Consolidated
Lead case: 1:17-md-02804

Ohio Northern District Court
Judge:Dan Aaron Polster
Case #: 1:18-op-46138
Nature of Suit367 Torts - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause28:1442nr
Case Filed:Oct 12, 2018
Case in other court:Georgia Southern, 4:18-cv-00136
Last checked: Friday Nov 08, 2019 6:49 PM EST
Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Represented By
Richard B. North, Jr.
Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough - Atlanta
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Defendant
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Defendant
Watson Laboratories Inc.
Represented By
Robert Bates Lovett
Fisher Broyles
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Defendant
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Represented By
Robert Bates Lovett
Fisher Broyles
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Defendant
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Defendant
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Defendant
Purdue Pharma Inc.
Defendant
Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.
Defendant
Pembroke Pharmacy, Inc.
Represented By
Jeffrey S. Ward
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith - Atlanta
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Lisa N. Higgins
Drew, Eckl & Farnham - Brunswick
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Defendant
Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Represented By
Richard B. North, Jr.
Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough - Atlanta
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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
Johnson & Johnson
Represented By
Richard B. North, Jr.
Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough - Atlanta
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Defendant
John Doe Corporation
Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
Represented By
Richard B. North, Jr.
Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough - Atlanta
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Defendant
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Endo Health Solutions Inc.
Defendant
Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care, Inc.
Represented By
James B. Durham
Hall Booth Smith - Brunswick
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Defendant
Willie C. Conley, Jr.
Represented By
Jeffrey S. Ward
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith - Atlanta
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Lisa N. Higgins
Drew, Eckl & Farnham - Brunswick
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Defendant
Cephalon Inc.
Represented By
Robert Bates Lovett
Fisher Broyles
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Defendant
Cardinal Health Inc.
Defendant
Frank H. Bynes, Jr
Defendant
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
Defendant
Allergan PLC
Defendant
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Represented By
Robert Bates Lovett
Fisher Broyles
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Defendant
Actavis LLC
Plaintiff
Christopher Bolton
Represented By
Craig Alan Call
Scheer, Montgomery & Call
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Mark A. Tate
Tate Law Group
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Plaintiff
Angel Bolton
Represented By
Craig Alan Call
Scheer, Montgomery & Call
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Mark A. Tate
Tate Law Group
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Docket last updated: 10/01/2019 9:47 AM EDT
Tuesday, June 05, 2018
1 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Johnson & Johnson from State Court of Chatham County, case number STCV1800266. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 113J-2387217), filed by Christopher Bolton, Angel Bolton.(loh) (loh). [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit Transfer Order,
Att: 2 156 pgs Exhibit State Case Documents,
Att: 3 Exhibit Court Information
Att: 4 (6/6/2018) Civil Cover Sheet
Wednesday, June 06, 2018
Set/Reset Deadlines: Pro Hac Vice Motions due by 6/16/2018. Notice of Compliance due by 6/16/2018. (loh) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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2 2 NOTICE TO ALL COUNSEL OF RECORD re1 Notice of Removal. (loh) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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3 3 GENERAL ORDER: Report of Rule 26(f) planning meeting. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith on 6/6/18. (loh) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Att: 1 Notice
Friday, June 08, 2018
4 4 ANSWER to Complaint (Answer to First Amended Complaint) by Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care, Inc.(Durham, James) Modified on 6/8/2018 (trb). [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Att: 1 2 pgs Exhibit A,
Att: 2 14 pgs Exhibit B,
Att: 3 4 pgs Exhibit C
5 5 Disclosure Statement pursuant to Local Rule 7.1.1 by Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care, Inc. (Durham, James) Modified on 6/8/2018 (trb). [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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6 6 Litigants' Bill of Rights by Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care, Inc. (Durham, James) Modified on 6/8/2018 (trb). [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Monday, June 11, 2018
7 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Lisa Nicole Higgins on behalf of Willie C. Conley, Jr., Pembroke Pharmacy, Inc. (Higgins, Lisa) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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8 8 Statement of Motions Pending Statement Enumerating All Motions Pending . (Ward, Jeffrey) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Tuesday, June 12, 2018
9 9 MOTION to Sever Defendants Pembroke Pharmacy, Inc. & Willie C. Conley, Jr., RPH's Motion to Sever and Partially Remand and Brief in Support by Willie C. Conley, Jr., Pembroke Pharmacy, Inc. Responses due by 6/26/2018. (Higgins, Lisa) Modified on 6/13/2018 (trb). [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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10 10 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Move Defendants' Deadline to Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint , by Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Responses due by 6/26/2018.(North, Richard) Modified on 6/13/2018 (trb). [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
