Hill 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-03026 |
| Nature of Suit | 365 Torts - Personal Injury - Product Liability |
| Cause | 28:1442 Petition for Removal |
| Case Filed: | May 14, 2024 |
| Case in other court: | Alabama Northern, 2:24-cv-00459 |
| Last checked: Saturday Jun 29, 2024 8:49 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
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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
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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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Stephen Donald Delcuze
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Julio Delgado
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John Desantis
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Matthew T. Dillon
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Maurice Diluzio
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Daniel Dimartino
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Dennis Dolgin
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Larry Doswell
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Raegan Dowdell
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Robert Aaron Dowell
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Daniel Downing
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John Dunning
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John W. Earley
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Matthew Easterbrook
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Eddie Wesley Edwards
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Vernon Edwards
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Irvin Egan
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Robert E Elmore
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Anthony Eshnaur
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Eric Estrada
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Jeffrey N Ewing
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Jamie Mark Farkas
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Ronald Farmer
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Fred Fatute
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Jackie L. Fears
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Dennis Fechter
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Daniel Fennell
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Danny Allen Ferguson
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Kenneth Ferguson
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Christopher Fernandez
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Robert Ferriera
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David Fisher
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Michael Flanagan
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Jerie Fletcher
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Gabriel Flores
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Edgar Fortes
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Michael Fowlkes
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John Arthur Franklin
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Brian Fraser
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Carlton Frazier
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Carlton Freeman
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Fred Frey
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Buren Fronebarger
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Gregory Dale Frykman
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Anthony William Furbush
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Fred R. Gambrill
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Dewayne Eddie Gamez
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Matthew Gargagliano
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Anthony Garland
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Keith Gerlach
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William Ray Gilman
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Robert Gilmore
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Donald Godwin
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Lakaisha Gooden
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Johnarfin Goodjoint
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Joseph Kasse Gordon
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David Curtis Gorman
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David Gozowsky
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Trustee Mail Courier Ronald Graham
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Wayne Michael Granit
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John Green
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Kyle Greene
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Damian Guptill
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Rouben Gutierrez
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Martie Hale
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James P. Halpin, Sr.
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Joshua Hamman
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Larry Duane Hammond
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John Pescud Hanes, III
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Byron Hardman
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Chris Harman
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Nicholas Wendel Harper
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Langston Harrell
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James Harrelson
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Dennis Harris
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Ronald Harris
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Marvin Hart
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Gregory Harte
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Charles Hartley
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Roger Hartnett
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Mr Stephen Harvey
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Kevin Hauck
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Gerard Hayes
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William L. Hayes
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Quinton Heard
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Eric Henley
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Tracy Hensel
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Christopher Hernandez
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Robert Hester
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Robert E. Hildenbrand, Jr.
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Robert D. Hill
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Vito Hill
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Etosha D. Hinton
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Jesse L. Hobbs
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Jackie Hollen
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Chrissy Hollett
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Tony Hollis
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Ben A. Holmes
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Bobbi Hood
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Herman C. Hood
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Craig Houghton
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Richard Huff
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Michael Craig Hulett
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James Hulkonen
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Christopher Hulliger
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Fritz Hundley
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Kenyatta Hunter
#240774 Lee Correctional Institution 990 Wisacky Highway
Bishopville, SC 29010 |
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Keith Hurley
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Don Wayne Jackson
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Antwan James
272749 Perry Correctional Institution 430 Oaklawn Road
Pelzer, SC 29669 |
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Donald James
