Tracey v. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC (1:20-cv-11667), Massachusetts District Court

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order Judgment Fri 07/09 1:16 PM
Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ORDER entered: AMENDED JUDGMENT Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Vieira, Leonardo)

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order Judgment Thu 06/03 10:39 AM
Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ORDER entered. JUDGMENT. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Vieira, Leonardo)

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41 notice Notice re: MDL Case Closed Tue 06/01 3:43 PM
NOTICE OF MDL CASE CLOSED, Direct file in the District of Massachusetts; In Re: Zofran (Ondansetron)Products Liability Litigation. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Vieira, Leonardo)

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68 pgs order Memorandum & Order Tue 06/01 2:33 PM
Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: For the foregoing reasons, defendant's renewed motion for summary judgment based on federal preemption is GRANTED. This memorandum and order shall apply to all cases presently pending in this multi-district litigation proceeding. So Ordered. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Vieira, Leonardo)

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39 notice Notice - Other Wed 05/12 5:08 PM
NOTICE: Status Conference set for 6/10/21 at 1:00 PM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing please register at the following address:[LINK:https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html] . (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access. This hearing will be conducted by video conference. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address:[LINK:https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html] .For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (McKillop, Matthew)

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38 minutes Status Conference Wed 05/12 4:54 PM
Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held by video conference on 5/12/2021. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) A colloquy was held on what supplemental disclosures and authorizations stemming from the Plaintiff Fact Sheet individual plaintiffs need to provide to GSK at this time. The Court placed a stay on any plaintiffs' duty to supplement their disclosures to GSK until the July status conference, with the exception of those plaintiffs that are subject to the specific orders lining the cases up for trial. 3) The Court heard updates on 2144 GSK's Notice of the FDA's Approval of Zofran's Updated Labeling. 4) A colloquy was held on 2146 GSK's Supplemental Expert Reports and Notice of Supplemental Authority Related to the Dormuth Study and 2147 Plaintiffs' Response. 5) A hearing was held on 203 GSK's Motion for Relief from Order and to Compel Authorizations to Collect Educational Records in Rodriguez v. GSK , 15-cv-13762. The Court denied the motion without prejudice. The Court required plaintiff to indicate when and from whom the educational records for the minor plaintiff were collected and required plaintiff to obtain a certification from the sources of the records that they are complete and accurate. 6) The Court heard argument on 104 GSK's Motion for Order to Show Cause and 110 Plaintiff's Counsel Motion to Withdraw as Attorney in Graves v. GSK , 17-cv-11562, and on 149 GSKs Motion for Order to Show Cause in Rosser v. GSK , 15-cv-14076. The Court took the matters under advisement. 7) The Court heard updates on responses to the Court's March 24, 2021 Order to Show Cause in Birt v. GSK , 15-cv-13740. 8) The Court instructed the parties to file papers on any issues related to the pretrial order in Rodriguez v. GSK , 15-cv-13762, that the parties cannot resolve themselves. 9) The Court set a status conference for Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. The conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.) (Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (McKillop, Matthew)

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36 minutes Status Conference Thu 04/22 3:46 PM
Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held by video on 4/21/2021. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) The Court heard updates on recent communications between the FDA and Novartis. The parties informed the Court that Novartis accepted in full the FDA's most recent revisions to its proposed labeling for Zofran. 3) A colloquy was held on the trial currently scheduled for October 2021 in Rodriguez v. GSK , 15-cv-13762. The parties informed the Court that they were engaging in discussions about a proposed pretrial scheduling order and would notify the Court if they could not resolve any disagreements. 4) A hearing was held on 2102 GSK's Motion for Order to Show Cause. GSK informed the Court that a stipulation of dismissal was filed earlier in the day in Cooper v. GSK , 18-cv-10665, and thus the motion was moot with respect to that case. The Court took the matter under advisement in the cases of Gibbs v. GSK , 17-cv-10995; Jones v. GSK , 16-cv-10010; and Woods v. GSK , 17-cv-10646. The Court delayed consideration of the motion in Graves v. GSK , 17-cv-11562, until the next status conference to allow individual plaintiff's counsel to be heard. 5) The Court heard updates on responses to the Court's March 24, 2021 Orders to Show Cause in: Barnhill v. GSK , 17-cv-11852; David v. GSK , 19-cv-10239; Munguia v. GSK , 17-cv-10126; and Wahid-Dail v. GSK , 19-cv-10165. The Court took the matter under advisement in all cases. 6) The Court set a status conference for Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. The conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.) (Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (McKillop, Matthew)

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37 notice Notice - Other Thu 04/22 4:10 PM
NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 5/12/2021 1:30 PM in Remote Proceeding : Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing please register at the following address: https://https://froms.mad.uscourts.gov/courlist.html. (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (McKillop, Matthew)

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notice Notice of Appearance Fri 03/26 4:18 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Tudor I. Farcas on behalf of Ashley Tracey(Farcas, Tudor)

