Consolidated
Lead case: 1:17-md-02804

Ohio Northern District Court
Judge:Dan Aaron Polster
Case #: 1:18-op-45441
Nature of Suit470 Other Statutes - Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Cause18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Case Filed:Apr 18, 2018
Case in other court:Alabama Middle, 2:18-cv-00362
Last checked: Friday Nov 08, 2019 5:35 PM EST
Defendant
Johnson & Johnson
Defendant
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Defendant
Watson Laboratories Inc.
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Defendant
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Defendant
Purdue Pharma Inc.
Defendant
Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.
Defendant
Ortho-Mcneil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Noramco Inc
Defendant
McKesson Corporation
Represented By
Mark H. Lynch
Covington & Burling - Washington
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Defendant
Mallinckrodt PLC
Defendant
Mallinckrodt LLC
Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
Defendant
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Endo Health Solutions Inc.
Defendant
Cephalon Inc.
Defendant
Cardinal Health Inc.
Defendant
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
Represented By
Houston Lanier Brown, II
Watkins & Eager
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David L. Brown, Jr.
Watkins & Eager
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J. Patrick Strubel
Watkins & Eager
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Defendant
Allergan PLC
Defendant
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Defendant
Actavis LLC
Plaintiff
Butler County, Alabama
Represented By
Rhon Eugene Jones
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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Jon Ryan Kral
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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Richard Douglas Stratton
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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Calvin Poole, III
Poole & Poole
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Jere L. Beasley
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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William Robert Sutton
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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Docket last updated: 10/11/2019 4:12 PM EDT
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Butler County, Alabama. (No pdf attached to this entry - See doc1 for pdf) (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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1 1 153 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 4602048696.), filed by Butler County, Alabama.(alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 2 Receipt
2 2 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement by Butler County, Alabama. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018
3 3 NOTICE of Assignment to US Magistrate Judge sent to counsel for Butler County, Alabama. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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4 4 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.; mailed CMRRR with copy of1 Complaint &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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5 5 Summons Issued as to Allergan PLC, Mallinckrodt, PLC, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, LTD and returned to counsel for personal service by process server. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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Monday, April 02, 2018
6 6 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Julie Buckner for Actavis Pharma, Inc. served on 3/30/2018, answer due 4/20/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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7 7 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Laura McHaney for Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation served on 3/29/2018, answer due 4/19/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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8 8 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Julie Buckner for Cephalon, Inc. served on 3/30/2018, answer due 4/20/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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9 9 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Laura McHaney for Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. served on 3/29/2018, answer due 4/19/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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10 10 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Laura McHaney for Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 3/29/2018, answer due 4/19/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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11 11 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by H. Ladner for McKesson Corporation served on 3/29/2018, answer due 4/19/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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12 12 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Laura McHaney for Noramco, Inc. served on 3/29/2018, answer due 4/19/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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13 13 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Laura McHaney for Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 3/29/2018, answer due 4/19/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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14 14 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by H. Ladner for Purdue Pharma L.P. served on 3/29/2018, answer due 4/19/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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15 15 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Julie Buckner for TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. served on 3/30/2018, answer due 4/20/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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Wednesday, April 04, 2018
16 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Houston Lanier Brown, II on behalf of Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation (Brown, Houston) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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17 17 NOTICE of Appearance by John Patrick Strubel on behalf of Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation (Strubel, John) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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18 18 NOTICE of Appearance by David Lee Brown, Jr on behalf of Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation (Brown, David) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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19 19 NOTICE of Assignment to US Magistrate Judge sent to counsel for Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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Thursday, April 05, 2018
20 20 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by William Lolley for The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc. served on 4/2/2018, answer due 4/23/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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21 21 Notice of Deficiency requiring filing of Corporate Disclosure/Conflict Statement sent to Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation; Corporate Disclosures due by 4/16/2018.(alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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Att: 1 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Attachment
Friday, April 06, 2018
22 22 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Illegible for Johnson & Johnson served on 4/3/2018, answer due 4/24/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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23 23 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by M. Wyatt for Watson Laboratories, Inc. served on 4/2/2018, answer due 4/23/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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Monday, April 09, 2018
24 24 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement by Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation re21 Notice of Deficiency requiring filing of Corporate Disclosure/Conflict Statement. (Strubel, John) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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25 25 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Illegible for Actavis, LLC served on 4/3/2018, answer due 4/24/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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26 26 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Daniel D. Kelley for Cardinal Health, Inc. served on 4/2/2018, answer due 4/23/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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27 27 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Amy McLaren for Endo Health Solutions, Inc. served on 4/2/2018, answer due 4/23/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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28 28 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint, &2 Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Amy McLaren for Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 4/2/2018, answer due 4/23/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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29 29 Return Receipt Card showing service of Corporation Trust Center signed by Amy McLaren for Mallinckrodt LLC served on 4/2/2018, answer due 4/23/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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30 30 Return Receipt Card showing service of Corporation Trust Center signed by (No Signature) for Purdue Pharma, Inc. served on 4/2/2018, answer due 4/23/2018. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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Monday, April 16, 2018
31 31 AMENDED Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement by Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation re24 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement . (Strubel, John) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Case transferred to the Northern District of Ohio; Electronically transferred via CM/ECF transfer to Clerk. (No pdf attached to this entry) (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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32 32 Received certified copy of transfer order entered by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferring this case to the Northern District of Ohio. (alm, ) [Transferred from almd on 4/18/2018.]
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33 33 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of Alabama Middle. Case number 2:18-cv-00362. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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