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Donald C. Jasch
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Lareta Jenkins
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Milton Ray Jennings
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Calvin Bernard Johnson
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William J. Johnson, Jr.
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Elbert L. Johnston
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Marvin Dewitt Jolly
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Alene Watkins Jones
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Casey Louis Jones
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Keith Jones
216471 Evans Correctional Institution 610 Highway 9 West
Bennettsville, SC 29512 |
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Captain Percy Jones
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Tierney Jones
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William Jones
286863 Lee Correctional Institution 990 Wisacky Highway
Bishopville, SC 29010 |
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Anthony Jupiter
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| Docket last updated: 09/16/2024 11:59 PM EDT |
| Monday, September 09, 2024 | ||
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notice
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
Mon 09/09 10:22 AM
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Kenneth Charles Shaw Et al., Edwin Gomez, Sr, Ronald Spontak Et al., Brian James Rizner Et al., Terri Smith, Robert Turley, Christopher Burris Et al., John Dunn, Kathy Battle, David C Bolt, Paul A Brady, Raegan Dowdell, Tommie Reese, Sharon Sizer, Joseph Michauskas Et al., Gary Hanna Et al., John Belton Et al., Craig Tully, Abel Perez, Allen Kairis, Andrew Plumlee, RUSSELL LEE LORD, Teresa Harrell, Nina Jones, John Perez, Benjamin Smith, Jr, Dwight Taylor, Steve Dubosky, Larry Beemer Et al., Keith Alan Bluestein, James Ouzts Et al. Carl Sarvey as to Hanna, et al; Robert Raymond Bonomini as to Shaw, et al; Ellis Nakamura as to Shaw, et al; Melvin Alex Garcia as to Beemer, et al; Kevin Hinzo as to Burris, et al; Randall Jones, Jr., as to Ouzts, et al; Alonzo E. Lagle as to Ouzts, et al; Mitchell Feller as to Belton, et al; Robert C. Powell, Sr. as to Rizner, et al; Joey Rios, III as to Rizner, et al; Chris Ban Noy as to Spontak, et al; Will A. Peden, Jr. as to Spontak, et al; James Desmond Bocek as to Michauskas, et al; Raymond Chenevert as to Michauskas, et al; Eric Cordy as to Michauskas, et al; WITHOUT PREJUDICEAssociated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(Anderson, Gary) |
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| Tuesday, August 27, 2024 | ||
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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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| Friday, August 02, 2024 | ||
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notice
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
Fri 08/02 9:24 AM
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Raymond Mims, Ronald Spontak Et al., Frank Rivas, Robert J Zdenek Et al., Bryan Stuart Lenk, Dewayne Eddie Gamez, Karen Louise Montgomery, Joseph Michauskas Et al. William George Middleton as to Spontak, et al; John Leslie Moise as to Spontak, et al; Mark L. Morgan as to Spontak, et al; David Lee Morrison as to Spontak, et al; Daniel John Muder as to Spontak, et al; Robert Dean Murphy as to Spontak, et al; Alan Nelson as to Spontak, et al; Benedict Austin O'Bryan as to Spontak, et al; Ronald Scott Strickland as to Zdenek, et al; Eugene Dyson Taylor as to Zdenek, et al; Alphonso David Thomas as to Zdenek, et al; Jerry Joseph Trstensky, Jr. as to Zdenek, et al; Robert Dwayne Upshaw as to Zdenek, et al; Thurston Randolph Vann as to Zdenek, et al; Robert James Wall as to Zdenek, et al; Ralph Nathaniel Washington as to Zdenek, et al; Donald Weeks as to Zdenek, et al; Randy Welsh as to Zdenek, et al; Donald Carey Whatley as to Zdenek, et al; Roy Fletcher Whitfield as to Zdenek, et al; Jimmie Louis Williams as to Zdenek, et al; Michael Eugene Williams as to Zdenek, et al; Gerald Lamont Wilson as to Zdenek, et al; Alfred Edwin Wollenburg as to Zdenek, et al; James Cecil Young, Jr. as to Zdenek, et al; Ross Zahara as to Zdenek, et al; Richard Allen as to Michauskas, et al; Doye Amerson as to Michauskas, et al; Richard S. Ashford as to Michauskas, et al; Vernard Beddingfield as to Michauskas, et al; John Berg as to Michauskas, et al; William H. Blanchard, Jr. as to Michauskas, et al; Larry Marvin Boelte as to Michauskas, et al; Terry James Bonds as to Michauskas, et al; Bobby Bowden as to Michauskas, et al; Leo John Brand as to Michauskas, et al; Michael Brown as to Michauskas, et al; Jeffrey Brum as to Michauskas, et al; Thomas Burleson as to Michauskas, et al; Henry Junior Cade as to Michauskas, et al; Paul Carney as to Michauskas, et al; Douglas Gordon Corbett as to Michauskas, et al; Edwin Charles Crosby as to Michauskas, et al; WITHOUT PREJUDICEAssociated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(Anderson, Gary) |
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MDL Member Case Opened
Thu 05/16 11:45 AM
MDL MEMBER CASE OPENED: Alabama Northern (associated as of 5/14/2024), 2:24-cv-00459, Hill et al v. 3M Company et al, as DSC case 2:24-cv-03026-RMG (sshe, ) |
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Case Transferred In - District Transfer
Thu 05/16 11:41 AM
Case transferred in from District of Alabama Northern; Case Number 2:24-cv-00459. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. |
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| Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | ||
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ORDER of Judicial Panel on Multidistrict 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 5/16/2024.]
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| Friday, April 19, 2024 | ||
| 6 | 6 TEXT ORDER: The court GRANTS the unopposed motion for extension of time (doc.3 ) and DIRECTS Defendants to respond to Plaintiffs' complaint within TWENTY-EIGHT (28) after the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation renders its final decision concerning transfer of this action. Signed by Judge Annemarie Carney Axon on 04/19/2024. (CLD) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 5/16/2024.] | |
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NOTICE OF REASSIGNMENT : The above-styled civil action has been reassigned to the Honorable Annemarie Carney Axon. Please use case number 2:24-cv-00459- ACA on all subsequent pleadings. (DNW) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 5/16/2024.]
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| 4 | 4 TEXT ORDER : The undersigned recuses from this case and asks the Clerk of Court to please randomly reassign this case to another judicial officer. Signed by Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala on 4/19/2024. (DNW) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 5/16/2024.] | |
| Thursday, April 18, 2024 | ||
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Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time (Initial Motion) by 3M Company. (Radney, W) Modified title on 4/19/2024 (KWC, ). [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 5/16/2024.]
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| Friday, April 12, 2024 | ||
| Filing Fee: Filing fee $ 405, receipt_number AALNDC-4569425 (B-11042). related document1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by 3M Company from Jefferson County Circuit Court, case number 01-cv-2024-901002. filed by 3M Company.(CLD). (Radney, W) Modified on 4/15/2024 (DNW). [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 5/16/2024.] | ||
| Thursday, April 11, 2024 | ||
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NOTICE of Corporate Disclosure by 3M Company (CLD) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 5/16/2024.]
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL by 3M Company from Jefferson County Circuit Court, case number 01-cv-2024-901002. filed by 3M Company.(CLD) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 5/16/2024.]
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