Consolidated
Lead case: 1:17-md-02804

Ohio Northern District Court
Judge:Dan Aaron Polster
Case #: 1:18-op-45924
Nature of Suit470 Other Statutes - Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Cause18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Case Filed:Aug 08, 2018
Case in other court:Tennessee Middle, 3:18-cv-00614
Last checked: Friday Nov 08, 2019 6:24 PM EST
Defendant
Mallinckrodt LLC
Defendant
Watson Laboratories Inc.
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Defendant
SpecGX LLC
Defendant
Richard S. Sackler
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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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Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.
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Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc.
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Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Noramco Inc
Defendant
McKesson Corporation
Represented By
Mark H. Lynch
Covington & Burling - Washington
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Defendant
Mallinckrodt PLC
Defendant
Johnson & Johnson
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Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
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Insys Therapeutics, 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 Corporation
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Allergan PLC
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Allergan Finance LLC
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Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Defendant
Actavis LLC
Plaintiff
Cannon County, Tennessee
Represented By
Elizabeth J. Cabraser
Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein - San Francisco
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Mark P. Chalos
Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein - Nashville
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John T. Spragens
Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein - Nashville
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Bruce W. Leppla
Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein - San Francisco
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Steven E. Fineman
Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein - New York
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Kenneth S. Byrd
Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein - Nashville
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Paulina do Amaral
Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein
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Docket last updated: 04/08/2019 5:15 PM EDT
Friday, July 06, 2018
1 1 COMPLAINT against Actavis LLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc., Allergan Finance LLC, Allergan PLC, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Insys Therapeutics, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Mallinckrodt LLC, Mallinckrodt, PLC, McKesson Corporation, Noramco, Inc., Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., Specgx LLC, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc. (Filing fee $400, Receipt number 0650-2703934), filed by Cannon County, Tennessee.(gb)(No summons provided with the complaint.) Modified on 7/9/2018 (dt). [Transferred from tnmd on 8/8/2018.]
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Att: 1 Attachment Civil Cover Sheet
Monday, July 09, 2018
TN State Bar status verified as active for Mark P. Chalos, Kenneth S. Byrd and John Tate Spragens. CA State Bar status verified as active for Elizabeth J. Cabraser and Bruce W. Leppla. NY State Bar status verified as active for Steven E. Fineman and Paulina do Amaral. (dt) [Transferred from tnmd on 8/8/2018.]
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NOTICE TO COUNSEL Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Bruce W. Leppla, Steven E. Fineman and Paulina do Amaral: WITHIN 21 DAYS, counsel shall file a Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, a Certificate of Good Standing signed by the Clerk of a United States District Court where admitted, and pay a fee of $100.00 (LR 83.01(d)). PHV due by 7/30/2018. (dt) [Transferred from tnmd on 8/8/2018.]
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Copy of complaint emailed to the MDL Clerk of Court as related to MDL 2804. (af) [Transferred from tnmd on 8/8/2018.]
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2 2 NOTICE/INFORMATION regarding Consent of the Parties to the Magistrate Judge. (dt) [Transferred from tnmd on 8/8/2018.]
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3 3 NOTICE of Business Entity Disclosure Statement filing requirement. (dt) [Transferred from tnmd on 8/8/2018.]
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4 4 NOTICE of Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/6/2018 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 661 before Magistrate Judge Jeffery S. Frensley. (dt) [Transferred from tnmd on 8/8/2018.]
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Monday, July 30, 2018
5 5 MOTION for attorney(s) Elizabeth J. Cabraser to Appear Pro Hac Vice (paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number 0650-2720565) by Cannon County, Tennessee.(Chalos, Mark) [Transferred from tnmd on 8/8/2018.]
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Att: 1 Attachment certificate of good standing,
Att: 2 Attachment certificate of service
6 6 MOTION for attorney(s) Paulina do Amaral to Appear Pro Hac Vice (paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number 0650-2720576) by Cannon County, Tennessee.(Chalos, Mark) [Transferred from tnmd on 8/8/2018.]
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Att: 1 Attachment certificate of good standing,
Att: 2 Attachment certificate of service
7 7 MOTION for attorney(s) Bruce W. Leppla to Appear Pro Hac Vice (paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number 0650-2720578) by Cannon County, Tennessee.(Chalos, Mark) [Transferred from tnmd on 8/8/2018.]
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Att: 1 Attachment certificate of good standing,
Att: 2 Attachment certificate of service
Wednesday, August 01, 2018
8 8 ORDER granting5 Motion for Elizabeth J. Cabraser to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting6 Motion for Paulina do Amaral to Appear Pro Hac Vice and granting7 Motion for Bruce W. Leppla to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jeffery S. Frensley on 8/1/18. (gb) [Transferred from tnmd on 8/8/2018.]
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Thursday, August 02, 2018
9 9 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO 45) filed by the UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL on MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION, IN RE: NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION OPIATE LITIGATION MDL No. 2804. Case to be transferred to the ND of Ohio. This order does not become effective until it is filed in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. (af) [Transferred from tnmd on 8/8/2018.]
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10 10 CERTIFIED copy of Conditional Transfer Order (CTO-45) of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, Docket No. 2804, received from the ND of Ohio. (Case is ready for closing/transfer; Proposed order submitted to chambers). (af) [Transferred from tnmd on 8/8/2018.]
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Friday, August 03, 2018
11 11 ORDER: Pursuant to the Conditional Transfer Order (CTO-45) of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, Docket No. 2804, this case is hereby transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio for coordinated or consolidated proceedings. Signed by District Judge William L. Campbell, Jr on 8/3/18. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.) (dt) [Transferred from tnmd on 8/8/2018.]
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Wednesday, August 08, 2018
12 12 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of Tennessee Middle. Case number 3:18-cv-00614. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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