Upchurch & Baker
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Defendant
Purdue Pharma Inc.
Represented By
Blair Graffeo Mattei
Frazer Greene Upchurch & Baker
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Michael E. Upchurch
Frazer, Greene, Upchurch & Baker
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Defendant
Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.
Represented By
Blair Graffeo Mattei
Frazer Greene Upchurch & Baker
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Michael E. Upchurch
Frazer, Greene, Upchurch & Baker
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Defendant
Ortho-Mcneil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Represented By
Charles C. Lifland
O'Melveny & Myers - Los Angeles
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Christopher S. Berdy
Butler Snow
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Defendant
Noramco Inc
Defendant
McKesson Corporation
Represented By
Mark H. Lynch
Covington & Burling - Washington
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Brooke G. Malcom
Lightfoot Franklin & White
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Harlan Prater, IV
Lightfoot Franklin & White
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Jackson R. Sharman, III
Lightfoot Franklin & White
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Jeffrey P. Doss
Lightfoot Franklin & White
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Defendant
Mallinckrodt PLC
Defendant
Mallinckrodt LLC
Represented By
Andrew J. O'Connor
Ropes & Gray - Boston
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Brien T. O'Connor
Ropes & Gray - Boston
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Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Represented By
Charles C. Lifland
O'Melveny & Myers - Los Angeles
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Christopher S. Berdy
Butler Snow
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Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
Represented By
Charles C. Lifland
O'Melveny & Myers - Los Angeles
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Christopher S. Berdy
Butler Snow
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Defendant
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Represented By
Sean O. Morris
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer - Los Angeles
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Defendant
Endo Health Solutions Inc.
Represented By
Sean O. Morris
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer - Los Angeles
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Defendant
Cephalon Inc.
Represented By
Brian M. Ercole
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Miami
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Steven A. Reed
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Philadelphia
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Defendant
Cardinal Health Inc.
Represented By
Tiffany J. deGruy
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
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David G. Hymer
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
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Defendant
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
Represented By
David L. Brown
Pinto Coates Kyre & Brown
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Houston Lanier Brown, II
Watkins & Eager
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J. Patrick Strubel
Watkins & Eager
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Defendant
Allergan PLC
Defendant
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Represented By
Brian M. Ercole
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Miami
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Steven A. Reed
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Philadelphia
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Defendant
Actavis LLC
Represented By
Brian M. Ercole
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Miami
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Steven A. Reed
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Philadelphia
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Plaintiff
City of Greenville, Alabama
Represented By
Jon Ryan Kral
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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William Robert Sutton
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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Paul Richard Hartley
Hartley & Hickman
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Jere L. Beasley
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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Richard Douglas Stratton
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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Rhon Eugene Jones
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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Docket last updated: 10/04/2019 4:43 PM EDT
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
DEMAND for Trial by Jury by City of Greenville, Alabama. (no pdf document attached to this entry - see docket entry1 for pdf)(kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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1 1 160 pgs 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 Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400.00 receipt number 4602047769.), filed by City of Greenville, Alabama.(kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Att: 1 Filing Fee Receipt
Thursday, December 14, 2017
2 2 NOTICE of Assignment to Magistrate Judge sent to counsel for City of Greenville, Alabama (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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3 3 Notice of Deficiency requiring filing of Corporate Disclosure/Conflict Statement sent to City of Greenville, Alabama Corporate Disclosures due by 12/25/2017.(kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Att: 1 Corporate/Conflict Attachment
4 4 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement by City of Greenville, Alabama. (Jones, Rhon) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Monday, December 18, 2017
5 5 Summons Issued as 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. and mailed CMRRR with copy of1 complaint. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Friday, December 22, 2017
