Sylestine et al v. 3M Company et al
Consolidated
Lead case: 2:18-mn-02873
Lead case: 2:18-mn-02873
| South Carolina District Court | |
| Judge: | Richard M Gergel |
| Case #: | 2:24-cv-00395 |
| Nature of Suit | 365 Torts - Personal Injury - Product Liability |
| Cause | 28:1442 Petition for Removal |
| Case Filed: | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Case in other court: | Alabama Northern, 2:23-cv-01721 |
| Last checked: Tuesday Jul 23, 2024 5:16 AM EDT |
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3M Company
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AGC Chemicals Americas Inc
55 E. Uwchlan Avenue Suite 201
Exton, PA 19341 |
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Allstar Fire Equipment
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Amerex Corporation
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Archroma US Inc
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Arkema Inc
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BASF Corporation
100 Park Avenue
Florham Park, NJ 07932 |
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Buckeye Fire Equipment Company
110 Kings Road
Mountain, NC 28086 |
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CB Garment Inc
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Carrier Global Corporation
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Chemguard Inc
One Stanton Street
Marinette, WI 54143 |
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Chemicals Inc
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Chemours Company FC LLC
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Chimedesign Products, Inc.
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Chubb Fire LTD
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Clariant Corp
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Corteva Inc
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Daikin America Inc
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Deepwater Chemicals Inc
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DowDuPont Inc.
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Du Pont De Nemours Inc
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Dynax Corporation
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E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company
974 Centre Road
Wilmington, DE 19805 |
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Fire Service Plus Inc
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Fire-Dex LLC
780 Progress Dr.
Medina, OH 44256 |
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Globe Manufacturing Company LLC
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Honeywell Safety Products USA Inc
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Innotex Corp
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Johnson Controls Inc
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Kidde PLC
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L.N. Curtis & Sons
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Lion Group Inc
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Mallory Safety and Supply LLC
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Milliken & Company
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Mine Safety Appliances Company, LLC
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Municipal Emergency Services Inc
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Nation Ford Chemical Company
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National Foam Inc
Corporation Trust Center 1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, DE 19801 |
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PBI Performance Products Inc
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Perimeter Solutions LP
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Ricochet Manufacturing Co Inc
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Safety Components Fabric Technologies Inc
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Southern Mills Inc
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Stedfast USA Inc
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The Chemours Company
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Tyco Fire Products LP
as successor in interest to The Ansul Company One Stanton Street
Marinette, WI 54143 |
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UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation Inc
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United Technologies Corporation
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Veridian Limited
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W L Gore & Associates Inc
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Witmer Public Safety Group
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Thomas Stock
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Rodney Stockman
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Richard Stone
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Edward Stosal
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Dale J Stoy
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Carlous Strickland
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Harold Strode
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Sidney Strong
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Kevin Dwayne Strzynski
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Susan Sturgill
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Robert L. Sudduth
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John Sullivan
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Eron Leon Sunshine
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James E. Sutton
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Brandon Swainer
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Charles Swainer
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William Swart, Jr.
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Ray Swift
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Ralph Jason Sylestine
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Allan Sylvia, Jr.
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Charles Tasker
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Robert Taulbee
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Albert Taylor
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Cameron Taylor
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Ray Taylor
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Harvey Rastus Taylor, Jr
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Joseph Terry
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Ryan Thomas
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Curtis Thomason
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David Thomasson
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Dr. John Thompson
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Richard Thompson
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Alfredo A. Thorsen
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Ricardo Antwan Thrower
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Dan Thurman
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Myesha Lasha Tidwell
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John A. Tillery
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Richard J. Timmerman
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Douglas Eugene Tingler
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Emilio Freddie Toribio
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Catarino B. Torres
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Efrain Torres
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Jose Torres
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Dwayne Joseph Tregre
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Timothy Trentini
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Dan Tucker
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Nicholas Tuggle
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Harvey Tulp
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Jon Turner
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Mark Turner
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Owen Turner
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Bruce Twist
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Aaron Ross Tyler
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Courtney Tyson
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Valerie Uken
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Robert Underwood
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Eddie Urbina
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Martin Valdez
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Ramon Valencia
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Kenneth James Vanderzwalm
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Alan Veach
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Robert Vega
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Jose Virchis
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Cody Wade
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Jerry Wade
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James Allen Wagner
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Allen Walker
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Donald F. Walker
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Eric Durron Walker
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John Walker
267588 McCormick Correctional Institution 386 Redemption Way
McCormick, SC 29899 |
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Joseph T. Wall
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Ernest Wampole, Sr.
