Consolidated
Lead case: 1:17-md-02804

Ohio Northern District Court
Judge:Dan Aaron Polster
Case #: 1:19-op-45239
Nature of Suit360 Torts - Personal Injury - Other Personal Injury
Cause28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury
Case Filed:Apr 15, 2019
Case in other court:Texas Southern, 4:18-cv-04708
Last checked: Friday Nov 08, 2019 7:29 PM EST
Defendant
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
Represented By
Nicholas Alex Sarokhanian
Holland & Knight - Dallas
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Defendant
Watson Laboratories Inc.
Represented By
Christina Marie Vitale
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
contact info
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Represented By
Christina Marie Vitale
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
contact info
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Represented By
Christina Marie Vitale
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
contact info
Defendant
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Represented By
Noelle M. Reed
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom - Houston
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Defendant
Purdue Pharma Inc.
Represented By
Noelle M. Reed
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom - Houston
contact info
Defendant
Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.
Represented By
Noelle M. Reed
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom - Houston
contact info
Defendant
Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc.
Defendant
Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Represented By
John William Ellis
Scott, Douglass & Mcconnico
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Stephen E. McConnico
Scott, Douglass & Mcconnico
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Asher Benjamin Griffin
Scott Douglass & Mcconnico
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Defendant
McKesson Corporation
Represented By
Emery Gullickson Richards
Blank Rome
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Robert Philip Scott, Jr.
Blaszak, Coey, Bennett & Carlson
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Marquel Sautural Jordan
Blank Rome
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Defendant
Mallinckrodt PLC
Defendant
Knoll Pharmaceutical Company
Represented By
John Laurens Wilkes
Jones Day - Houston
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Defendant
Johnson & Johnson
Represented By
John William Ellis
Scott, Douglass & Mcconnico
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Stephen E. McConnico
Scott, Douglass & Mcconnico
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Asher Benjamin Griffin
Scott Douglass & Mcconnico
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Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Represented By
John William Ellis
Scott, Douglass & Mcconnico
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Stephen E. McConnico
Scott, Douglass & Mcconnico
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Asher Benjamin Griffin
Scott Douglass & Mcconnico
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Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
Represented By
John William Ellis
Scott, Douglass & Mcconnico
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Stephen E. McConnico
Scott, Douglass & Mcconnico
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Asher Benjamin Griffin
Scott Douglass & Mcconnico
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Defendant
Insys Manufacturing LLC
Represented By
Nicholas Alex Sarokhanian
Holland & Knight - Dallas
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Defendant
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Represented By
Hannah DeMarco Sibiski
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
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Defendant
Endo Health Solutions Inc.
Represented By
Hannah DeMarco Sibiski
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
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Defendant
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
Represented By
Melissa Richards Smith
Gillam & Smith
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Michael Halley Bernick
Reed Smith
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Rachel Ann Buchhorn
Reed Smith
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Defendant
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Represented By
Melissa Richards Smith
Gillam & Smith
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Michael Halley Bernick
Reed Smith
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Rachel Ann Buchhorn
Reed Smith
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Defendant
Allergan PLC
Represented By
Wesley Hill
contact info
Defendant
Allergan Finance LLC
Represented By
Wesley Hill
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Defendant
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Represented By
Christina Marie Vitale
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
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Defendant
Actavis LLC
Represented By
Christina Marie Vitale
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
contact info
Defendant
Abbot Laboratories, Inc.
Represented By
Alper T. Ertas
Venable - San Francisco
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Defendant
AbbVie Inc.
Represented By
John Laurens Wilkes
Jones Day - Houston
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Defendant
Cardinal Health, Inc.