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34 notice Notice - Other Wed 03/24 4:15 PM
NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 4/21/2021 11:30 AM in Remote Proceeding : Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing please register at the following address: https://https://froms.mad.uscourts.gov/courlist.html. (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: [LINK:https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html] . For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on [LINK:www.mad.uscourts.gov] or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov . Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(McKillop, Matthew)

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33 notice Notice - Other Wed 02/24 4:32 PM
ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Hearing. Status Conference set for 3/24/2021 at 11:00 AM before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. This hearing will be conducted by video conference. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. COUNSEL OF RECORD: To gain access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at this link: https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/c ourtlist.html For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.govor contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Lovett, Jarrett)

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32 minutes Status Conference Wed 02/24 3:22 PM
Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held on 2/24/2021. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) The Court heard updates on discovery. Plaintiffs counsel stated that they were not expecting any further disclosures from Novartis unless it has further communications with the FDA. Novartis informed plaintiffs counsel that it had not heard anything further from the FDA on its proposed labeling changes. 3) The Court set a briefing schedule on 2084 GSKs Motion for Summary Judgment Based on Plaintiffs Failure to Provide Admissible Causation Evidence as to Septal Defects and Other Heart Defects. Plaintiffs opposition brief is due on March 5, 2021, and GSKs reply, if any, must be filed by March 12. The Court will hear argument on the motion at the next status conference on March. 4) A colloquy was held on 2079 GSKs Motion for Order to Show Cause. The Court took the matter under advisement. 5) The Court informed the parties that it would review 45 the Courts order to show cause in Ratliff v. GSK, 20-cv-10047; 31 the Courts order to show cause in Roland v. GSK, 20-cv-10901; and 19 GSKs motion for order to show cause in Nelson v. GSK, 20-cv-11210. 6) The Court informed the parties of the difficulties of scheduling a trial date due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Pending the Courts decision on several motions, the Court tentatively scheduled a trial in the Rodriguez v. GSK, 15-cv-13762 case to begin on October 18, 2021, to last four weeks. Any party who has a potential conflict with the date or length of the trial should notify the Court in writing within 14 days. 7) The Court set a status conference for Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. The conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie O'Hara at vaohara@gmail.com)(Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Lovett, Jarrett)

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31 notice Notice - Other Mon 01/25 2:30 PM
NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 2/24/2021 at 11:00 AM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine)

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30 minutes Status Conference Mon 01/25 2:19 PM
Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held on 1/22/2021. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) The Court heard updates on discovery regarding supplemental disclosures from Novartis. 3) A colloquy was held on 2070 Notice by GSK Regarding FDA's Response to its Citizen Petition. 4) The Court informed the parties of the difficulties of scheduling a trial date due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. No trial date is scheduled at this time. 5) The Court set a status conference for Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. The conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.) (Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine)

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29 notice Notice of Filing of Official Transcript Mon 12/28 3:11 PM
NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at[LINK:http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/attorneys/general-info.htm] Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn)

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misc Transcript Mon 12/28 3:05 PM
Transcript of Status Conference/Motion Hearing held on December 16, 2020, before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 1/11/2021. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 1/21/2021. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 3/22/2021. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn)

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27 notice Notice - Other Wed 12/16 5:29 PM
NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 1/22/2021 at 11:00 AM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine)

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26 minutes Status Conference Wed 12/16 5:17 PM
Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held on 12/16/2020. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) The Court heard updates on discovery regarding supplemental disclosures from Novartis. 3) The parties updated the Court on 45 Order to Show Cause in Ratliff v. GSK, 20-cv-10047, 31 Order to Show Cause in Roland v. GSK, 20-cv-10901, and 19 Motion for Order to Show Cause in Nelson v. GSK, 20-cv-11210, the last of which remained under advisement by the Court. 4) A hearing was held on 2044 and 2046 , the supplemental briefing ordered by the Court on the effect that the FDA's recent action taken on Novartis's proposed labeling changes has on GSK's outstanding federal preemption motion. The Court took this matter under advisement. 5) The Court set a status conference for Friday, January 22, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. The conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.) (Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine)

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25 notice Notice of Filing of Official Transcript Sun 11/29 2:05 PM
NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at[LINK:http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/attorneys/general-info.htm] Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn)

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misc Transcript Sun 11/29 1:04 PM
Transcript of Status Conference held on November 16, 2020, before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 12/14/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 12/24/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 2/22/2021. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn)

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23 notice Notice - Other Mon 11/16 4:52 PM
NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 12/16/2020 at 11:00 AM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine)

