Consolidated
Lead case: 2:18-mn-02873

South Carolina District Court
Judge:Richard M Gergel
Case #: 2:24-cv-04015
Nature of Suit360 Torts - Personal Injury - Other Personal Injury
Cause28:1446 Petition for Removal
Case Filed:Jul 18, 2024
Case in other court:Illinois Northern, 1:24-cv-05514
Last checked: Sunday Sep 01, 2024 6:14 AM EDT
Defendant
National Foam. Inc.
Defendant
Kidde PLC Inc
Defendant
Kidde-Fenwal Inc
Defendant
L.N. Curtis & Sons
Defendant
Lion Apparel Inc
Defendant
Lion Group Inc
Defendant
MSA Safety Incorporated
Defendant
MSA Safety Sales LLC
Defendant
Mallory Safety and Supply LLC
Defendant
Milliken & Company
Defendant
Mine Safety Appliance Company LLC
Defendant
Municipal Emergency Services Inc
Defendant
Narcote Holding Corporation
Defendant
Narcote LLC
Defendant
Nation Ford Chemical Company
Defendant
Lakeland Industries Inc
Defendant
PBI Performance Products Inc
Defendant
Perimeter Solutions LP
Defendant
Ricochet Manufacturing Co Inc
Defendant
Safety Components Fabric Technologies Inc
Defendant
StedFast USA, Inc.
800 Mountain View Dr.
Piney Flats, TN 37686
Defendant
TenCate Protective Fabrics USA
6501Mall Blvd.
Union City, GA 30291
Defendant
The Chemours Company
Defendant
The Chemours Company FC LLC
Defendant
Tyco Fire Products L.P.
Defendant
UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation Inc
Defendant
United Technologies Corporation
Defendant
Veridian Limited
Defendant
W.L. Gore & Associates Inc
Defendant
Witmer Public Safety Group Inc
Defendant
CB Garment Inc
Defendant
Deepwater Chemicals Inc
Defendant
Daikin America Inc
Defendant
Corteva Inc
Defendant
Clariant Corporation
4000 Monroe Road
Charlotte, NC 28205
Defendant
Chemicals Inc
Defendant
Chemguard Inc
One Stanton Street
Marinette, WI 54143
Defendant
ChemDesign Products Inc
Defendant
Carrier Global Corporation
Defendant
Johnson Controls Inc
Defendant
Buckeye Fire Equipment CO
Defendant
Arkema Inc
Defendant
Archroma U.S. Inc.
Defendant
Amerex Corporation
Defendant
Allstar Fire Equipment Co
Defendant
AGC Chemicals Americas Inc
55 E. Uwchlan Avenue Suite 201
Exton, PA 19341
Defendant
3M Company
Represented By
Daniel Leslie Ring
Mayer Brown LLP
contact info
Defendant
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Defendant
Kidde Fire Fighting Inc
Defendant
Innotex Corporation
Defendant
Honeywell Safety Products USA Inc
Defendant
Globe Manufacturing Company LLC
Represented By
James L Stengel
Orrick Herrington And Sutcliffe LLP
contact info
Defendant
Globe Holding Company LLC
Defendant
Fire-Dex LLC
780 Progress Dr.
Medina, OH 44256
Defendant
Fire Service Plus Inc
Defendant
Dynax Corporation
Plaintiff
Joseph Platt
Represented By
William T Gibbs
Corboy And Demetrio
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Kenneth Thomas Lumb
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Mitchell Wald Bild
Corboy & Demetrio, P.C.
contact info
Plaintiff
Patrick Maloney
Represented By
William T Gibbs
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Kenneth Thomas Lumb
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Mitchell Wald Bild
Corboy & Demetrio, P.C.
contact info
Plaintiff
Dwayne Smith
Represented By
William T Gibbs
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Kenneth Thomas Lumb
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Mitchell Wald Bild
Corboy & Demetrio, P.C.
contact info
Plaintiff
Sandra Smith
Represented By
William T Gibbs
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Kenneth Thomas Lumb
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Mitchell Wald Bild
Corboy & Demetrio, P.C.
contact info
Plaintiff
Carmel Maloney
Represented By
William T Gibbs
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Kenneth Thomas Lumb
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Mitchell Wald Bild
Corboy & Demetrio, P.C.
contact info
Plaintiff
Catherine Platt
Represented By
William T Gibbs
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Kenneth Thomas Lumb
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Mitchell Wald Bild
Corboy & Demetrio, P.C.