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William Warner
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Aaron Phillip Warnick
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Deron Washington
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Roy Washington
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James Wasserburger
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Johnny Waterman
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James Waters
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Paul Webber
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Brent Webster
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Lennie Weets
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Terrence L. Weise
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George Wellington
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Chadwick Eugene Wells
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Ryan Wenzel
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Michelle West
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Kenneth Whaley
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Elwin Edison Wheeler
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Ronald Caleb White
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David Fay Whitmore
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Derek Whitney
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Gary Wick
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Charlie Wiggins
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William Wilby
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Ronald Lee Wilcox
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Jeffrey Alan Wilde
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Herman Williams
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Larry Williams
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Otto Williams
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Garland Oscar Williamson
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Rex Williamson
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Ariane Wilson
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Joshua Wilson
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Robert R. Wilson
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William Francis Wilton, Jr.
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Gary R. Winslow, Jr.
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Larry Douglas Winthrop
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Jeff Lynwood Wisner
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Richard Wold
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Lamont Woltz
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Kenneth Wood
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Terence Wood
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Gerald Lashon Woods
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Imani Woods
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Keith Woods
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Kendrick Wrenn
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Andrew Wright
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Jeff C. Wright
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Larry Wright
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Roy Wright
88938-071 Ashland FCI PO Box 6001
Ashland, KY 41105 |
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Shawnie Jackson Wyrick
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Kenneth Wyse
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Michael Yarbray
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Joseph Henry Yarbrough
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Amanda Young
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Toni Young
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| Docket last updated: 11/04/2024 11:59 PM EST |
| Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | ||
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motion
Substitute Attorney
Wed 10/30 4:17 PM
Consent MOTION to Substitute Attorney by Dwayne Joseph Tregre. Response to Motion due by 11/13/2024. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45.No proposed order.Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG, 2:24-cv-00395-RMG(Saucier, Mackenzi) |
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| Thursday, October 17, 2024 | ||
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notice
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
Thu 10/17 9:16 AM
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Lester Budden Et al., Somone Solomon, John P Morin, Robert Paulin, Jason Randle, Claude Roberts, Jeffrey Scoggins, Arthur Ellis, Jr, Lawrence Hays, Jerie Fletcher, Gerard Hayes, Stuart Packer, Jerol Smith, Kenneth Swinehart, Joseph Michauskas Et al., James Beal, Glenn Howard, Charles Edward Jones, Earl Evans, Harold W Longacre, Paul Beale, Marvin Joe Davis, Ronald Caleb White, Christopher Colvin, Robert Bruce Barron, Daniel Green, Eric Nilson Et al. Olie Olesen as to Nilson, et al; John Woodall as to Jones, et al; Timothy Borland as to Budden, et al; Keith Bluestein as to Michauskas, et al; Jeffrey Calhoun as to Michauskas, et al; David Coy as to Michauskas, et al; Donald LeHew as to Colvin, et al; WITHOUT PREJUDICEAssociated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(Anderson, Gary) |
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| Tuesday, September 03, 2024 | ||
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notice
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
Tue 09/03 1:40 PM
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Billy Pearce, Ronald Spontak Et al., Dennis W Pinner, Brian James Rizner Et al., William Callas, Mary Childress, Robert Clarke, Thomas Cortemeglia, Jr, Floro Delacruz, Robert Easterly, Robert J Zdenek Et al., Jermaine Odom, Brien Ott, John Owsiany, Wayne Redding, Randy Renfo, Joseph Michauskas Et al., John Belton Et al., ERNEST FLETCHER, ARTHUR FORMAN, Ray Taylor, John Walker, Richard Jimenez, Michael Tevere, Jr, Lee C Bethune, Henry L Book, Kenneth Shockley, Forrest Wayne Stewart, James Ouzts Et al., Larry Garner, Dennis Godwin, Steven E Hamburg, George Handrahan Ellis Bernard Hendricks as to Outzs, et al; George Anthony Jackson as to Ouzts, et al; Alfred Kithcart as to Ouzts, et al; Christopher Edward Landrum as to Ouzts, et al; Avery Matt Dalton as to Belton, et al; Eric Neal Greer as to Belton, et al; James Daniel Grumbles as to Belton, et al; Andre Jude Petit as to Rizner, et al; Gilbert Stewart Reilly as to Rizner, et al; Rickey David Reker as to Rizner, et al; Matthew Jackson Sapp, III as to Rizner, et al; Warren Ray Schatz as to Rizner, et al; Dean Stephen Silcott, Jr. as to Rizner, et al; Darrell Gene Smith as to Rizner, et al; Colin Harry Matte as to Spontak, et al; Richard Allen McDaniel as to Spontak, et al; Anthony Mercer as to Spontak, et al; John Lee Moulton as to Spontak, et al; Rex Wayne Nelson as to Spontak, et al; Skylar Matthew Wintemberg as to Zdenek, et al; David Coy as to Michauskas, et al; Of Particular Personal Injury Claims WITHOUT PREJUDICEAssociated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(Anderson, Gary) |