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22 minutes Status Conference Mon 11/16 3:25 PM
Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held on 11/16/2020. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) The Court heard updates on discovery regarding supplemental disclosures from Novartis. 3) A colloquy was held regarding 2027 Notice by GSK of FDA's Rejection of Proposed Labeling Changes. The Court ordered supplemental briefing on the effect of this development on GSK's outstanding federal preemption motion and any other outstanding motions. The Court ordered the briefs to be submitted by Thursday, December 3, 2020, with any response due by Thursday, December 10, 2020. The Court set a hearing on the matter for the next status conference on December 16, 2020. 4) The parties informed the Court that Dr. Abdulla's deposition was rescheduled for Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 10:00 am EST. 5) A colloquy was held on 19 GSK's Motion for Order to Show Cause and 32 Plaintiffs' Counsel's Motion to Withdraw as Attorney in Nelson, 20-cv-11210. The Court took the matter under advisement. 6) The Court set a status conference for December 16, 2020 at 11:00 am. The conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.) (Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine)

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21 notice Notice of Filing of Official Transcript Fri 11/06 11:10 AM
NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at[LINK:http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/attorneys/general-info.htm] Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn)

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misc Transcript Fri 11/06 10:56 AM
Transcript of Status Conference via Zoom Conference held on November 3, 2020, before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 11/24/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 12/4/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 2/1/2021. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn)

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17 notice Notice - Other Mon 11/02 1:21 PM
NOTICE re: Hearing on Motion 2015 Emergency MOTION related to the Deposition of Dr. Ra-Id Abdulla: Motion Hearing set for 11/3/2020 at 10:00 AM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV: Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine)

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19 notice Notice of Filing of Official Transcript Mon 11/02 6:22 PM
NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at[LINK:http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/attorneys/general-info.htm] Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn)

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misc Transcript Mon 11/02 6:11 PM
Transcript of Status Conference by Zoom held on October 26, 2020, before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 11/20/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 11/30/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 1/28/2021. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn)

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16 notice Notice - Other Mon 10/26 2:52 PM
NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 11/16/2020 at 11:00 AM, in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine)

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15 minutes Status Conference Mon 10/26 2:34 PM
Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held on 10/26/2020. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) The Court heard updates on discovery regarding supplemental disclosures from Novartis. 3) A colloquy was held regarding 2009 Notice by GSK of Significant New Expert Developments and 2010 Response by Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel to GSK's Notice on Dr. Louik's supplemental deposition and its effect on the pending Daubert motion, 1251 GSK's Motion to Exclude Plaintiff's General Causation Experts Under Federal Rule of Evidence 702. 4) The Court put the question of a trial date in the Rodriguez case on pause due to the difficulties posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 5) A colloquy was held on 35 GSK's Motion for Order to Show Cause and 32 Plaintiffs Counsels Motion to Withdraw as Attorney in Ratliff, 20-cv-10047. The Court took the matter under advisement. 6) The Court set a status conference for November 16, 2020, at 11:00 am. The conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.) (Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine)

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14 notice Notice of Filing of Official Transcript Fri 10/16 5:58 PM
NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at[LINK:http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/attorneys/general-info.htm] Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn)

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misc Transcript Fri 10/16 5:51 PM
Transcript of Status Conference held on October 7, 2020, before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 11/4/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 11/16/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 1/12/2021. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn)

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misc Transcript Fri 10/16 5:43 PM
Transcript of Status Conference held on October 5, 2020, before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 11/4/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 11/16/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 1/12/2021. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn)

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11 notice Notice - Other Wed 10/07 9:47 AM
NOTICE re: Hearing on Motion 2000 Emergency MOTION to Compel Production of Dr. Sadler's File and Request for Teleconference : Motion Hearing set for 10/7/2020 at 2:30 PM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: [LINK:https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html] . (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: [LINK:https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html] . For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Bono, Christine)

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10 notice Notice - Other Mon 10/05 2:26 PM
NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 10/26/2020 at 10:00 AM, in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: [LINK:https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html] . (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: [LINK:https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html] . For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on [LINK:www.mad.uscourts.gov] or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov . Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Bono, Christine)

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9 minutes Status Conference Mon 10/05 1:53 PM
Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held on 10/5/2020. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) The Court heard updates on discovery regarding supplemental disclosures from Novartis and GSK related to recent changes to Zofran's labeling. 3) The Court heard arguments on 1983 Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel. The Court took the motion under advisement. 4) The Court heard updates on FDA's "goal date" for action on the Zofran labeling Prior Approval Supplement. GSK reported that the FDA provided Novartis with a "goal date" of December 4, 2020 to act on the Prior Approval Supplement. 5) The Court heard updates on supplemental expert depositions. Dr. Sadler's deposition is scheduled for October 9, 2020; Dr. Louik's deposition is scheduled for October 14, 2020; and Dr. Abdulla's deposition is scheduled October 29, 2020. The depositions will be conducted remotely. A colloquy was held regarding whether plaintiffs counsel will attend Dr. Louiks deposition in-person and whether deponents reviewing documents will count towards deposition time limit. 6) The Court set a preliminary trial date for the Rodriguez case. The trial will start on January 26, 2021. That date is tentative and depends on forthcoming decisions from the Court, counsels' availabilities, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A colloquy was held on trial procedures given the difficulties posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 7) The Court set a status conference for October 26, 2020, at 10:00 am. The conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.)(Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Bono, Christine)

