Simpson v. 3M Company
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-00396 |
| Nature of Suit | 365 Torts - Personal Injury - Product Liability |
| Cause | 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability |
| Case Filed: | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Case in other court: | Alabama Northern, 2:23-cv-01720 |
| 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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ChemDesign Products Inc.
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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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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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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 Inc
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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.
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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 L.P.
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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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Tracy Alan Read
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Lakeshia Reaggins
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James John Rector
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James Francis Reda
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Lemuel Redmond
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Raymond Reeves
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Landon H Renfro
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Michael Revolinsky
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Charles Reynolds
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Curtis Reynolds
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Michael Ricci
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Deandre Rice
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Bryan Richards
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Paul Richards
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Tracy Dewayne Richards
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Anitra Richardson
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Anthony Wayne Richardson, Sr.
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Dave Richardson
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Tavarez Richardson
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Danny Riley
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James Risher
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Mark L Riskin
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Frank G Ritter
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Julian B Rivera , Jr.
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David Roberts
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James H Roberts
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Everett Robinson
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George Logan Robinson
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Larry Robinson
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Valarie Lynn Robinson
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Richard Rodgers
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Jeffrey Rogers
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Joseph Rohn
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David Anthony Rojcewicz
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Juan Antonio Romo
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Howard Rose
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Ira Daryl Rosenberg
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Max Ross
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Katrina Rothwell
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Danny Leroy Royse
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Derrick Rucker
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Ronald Rudolph
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Gerold Ruiter
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Andrew Russell
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Danny Ray Ryals, Sr.
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Edward Rychwalski, Jr.
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Omar Sabree
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Kenneth Sager
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Chahee Sampson
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Ronald James Sandor
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Somchai Sanphasiri
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Hiram Santonisr
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Richard David Schaffer
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Raymond Schenk
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Charles Schilling
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Christopher Schindler
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Christopher Schlieman
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Scott Richard Schmidt
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Shawn Schmitt
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Jeffrey Alan Schoenen
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Russell Schoff
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Shawn Brook Schoppe
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Thomas Jacob Schroeder
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Lewis Schuerkamp
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David Schultz
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Mark Schutter
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Sharon Schwartz
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lanny Joseph Schwartz, Sr.
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Johnna Schweitzer
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Doug Scott
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John Scott
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Michael Seagraves
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Dennis J Seavert
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Henry Seay
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James Secrest
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Kinley Sellers
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Christopher Sellman
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Matthias Daniel Serrano
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Harold Sexton
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Claude Shadrick
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Laurence Shaffer
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John Shakliks
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Leemon Shankle
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Angelieka Shaw
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Michael E Shea
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Latoya Shelton
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Tim Sheppard
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Gary R Sherrow, Sr.
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Wilma Shines
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Richard Shirley
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Dennis Shock
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Kenneth Shockley
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Merrilyn Shorter
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Daniel Shouse
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James Showalter
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Dennis Wayne Sides
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Roderick Simpson
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Anthony Smith
264482 Broad River Correctional Institution 4460 Broad River Road
Columbia, SC 29210 |
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Brian Joseph Smith
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Charles James Smith
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Jay Smith
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Kimberly Marie Smith
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Matthew Smith
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Michael D Smith
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Troy Smith
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William Smith
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Timothy Smothers
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Danny Snellenberger
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Thomas Snodgrass
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Dudley Snow
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Scott Boyd Snowden
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Christopher F Snyder
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William George Snyder
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John Solis
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Bobby St. Pierre
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Christopher Starks
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Jeff Steen
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Deborah Stegman
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Kirby Lee Stehle
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Gary Stein
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Richard Stephens, Jr.
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Ricky Stephens
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Michael Sterling
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Dean Grimm Steven, Jr.
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Derek Stewart
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Forrest Wayne Stewart
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| Docket last updated: 09/16/2024 11:59 PM EDT |
| Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | ||
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notice
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
Tue 09/10 2:49 PM
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Ricky Stephens, James Milton Hester WITHOUT PREJUDICEAssociated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG, 2:23-cv-01748-RMG, 2:24-cv-00396-RMG(Anderson, Gary) |
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Exhibit Exhibit A - Member Cases
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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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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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Notice of Appearance
Wed 05/22 8:57 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by August J Matteis, Jr on behalf of Derek Stewart (Matteis, August) |
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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 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 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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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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MDL Member Case Opened
Fri 01/26 3:08 PM
MDL MEMBER CASE OPENED: Alabama Northern (associated as of 1/25/2024), 2:23-cv-01720, Simpson et al v. 3M Company et al, as DSC case 2:24-cv-00396-RMG (sshe, ) |
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transfer
Case Transferred In - District Transfer
Fri 01/26 3:05 PM
Case transferred in from District of Alabama Northern; Case Number 2:23-cv-01720. 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, January 10, 2024 | ||
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INITIAL ORDER GOVERNING ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS - with appendices attached. Signed by Judge Annemarie Carney Axon on 1/10/24. (SAC) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/26/2024.]
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| Thursday, December 21, 2023 | ||
| 4 | 4 TEXT ORDER granting Defendant 3M Company's3 unopposed motion for an extension of the time to file a responsive pleading until either the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") transfers this action or until twenty-eight days after the JPML declines to transfer the action. Signed by Judge Annemarie Carney Axon on 12/21/2023. (RMM) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/26/2024.] | |
| Wednesday, December 20, 2023 | ||
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Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re1 Notice of Removal by 3M Company. (Radney, W) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/26/2024.]
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| Filing Fee: Filing fee $ 405, receipt_number AALNDC-4493514/ALND receipt B-9175. related document1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by 3M Company from Jefferson County Circuit Court, case number 01-cv-2023-904191, filed by 3M Company(RMM). (Radney, W) Modified on 12/20/2023 (RMM). [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/26/2024.] | ||
| Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | ||
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NOTICE of Corporate Disclosure by 3M Company (RMM) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/26/2024.]
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL by 3M Company from Jefferson County Circuit Court, case number 01-cv-2023-904191, filed by 3M Company(RMM) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/26/2024.]
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