Consolidated
Lead case: 1:17-md-02804

Ohio Northern District Court
Judge:Dan Aaron Polster
Case #: 1:19-op-45374
Nature of Suit890 Other Statutes - Other Statutory Actions
CauseNo cause code entered
Case Filed:Jun 10, 2019
Case in other court:New Jersey, 1:19-cv-05419
Last checked: Friday Nov 08, 2019 7:44 PM EST
Defendant
Johnson & Johnson
Defendant
Watson Laboratories Inc.
Represented By
Harvey Bartle, IV
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Philadelphia
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Defendant
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Represented By
Harvey Bartle, IV
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Philadelphia
contact info
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Represented By
Harvey Bartle, IV
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Philadelphia
contact info
Defendant
Rhodes Technologies, Inc.
Represented By
Tanya Christine Rolo
Skarzynski Black
contact info
Defendant
Rhodes Technologies
Represented By
Tanya Christine Rolo
Skarzynski Black
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Defendant
Rhodes Pharmaceuticals L.P.
Represented By
Tanya Christine Rolo
Skarzynski Black
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Defendant
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Represented By
Stephen C. Matthews
Dla Piper
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Defendant
Purdue Pharma Inc.
Represented By
Stephen C. Matthews
Dla Piper
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Defendant
Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.
Represented By
Stephen C. Matthews
Dla Piper
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Defendant
Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Defendant
McKesson Corporation
Represented By
Russell Lyle Hewit
Dughi & Hewit
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Steven Hahn
Dughi, Hewitt & Donalewski
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Defendant
Mallinckrodt PLC
Defendant
Mallinckrodt LLC
Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Defendant
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
Represented By
Benjamin Richard Wilson
Holland & Knight - New York
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Defendant
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Represented By
Thomas John Herten
Archer & Greiner
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Defendant
Endo Health Solutions Inc.
Represented By
Thomas John Herten
Archer & Greiner
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Defendant
Cephalon Inc.
Represented By
Harvey Bartle, IV
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Philadelphia
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Defendant
Cardinal Health Inc.
Represented By
Thomas Joseph Cotton
Scheef & Stone
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Eric A. Inglis
Schenk Price Smith & King
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Defendant
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
Represented By
Shannon E. McClure
Reed Smith - Philadelphia
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Defendant
Allergan PLC
Defendant
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Represented By
Harvey Bartle, IV
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Philadelphia
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Defendant
Actavis LLC
Represented By
Harvey Bartle, IV
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Philadelphia
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Defendant
Actavis Inc
874 Walker Road, Suite C
Dover, DE 19904
Defendant
Abbvie Products LLC
Defendant
Abbott Laboratories
Represented By
Patrick J. Boyle
Venable
contact info
Defendant
AbbVie Inc.
Plaintiff
Union County
Union County Courthouse 300 N. Pine Street Suite 7
Creston, IA 50801
Represented By
Jessica Stein Allen
Keenan, Cohen & Merrick
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John E. Keefe, Jr.
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Docket last updated: 06/17/2019 9:52 AM EDT
Monday, February 11, 2019
Judge Noel L. Hillman and Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider added. (dd, ) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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1 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by MCKESSON CORPORATION from Superior Court of New Jersey, case number UNN-004319-18. ( Filing and Admin fee $ 400 receipt number 0312-9407460), filed by MCKESSON CORPORATION.(HEWIT, RUSSELL) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit A,
Att: 2 Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 3 Certificate of Service
2 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement by MCKESSON CORPORATION. (HEWIT, RUSSELL) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
3 3 Notice to TANYA CHRISTINE ROLO re mandatory eFiling. (cry, ) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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4 4 Clerk's Letter: Attorney is not admitted to the Federal Bar of New Jersey. Notice has been mailed to the attorney's address. (cry, ) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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5 5 Order Initial Conference set for 3/20/2019 10:00 AM in Room 2060 before Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider on 2/13/2019. (cry, ) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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6 6 NOTICE of Appearance by JESSICA STEIN ALLEN on behalf of UNION COUNTY (ALLEN, JESSICA) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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7 7 NOTICE of Appearance by STEVEN HAHN on behalf of MCKESSON CORPORATION (HAHN, STEVEN) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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8 8 NOTICE of Appearance by JOHN E. KEEFE, JR on behalf of UNION COUNTY (KEEFE, JOHN) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Friday, February 15, 2019
9 9 NOTICE of Appearance by THOMAS JOSEPH COTTON on behalf of CARDINAL HEALTH, INC. (COTTON, THOMAS) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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10 10 STIPULATION BY CONSENT ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by ENDO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC., ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.. (MCDONOUGH, NICOLE) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
11 11 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER by MCKESSON CORPORATION.(HEWIT, RUSSELL) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
12 12 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint and Summons served on Insys Therapeutics, Inc. on 01/29/2019, filed by UNION COUNTY. (ALLEN, JESSICA) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Friday, February 22, 2019