Represented By
Michael W. Mengis
Baker & Hostetler - Houston
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Matthew Ryan Raley
Baker & Hostetler - Houston
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Plaintiff
County Of Galveston
Represented By
Jack Roady
Galveston County Criminal District Attorney
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Kenneth T. Fibich
Invalid Address - Fibich Hampton Leebron & Garth
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Robert Barron Boemer
Galveston County Legal Department
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Shelly A. Sanford
Watts Guerra - Austin
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Docket last updated: 06/24/2019 5:00 PM EDT
Thursday, December 13, 2018
1 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 152nd Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, case number 2018-87388 (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0541-21468080) filed by Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma Inc., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc.. Related [+] [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
Related: [-] ed, Noelle
Att: 1 Exhibit,
Att: 2 Exhibit,
Att: 3 Exhibit,
Att: 4 Exhibit,
Att: 5 Exhibit,
Att: 6 Exhibit,
Att: 7 Exhibit,
Att: 8 Civil Cover Sheet
Friday, December 14, 2018
2 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc. identifying Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc. as Corporate Parent, filed Related [+] [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
Related: [-] ed, Noelle
Monday, December 17, 2018
3 3 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Judge Sim Lake recused. Case reassigned to Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr for all further proceedings. (Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified. (aboyd, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
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4 4 NOTICE of Reassignment. Case reassigned to Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr. Parties notified, filed. (aboyd, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018
5 5 MOTION to Remand by County of Galveston, filed. Motion Docket Date 1/8/2019.(Fibich, Kenneth) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit A,
Att: 2 Exhibit B,
Att: 3 Exhibit C,
Att: 4 Exhibit D,
Att: 5 Exhibit E,
Att: 6 Exhibit F,
Att: 7 Exhibit G,
Att: 8 Exhibit H,
Att: 9 Exhibit I,
Att: 10 Exhibit J,
Att: 11 Exhibit K,
Att: 12 Exhibit L,
Att: 13 Exhibit M,
Att: 14 Proposed Order
6 6 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint by Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc., filed. Motion Docket Date 1/8/2019. Related [+] [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
Related: [-] ed, Noelle
Att: 1 Proposed Order
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
7 7 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr recused. Case reassigned to Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal for all further proceedings(Signed by Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr) Parties notified.(olindor, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
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Thursday, December 20, 2018
8 8 NOTICE of Reassignment. Case reassigned to Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal. Parties notified, filed. (olindor, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
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9 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Shelly A Sanford on behalf of County of Galveston, filed. (Sanford, Shelly) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
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Friday, December 28, 2018
10 10 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., filed.(Sibiski, Hannah) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
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11 11 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Insys Manufacturing LLC, Insys Therapeutics, Inc., filed.(Sarokhanian, Nicholas) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
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Monday, December 31, 2018
12 12 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc., filed Related [+] [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
Related: [-] ed, Noelle
Wednesday, January 02, 2019
13 13 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., filed.(Ellis, John) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
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Monday, January 07, 2019
14 14 ORDER Scheduling Rule 16 Conference With the Court and Setting Out the Requirements for Initial Pretrial Work. Initial Conference set for 1/28/2019 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 11B before Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal(Signed by Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified.(leddins, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
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Att: 1 Judge's Procedures
Tuesday, January 08, 2019
15 15 RESPONSE in Opposition to5 MOTION to Remand, filed by Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc.. Related [+] [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
Related: [-] ed, Noelle
Att: 1 Exhibit 1,
Att: 2 Exhibit 1 of Decl.,
Att: 3 Exhibit 2 of Decl.,
Att: 4 Exhibit 3 of Decl.,
Att: 5 Exhibit 4 of Decl.,
Att: 6 Exhibit 2,
Att: 7 Exhibit 3,
Att: 8 Exhibit 4,
Att: 9 Exhibit 5,
Att: 10 Exhibit 6,
Att: 11 Exhibit 7
Thursday, January 10, 2019
16 16 NOTICE of Resetting. Parties notified. Initial Conference reset for 3/25/2019 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 11B before Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal, filed. (leddins, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019
17 17 ORDER entered: The court grants the motion to extend time. The deadline for these defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint is extended to: (1) 60 days after this case is transferred to the Federal MDL or, if the case is remanded, (2) 5 business days after a remand order is received by the state court. The case is stayed and administratively closed pending the MDL Panel decision. The plaintiff may move to reinstate to the active docket within 14 days after the MDL Panel rules.(Signed by Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified.(leddins, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
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Thursday, February 14, 2019
18 18 NOTICE of Decision by Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc., filed. Related [+] [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
Related: [-] ed, Noelle
Att: 1 Exhibit,
Att: 2 Exhibit
Friday, March 22, 2019
19 19 NOTICE of Decision by Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc., filed. Related [+] [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
Related: [-] ed, Noelle
Att: 1 Exhibit A
Wednesday, April 03, 2019
Interdistrict transfer to Northern District of Ohio. Case transferred electronically. (lgouadi, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
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20 20 JPML TRANSFER ORDER transferring case to Northern District of Ohio to be included in MDL Docket No. 2804. (lgouadi, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
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Monday, April 15, 2019
21 21 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of Texas Southern. Case number 4:18-cv-04708. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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22 22 Notice of Incomplete Diversity filed by County Of Galveston.(Sanford, Shelly)
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Att: 1 Exhibit,
Att: 2 Exhibit