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8 notice Notice - Other Mon 09/21 4:51 PM
NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 10/5/2020 at 10:00 AM before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: https://public.mad.uscourts.gov/seating-signup.html (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) Access to the hearing will also be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://public.mad.uscourts.gov/seating-signup.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Bono, Christine)

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7 minutes Status Conference Mon 09/21 4:29 PM
Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held on 9/14/2020. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) The Court heard updates on discovery regarding supplemental disclosures from Novartis and GSK related to recent changes to Zofran's labeling. GSK anticipates providing written objections to Plaintiffs interrogatories and Plaintiffs anticipate filing a motion to compel. 3) The Court heard updates on supplemental expert depositions. The Court postponed the deadline for Dr. Abdulla's deposition to December 1, 2020 and directed that the deposition be done remotely. 4) The Court heard arguments on extending Dr. Louik's deposition from two to three hours. The Court treated GSK's request as a motion to modify the previous order and denied it. The Court stated that for all depositions conducted remotely, time spent on technical or organizational issues should be disregarded for purposes of time restrictions. 5) A colloquy was held on 1974 Plaintiff's Response to GSK's Supplemental Memorandum in Support of its Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment Based on Federal Preemption and 1977 GSK's Supplemental Reply in Support of its Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment Based on Federal Preemption. The Court stated that the preemption issue is ripe for determination and that it would rule on the issue. 6) A colloquy was held on the 16 GSK's Motion for Order to Show Cause in Roland , 20-cv-10901, and 18 Plaintiff's Counsel Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. The Court took the matter under advisement. 7) A colloquy was held on scheduling a new trial date in the Rodriguez case while taking into consideration the difficulties posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Court advised the parties that, pending developments in other trials scheduled to begin shortly, it will aim to set a trial date by early October, with a trial likely to begin in January or February of 2021. 8) The Court set a status conference for October 5, 2020, at 10:00 am. This conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.)(Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Bono, Christine)

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notice Notice of Appearance Fri 09/11 4:25 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer M. Stevenson on behalf of GlaxoSmithKline, LLC (Stevenson, Jennifer)

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5 notice Notice - Other Wed 09/09 2:55 PM
NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 9/14/2020 at 10:00 AM before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: https://public.mad.uscourts.gov/seating-signup.html (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) Access to the hearing will also be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://public.mad.uscourts.gov/seating-signup.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Bono, Christine)

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service Summons Issued Wed 09/09 9:36 AM
Summons Issued as to GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Counsel receiving this notice electronically should download this summons, complete one for each defendant and serve it in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and LR 4.1. Summons will be mailed to plaintiff(s) not receiving notice electronically for completion of service. (Jones, Sherry)

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3 notice Notice re: MDL Case Opened Wed 09/09 9:19 AM
NOTICE OF MDL CASE OPENED, Direct file in the District of Massachusetts; Tracey v, GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. In Re: Zofran (Ondansetron) Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2657. (Finn, Mary)

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2 notice Notice of Case Assignment Wed 09/09 9:18 AM
ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV assigned to case. (Finn, Mary)

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8 pgs cmp Complaint Wed 09/09 8:48 AM
COMPLAINT against GlaxoSmithKline, LLC Filing fee: $ 400, receipt number 0101-8407771 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by Ashley Tracey.(Graham, M.)

Massachusetts District Court
Judge:	F Dennis Saylor, IV
Case #:	1:20-cv-11667
Nature of Suit	365 Torts - Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause	28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

Case Filed:	Sep 09, 2020
Terminated:	Jun 03, 2021

Defendant GlaxoSmithKline, LLC	Represented By Jennifer M. Stevenson Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. contact info
Plaintiff Ashley Tracey	Represented By M. Elizabeth Graham Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A. contact info

