Consolidated
Lead case: 3:16-md-02741

California Northern District Court
Judge:Vince Chhabria
Case #: 3:20-cv-08167
Nature of Suit365 Torts - Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause28:1441 Petition for Removal- Product Liability
Case Filed:Nov 19, 2020
Case in other court:Florida Middle, 2:20-cv-00854
Last checked: Tuesday May 18, 2021 2:18 AM PDT
Defendant
Monsanto Company
Represented By
Melissa Raspall Alvarez
Mcdermott, Will & Emery, LLP
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Anthony Nolan Upshaw
Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP
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Plaintiff
Robert Drons
Represented By
Ronald D. Rodman
Friedman Rodman Frank & Estrada, P.A.
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Jesse Bernheim
Benheim Kelley Battista & Bliss, LLC
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Paula S. Bliss
Bernheim Kelley Battista Bliss
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Docket last updated: 01/30/2025 11:59 PM PST
Friday, October 18, 2024
21 21 oth_evt Clerk's Notice Fri 10/18 2:44 PM
CLERK'S NOTICE VACATING 11/1/2024 MOTION HEARINGS. The Court will schedule hearings on an as-needed basis. Parties will be notified which motions will be heard on which day via the docket. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (bxs, COURT STAFF) Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)
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Monday, October 14, 2024
20 20 respm Reply to Opposition/Response Mon 10/14 10:37 AM
REPLY Related [+] filed byMonsanto Company.(Marshall, Kenneth)
Related: [-] 15 MOTION to Exclude the Expert Testimony of Dr. Kristan Aronson
Att: 1 Declaration Linda C. Hsu,
Att: 2 Exhibit 1 - 702 Reply Appendix,
Att: 3 Exhibit 2 - Omnibus 702 to exclude Wave VII general-causation experts,
Att: 4 Exhibit 3 - 2024-08-09 Amended Motion Exclude dckt 18995_0,
Att: 5 Exhibit 4 - Alesi Trial Transcript excerpts,
Att: 6 Exhibit 5 - Ferro Trial Transcript excerpts,
Att: 7 Exhibit 6 - Pilliod Trial Transcript excerpts,
Att: 8 Exhibit 7 - Chang and Delzell (2016)
Tuesday, October 01, 2024
19 19 oth_sup Declaration in Opposition Tue 10/01 12:42 PM
DECLARATION of Behram V. Parekh in Opposition to15 MOTION to Exclude the Expert Testimony of Dr. Kristan Aronson and Relevant Portions of Monsanto's Omnibus Motion to Exclude Plaintiffs Wave VII General Causation Experts and Corresponding Motion for Summary Judgment filed byRobert Drons. Related [+] (DePaulis, Amanda)
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Att: 1 Exhibit Exhibit A,
Att: 2 Exhibit Exhibit B,
Att: 3 Exhibit Exhibit C,
Att: 4 Exhibit Exhibit D,
Att: 5 Exhibit Exhibit E,
Att: 6 Exhibit Exhibit F
18 18 respm Opposition/Response to Motion Tue 10/01 12:39 PM
OPPOSITION/RESPONSE Related [+] and Relevant Portions of Monsanto's Omnibus Motion to Exclude Plaintiffs Wave VII General Causation Experts and Corresponding Motion for Summary Judgment filed byRobert Drons. (DePaulis, Amanda)
Related: [-] 15 MOTION to Exclude the Expert Testimony of Dr. Kristan Aronson
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
17 17 oth_evt Clerk's Notice ~Util - Set Motion and Deadlines/Hearings Wed 09/25 1:53 PM
CLERK'S NOTICE CONTINUING 9/26/2024 MOTION TO EXCLUDE TESTIMONY HEARINGS TO 11/1/2024. Motion Hearings set for 11/1/2024 at 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 04, 17th Floor before Judge Vince Chhabria. MDL Docket Nos.: 18951, 18952,18953,18954, 18955, 18956, 18957,18958, 18959, 18960, 18961, 18963, 18969, 18970, 18971, 18972, 18973, 18974, 18976, 18982, 18985, 18988, 18990, 18991, 18992, 18993, 18994, 18995, 19041, 19043, 19046. 19047, 19048, 19049, 19051, 19062. Associated cases: 3:16-cv-05786-VC - Harris v. Monsanto Company et al, 3:17-cv-03448-VC - Setzer et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:17-cv-05084-VC - Cryan v. Monsanto Company, 3:18-cv-01428-VC - Berenfeld v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-03014-VC - Holliday v. Monsanto Company, Inc., 3:19-cv-03786-VC - Putzrath et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-05238-VC - Casale v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-05310-VC - Rowland et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-05345-VC - Eilmes et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-05598-VC - Rhuland et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-05600-VC - Hayden et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-05957-VC - Haase et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-06407-VC - Huntley v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-06423-VC - Gordon v. Monsanto Company et al,, 3:19-cv-07858-VC - Vander Groef et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-08064-VC - Gannon v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-00057-VC - Bodie v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-00056-VC - Beisner v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-00027-VC - Wistinghausen et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-00024-VC - Glassman et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-00248-VC - Fallon et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-00621-VC - Belfleur et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-01419-VC - Collins v. Monsanto Company et al, 3:20-cv-02419-VC - Finnell v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-02404-VC - Iona v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-02650-VC - Doran v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-03363-VC - Holmes v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-03433-VC - Aldoupolis et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-03444-VC - Hutchison v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-03720-VC - Coressel v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-04654-VC - Booth v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-04758-VC - Williams v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-04834-VC - COLTON v. MONSANTO COMPANY et al, 3:20-cv-05871-VC - Tudal et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-05888-VC - Gonzalez Lopez v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-05870-VC - Rubin et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-06194-VC - Romano v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-07219-VC - McDermott v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-08053-VC - Skonicki v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-08173-VC - Pinheiro v. Monsanto Company et al, 3:20-cv-08167-VC - Drons v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-08518-VC - Daulton v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-08801-VC - Penalver v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-08851-VC - Thompson et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-08847-VC - Fox v. Monsanto Company et al, 3:21-cv-00041-VC - Pinheiro v. Monsanto Company, 3:21-cv-00172-VC - Proctor et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:21-cv-00175-VC - Kay et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:21-cv-00675-VC - BOATRIGHT v. MONSANTO COMPANY et al, 3:21-cv-02550-VC - Perillo v. Monsanto Company et al, 3:21-cv-02705-VC - Dominique v. Monsanto Company, 3:21-cv-02908-VC - Stackhouse v. Monsanto Company, Inc., 3:21-cv-03297-VC - Rodgers v. Monsanto Company, 3:21-cv-05398-VC - Hayes et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:21-cv-05621-VC - Perry v. Monsanto Company et al, 3:21-cv-05971-VC - Fleischhauer et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:21-cv-06562-VC - Agosta v. Monsanto Company, Inc., 3:21-cv-07124-VC - Abel et al v. Monsanto Company et al, 3:21-cv-09937-VC - El-Hakam et al v. Monsanto Company, Inc. et al, 3:22-cv-00092-VC - Sullivan v. Monsanto Company, 3:22-cv-00358-VC - Ginkel v. Monsanto Company et al, 3:22-cv-05287-VC - Sorrell et al v. Monsanto Company. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (bxs, COURT STAFF) Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)
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Monday, September 23, 2024
16 16 2 pgs order Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief Mon 09/23 5:50 PM
ORDER RE WAVE 7 DAUBERT MOTIONS. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria. (crblc4, COURT STAFF) Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)
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Saturday, August 10, 2024
15 15 motion Miscellaneous Relief Sat 08/10 4:19 PM
MOTION to Exclude the Expert Testimony of Dr. Kristan Aronson filed by Monsanto Company. Motion Hearing set for 9/26/2024 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 04, 17th Floor before Judge Vince Chhabria. Responses due by 8/30/2024. Replies due by 9/12/2024.(Marshall, Kenneth)
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Att: 1 Declaration Hsu,
Att: 2 Exhibit A Expert Report,
Att: 3 Exhibit B Article,
Att: 4 Exhibit C Article,
Att: 5 Exhibit D Expert Report,
Att: 6 Exhibit E Transcript,
Att: 7 Exhibit F Transcript,
Att: 8 Exhibit G Deposition,
Att: 9 Exhibit H Deposition
Friday, August 09, 2024
14 14 motion Miscellaneous Relief Fri 08/09 11:20 AM
MOTION to Exclude Testimony of Plaintiffs' Expert Robert Conry, M.D. and for Summary Judgment filed by Monsanto Company. Motion Hearing set for 9/26/2024 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 04, 17th Floor before Judge Vince Chhabria. Responses due by 8/30/2024. Replies due by 9/12/2024.(Hsu, Linda)
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Att: 1 Declaration Hsu,
Att: 2 Exhibit 1 Deposition,
Att: 3 Exhibit 2 Deposition,
Att: 4 Exhibit 3 Deposition,
