Consolidated
Lead case: 1:17-md-02804

Ohio Northern District Court
Judge:Dan Aaron Polster
Case #: 1:19-op-45983
Nature of Suit470 Other Statutes - Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Cause18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Case Filed:Nov 07, 2019
Case in other court:Alabama Middle, 2:19-cv-00753
Last checked: Friday Nov 08, 2019 4:28 PM EST
Defendant
Johnson & Johnson
Defendant
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Defendant
Watson Laboratories Inc.
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
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
Harlan Prater, IV
Lightfoot Franklin & White
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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.
Represented By
Tiffany J. deGruy
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
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Defendant
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
Represented By
J. Patrick Strubel
Watkins & Eager
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David L. Brown, Jr.
Watkins & Eager
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Houston Lanier Brown, II
Watkins & Eager
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Defendant
Allergan PLC
Defendant
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Defendant
Actavis LLC
Plaintiff
Crenshaw County, Alabama
Represented By
Richard Douglas Stratton
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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Jeffrey Donald Price
Beasley Allen
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Jon Ryan Kral
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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Rhon Eugene Jones
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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John Levi Nichols
Lightfoot & Nichols
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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: 11/08/2019 3:11 PM EST
Friday, October 04, 2019
DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Crenshaw County, Alabama. (No pdf attached to this entry - See docket entry1 ) (kr, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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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 4602055171.), filed by Crenshaw County, Alabama.(kr, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 2 Receipt
2 2 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement by Crenshaw County, Alabama. (kr, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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Thursday, October 10, 2019
3 3 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 and2 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement. (kr, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
4 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Houston Lanier Brown, II on behalf of Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation (Brown, Houston) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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5 5 NOTICE of Appearance by David Lee Brown, Jr on behalf of Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation (Brown, David) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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6 6 NOTICE of Appearance by John Patrick Strubel on behalf of Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation (Strubel, John) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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7 7 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement by Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation. (Strubel, John) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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Thursday, October 17, 2019
8 8 Return Receipt Card showing service of1 Compliant &3 Summons signed by Kelly Webster for McKesson Corporation, Purdue Pharma L.P. served on 10/11/2019, answer due 11/1/2019. (cnw, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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9 9 Return Receipt Card showing service of1 Compliant &3 Summons signed by Jennifer Lockwood for Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Noramco, Inc., Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 10/11/2019, answer due 11/1/2019. (cnw, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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Monday, October 21, 2019
***PURSUANT TO THE10 MOTION - Attorney Tiffany Johnson DeGruy for Cardinal Health, Inc added; Attorney Harlan Irby Prater, IV for McKesson Corporation added. (No pdf attached to this entry) (cnw, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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10 10 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to Respond to Complaint (Unopposed) by Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson Corporation. (Strubel, John) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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11 11 ORDER: It is ORDERED that the unopposed motion for extension of time (doc. no. 10 ) is granted, and the deadline for defs AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., and McKesson Corporation to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint is extended until 60 days after the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation makes a final decision regarding transfer of this action to MDL No. 2804, In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 10/21/2019. (cnw, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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12 12 Return Receipt Card showing service of1 Compliant &3 Summons signed by J. G. for Actavis, LLC, Cephalon, Inc., served on 10/15/2019, answer due 11/5/2019. (cnw, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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13 13 Return Receipt Card showing service of1 Compliant &3 Summons signed by Daniel D. Kelley for Cardinal Health, Inc. served on 10/15/2019, answer due 11/5/2019. (cnw, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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14 14 Return Receipt Card showing service of1 Compliant &3 Summons signed by illegible for Johnson & Johnson served on 10/16/2019, answer due 11/6/2019. (cnw, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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15 15 Return Receipt Card showing service of1 Compliant &3 Summons signed by illegible for Purdue Pharma, Inc. served on 10/16/2019, answer due 11/6/2019. (cnw, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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16 16 Return Receipt Card showing service of1 Compliant &3 Summons signed by Paul Sisofo for The Purdue Frederick Company, served on 10/16/2019, answer due 11/6/2019. (cnw, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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17 17 Return Receipt Card showing service of1 Compliant &3 Summons signed by illegible for Watson Laboratories, Inc. served on 10/15/2019, answer due 11/5/2019. (cnw, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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Thursday, October 24, 2019
18 18 Return Receipt Card showing service of of Summons,1 Complaint &2 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement signed by Julie Buckner for TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. served on 10/22/2019, answer due 11/12/2019. (kr, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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19 19 Return Receipt Card showing service of of Summons,1 Complaint &2 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement signed by Julie Buckner for Actavis Pharma, Inc. served on 10/22/2019, answer due 11/12/2019. (kr, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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20 20 Summons Returned Unexecuted as to Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. with the following notation, "Return To Sender, Unable To Forward." Counsel is notified via this notice regarding unperfected service. (kr, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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Friday, October 25, 2019
21 21 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons,1 Complaint &2 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement signed by (No Signature) for Endo Health Solutions, Inc. served on 10/18/2019, answer due 11/8/2019; Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 10/18/2019, answer due 11/8/2019; Mallinckrodt LLC served on 10/18/2019, answer due 11/8/2019. (kr, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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Thursday, October 31, 2019
Case transferred to Northern District of Ohio; Electronically transferred via CM/ECF transfer to Clerk. (No pdf attached to this entry) (kr, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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22 22 Received certified copy of Conditional Transfer Order entered on 10/30/2019 by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferring this action to USDC for the Northern District of Ohio. (kr, ) [Transferred from almd on 11/7/2019.]
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Thursday, November 07, 2019
23 23 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of Alabama Middle. Case number 2:19-cv-00753. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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