Thursday, July 08, 2021
43		43 order Judgment Fri 07/09 1:16 PM Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ORDER entered: AMENDED JUDGMENT Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Vieira, Leonardo) Related: [-]
		Att: 1 Appendix
Wednesday, June 02, 2021
42		42 order Judgment Thu 06/03 10:39 AM Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ORDER entered. JUDGMENT. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Vieira, Leonardo) Related: [-]
		Att: 1 Appendix A
Tuesday, June 01, 2021
41		41 notice Notice re: MDL Case Closed Tue 06/01 3:43 PM NOTICE OF MDL CASE CLOSED, Direct file in the District of Massachusetts; In Re: Zofran (Ondansetron)Products Liability Litigation. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Vieira, Leonardo) Related: [-]
40		40 68 pgs order Memorandum & Order Tue 06/01 2:33 PM Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: For the foregoing reasons, defendant's renewed motion for summary judgment based on federal preemption is GRANTED. This memorandum and order shall apply to all cases presently pending in this multi-district litigation proceeding. So Ordered. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Vieira, Leonardo) Related: [-]
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
39		39 notice Notice - Other Wed 05/12 5:08 PM NOTICE: Status Conference set for 6/10/21 at 1:00 PM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing please register at the following address:[LINK:https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html] . (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access. This hearing will be conducted by video conference. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address:[LINK:https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html] .For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (McKillop, Matthew) Related: [-]
38		38 minutes Status Conference Wed 05/12 4:54 PM Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held by video conference on 5/12/2021. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) A colloquy was held on what supplemental disclosures and authorizations stemming from the Plaintiff Fact Sheet individual plaintiffs need to provide to GSK at this time. The Court placed a stay on any plaintiffs' duty to supplement their disclosures to GSK until the July status conference, with the exception of those plaintiffs that are subject to the specific orders lining the cases up for trial. 3) The Court heard updates on 2144 GSK's Notice of the FDA's Approval of Zofran's Updated Labeling. 4) A colloquy was held on 2146 GSK's Supplemental Expert Reports and Notice of Supplemental Authority Related to the Dormuth Study and 2147 Plaintiffs' Response. 5) A hearing was held on 203 GSK's Motion for Relief from Order and to Compel Authorizations to Collect Educational Records in Rodriguez v. GSK , 15-cv-13762. The Court denied the motion without prejudice. The Court required plaintiff to indicate when and from whom the educational records for the minor plaintiff were collected and required plaintiff to obtain a certification from the sources of the records that they are complete and accurate. 6) The Court heard argument on 104 GSK's Motion for Order to Show Cause and 110 Plaintiff's Counsel Motion to Withdraw as Attorney in Graves v. GSK , 17-cv-11562, and on 149 GSKs Motion for Order to Show Cause in Rosser v. GSK , 15-cv-14076. The Court took the matters under advisement. 7) The Court heard updates on responses to the Court's March 24, 2021 Order to Show Cause in Birt v. GSK , 15-cv-13740. 8) The Court instructed the parties to file papers on any issues related to the pretrial order in Rodriguez v. GSK , 15-cv-13762, that the parties cannot resolve themselves. 9) The Court set a status conference for Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. The conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.) (Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (McKillop, Matthew) Related: [-]
Thursday, April 22, 2021
36		36 minutes Status Conference Thu 04/22 3:46 PM Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held by video on 4/21/2021. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) The Court heard updates on recent communications between the FDA and Novartis. The parties informed the Court that Novartis accepted in full the FDA's most recent revisions to its proposed labeling for Zofran. 3) A colloquy was held on the trial currently scheduled for October 2021 in Rodriguez v. GSK , 15-cv-13762. The parties informed the Court that they were engaging in discussions about a proposed pretrial scheduling order and would notify the Court if they could not resolve any disagreements. 4) A hearing was held on 2102 GSK's Motion for Order to Show Cause. GSK informed the Court that a stipulation of dismissal was filed earlier in the day in Cooper v. GSK , 18-cv-10665, and thus the motion was moot with respect to that case. The Court took the matter under advisement in the cases of Gibbs v. GSK , 17-cv-10995; Jones v. GSK , 16-cv-10010; and Woods v. GSK , 17-cv-10646. The Court delayed consideration of the motion in Graves v. GSK , 17-cv-11562, until the next status conference to allow individual plaintiff's counsel to be heard. 5) The Court heard updates on responses to the Court's March 24, 2021 Orders to Show Cause in: Barnhill v. GSK , 17-cv-11852; David v. GSK , 19-cv-10239; Munguia v. GSK , 17-cv-10126; and Wahid-Dail v. GSK , 19-cv-10165. The Court took the matter under advisement in all cases. 6) The Court set a status conference for Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. The conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.) (Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (McKillop, Matthew) Related: [-]
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
37		37 notice Notice - Other Thu 04/22 4:10 PM NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 5/12/2021 1:30 PM in Remote Proceeding : Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing please register at the following address: https://https://froms.mad.uscourts.gov/courlist.html. (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (McKillop, Matthew) Related: [-]
Friday, March 26, 2021
35		35 notice Notice of Appearance Fri 03/26 4:18 PM NOTICE of Appearance by Tudor I. Farcas on behalf of Ashley Tracey(Farcas, Tudor) Related: [-]
		Att: 1 Schedule of Actions
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
34		34 notice Notice - Other Wed 03/24 4:15 PM NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 4/21/2021 11:30 AM in Remote Proceeding : Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing please register at the following address: https://https://froms.mad.uscourts.gov/courlist.html. (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: [LINK:https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html] . For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on [LINK:www.mad.uscourts.gov] or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov . Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(McKillop, Matthew) Related: [-]
