Mississippi Southern District Court
Judge:Kristi H Johnson
Referred: Michael T Parker
Case #: 3:24-cv-00718
Nature of Suit367 Torts - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause28:1442 Notice of Removal
Case Filed:Nov 08, 2024
Last checked: Wednesday Nov 13, 2024 1:24 AM CST
Defendant
ESI Mail Pharmacy Service, Inc.
Represented By
James W Shelson
Carroll Warren & Parker PLLC
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Defendant
Evernorth Health, Inc.
Represented By
James W Shelson
Carroll Warren & Parker PLLC
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Defendant
Express Scripts Administrators, LLC
Represented By
James W Shelson
Carroll Warren & Parker PLLC
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Defendant
Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc.
Represented By
James W Shelson
Carroll Warren & Parker PLLC
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Defendant
Express Scripts Specialty Distribution Services, Inc.
Represented By
James W Shelson
Carroll Warren & Parker PLLC
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Defendant
Express Scripts, Inc.
Represented By
James W Shelson
Carroll Warren & Parker PLLC
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Defendant
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
Represented By
James W Shelson
Carroll Warren & Parker PLLC
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Defendant
Optum Rx, Inc.
Represented By
Jeffrey R. Blackwood
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Llp - Jackson
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Defendant
Optum, Inc.
Represented By
Jeffrey R. Blackwood
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Llp - Jackson
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Defendant
OptumInsight, Inc.
Represented By
Jeffrey R. Blackwood
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Llp - Jackson
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Defendant
Optumlnsight Life Sciences, Inc.
Represented By
Jeffrey R. Blackwood
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Llp - Jackson
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Defendant
The Lewin Group, Inc.
Represented By
Jeffrey R. Blackwood
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Llp - Jackson
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Defendant
Unitedhealth Group, Inc.
Represented By
Jeffrey R. Blackwood
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Llp - Jackson
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Plaintiff
State of Mississippi
Represented By
Patricia LoVerne Beale
Mississippi Attorney General'S Office
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Docket last updated: 3 hours ago
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
10 10 notice Notice of Appearance Wed 11/20 4:02 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan M. Barnes on behalf of Optum Rx, Inc. (Barnes, Jonathan)
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Monday, November 18, 2024
9 9 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice Mon 11/18 12:05 PM
MOTION for D. Andrew Hatchett to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-5549816) by Unitedhealth Group, Inc., The Lewin Group, Inc., Optum, Inc., Optum Rx, Inc., Optumlnsight Life Sciences, Inc., OptumInsight, Inc.(Blackwood, Jeffrey)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A: Clients,
Att: 2 Exhibit B: Admissions,
Att: 3 Attachment Certificate of Good Standing GA Bar,
Att: 4 Attachment Certificate of Good Standing GA Supreme Court
8 8 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice Mon 11/18 12:01 PM
MOTION for Kyle Hair to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-5549811) by Unitedhealth Group, Inc., The Lewin Group, Inc., Optum, Inc., Optum Rx, Inc., Optumlnsight Life Sciences, Inc., OptumInsight, Inc.(Blackwood, Jeffrey)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A: Clients,
Att: 2 Attachment Certificate of Good Standing NC Bar,
Att: 3 Attachment Certificate of Good Standing SC Supreme Court
7 7 misc Corporate Disclosure Statement Mon 11/18 12:01 PM
Corporate Disclosure Statement by Evernorth Health, Inc., Express Scripts, Inc., Express Scripts Administrators, LLC, ESI Mail Pharmacy Service, Inc., Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc., Express Scripts Specialty Distribution Services, Inc., Medco Health Solutions, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Evernorth Health, Inc. for Express Scripts, Inc., Medco Health Solutions, Inc.; Corporate Parent Express Scripts, Inc. for ESI Mail Pharmacy Service, Inc., Express Scripts Specialty Distribution Services, Inc.; Corporate Parent The Cigna Group (f/k/a Cigna Corporation) for Evernorth Health, Inc.; Corporate Parent Medco Health Solutions, Inc. for Express Scripts Administrators, LLC, Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc.. (Shelson, James)
