Consolidated
Lead case: 2:18-mn-02873

South Carolina District Court
Judge:Richard M Gergel
Case #: 2:22-cv-02357
Nature of Suit245 Real Property - Tort Product Liability
Cause28:1442 Petition for Removal
Case Filed:Jul 21, 2022
Case in other court:Ohio Southern, 2:22-cv-02638
Last checked: Tuesday Jan 17, 2023 3:59 AM EST
Defendant
Kidde-Fenwal Inc
Defendant
Deepwater Chemicals Inc
Defendant
DuPont De Nemours Inc.
Defendant
Dynax Corporation
Defendant
EI DuPont de Nemours and Company
Defendant
Fire Products GP Holding LLC
Defendant
John Doe Defendants 1-49
Defendant
Johnson Controls International plc
Defendant
Kidde PLC Inc
Defendant
3M Company
Defendant
Nation Ford Chemical Company
Defendant
National Foam Inc
Corporation Trust Center 1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Defendant
Raytheon Technologies Corporation
Defendant
The Chemours Company
Defendant
The Chemours Company FC LLC
Defendant
Tyco Fire Products LP
One Stanton Street
Marinette, WI 54143
Represented By
Raika Nicole Casey
Faruki Pll
contact info
Erin Rhinehart
Faruki Ireland Cox Rhinehart & Dusing Pll
contact info
Defendant
UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation Inc
Defendant
Clariant Corporation
4000 Monroe Road
Charlotte, NC 28205
Defendant
AGC Chemicals Americas Inc
55 E. Uwchlan Avenue Suite 201
Exton, PA 19341
Defendant
AGC Inc
Defendant
Angus International Safety Group LTD
Defendant
Archroma Management LLC
Archroma Management LLC 4000 Monroe Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28205
Defendant
Archroma US Inc
Defendant
Arkema Inc
Defendant
BASF Corporation
100 Park Avenue
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Defendant
Buckeye Fire Equipment Company
110 Kings Road
Mountain, NC 28086
Defendant
Carrier Global Corporation
13995 Pasteur Blvd.
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
Defendant
Central Sprinkler LLC
Defendant
ChemDesign Products Inc
Defendant
Chemguard Inc
One Stanton Street
Marinette, WI 54143
Represented By
Raika Nicole Casey
Faruki Pll
contact info
Erin Rhinehart
Faruki Ireland Cox Rhinehart & Dusing Pll
contact info
Defendant
Chemicals Incorporated
Agent Schok K. Moza 12321 Hatcherville
Baytown, TX 77520
Defendant
Chubb Fire LTD
Defendant
Corteva, Inc.
974 Centre Road
Wilmington, DE 19805
Plaintiff
Village of Bridgeport
301 Main Street
Bridgeport, OH 43912
Represented By
Zachary C Schaengold
Baron And Budd PC
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Brandon C Taylor
Cossich, Sumich, Parsiola & Taylor, LLC
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David Dale Seif, Jr., Jr.
Seif & Mcnamee, LLC
contact info
Robert R Miller
contact info
Philip F Cossich
Cossich Sumich Parsiola And Taylor LLC
contact info
Christina Cossich
Cossich Sumich Parsiola And Taylor LLC
contact info
Luana N Smith
Cossich Sumich Parsiola And Taylor LLC
contact info
Brandon J Taylor
Cossich Sumich Parsiola And Taylor LLC
contact info


Docket last updated: 11/04/2024 11:59 PM EST
Tuesday, July 09, 2024
25 25 misc Stipulation of Dismissal Tue 07/09 7:39 PM
STIPULATION of Dismissal With Prejudice Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) by 3M Company, The.Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(Bulger, Richard)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A
Friday, April 14, 2023
24 24 notice Notice of Appearance Fri 04/14 12:39 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Carla Burke Pickrel on behalf of City of Portsmouth, Village of Bridgeport Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG, 2:22-cv-01441-RMG, 2:22-cv-02357-RMG(Burke Pickrel, Carla)
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23 23 notice Notice of Appearance Fri 04/14 12:35 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Scott Summy on behalf of City of Portsmouth, Village of Bridgeport Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG, 2:22-cv-01441-RMG, 2:22-cv-02357-RMG(Summy, Scott)
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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
22 22 service Summons Issued Wed 07/27 1:10 PM
Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (sshe, )
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Tuesday, July 26, 2022
21 21 notice Notice of Appearance Tue 07/26 4:37 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Brandon J Taylor on behalf of Village of Bridgeport Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG, 2:22-cv-02357-RMG(Taylor, Brandon)
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20 20 notice Notice of Appearance Tue 07/26 4:35 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Philip F Cossich on behalf of Village of Bridgeport Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG, 2:22-cv-02357-RMG(Cossich, Philip)
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19 19 notice Notice of Appearance Tue 07/26 4:34 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Christina Cossich on behalf of Village of Bridgeport Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG, 2:22-cv-02357-RMG(Cossich, Christina)
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18 18 notice Notice of Appearance Tue 07/26 4:31 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Luana N Smith on behalf of Village of Bridgeport Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG, 2:22-cv-02357-RMG(Smith, Luana)
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Friday, July 22, 2022
17 17 MDL MEMBER CASE OPENED: Ohio Southern, 2:22-cv-02638, Village of Bridgeport v. 3M Company et al, as DSC case 2:22-cv-2357-RMG (sshe, )
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15 15 transfer Case Transferred In - District Transfer Fri 07/22 3:16 PM
Case transferred in from District of Ohio Southern; Case Number 2:22-cv-02638. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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Thursday, July 21, 2022
14 14 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-96): Pursuant to Rule 7.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the United States Judicial Panel on MDL, this action is transferred to the District of South Carolina. Signed by the Clerk of the Panel on 7/14/2022; certified by the Clerk's Office from SCD on 7/21/2022. (er) [Transferred from Ohio Southern on 7/22/2022.]