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
33		33 notice Notice - Other Wed 02/24 4:32 PM ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Hearing. Status Conference set for 3/24/2021 at 11:00 AM before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. This hearing will be conducted by video conference. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. COUNSEL OF RECORD: To gain access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at this link: https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/c ourtlist.html For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.govor contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Lovett, Jarrett) Related: [-]
32		32 minutes Status Conference Wed 02/24 3:22 PM Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held on 2/24/2021. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) The Court heard updates on discovery. Plaintiffs counsel stated that they were not expecting any further disclosures from Novartis unless it has further communications with the FDA. Novartis informed plaintiffs counsel that it had not heard anything further from the FDA on its proposed labeling changes. 3) The Court set a briefing schedule on 2084 GSKs Motion for Summary Judgment Based on Plaintiffs Failure to Provide Admissible Causation Evidence as to Septal Defects and Other Heart Defects. Plaintiffs opposition brief is due on March 5, 2021, and GSKs reply, if any, must be filed by March 12. The Court will hear argument on the motion at the next status conference on March. 4) A colloquy was held on 2079 GSKs Motion for Order to Show Cause. The Court took the matter under advisement. 5) The Court informed the parties that it would review 45 the Courts order to show cause in Ratliff v. GSK, 20-cv-10047; 31 the Courts order to show cause in Roland v. GSK, 20-cv-10901; and 19 GSKs motion for order to show cause in Nelson v. GSK, 20-cv-11210. 6) The Court informed the parties of the difficulties of scheduling a trial date due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Pending the Courts decision on several motions, the Court tentatively scheduled a trial in the Rodriguez v. GSK, 15-cv-13762 case to begin on October 18, 2021, to last four weeks. Any party who has a potential conflict with the date or length of the trial should notify the Court in writing within 14 days. 7) The Court set a status conference for Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. The conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie O'Hara at vaohara@gmail.com)(Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Lovett, Jarrett) Related: [-]
Monday, January 25, 2021
31		31 notice Notice - Other Mon 01/25 2:30 PM NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 2/24/2021 at 11:00 AM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine) Related: [-]
Friday, January 22, 2021
30		30 minutes Status Conference Mon 01/25 2:19 PM Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held on 1/22/2021. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) The Court heard updates on discovery regarding supplemental disclosures from Novartis. 3) A colloquy was held on 2070 Notice by GSK Regarding FDA's Response to its Citizen Petition. 4) The Court informed the parties of the difficulties of scheduling a trial date due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. No trial date is scheduled at this time. 5) The Court set a status conference for Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. The conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.) (Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine) Related: [-]
Monday, December 21, 2020
29		29 notice Notice of Filing of Official Transcript Mon 12/28 3:11 PM NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at[LINK:http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/attorneys/general-info.htm] Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn) Related: [-]
28		28 misc Transcript Mon 12/28 3:05 PM Transcript of Status Conference/Motion Hearing held on December 16, 2020, before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 1/11/2021. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 1/21/2021. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 3/22/2021. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn) Related: [-]
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
27		27 notice Notice - Other Wed 12/16 5:29 PM NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 1/22/2021 at 11:00 AM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine) Related: [-]
26		26 minutes Status Conference Wed 12/16 5:17 PM Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held on 12/16/2020. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) The Court heard updates on discovery regarding supplemental disclosures from Novartis. 3) The parties updated the Court on 45 Order to Show Cause in Ratliff v. GSK, 20-cv-10047, 31 Order to Show Cause in Roland v. GSK, 20-cv-10901, and 19 Motion for Order to Show Cause in Nelson v. GSK, 20-cv-11210, the last of which remained under advisement by the Court. 4) A hearing was held on 2044 and 2046 , the supplemental briefing ordered by the Court on the effect that the FDA's recent action taken on Novartis's proposed labeling changes has on GSK's outstanding federal preemption motion. The Court took this matter under advisement. 5) The Court set a status conference for Friday, January 22, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. The conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.) (Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine) Related: [-]
Monday, November 23, 2020
25		25 notice Notice of Filing of Official Transcript Sun 11/29 2:05 PM NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at[LINK:http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/attorneys/general-info.htm] Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn) Related: [-]
24		24 misc Transcript Sun 11/29 1:04 PM Transcript of Status Conference held on November 16, 2020, before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 12/14/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 12/24/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 2/22/2021. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn) Related: [-]
Monday, November 16, 2020
23		23 notice Notice - Other Mon 11/16 4:52 PM NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 12/16/2020 at 11:00 AM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine) Related: [-]