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6 6 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice Mon 11/18 11:58 AM
MOTION for Brian D. Boone to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-5549806) by Unitedhealth Group, Inc., The Lewin Group, Inc., Optum, Inc., Optum Rx, Inc., Optumlnsight Life Sciences, Inc., OptumInsight, Inc.(Blackwood, Jeffrey)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A: Clients,
Att: 2 Exhibit B: Admissions,
Att: 3 Attachment Certificate of Good Standing NC Bar,
Att: 4 Attachment Certificate of Good Standing DC Bar,
Att: 5 Attachment Certificate of Good Standing GA Supreme Court
5 5 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice Mon 11/18 11:53 AM
MOTION for Grace Assaye to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-5549783) by Unitedhealth Group, Inc., The Lewin Group, Inc., Optum, Inc., Optum Rx, Inc., Optumlnsight Life Sciences, Inc., OptumInsight, Inc.(Blackwood, Jeffrey)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A: Clients,
Att: 2 Attachment Certificate of Good Standing
order Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice Mon 11/18 3:15 PM
TEXT ONLY ORDER granting5 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting6 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting8 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting9 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Grace Assaye, Brian D. Boone, Kyle Hair, and D. Andrew Hatchett are hereby admitted pro hac vice upon completion of the registration procedures found on the Court's website and at the following link: https://www.mssd.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions-page. No further written order will issue. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael T. Parker on November 18, 2024 (KPM)
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Friday, November 15, 2024
4 4 2 pgs order Order on Motion to Extend Deadline Fri 11/15 12:50 PM
ORDER granting in part and denying in part3 Motion to Extend Deadline. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael T. Parker on November 15, 2024. (ST)
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utility Set/Reset Deadlines Fri 11/15 12:53 PM
Set/Reset Deadlines: All Defendants' answers are due 01/14/2025. (ST)
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Thursday, November 14, 2024
3 3 motion Extend Deadline Thu 11/14 4:05 PM
Joint MOTION to Extend Time to Respond to Complaint and for Delayed Entry of Forthcoming Rule 16 Initial Order Deadline by Unitedhealth Group, Inc., The Lewin Group, Inc., Optum, Inc., Optum Rx, Inc., Optumlnsight Life Sciences, Inc., OptumInsight, Inc. (Blackwood, Jeffrey)
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
2 2 misc Corporate Disclosure Statement Wed 11/13 4:05 PM
Corporate Disclosure Statement by Optum Rx, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent OptumRx Holdings, LLC, Other Affiliate UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, Other Affiliate Optum, Inc., Other Affiliate United Healthcare Services, Inc. for Optum Rx, Inc.. (Blackwood, Jeffrey)
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Friday, November 08, 2024
1 1 notice Notice of Removal Tue 11/12 8:21 AM
JOINT NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Unitedhealth Group, Inc., The Lewin Group, Inc., Evernorth Health, Inc., Express Scripts, Inc., Express Scripts Administrators, LLC, ESI Mail Pharmacy Service, Inc., Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc., Express Scripts Specialty Distribution Services, Inc., Medco Health Solutions, Inc., Optum, Inc., Optum Rx, Inc., Optumlnsight Life Sciences, Inc., OptumInsight, Inc. from Hinds County Chancery Court, case number 25CH1:24-cv-1000. ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AMSSDC-5543970) If the complete state court record is not attached as an Exhibit to the Petition for Removal, pursuant to Rule L.U.Civ.R. 5(b): within 14 days removing party must electronically file the entire state court record as a single filing; and all parties shall, within fourteen days after the Case Management Conference, file as separate docket items any unresolved motions that were filed in state court which they wish to advance. (PG) Modified on 11/12/2024 (PG)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A - Certified State Court Record,
Att: 2 Exhibit B - Contract between DoD and Express Scripts,
Att: 3 Exhibit C - FEHB Standard Contract,
Att: 4 State Court Complaint,
Att: 5 Civil Cover Sheet