Consolidated
Lead case: 1:17-md-02804

Ohio Northern District Court
Judge:Dan Aaron Polster
Case #: 1:19-op-45847
Nature of Suit360 Torts - Personal Injury - Other Personal Injury
Cause28:1441 Petition for Removal
Case Filed:Oct 15, 2019
Case in other court:Missouri Eastern, 4:19-cv-01722
Last checked: Friday Nov 08, 2019 8:27 PM EST
Defendant
Richard S. Sackler, M.D.
Defendant
Mallinckrodt PLC
Defendant
McKesson Corporation
Defendant
Missouri CVS LLC
Defendant
Mylan N.V.
Defendant
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Noramco Inc
Defendant
Optum, Inc.
Defendant
OptumRX, Inc.
Defendant
Ortho-McNeil Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Defendant
Purdue Pharma Inc.
Defendant
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Defendant
Mallinckrodt LLC
Defendant
SpecGX LLC
Defendant
Target Corporation
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Defendant
The Purdue Frederick Company Inc.
Defendant
United Health Group, Incorporated
Defendant
Wal-Mart Inc.
Defendant
Walgreen Company
Defendant
Watson Laboratories Inc.
Defendant
Dannie E. Williams, M.D.
Defendant
CaremarkPCS Health, L.L.C.
Defendant
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION
Defendant
Actavis LLC
Defendant
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Defendant
Allergan PLC
Defendant
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
Defendant
CVS Health Corporation
Defendant
CVS Pharmacy Inc.
Defendant
Cardinal Health Inc.
Defendant
Caremark LLC
Defendant
Caremark Rx, L.L.C.
Defendant
Cephalon, Inc.
Defendant
Delmar Primary Care Associates, LLC
Defendant
DepoMed Inc
Defendant
Endo Health Solutions, Inc.
Defendant
Endo Phamaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Express Scripts Holding Company
Represented By
Christopher J. Lang
Nichols & Lang
contact info
Defendant
Express Scripts Inc.
Represented By
Christopher J. Lang
Nichols & Lang
contact info
Defendant
Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc.
Represented By
Christopher J. Lang
Nichols & Lang
contact info
Defendant
Insys Pharma, Inc.
Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Defendant
Johnson & Johnson
Plaintiff
St. Francois County
Represented By
Jeffrey J. Lowe
Carey Danis & Lowe
contact info


Docket last updated: 10/21/2019 9:52 AM EDT
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
1 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, St. Louis City, MO, case number 1922-CC06445, with receipt number AMOEDC-7288428, in the amount of $400 Jury Demand,, filed by Express Scripts, Inc., Express Scripts Holding Company, Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc..(Lang, Christopher) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit Transfer Order [DE 4537],
Att: 2 Exhibit Transfer Order [DE 1],
Att: 3 311 pgs Exhibit State Court Records,
Att: 4 Exhibit Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 5 Exhibit Original Filling Form
2 2 ENTRY of Appearance by Christopher J. Lang for Defendants Express Scripts Holding Company, Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc., Express Scripts, Inc.. (Lang, Christopher) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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3 3 NOTICE OF FILING NOTICE OF REMOVAL filed by Defendants Express Scripts Holding Company, Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc., Express Scripts, Inc. Sent To: Plaintiff (Lang, Christopher) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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4 4 NOTICE OF FILING NOTICE OF REMOVAL filed by Defendants Express Scripts Holding Company, Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc., Express Scripts, Inc. Sent To: State Court - Executed (Lang, Christopher) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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5 5 DISCLOSURE OF ORGANIZATIONAL INTERESTS CERTIFICATE by Defendant Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc.. Parent companies: Express Scripts Holding Company, Subsidiaries: no, Publicly held company: no,. (Lang, Christopher) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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6 6 DISCLOSURE OF ORGANIZATIONAL INTERESTS CERTIFICATE by Defendant Express Scripts, Inc.. Parent companies: Cigna Corporation, Subsidiaries: no, Publicly held company: no,. (Lang, Christopher) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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7 7 DISCLOSURE OF ORGANIZATIONAL INTERESTS CERTIFICATE by Defendant Express Scripts Holding Company. Parent companies: Cigna Corporation, Subsidiaries: yes, Publicly held company: no,. (Lang, Christopher) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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8 8 Petition Related [+] Received From: Circuit Court of St. Louis City, filed by St. Francois County.(MFG) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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Thursday, June 20, 2019