contact info
Plaintiff
Joseph Gleason
Represented By
William T Gibbs
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Kenneth Thomas Lumb
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Mitchell Wald Bild
Corboy & Demetrio, P.C.
contact info
Plaintiff
Lisa Marie Gleason
Represented By
William T Gibbs
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Kenneth Thomas Lumb
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Mitchell Wald Bild
Corboy & Demetrio, P.C.
contact info
Plaintiff
James Fancher
Represented By
William T Gibbs
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Kenneth Thomas Lumb
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Mitchell Wald Bild
Corboy & Demetrio, P.C.
contact info
Plaintiff
Caryl Fancher
Represented By
William T Gibbs
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Kenneth Thomas Lumb
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Mitchell Wald Bild
Corboy & Demetrio, P.C.
contact info
Plaintiff
Denise Noonan
Represented By
William T Gibbs
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Kenneth Thomas Lumb
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Mitchell Wald Bild
Corboy & Demetrio, P.C.
contact info
Plaintiff
Arthur Noonan
Represented By
William T Gibbs
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Kenneth Thomas Lumb
Corboy And Demetrio
contact info
Mitchell Wald Bild
Corboy & Demetrio, P.C.
contact info


Docket last updated: 09/16/2024 11:59 PM EDT
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
18 18 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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17 17 notice 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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16 16 misc 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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15 15 notice 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
14 14 service Certificate of Service Fri 08/16 3:38 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Dwayne Smith on all defendants(Lumb, Kenneth)
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Att: 1 Certificate of Service on defendant AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.,
Att: 2 Certificate of Service on defendant Allstar Fire Equipment Co.,
Att: 3 Certificate of Service on defendant Amerex Corporation,
Att: 4 Certificate of Service on defendant Archroma U.S., Inc.,
Att: 5 Certificate of Service on defendant Buckeye Fire Equipment Co.,
Att: 6 Certificate of Service on defendant Carrier Global Corporation,
Att: 7 Certificate of Service on defendant CB Garment, Inc., d/b/a Crewboss,
Att: 8 Certificate of Service on defendant Chemguard, Inc.,
Att: 9 Certificate of Service on defendant Chemicals, Inc.,
Att: 10 Certificate of Service on defendant Clariant Corporation,
Att: 11 Certificate of Service on defendant Corveta, Inc.,
Att: 12 Certificate of Service on defendant Daikin America, Inc.,
Att: 13 Certificate of Service on defendant Deepwater Chemicals, Inc.,
Att: 14 Certificate of Service on defendant Dynax Corporation,
Att: 15 Certificate of Service on defendant E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise,
Att: 16 Certificate of Service on defendant Fire Service Plus, Inc.,
Att: 17 Certificate of Service on defendant Fire-Dex, LLC,
Att: 18 Certificate of Service on defendant Globe Holding Company, LLC,
Att: 19 Certificate of Service on defendant Globe Manufacturing Company, LLC,
Att: 20 Certificate of Service on defendant Honeywell Safety Products USA, Inc.,
Att: 21 Certificate of Service on defendant Innotex Corporation,
Att: 22 Certificate of Service on defendant Johnson Controls, Inc.,
Att: 23 Certificate of Service on defendant Kidde Fire Fighting, Inc., (f/k/a Chubb National Foam, Inc., f/k/a National Foam, Inc.),
Att: 24 Certificate of Service on defendant Kidde-Fenwal, Inc., (f/k/a Fenwal, Inc), Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to National Foam, Inc.,
Att: 25 Certificate of Service on defendant Lakeland Industries, Inc.,
Att: 26 Certificate of Service on defendant Lion Apparel, Inc.,
Att: 27 Certificate of Service on defendant Lion Group, Inc.,
Att: 28 Certificate of Service on defendant L.N. Curtis & Sons,
Att: 29 Certificate of Service on defendant Mallory Safety and Supply, LLC,
Att: 30 Certificate of Service on defendant Milliken & Company,
Att: 31 Certificate of Service on defendant Mine Safety Appliance Company LLC,
Att: 32 Certificate of Service on defendant MSA Safety Incorporated,
Att: 33 Certificate of Service on defendant MSA Safety Sales, LLC,
Att: 34 Certificate of Service on defendant Municipal Emergency Services, Inc.,
Att: 35 Certificate of Service on defendant Narcote Holding Corporation (f/k/a Stedfast, Inc., and/or Stedfast USA, Inc.),
Att: 36 Certificate of Service on defendant Narcote, LLC (f/k/a Stedfast, Inc., and/or Stedfast USA, Inc.),
Att: 37 Certificate of Service on defendant Nation Ford Chemical Company,
Att: 38 Certificate of Service on defendant National Foam, Inc.,
Att: 39 Certificate of Service on defendant PBI Performance Products, Inc.,
Att: 40 Certificate of Service on defendant Perimeter Solutions, LP,
Att: 41 Certificate of Service on defendant Ricochet Manufacturing Co., Inc.,
Att: 42 Certificate of Service on defendant Safety Components Fabric Technologies, Inc.,