6 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Houston Lanier Brown, II on behalf of Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation (Brown, Houston) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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7 7 NOTICE of Appearance by John Patrick Strubel on behalf of Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation (Strubel, John) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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8 8 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; Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 12/20/2017, answer due 1/10/2018. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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9 9 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. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Tuesday, December 26, 2017
10 10 Return Receipt Card showing service of summons & complaint signed by Julie Buckner for Actavis Pharma, Inc. served on 12/21/2017, answer due 1/11/2018. (djy, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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11 11 Return Receipt Card showing service of summons & complaint signed by Laura McHaney for Noramco, Inc. served on 12/20/2017, answer due 1/10/2018. (djy, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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12 12 Return Receipt Card showing service of summons & complaint signed by Laura McHaney for Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. served on 12/20/2017, answer due 1/10/2018. (djy, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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13 13 Return Receipt Card showing service of summons & complaint signed by V. Godfrey for Cephalon, Inc. served on 12/21/2017, answer due 1/11/2018. (djy, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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14 14 Return Receipt Card showing service of summons & complaint signed by Heather Wheeler for McKesson Corporation served on 12/20/2017, answer due 1/10/2018. (djy, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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15 15 Return Receipt Card showing service of summons & complaint signed by V. Godfrey for TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. served on 12/21/2017, answer due 1/11/2018. (djy, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Wednesday, December 27, 2017
16 16 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and1 Complaint signed by Shanna Jones for Cardinal Health, Inc. served on 12/22/2017, answer due 1/12/2018. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Friday, December 29, 2017
17 17 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and1 Complaint signed by (illegible) for Watson Laboratories, Inc. served on 12/26/2017, answer due 1/16/2018. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Tuesday, January 02, 2018
18 18 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and1 Complaint signed by (not signed) for Purdue Pharma, Inc. served on 12/26/2017, answer due 1/16/2018. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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19 19 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. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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21 21 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and1 Complaint signed by William Lolley for The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc. served on 12/26/2017, answer due 1/16/2018. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Wednesday, January 03, 2018
20 20 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and1 Complaint signed by Alexa S. for Actavis, LLC served on 12/27/2017, answer due 1/17/2018. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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22 22 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and1 Complaint signed by Amy McLaren for Endo Health Solutions, Inc. served on 12/26/2017, answer due 1/16/2018; Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 12/26/2017, answer due 1/16/2018; Mallinckrodt LLC served on 12/26/2017, answer due 1/16/2018. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Tuesday, January 09, 2018
23 23 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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Wednesday, January 10, 2018
***Attorney Steven A. Reed,Brian M. Ercole for Actavis Pharma, Inc.,Steven A. Reed,Brian M. Ercole for Actavis, LLC,David L. Brown for Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation,David Glenn Hymer,Tiffany Johnson DeGruy for Cardinal Health, Inc.,Steven A. Reed,Brian M. Ercole for Cephalon, Inc.,Sean Morris for Endo Health Solutions, Inc.,Sean Morris for Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,Charles C. Lifland for Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc.,Charles C. Lifland for Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,Charles C. Lifland for Johnson & Johnson,Brien T. O'Connor,Andrew J. O'Connor for Mallinckrodt LLC,Harlan Irby Prater, IV,Jackson R Sharman, III,Brooke Garner Malcom,Jeffrey P. Doss for McKesson Corporation,Charles C. Lifland for Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,Blair Graffeo Mattei,Michael Edward Upchurch for Purdue Pharma L.P.,Blair Graffeo Mattei,Michael Edward Upchurch for Purdue Pharma, Inc.,Steven A. Reed,Brian M. Ercole for TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.,Blair Graffeo Mattei,Michael Edward Upchurch for The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.,Steven A. Reed,Brian M. Ercole for Watson Laboratories, Inc. added. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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Case transferred to Northern District of Ohio. Electronically transferred via CM/ECF transfer to Clerk. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 1/11/2018.]
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24 24 Received certified copy of Conditional Transfer Order entered on 1/10/2018 by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferring this action to USDC, Northern District of Ohio. (kh, ) [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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25 25 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of Alabama Middle. Case number 2:17-cv-00836. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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