13 13 STIPULATION AND ORDER that Distributor Defendants shall have through and including 45 days after the later of (1) this Court's ruling on any motion to remand, should Plaintiff file one, and subject to any agreement between Plaintiff and any removing defendant to extend, adjourn, and/or otherwise toll the briefing schedule in connection with any filed motion to remand, or (2) the final decision of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation regarding any transfer of this case to the MDL Proceeding, to move, answer, or otherwise respond to the Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider on 2/21/2019. (tf, ) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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14 14 NOTICE of Appearance by BENJAMIN RICHARD WILSON on behalf of INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC. (WILSON, BENJAMIN) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Tuesday, March 05, 2019
15 15 Letter from certain Defendants and Plaintiff.(HEWIT, RUSSELL) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit A
Wednesday, March 06, 2019
16 16 TEXT ORDER -- The Court having received the parties' joint March 5, 2019 letter; and good cause existing for the entry of this Order, it is hereby ORDERED the March 20, 2019 Initial Conference along with all associated discovery obligations and deadlines are POSTPONED until further ORDER of the Court. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider on 3/6/19. (Schneider, Joel) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Friday, March 08, 2019
Case extracted via ECF to the Northern District of Ohio. (gh, ) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - Please note the Order of the MDL Panel transferring case attached to docket entry17 filed by the Clerk's office on 3/8/19 was docketed in error. Please disregard. (dd, ) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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17 17 Order of MDL Panel transferring case to the Northern District of Ohio. (MDL 2804 CTO 81 Judge Dan A. Polster) (gh, ) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
18 18 First MOTION to Remand by UNION COUNTY.(ALLEN, JESSICA) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Att: 1 Certification,
Att: 2 Brief,
Att: 3 Text of Proposed Order,
Att: 4 Certificate of Service
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Set Deadlines as to18 First MOTION to Remand . Motion set for 4/15/2019 before Judge Noel L. Hillman. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (rtm, ) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Thursday, March 21, 2019
19 19 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by UNION COUNTY. (ALLEN, JESSICA) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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20 20 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by UNION COUNTY. (ALLEN, JESSICA) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Monday, April 01, 2019
21 21 BRIEF in Opposition filed by MCKESSON CORPORATION re18 First MOTION to Remand (HEWIT, RUSSELL) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1,
Att: 2 Exhibit 2,
Att: 3 Exhibit 3,
Att: 4 Certificate of Service
22 22 MOTION to Stay Proceedings Pending Likely Transfer to Multidistrict Litigation by AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION, CARDINAL HEALTH, INC., MCKESSON CORPORATION.(HEWIT, RUSSELL) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Att: 1 Brief,
Att: 2 Exhibit 1,
Att: 3 Exhibit 2,
Att: 4 Exhibit 3,
Att: 5 Exhibit 4,
Att: 6 Exhibit 5,
Att: 7 Exhibit 6,
Att: 8 Exhibit 7,
Att: 9 Exhibit 8,
Att: 10 Exhibit 9,
Att: 11 Exhibit 10,
Att: 12 Exhibit 11,
Att: 13 Exhibit 12,
Att: 14 Exhibit 13,
Att: 15 Exhibit 14,
Att: 16 Exhibit 15,
Att: 17 Exhibit 16,
Att: 18 Exhibit 17,
Att: 19 Exhibit 18,
Att: 20 Text of Proposed Order,
Att: 21 Certificate of Service
Tuesday, April 02, 2019
Set Deadlines as to22 MOTION to Stay Proceedings Pending Likely Transfer to Multidistrict Litigation . Motion set for 5/6/2019 before Judge Noel L. Hillman. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (rtm, ) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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23 23 ORDER granting22 Motion to Stay proceedings pending likely to transfer to MDL. ORDERED Defendant's shall advise the Court of relevant developments regarding the transfer of this case, etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider on 4/2/2019. (rtm, ) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Thursday, April 04, 2019
24 24 Letter from Jessica S. Allen, Esq. re23 Order on Motion to Stay,. (ALLEN, JESSICA) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Friday, April 05, 2019
25 25 TEXT ORDER -- It is hereby ORDERED a conference call is scheduled on April 10, 2019 to address plaintiff's April 4, 2019 letter [Doc. No. 24]. Plaintiff's counsel shall arrange the call. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider on 4/5/19. (Schneider, Joel) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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26 26 TEXT ORDER -- It is hereby ORDERED the start time for the conference call on April 10, 2019 is 2:30 p.m. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider on 4/5/19. (Schneider, Joel) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Monday, April 08, 2019
27 27 Letter from Jessica S. Allen, Esq. re23 Order on Motion to Stay,. (ALLEN, JESSICA) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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28 28 LETTER ORDER all defendants may but are not required to participate in the conference call scheduled for 4/10/2019. The purpose of the call is to address the motion to stay, NJ counsel shall participate in the call. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider on 4/5/2019. (rtm, ) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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29 29 LETTER ORDER Reply papers for Plaintiff Union County are due 4/8/2019. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider on 4/8/2019. (rtm, ) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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30 30 REPLY BRIEF to Opposition to Motion filed by UNION COUNTY re18 First MOTION to Remand (ALLEN, JESSICA) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Att: 1 Certification,
Att: 2 Certificate of Service
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
31 31 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider: Telephone Status Conference held on 4/10/2019. Order to be entered (Court Reporter/Recorder Electronic.) (rtm, ) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Friday, April 12, 2019
32 32 REVISED ORDER GRANTING DISTRIBUTOR DEFENDANTS MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS22 PENDING DECISION ON TRANSFER TO MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider on 4/12/2019. (rtm, ) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Thursday, June 06, 2019
33 33 Order of MDL Panel transferring case to the District of Ohio Northern. (dd, ) [Transferred from njd on 6/10/2019.]
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Monday, June 10, 2019
34 34 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of New Jersey. Case number 1:19-cv-05419. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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