Att: 43 Certificate of Service on defendant Stedfast USA, Inc.,
Att: 44 Certificate of Service on defendant Tencate Protective Fabrics USA, d/b/a Southern Mills, Inc.,
Att: 45 Certificate of Service on defendant The Chemours Company FC, LLC, Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise,
Att: 46 Certificate of Service on defendant The Chemours Company, Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise,
Att: 47 Certificate of Service on defendant Tyco Fire Products, L.P. as Successor-In-Interest to The Ansul Company,
Att: 48 Certificate of Service on defendant United Technologies Corporation,
Att: 49 Certificate of Service on defendant UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc. (f/k/a GE Interlogix, Inc.), Individually as as Successor-In-Interest to National Foam, Inc.,
Att: 50 Certificate of Service on defendant Veridian Limited d/b/a Veridian Fire Protective Gear,
Att: 51 Certificate of Service on defendant Witmer Public Safety Group, Inc., d/b/a "The Fire Store",
Att: 52 Certificate of Service on defendant W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.,
Att: 53 Certificate of Service on defendant Arkema, Inc.,
Att: 54 Certificate of Service on defendant Chemdesign Products, Inc.,
Att: 55 Certificate of Service on defendant Kidde PLC, Inc., (f/k/a Williams US Inc., f/k/a Williams Holdins, Inc.), Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to National Foam, Inc.
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
13 13 service Summons Issued Tue 07/23 4:02 PM
Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (sshe, )
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Monday, July 22, 2024
12 12 misc MDL Member Case Opened Mon 07/22 3:12 PM
MDL MEMBER CASE OPENED: Northern Illinois (associated as of 7/18/2024), 1:24-cv-05514, Smith et al v. 3M Company et al, as DSC case 2:24-cv-04015-RMG (sshe, )
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10 10 transfer Case Transferred In - District Transfer Mon 07/22 3:10 PM
Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:24-cv-05514. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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Thursday, July 18, 2024
9 9 TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina the electronic record. (jh, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 7/22/2024.]
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8 8 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER from MDL Panel transferring case to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. (jh, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 7/22/2024.]
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***Civil Case Terminated pursuant to MDL 2873 Conditional Transfer Order filed 7/18/2024. (jh, ) Modified on 7/18/2024 (jh, ). [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 7/22/2024.]
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Tuesday, July 02, 2024
7 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Caryl Fancher, James Fancher, Joseph Gleason, Lisa Marie Gleason, Carmel Maloney, Patrick Maloney, Arthur Noonan, Denise Noonan, Catherine Platt, Joseph Platt, Dwayne Smith, Sandra Smith by Mitchell Wald Bild (Bild, Mitchell) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 7/22/2024.]
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6 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Caryl Fancher, James Fancher, Joseph Gleason, Lisa Marie Gleason, Carmel Maloney, Patrick Maloney, Arthur Noonan, Denise Noonan, Catherine Platt, Joseph Platt, Dwayne Smith, Sandra Smith by William T Gibbs (Gibbs, William) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 7/22/2024.]
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5 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Caryl Fancher, James Fancher, Joseph Gleason, Lisa Marie Gleason, Carmel Maloney, Patrick Maloney, Arthur Noonan, Denise Noonan, Catherine Platt, Joseph Platt, Dwayne Smith, Sandra Smith by Kenneth Thomas Lumb (Lumb, Kenneth) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 7/22/2024.]
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Monday, July 01, 2024
CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Manish S. Shah. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (mcp, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 7/22/2024.]
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Saturday, June 29, 2024
4 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant 3M Company by Daniel Leslie Ring (Ring, Daniel) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 7/22/2024.]
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3 3 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by 3M Company (Ring, Daniel) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 7/22/2024.]
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2 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Ring, Daniel) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 7/22/2024.]
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1 1 NOTICE of Removal from Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, case number (2024-L-5837) filed by 3M Company Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22196267.(Ring, Daniel) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 7/22/2024.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit A - Complaint