Consolidated
Lead case: 1:17-md-02804

Ohio Northern District Court
Judge:Dan Aaron Polster
Case #: 1:20-op-45073
Nature of Suit470 Other Statutes - Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Cause18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Case Filed:Feb 11, 2020
Case in other court:North Carolina Western, 3:20-cv-00058
Last checked: Monday Mar 16, 2020 1:05 PM EDT
Defendant
Dr. Richard Sackler
Represented By
Allison Mullins
Turning Point Litigation/mullins Duncan Harrell & Russell
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Defendant
Noramco Inc
Defendant
Ortho-Mcneil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc.
Defendant
Par Pharmaceutical Inc.
Defendant
Rite Aid of North Carolina, Inc.
Represented By
Kari Russwurm Johnson
Batten Lee PLLC
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Michael Callais Allen
Battenlee, PLLC
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Defendant
Beverly Sackler
Defendant
David Sackler
Represented By
Allison Mullins
Turning Point Litigation/mullins Duncan Harrell & Russell
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Defendant
Kathe Sackler
Represented By
Allison Mullins
Turning Point Litigation/mullins Duncan Harrell & Russell
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Defendant
Mortimer D.A. Sackler
Represented By
Allison Mullins
Turning Point Litigation/mullins Duncan Harrell & Russell
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Defendant
Theresa Sackler
Represented By
Allison Mullins
Turning Point Litigation/mullins Duncan Harrell & Russell
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Defendant
jonathan Sackler
Represented By
Allison Mullins
Turning Point Litigation/mullins Duncan Harrell & Russell
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Defendant
SpecGX LLC
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Represented By
Christopher C. Lam
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
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Defendant
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Represented By
Christopher C. Lam
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
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Defendant
The North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company
Represented By
Christopher T. Graebe
Graebe Hanna & Sullivan, PLLC
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Defendant
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
Represented By
Howard Brent Helms
Robinson & Lawing, LLP
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Defendant
Walmart Inc.
Represented By
Alexander L. Turner
Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough - Huntington
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Defendant
Watson Laboratories Inc.
Represented By
Christopher C. Lam
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
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Defendant
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Represented By
Christopher C. Lam
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
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Defendant
Mallinckrodt PLC
Defendant
Actavis LLC
Represented By
Christopher C. Lam
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
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Defendant
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Represented By
Christopher C. Lam
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
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Defendant
Allergan PLC
Defendant
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
Defendant
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
Defendant
CVS Health Corporation
Represented By
Alex John Hagan
Ellis & Winters, LLP
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Leslie C. Packer
Ellis & Winters, LLP
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Christopher Ward Jackson
Ellis & Winters LLP
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Defendant
CVS Health Solutions, L.L.C.
Represented By
Alex John Hagan
Ellis & Winters, LLP
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Leslie C. Packer
Ellis & Winters, LLP
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Christopher Ward Jackson
Ellis & Winters LLP
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Defendant
CVS Pharmacy Inc.
Represented By
Alex John Hagan
Ellis & Winters, LLP
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Leslie C. Packer
Ellis & Winters, LLP
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Christopher Ward Jackson
Ellis & Winters LLP
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Defendant
Cardinal Health Inc.
Represented By
Charles Bailey King, Jr.
Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP
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Defendant
Cephalon Inc.
Represented By
Christopher C. Lam
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
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Defendant
Eckerd Corporation
Represented By
Kari Russwurm Johnson
Batten Lee PLLC
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Michael Callais Allen
Battenlee, PLLC
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Defendant
Endo Health Solutions Inc.
Defendant
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc
Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Johnson & Johnson
Defendant
Ilene Sackler Lefcourt
Represented By
Allison Mullins
Turning Point Litigation/mullins Duncan Harrell & Russell
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Defendant
Mallinckrodt LLC
Defendant
McKesson Corporation
Represented By
Kevin Guy Williams
Bell, Davis & Pitt, P.A.
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Plaintiff
Sonji B Williams
Represented By
Garry Whitaker
Law Office Of Garry Whitaker
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Marcus Robert Carpenter
Gray Layton Kersh Solomon Furr & Smith, PA
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Paul D. Coates
Pinto Coates Kyre & Bowers
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Adam Lee White
Pinto Coates Kyre & Bowers
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TERMINATED PARTIES
Defendant
Med-Turn Inc.
Terminated: 02/11/2020
Represented By
Jason M. Wenker
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton - Winston-Salem
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Elizabeth Lager Winters
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP
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Defendant
Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
Terminated: 02/11/2020
Defendant
Inmar, Inc.
