TRANSFER ORDER SARAH S. VANCE, Chair. Before the Panel: * Plaintiffs in the District of New Mexico action ( Peterson ), listed on Schedule A, move under Panel Rule 7.1 to vacate our order conditionally transferring the action to MDL No. 2187. Defendant C.R. Bard, Inc. (Bard) opposes the motion to vacate. After considering the argument of counsel, we find this action involves common questions of fact with the actions previously transferred to MDL No. 2187, and that transfer under 28 U.S.C....
TRANSFER ORDER SARAH S. VANCE, Chair. Before the Panel: * Plaintiffs in the six actions listed on Schedule A move under Panel Rule 7.1 to vacate our orders conditionally transferring the actions to MDL No. 2327. Responding defendants Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon, Inc. (collectively, Ethicon) oppose the motions to vacate. After considering the argument of counsel, we find these actions involve common questions of fact with the actions previously transferred to MDL No. 2327, and that...
TRANSFER ORDER SARAH S. VANCE , Chair . Before the Panel: * Plaintiffs in an action pending in the Northern District of Georgia move under 28 U.S.C. 1407 to centralize pretrial proceedings in this litigation in the Northern District of Georgia. This litigation currently consists of eleven actions — four actions in the Northern District of Georgia, two actions in the Northern District of Illinois, and one action each in the Southern District of California, the Southern District of...
TRANSFER ORDER SARAH S. VANCE , Chair . Before the Panel: * Defendant Fluidmaster, Inc. (Fluidmaster) moves under 28 U.S.C. 1407 to centralize pretrial proceedings in the Northern District of Illinois. Defendant's motion encompasses four actions 1 pending in four districts, as listed on Schedule A. The cases in this litigation involve alleged defects in Fluidmaster's NO-BURST water supply lines, which are used to connect a wall water supply to a household device, such as a toilet or...
TRANSFER ORDER SARAH S. VANCE , Chair . Before the Panel: * Plaintiffs in an action in the Northern District of Illinois move under 28 U.S.C. 1407 to centralize pretrial proceedings in the Northern District of Illinois. These cases concern the Syngenta defendants' 1 decision to commercialize corn seeds containing a genetically modified trait, known as "MIR162," that reportedly controls certain insects. Corn with this trait has entered U.S. corn stocks but has not been approved for...
ORDER DENYING TRANSFER SARAH S. VANCE, Chair. Before the Panel: * Plaintiffs in the 25 actions listed on the attached Schedule A move under 28 U.S.C. 1407 to centralize those actions in the Central District of California, or, in the alternative, the Western District of Wisconsin, the Southern District of California, or the District of Oregon. 1 Plaintiffs in three potential tag-along actions, two in the Eastern District of Missouri, and one in the Northern District of California, support...
ORDER DENYING TRANSFER SARAH S. VANCE, Chair. Before the Panel : * Plaintiffs in the 25 actions listed on the attached Schedule A move under 28 U.S.C. 1407 to centralize those actions in the Central District of California, or, in the alternative, the Western District of Wisconsin, the Southern District of California, or the District of Oregon. 1 Plaintiffs in three potential tag-along actions, two in the Eastern District of Missouri, and one in the Northern District of California,...
ORDER DENYING TRANSFER SARAH S. VANCE , Chair . Before the Panel: * Plaintiffs in the 25 actions listed on the attached Schedule A move under 28 U.S.C. 1407 to centralize those actions in the Central District of California, or, in the alternative, the Western District of Wisconsin, the Southern District of California, or the District of Oregon. 1 Plaintiffs in three potential tag-along actions, two in the Eastern District of Missouri, and one in the Northern District of California,...
(SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE) CONDITIONAL REMAND ORDER EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge. The transferee court in this litigation has, in the actions on this conditional remand order: (1) severed all claims for punitive or exemplary damages; and (2) advised the Panel that coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings with respect to the remaining claims have been completed and that remand to the transferor court(s), as provided in 28 U.S.C. 1407(a), is appropriate. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED...
TRANSFER ORDER JOHN G. HEYBURN, II, Chairman. Before the Panel: * Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407, plaintiffs in twelve actions move to centralize this litigation in the Southern District of Indiana. Defendants 1 oppose the motion for centralization or, if the Panel deems centralization to be appropriate, support the Southern District of Indiana as transferee district. The litigation consists of 27 actions pending in eleven districts, as listed on Schedule A. 2 On the basis of the papers...
TRANSFER ORDER JOHN G. HEYBURN, II, Chairman. Before the Panel: * Pursuant to Panel Rule 7.1, plaintiffs in three actions move to vacate our orders conditionally transferring the actions to the District of South Carolina for inclusion in MDL No. 2502. Defendant Pfizer Inc. opposes the motions. 1 The actions, which are listed on the attached Schedule A, are pending in the Central District of California (one action), the Eastern District of California (one action), and the Northern District...
TRANSFER ORDER JOHN G. HEYBURN, II, Chairman. Before the Panel: * Pursuant to Panel Rule 7.1, plaintiffs in three actions move to vacate our orders conditionally transferring the actions to the District of South Carolina for inclusion in MDL No. 2502. Defendant Pfizer Inc. opposes the motions. 1 The actions, which are listed on the attached Schedule A, are pending in the Central District of California (one action), the Eastern District of California (one action), and the Northern District...
TRANSFER ORDER JOHN G. HEYBURN, II, Chairman. Before the Panel: * Pursuant to Panel Rule 7.1, plaintiffs in a Northern District of California action ( Mondello ) and a Northern District of Illinois action ( Glosson, ) listed on Schedule A, move to vacate our orders that conditionally transferred their respective action to MDL No. 2244. Defendants DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., and Johnson & Johnson, Inc., and Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc., oppose the motions. After considering all argument of...
TRANSFER ORDER JOHN G. HEYBURN, II, Chairman. Before the Panel: * Pursuant to Panel Rule 7.1, plaintiffs in three actions move to vacate our orders conditionally transferring the actions to the District of South Carolina for inclusion in MDL No. 2502. Defendant Pfizer Inc. opposes the motions. 1 The actions, which are listed on the attached Schedule A, are pending in the Central District of California (one action, the Eastern District of California (one action, and the Northern District of...
TRANSFER ORDER JOHN G. HEYBURN, II, Chairman. Before the Panel: Pursuant to Panel Rule 7.1, plaintiffs in 81 actions move to vacate our orders conditionally transferring the actions to the District of South Carolina for inclusion in MDL No. 2502. Defendants Pfizer Inc. and McKesson Corporation oppose the motions. The actions, which are listed on the attached Schedule A, are pending in the Central District of California (76 actions), the Eastern District of California (one action), and the...
TRANSFER ORDER JOHN G. HEYBURN, II, Chairman. Before the Panel: Pursuant to Panel Rule 7.1, plaintiffs in 81 actions move to vacate our orders conditionally transferring the actions to the District of South Carolina for inclusion in MDL No. 2502. Defendants Pfizer Inc. and McKesson Corporation oppose the motions. The actions, which are listed on the attached Schedule A, are pending in the Central District of California (76 actions), the Eastern District of California (one action), and the...
TRANSFER ORDER MARJORIE O. RENDELL , Acting Chairman . Before the Panel: * Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407, plaintiff in one Southern District of New York action moves to centralize this litigation in that district. The litigation consists of eight actions pending in the Eastern District of California, the District of Delaware, the District of Massachusetts, and the Southern District of New York, as listed on Schedule A. Since the filing of the motion, the Panel has been notified of...