22		22 minutes Status Conference Mon 11/16 3:25 PM Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held on 11/16/2020. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) The Court heard updates on discovery regarding supplemental disclosures from Novartis. 3) A colloquy was held regarding 2027 Notice by GSK of FDA's Rejection of Proposed Labeling Changes. The Court ordered supplemental briefing on the effect of this development on GSK's outstanding federal preemption motion and any other outstanding motions. The Court ordered the briefs to be submitted by Thursday, December 3, 2020, with any response due by Thursday, December 10, 2020. The Court set a hearing on the matter for the next status conference on December 16, 2020. 4) The parties informed the Court that Dr. Abdulla's deposition was rescheduled for Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 10:00 am EST. 5) A colloquy was held on 19 GSK's Motion for Order to Show Cause and 32 Plaintiffs' Counsel's Motion to Withdraw as Attorney in Nelson, 20-cv-11210. The Court took the matter under advisement. 6) The Court set a status conference for December 16, 2020 at 11:00 am. The conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.) (Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine) Related: [-]
Tuesday, November 03, 2020
21		21 notice Notice of Filing of Official Transcript Fri 11/06 11:10 AM NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at[LINK:http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/attorneys/general-info.htm] Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn) Related: [-]
20		20 misc Transcript Fri 11/06 10:56 AM Transcript of Status Conference via Zoom Conference held on November 3, 2020, before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 11/24/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 12/4/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 2/1/2021. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn) Related: [-]
Monday, November 02, 2020
17		17 notice Notice - Other Mon 11/02 1:21 PM NOTICE re: Hearing on Motion 2015 Emergency MOTION related to the Deposition of Dr. Ra-Id Abdulla: Motion Hearing set for 11/3/2020 at 10:00 AM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV: Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine) Related: [-]
Friday, October 30, 2020
19		19 notice Notice of Filing of Official Transcript Mon 11/02 6:22 PM NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at[LINK:http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/attorneys/general-info.htm] Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn) Related: [-]
18		18 misc Transcript Mon 11/02 6:11 PM Transcript of Status Conference by Zoom held on October 26, 2020, before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 11/20/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 11/30/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 1/28/2021. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn) Related: [-]
Monday, October 26, 2020
16		16 notice Notice - Other Mon 10/26 2:52 PM NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 11/16/2020 at 11:00 AM, in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine) Related: [-]
15		15 minutes Status Conference Mon 10/26 2:34 PM Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held on 10/26/2020. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) The Court heard updates on discovery regarding supplemental disclosures from Novartis. 3) A colloquy was held regarding 2009 Notice by GSK of Significant New Expert Developments and 2010 Response by Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel to GSK's Notice on Dr. Louik's supplemental deposition and its effect on the pending Daubert motion, 1251 GSK's Motion to Exclude Plaintiff's General Causation Experts Under Federal Rule of Evidence 702. 4) The Court put the question of a trial date in the Rodriguez case on pause due to the difficulties posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 5) A colloquy was held on 35 GSK's Motion for Order to Show Cause and 32 Plaintiffs Counsels Motion to Withdraw as Attorney in Ratliff, 20-cv-10047. The Court took the matter under advisement. 6) The Court set a status conference for November 16, 2020, at 11:00 am. The conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.) (Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al. (Bono, Christine) Related: [-]
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
14		14 notice Notice of Filing of Official Transcript Fri 10/16 5:58 PM NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at[LINK:http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/attorneys/general-info.htm] Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn) Related: [-]
13		13 misc Transcript Fri 10/16 5:51 PM Transcript of Status Conference held on October 7, 2020, before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 11/4/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 11/16/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 1/12/2021. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn) Related: [-]
12		12 misc Transcript Fri 10/16 5:43 PM Transcript of Status Conference held on October 5, 2020, before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 11/4/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 11/16/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 1/12/2021. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Coppola, Katelyn) Related: [-]
Wednesday, October 07, 2020
11		11 notice Notice - Other Wed 10/07 9:47 AM NOTICE re: Hearing on Motion 2000 Emergency MOTION to Compel Production of Dr. Sadler's File and Request for Teleconference : Motion Hearing set for 10/7/2020 at 2:30 PM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: [LINK:https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html] . (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: [LINK:https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html] . For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Bono, Christine) Related: [-]
Monday, October 05, 2020
10		10 notice Notice - Other Mon 10/05 2:26 PM NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 10/26/2020 at 10:00 AM, in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: [LINK:https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html] . (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) This hearing will be conducted by video conference. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible. Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: [LINK:https://https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html] . For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on [LINK:www.mad.uscourts.gov] or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov . Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Bono, Christine) Related: [-]