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Case transferred to District of South Carolina. Case file and docket sheet sent Electronically. (er) [Transferred from Ohio Southern on 7/22/2022.]
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Friday, July 15, 2022
13 13 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-96): This order does not become effective until it is filed in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. Signed by the Clerk of the Panel on 7/14/2022. (er) [Transferred from Ohio Southern on 7/22/2022.]
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Thursday, July 07, 2022
12 12 ORDER Granting11 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer. Defendants Tyco Fire Products LP and Chemguard, Inc. shall have 28 days from the date of entry of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's decision on whether transfer to the Multidistrict Litigation to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers on 7/7/2022. (sln) [Transferred from Ohio Southern on 7/22/2022.]
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Wednesday, July 06, 2022
11 11 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff Village of Bridgeport's Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial by Defendants Chemguard, Inc., Tyco Fire Products LP. (Rhinehart, Erin) [Transferred from Ohio Southern on 7/22/2022.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Order
Thursday, June 30, 2022
10 10 Notice by Clerk of Southern District of Ohio of Pro Hac Vice Rules as to Attorneys; Heidi Levine, Matt Holian, Michael L Carpenter, Jonathan I Handler, Keith H Bensten, Jonathan Blakley, John Parker, Oliver Twaddell, Kat Hacker, Kirk G Warner, Clifton L. Brinson, Addie K.S. Ries, Brent Dwerlkotte, Ethan R. Ware, Keith E. Smith. (vb) [Transferred from Ohio Southern on 7/22/2022.]
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9 9 COMPLAINT with JURY DEMAND against All Defendants, filed originally from Belmont County Common Pleas, Case Number 22 CV 151, by Village of Bridgeport. (vb) [Transferred from Ohio Southern on 7/22/2022.]
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8 8 NOTICE by Defendants Chemguard, Inc., Tyco Fire Products LP of Removal Papers Filed with Belmont County Common Pleas Court (Rhinehart, Erin) [Transferred from Ohio Southern on 7/22/2022.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1 - Notice of Removal to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division (Columbus)
7 7 State Court Documents. (ds) [Transferred from Ohio Southern on 7/22/2022.]
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6 6 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Judge James L. Graham has recused. Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Jr., has been randomly assigned. Signed by Judge James L. Graham on 6/30/22. (ds) [Transferred from Ohio Southern on 7/22/2022.]
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
5 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Raika Nicole Casey for Defendants Chemguard, Inc., Tyco Fire Products LP (Casey, Raika) [Transferred from Ohio Southern on 7/22/2022.]
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4 4 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Defendants Tyco Fire Products LP, Johnson Controls International plc identifying Other Affiliate Johnson Controls International plc for Tyco Fire Products LP.. (Rhinehart, Erin) [Transferred from Ohio Southern on 7/22/2022.]
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3 3 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Defendants Chemguard, Inc., Johnson Controls International plc identifying Other Affiliate Johnson Controls International plc for Chemguard, Inc... (Rhinehart, Erin) [Transferred from Ohio Southern on 7/22/2022.]
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2 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Erin Rhinehart for Defendants Chemguard, Inc., Tyco Fire Products LP (Rhinehart, Erin) [Transferred from Ohio Southern on 7/22/2022.]
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1 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Belmont County Common Pleas, case number 22 CV 151 ( Filing fee $ 402 paid - receipt number: AOHSDC-8933219), filed by Chemguard, Inc., Tyco Fire Products LP. (Rhinehart, Erin) [Transferred from Ohio Southern on 7/22/2022.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit A - Belmont County Common Pleas Filings filings and docket,
Att: 2 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet and attachment,
Att: 3 Supplemental Civil Cover Sheet Supplemental Civil Cover Sheet and attachment