Att: 5 Exhibit 4 Deposition,
Att: 6 Exhibit 5 Deposition,
Att: 7 Exhibit 6 Deposition,
Att: 8 Exhibit 7 Deposition,
Att: 9 Exhibit 8 Deposition,
Att: 10 Exhibit 9 Deposition,
Att: 11 Exhibit 10 Deposition,
Att: 12 Exhibit 11 Deposition,
Att: 13 Exhibit 12 Expert Report,
Att: 14 Exhibit 13 Expert Report,
Att: 15 Exhibit 14 Expert Report,
Att: 16 Exhibit 15 Expert Report,
Att: 17 Exhibit 16 Expert Report,
Att: 18 Exhibit 17 Expert Report,
Att: 19 Exhibit 18 Expert Report,
Att: 20 Exhibit 19 Expert Report,
Att: 21 Exhibit 20 Expert Report,
Att: 22 Exhibit 21 Expert Report,
Att: 23 Exhibit 22 Expert Report,
Att: 24 Exhibit 23 Expert Report,
Att: 25 Exhibit 24 Expert Report
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
13 13 notice Notice of Change In Counsel Wed 12/27 2:49 PM
NOTICE of Change In Counsel by Paula S. Bliss(Bliss, Paula)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order
Friday, November 17, 2023
12 12 notice Notice of Appearance Fri 11/17 1:03 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Amanda Leckman DePaulis for plaintiff Robert G. Drons (DePaulis, Amanda)
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Friday, June 16, 2023
11 11 2 pgs order Order on Motion to Continue Fri 06/16 2:14 PM
Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting (16815) Motion to Move and Add Cases to Wave 7. Associated Cases: 3:16-md-02741-VC, 3:20-cv-03433-VC, 3:20-cv-05870-VC, 3:20-cv-05871-VC, 3:20-cv-05873-VC, 3:20-cv-05874-VC, 3:20-cv-07219-VC, 3:20-cv-08053-VC, 3:20-cv-08054-VC, 3:20-cv-08167-VC, 3:20-cv-08801-VC, 3:20-cv-08847-VC, 3:21-cv-02706-VC, 3:22-cv-00092-VC. (crblc4, COURT STAFF)
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Friday, December 18, 2020
10 10 notice Notice of Appearance Fri 12/18 1:54 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Paula S Bliss (Bliss, Paula)
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Monday, November 23, 2020
utility MDL Member Case Mon 11/23 12:40 PM
MEMBER CASE OPENED: Middle District of Florida, 2:20-cv-00854-JLB-NPM, Drons v. Monsanto Company, Opened in California Northern District as 3:20-cv-8167 VC pursuant to Conditional Transfer Order 243 cc: JPMDL (gbaS, COURT STAFF)
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Thursday, November 19, 2020
9 9 transfer Case Transferred In - District Transfer Fri 11/20 8:43 PM
Case transferred in from District of Florida Middle; Case Number 2:20-cv-00854. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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Monday, November 16, 2020
8 8 NOTICE of hearing: Preliminary Pretrial Conference set for 1/28/2021 at 10:45 AM before Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell. Parties shall file a Case Management Report and Pretrial & Discovery Plan by 1/21/2021. All parties shall appear telephonically. The toll-free teleconference number is 1-877-873-8018. The access code is 5997085. You will then be prompted to enter a participant security code: 20854. All parties are encouraged to utilize a landline or similarly stable connection free of ambient interference to avoid having any portion of the conference conducted without them. (WRW)
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Tuesday, November 03, 2020
7 7 POSSIBLE MDL Tag Along case for MDL. Information emailed to MDL Panel on 11/3/20, including cover letter, docket sheet, notice of removal and State Court complaint. (drn)
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Att: 1 Docket Sheet,
Att: 2 Notice of Removal,
Att: 3 State Court COMPLAINT
Monday, November 02, 2020
6 6 TRACK TWO NOTICE AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE ORDER. Signed by All Divisional Judges on 11/2/2020. (jmc)
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
5 5 COMPLAINT against Monsanto Company with Jury Demand filed by Robert Drons.(RMT)
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
4 4 CORPORATE Disclosure Statement by Monsanto Company. (Upshaw, Anthony)
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3 3 ANSWER and affirmative defenses to Complaint with Jury Demand by Monsanto Company.(Upshaw, Anthony)
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2 2 NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge John L. Badalamenti and Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell. New case number: 2:20-cv-854-FtM-66NPM. (SJB)
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1 1 COMPLAINT and NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Lee County, case number 20CA5203 filed in State Court on 08/07/2020. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 113A-17482481 filed by Monsanto Company.(Upshaw, Anthony)
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Att: 1 State Court COMPLAINT,
Att: 2 State Court Docket Sheet,
Att: 3 Civil Cover Sheet