11 11 ******* MOTION to Sever , MOTION to Remand Motion to Sever and Partially Remand and Brief in Support of Motion by Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care, Inc. Responses due by 6/26/2018. (Durham, James) Modified on 6/13/2018 (trb). [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Wednesday, June 13, 2018
MOTIONS REFERRED:10 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Move Defendants' Deadline to Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint ,,11 MOTION to Sever MOTION to Remand Motion to Sever and Partially Remand and Brief in Support of Motion ,9 MOTION to Sever Defendants Pembroke Pharmacy, Inc. & Willie C. Conley, Jr., RPH's Motion to Sever and Partially Remand and Brief in Support . (trb) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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12 12 ORDER granting10 Motion for Extension of Time. Moving Defendants deadline to move to dismiss, answer, or otherwise respond to the Complaint shall be extended to 45 days after the later of: (1) this Courts ruling on Plaintiffs remand motion or (2) a determination by the JPML regarding transfer. Moving Defendants shall file their responses to the Complaint on or before such date. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith on 6/13/18. (trb) Modified on 6/13/2018 (trb). [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
13 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert Bates Lovett on behalf of Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (Lovett, Robert) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Tuesday, July 03, 2018
14 14 NOTICE of Filing by Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care, Inc.(Durham, James) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit
Thursday, July 05, 2018
15 15 NOTICE of Filing by Willie C. Conley, Jr., Pembroke Pharmacy, Inc.(Higgins, Lisa) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit
Monday, July 16, 2018
16 16 BRIEF re9 MOTION to Sever Defendants Pembroke Pharmacy, Inc. & Willie C. Conley, Jr., RPH's Motion to Sever and Partially Remand and Brief in Support Defendants Pembroke Pharmacy, Inc. and Willie C. Conley, Jr., RPH's Supplemental Brief in Support of Their Motion to Sever and Remand by Willie C. Conley, Jr., Pembroke Pharmacy, Inc.(Higgins, Lisa) Modified on 7/17/2018 (trb). [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit A,
Att: 2 Exhibit B,
Att: 3 Exhibit C
17 17 MOTION for Hearing re16 ,9 MOTION to Sever Defendants Pembroke Pharmacy, Inc. & Willie C. Conley, Jr., RPH's Motion to Sever and Partially Remand and Brief in Support Request for Oral Argument by Willie C. Conley, Jr., Pembroke Pharmacy, Inc. Responses due by 7/30/2018. (Higgins, Lisa) Modified on 7/17/2018 (trb). [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018
MOTIONS REFERRED:17 MOTION for Hearing re16 ,9 MOTION to Sever Defendants Pembroke Pharmacy, Inc. & Willie C. Conley, Jr., RPH's Motion to Sever and Partially Remand and Brief in Support Request for Oral Argument . (trb) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
18 18 ORDER DIRECTING counsel for the moving parties to confirm service of the pending motions and a copy of this Order, compliant with Fed. R. Civ. P. 5, on each party within seven days. Counsel are further DIRECTED to file a notice of compliance with the Clerk. Any party shall have seven days from the date of the filing of that notice to respond to the pending severance and remand motions9 and17 . Any response filed must include the filing party's position on this Court's exercise of subject matter jurisdiction. The Court will then proceed to consider the merits of the severance and remand motions9 and11 and whether a hearing is necessary for that determination17 . Signed by Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith on 7/25/18. (trb) Modified on 7/26/2018 (trb). [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Thursday, July 26, 2018
Set/Reset Deadlines: Compliance due by 8/1/2018. (trb) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Monday, July 30, 2018
19 19 NOTICE by Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care, Inc. re18 NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE.(Durham, James) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit Exhibit A,
Att: 2 Exhibit Exhibit B
20 20 NOTICE of Compliance by Willie C. Conley, Jr., Pembroke Pharmacy, Inc. (Higgins, Lisa) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Monday, August 06, 2018
21 21 RESPONSE to16 filed by Pembroke Pharmacy, Inc., Willie C. Conley, Jr. filed by Johnson & Johnson. (North, Richard) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Wednesday, August 08, 2018
22 22 NOTICE of Intent to File Reply Brief by Willie C. Conley, Jr., Pembroke Pharmacy, Inc. re21 Response. (Higgins, Lisa) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Friday, August 10, 2018
23 23 RESPONSE to21 Response filed by Johnson & Johnson filed by Willie C. Conley, Jr., Pembroke Pharmacy, Inc.. (Higgins, Lisa) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Tuesday, September 04, 2018
24 24 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to District Judge R. Stan Baker for all further proceedings. Judge Lisa G. Wood no longer assigned to case. Signed by Chief Judge J. Randal Hall on 9/4/18. (jrb) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Wednesday, October 03, 2018
25 25 NOTICE of Appearance by Craig Alan Call on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Call, Craig) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Thursday, October 04, 2018
Case Reassigned to Magistrate Judge James E. Graham. Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith no longer assigned to the case. (loh) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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26 26 TRANSFER ORDER to the Northern District of Ohio, MDL No. 2804. (jrb) [Transferred from gasd on 10/12/2018.]
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Friday, October 12, 2018
27 27 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of Georgia Southern. Case number 4:18-cv-00136. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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28 28 Attorney Appearance by Mark A. Tate filed by on behalf of Angel Bolton, Christopher Bolton. (Tate, Mark)
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