Case Opening Notification: All non-governmental organizational parties (corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships) must file Disclosure of Organizational Interests Certificate[LINK:(moed-0001.pdf)] . Judge Assigned: Honorable Ronnie L. White. (MFG) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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9 9 SUPPLEMENTAL State Court Docket Sheet. (MFG) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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Friday, July 12, 2019
10 10 MOTION to Remand Case to State Court to Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, St. Louis City, Missouri by Plaintiff St. Francois County. (Lowe, Jeffrey) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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11 11 13 pgs MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion re10 MOTION to Remand Case to State Court to Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, St. Louis City, Missouri filed by Plaintiff St. Francois County.(Lowe, Jeffrey) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1
12 12 MOTION for Hearing re10 MOTION to Remand Case to State Court to Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, St. Louis City, Missouri by Plaintiff St. Francois County. (Lowe, Jeffrey) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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Friday, July 19, 2019
13 13 20 pgs MEMORANDUM in Opposition re10 MOTION to Remand Case to State Court to Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, St. Louis City, Missouri filed by Defendants Express Scripts Holding Company, Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc., Express Scripts, Inc..(Lang, Christopher) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit Statement of Interest
Monday, July 22, 2019
14 14 MOTION to Stay by Defendants Express Scripts Holding Company, Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc., Express Scripts, Inc..(Lang, Christopher) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order for Motion to Stay
15 15 20 pgs MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion re14 MOTION to Stay filed by Defendants Express Scripts Holding Company, Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc., Express Scripts, Inc..(Lang, Christopher) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit White Orders,
Att: 2 Exhibit CTO 101,
Att: 3 Exhibit CAFA,
Att: 4 Exhibit Sargus Orders,
Att: 5 Exhibit CAFA Removed,
Att: 6 Exhibit Federal Question,
Att: 7 Exhibit Walker County Stay Order,
Att: 8 Exhibit Federal Question Stay Orders,
Att: 9 Exhibit Rancheria [FINAL],
Att: 10 Exhibit Kentucky [Final],
Att: 11 Exhibit Seminole [Final]
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
16 16 ORDER: Upon the motion by Express Scripts Holding Company, Express Scripts, Inc., and Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc. ("Moving Defendants") to stay all proceedings in this action until the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") renders a final decision on whether to transfer this action to a Multidistrict Litigation pending before the Honorable Dan Aaron Polster of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litig., 1: 17-md-2804 ("Opiate MDL"), it is hereby ORDERED that: 1. The Moving Defendants' motion is GRANTED. 2. Litigation is STAYED pending the JPML's final decision on whether this action will be transferred to the Opiate MDL. Signed by District Judge Ronnie L. White on July 23, 2019. (BRP) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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17 17 MOTION to Lift Stay for Limited Purpose of Filing Plaintiff's Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Stay by Plaintiff St. Francois County.(Lowe, Jeffrey) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
18 18 Docket Text ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff St. Francois County's Motion for Leave to Lift Stay for a Limited Purpose (ECF No. 17) is DENIED, but the Clerk of Court shall file the attached Memorandum in Opposition to Motion to Stay (ECF No. 17-1) separately. The case remains STAYED. Signed by District Judge Ronnie L. White on 7/24/19. (THL) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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19 19 26 pgs MEMORANDUM in Opposition to Motion to Stay re14 MOTION to Stay filed by Plaintiff St. Francois County (BRP) Modified on 7/26/2019 (BRP). [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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Wednesday, October 02, 2019
20 20 TRANSFER ORDER with Schedule A attached regarding multidistrict litigation by The Honorable Sarah S. Vance, Chair of the Panel (DLB) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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21 21 ORDER OF MDL TRANSFER to: Northern District of Ohio. Case transferred via CM/ECF extraction. (DLB) [Transferred from moed on 10/15/2019.]
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
22 22 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of Missouri Eastern. Case number 4:19-cv-01722. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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