9		9 minutes Status Conference Mon 10/05 1:53 PM Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held on 10/5/2020. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) The Court heard updates on discovery regarding supplemental disclosures from Novartis and GSK related to recent changes to Zofran's labeling. 3) The Court heard arguments on 1983 Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel. The Court took the motion under advisement. 4) The Court heard updates on FDA's "goal date" for action on the Zofran labeling Prior Approval Supplement. GSK reported that the FDA provided Novartis with a "goal date" of December 4, 2020 to act on the Prior Approval Supplement. 5) The Court heard updates on supplemental expert depositions. Dr. Sadler's deposition is scheduled for October 9, 2020; Dr. Louik's deposition is scheduled for October 14, 2020; and Dr. Abdulla's deposition is scheduled October 29, 2020. The depositions will be conducted remotely. A colloquy was held regarding whether plaintiffs counsel will attend Dr. Louiks deposition in-person and whether deponents reviewing documents will count towards deposition time limit. 6) The Court set a preliminary trial date for the Rodriguez case. The trial will start on January 26, 2021. That date is tentative and depends on forthcoming decisions from the Court, counsels' availabilities, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A colloquy was held on trial procedures given the difficulties posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 7) The Court set a status conference for October 26, 2020, at 10:00 am. The conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.)(Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Bono, Christine) Related: [-]
Monday, September 21, 2020
8		8 notice Notice - Other Mon 09/21 4:51 PM NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 10/5/2020 at 10:00 AM before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: https://public.mad.uscourts.gov/seating-signup.html (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) Access to the hearing will also be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://public.mad.uscourts.gov/seating-signup.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Bono, Christine) Related: [-]
Monday, September 14, 2020
7		7 minutes Status Conference Mon 09/21 4:29 PM Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Status Conference held on 9/14/2020. 1) The Court heard updates on the current total of federal and state filings. 2) The Court heard updates on discovery regarding supplemental disclosures from Novartis and GSK related to recent changes to Zofran's labeling. GSK anticipates providing written objections to Plaintiffs interrogatories and Plaintiffs anticipate filing a motion to compel. 3) The Court heard updates on supplemental expert depositions. The Court postponed the deadline for Dr. Abdulla's deposition to December 1, 2020 and directed that the deposition be done remotely. 4) The Court heard arguments on extending Dr. Louik's deposition from two to three hours. The Court treated GSK's request as a motion to modify the previous order and denied it. The Court stated that for all depositions conducted remotely, time spent on technical or organizational issues should be disregarded for purposes of time restrictions. 5) A colloquy was held on 1974 Plaintiff's Response to GSK's Supplemental Memorandum in Support of its Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment Based on Federal Preemption and 1977 GSK's Supplemental Reply in Support of its Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment Based on Federal Preemption. The Court stated that the preemption issue is ripe for determination and that it would rule on the issue. 6) A colloquy was held on the 16 GSK's Motion for Order to Show Cause in Roland , 20-cv-10901, and 18 Plaintiff's Counsel Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. The Court took the matter under advisement. 7) A colloquy was held on scheduling a new trial date in the Rodriguez case while taking into consideration the difficulties posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Court advised the parties that, pending developments in other trials scheduled to begin shortly, it will aim to set a trial date by early October, with a trial likely to begin in January or February of 2021. 8) The Court set a status conference for October 5, 2020, at 10:00 am. This conference shall be conducted by video conference. The clerk shall post video conference information on the docket via a separate entry. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.)(Attorneys present: Various) Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Bono, Christine) Related: [-]
Friday, September 11, 2020
6		6 notice Notice of Appearance Fri 09/11 4:25 PM NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer M. Stevenson on behalf of GlaxoSmithKline, LLC (Stevenson, Jennifer) Related: [-]
Wednesday, September 09, 2020
5		5 notice Notice - Other Wed 09/09 2:55 PM NOTICE re: Status Conference set for 9/14/2020 at 10:00 AM before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. Counsel of record: To gain access to the hearing, please register at the following address: https://public.mad.uscourts.gov/seating-signup.html (Counsel shall select "Public" as 'Sign-up Type'. Counsel shall enter Display Name and telephone number, for video access.) Access to the hearing will also be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://public.mad.uscourts.gov/seating-signup.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violations of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or denial of entry to future hearings, and such other sanctions, including for contempt of court, as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the court. Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02657-FDS et al.(Bono, Christine) Related: [-]
4		4 service Summons Issued Wed 09/09 9:36 AM Summons Issued as to GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Counsel receiving this notice electronically should download this summons, complete one for each defendant and serve it in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and LR 4.1. Summons will be mailed to plaintiff(s) not receiving notice electronically for completion of service. (Jones, Sherry) Related: [-]
3		3 notice Notice re: MDL Case Opened Wed 09/09 9:19 AM NOTICE OF MDL CASE OPENED, Direct file in the District of Massachusetts; Tracey v, GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. In Re: Zofran (Ondansetron) Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2657. (Finn, Mary) Related: [-]
2		2 notice Notice of Case Assignment Wed 09/09 9:18 AM ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV assigned to case. (Finn, Mary) Related: [-]
1		1 8 pgs cmp Complaint Wed 09/09 8:48 AM COMPLAINT against GlaxoSmithKline, LLC Filing fee: $ 400, receipt number 0101-8407771 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by Ashley Tracey.(Graham, M.) Related: [-]
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