Terminated: 02/11/2020
Represented By
Jason M. Wenker
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton - Winston-Salem
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Elizabeth Lager Winters
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP
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Docket last updated: 03/16/2020 1:02 PM EDT
Monday, January 27, 2020
Case assigned to Senior Judge Graham Mullen. Notice: You must click this link to retrieve the[LINK:Case Assignment Packet] . This is your only notice - you will not receive a separate document. (brj) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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1 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL with Jury Demand from Gaston County Superior Court, case number 19-CVS-5192. (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0419-4360054), filed by CVS Pharmacy, Inc., CVS Health Corporation, CVS Health Solutions, L.L.C..(Hagan, Alex) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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Att: 1 72 pgs Exhibit Original State Court Complaint,
Att: 2 Exhibit Orders entered in State Court Action,
Att: 3 Exhibit Remainder of State Court file
2 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement by CVS Health Corporation (Hagan, Alex) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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3 3 Corporate Disclosure Statement by CVS Health Solutions, L.L.C. (Hagan, Alex) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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4 4 Corporate Disclosure Statement by CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (Hagan, Alex) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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5 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Alex John Hagan on behalf of CVS Health Corporation, CVS Health Solutions, L.L.C., CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (Hagan, Alex) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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6 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Leslie C. Packer on behalf of CVS Health Corporation, CVS Health Solutions, L.L.C., CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (Packer, Leslie) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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7 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Ward Jackson on behalf of CVS Health Corporation, CVS Health Solutions, L.L.C., CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (Jackson, Christopher) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020
8 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Callais Allen on behalf of Eckerd Corporation, Rite Aid of North Carolina, Inc. (Allen, Michael) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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9 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Kari Russwurm Johnson on behalf of Eckerd Corporation, Rite Aid of North Carolina, Inc. (Johnson, Kari) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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Thursday, January 30, 2020
TEXT-ONLY ORDER granting 11 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Eckerd Corporation answer due 3/9/2020; Rite Aid of North Carolina, Inc. answer due 3/9/2020. Entered by Senior Judge Graham Mullen on 1/30/2020. (Prichard, Daniel) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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10 10 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint and Discovery Requests by CVS Health Corporation, CVS Health Solutions, L.L.C., CVS Pharmacy, Inc.. (Hagan, Alex) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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11 11 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer re:1 Notice of Removal, Related [+] by Eckerd Corporation, Rite Aid of North Carolina, Inc..(Johnson, Kari) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
Friday, January 31, 2020
12 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher T. Graebe on behalf of The North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company (Graebe, Christopher) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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13 13 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer re:1 Notice of Removal, by The North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company. (Graebe, Christopher) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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14 14 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Discovery Requests by The North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company. Responses due by 2/14/2020 (Graebe, Christopher) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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Monday, February 03, 2020
15 15 MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer re:1 Notice of Removal, by Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.. (Helms, Howard) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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16 16 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer re:1 Notice of Removal, and Discovery Requests by McKesson Corporation. (Williams, Kevin) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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17 17 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer or otherwise respond by Ilene Sackler Lefcourt, David Sackler, Jonathan Sackler, Kathe Sackler, Mortimer D.A. Sackler, Richard Sackler, Theresa Sackler.(Mullins, Allison) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit Stipulation
18 18 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Helms, Howard) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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Thursday, February 06, 2020
19 19 NOTICE of Appearance by Adam Lee White on behalf of All Plaintiffs (White, Adam) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Case electronically transferred to Northern District of Ohio. Original electronic file and docket sheet sent. (tmg) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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20 20 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Sonji B Williams (White, Adam) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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21 21 ORDER granting as outlined 10 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer ; finding as moot 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , and 17 Motions for Extension of Time to Answer. The time by which all properly served Defendants are required to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs Complaint and to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admission is extended until 60 days following the later of two events: a. This Court rules on a motion to remand, if any such motion is timely made; and b. A final decision by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) regarding transfer of this action to MDL No. 2804, In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation (MDL No. 2804). Signed by Senior Judge Graham Mullen on 02/11/2020. (brj) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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22 22 Transfer Order of Judicial Panel MDL transferring case to Northern District of Ohio, MDL# 2804 (CTO- 133). Matter transferred for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings. Signed by Clerk of the Panel, John W. Nichols (tmg) [Transferred from ncwd on 2/11/2020.]
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23 23 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of North Carolina Western. Case number 3:20-cv-00058. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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