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| Tuesday, August 27, 2024 | ||
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misc
Status Report
Tue 08/27 11:51 PM
STATUS REPORT - General Denial and Statement of Affirmative Defenses by Globe Manufacturing Company LLC. Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(Stengel, James) |
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Notice of Appearance
Tue 08/27 11:30 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Paige Pavone on behalf of Globe Manufacturing Company LLC, Globe Manufacturing Company, LLC, Globe Manufacturing Co LLC Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(Pavone, Paige) |
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Corporate Disclosure Statement
Tue 08/27 10:26 PM
Corporate Disclosure Statement by Globe Manufacturing Company LLC identifying Corporate Parent MSA Safety Inc. for Globe Manufacturing Company LLC.. Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(Stengel, James) |
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Notice of Appearance
Tue 08/27 6:42 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by James L Stengel on behalf of Globe Manufacturing Company LLC, Globe Manufacturing Company, LLC, Globe Manufacturing Co LLC Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(Stengel, James) |
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| Friday, August 16, 2024 | ||
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notice
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
Fri 08/16 10:21 AM
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Roy Prince, Aaron Philip Warnick, William Carlson, Stephen Chick, Michael A Diotte, Jerel Butler, George Culbreth, David Curtis Gorman, Joshua Hamman, Christopher Hulliger, John Belton Et al., Kelly A Martinez, Shanneal Ocular, Richard J. Timmerman, Michelle West, Amanda Young, Shyla Johnson, Vernon Johnson, Christopher Kirschke, April Bijak, Jazemine Adams, Shanti Koko, Ray Leete, Shallen Yazett McKiness, Felix Lang Auguster, Robert Becker, Darryl C Hair, Joseph Heinley, Michael Humphrey, Donald Martin, Richard Parler, Kenneth R Plain, Tracy Dewayne Richards, Daniel W Wilborn, III, Larkin Batten, Jr, Nathaniel Brazell, Glenn Brian, James H Roberts, Dennis Shock Ronald Gayle as to Belton, et al; Lennox Garvin Glft as to Belton, et al; Roy Gilbert as to Belton, et al; Jeffery Milton Gissendanner as to Belton, et al; Everett Grant as to Belton, et al; Jerome James Grasso as to Belton, et al; Donald David Gray as to Belton, et al; Clayton Allen Hall as to Belton, et al; Martin Hall as to Belton, et al; David Allan Hamman as to Belton, et al; James Hanlon as to Belton, et al; WITHOUT PREJUDICEAssociated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(Anderson, Gary) |
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| Wednesday, May 22, 2024 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Wed 05/22 8:48 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by August J Matteis, Jr on behalf of Ralph Jason Sylestine (Matteis, August) |
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| Monday, February 05, 2024 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Mon 02/05 2:38 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Madison Claire Killen on behalf of Witmer Public Safety Group Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(Killen, Madison) |
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Mon 02/05 2:34 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Brandon Robert Gottschall on behalf of Witmer Public Safety Group Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(Gottschall, Brandon) |
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Mon 02/05 2:30 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Mark V Gende on behalf of Witmer Public Safety Group Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(Gende, Mark) |
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misc
Status Report
Mon 02/05 2:17 PM
STATUS REPORT by Witmer Public Safety Group. Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(Gende, Mark) |
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| Friday, January 26, 2024 | ||
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misc
MDL Member Case Opened
Fri 01/26 3:49 PM
MDL MEMBER CASE OPENED: Alabama Northern (associated as of 1/25/2024), 2:23-cv-01721, Sylestine et al v. 3M Company et al, as DSC case 2:24-cv-00395-RMG (sshe, ) |
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transfer
Case Transferred In - District Transfer
Fri 01/26 3:28 PM
Case transferred in from District of Alabama Northern; Case Number 2:23-cv-01721. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. |
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| Thursday, January 25, 2024 | ||
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ORDER Transferring Case to MDL Litigation transferring this case to the District of South Carolina for inclusion in MDL 2873; record electronically transferred to Clerk of Court in District of South Carolina. (KAM) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/26/2024.]
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| Wednesday, December 20, 2023 | ||
| 4 | 4 TEXT ORDER granting3 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Defendants' answers are due 28 days after the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation declines to transfer this action to MDL No. 2873. Signed by Magistrate Judge John H. England, III on 12/20/2023. (CDG) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/26/2024.] | |
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Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re1 Notice of Removal
Motion is RIPE 12/20/2023 . Any party may file a motion to reconsider within three (3) business days of a ruling on the motion.
Filed by 3M Company. (Radney, W) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/26/2024.]
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NOTICE of Corporate Disclosure by 3M Company. (DNW) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/26/2024.]
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| Filing Fee: Filing fee $ 405, receipt_number AALNDC-4493613 (ALND receipt# B-9179). related document1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by 3M Company from Circuit Court of Jefferson County Alabama, case number 01-cv-2023-904177 filed by 3M Company(DNW). (Radney, W) Modified on 12/20/2023 (AKD). [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/26/2024.] | ||
| Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | ||
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL by 3M Company from Circuit Court of Jefferson County Alabama, case number 01-cv-2023-904177 filed by 3M Company(DNW) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/26/2024.]
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