Consolidated
Lead case: 1:17-md-02804

Ohio Northern District Court
Judge:Dan Aaron Polster
Case #: 1:19-op-45751
Nature of Suit470 Other Statutes - Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Cause18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Case Filed:Aug 29, 2019
Case in other court:Alabama Middle, 2:19-cv-00544
Last checked: Friday Nov 08, 2019 8:18 PM EST
Defendant
Johnson & Johnson
Defendant
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Defendant
Watson Laboratories Inc.
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
Defendant
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Defendant
Purdue Pharma Inc.
Defendant
Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.
Defendant
Ortho-Mcneil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Noramco Inc
Defendant
McKesson Corporation
Defendant
Mallinckrodt PLC
Defendant
Mallinckrodt LLC
Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
Defendant
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Endo Health Solutions Inc.
Defendant
Cephalon Inc.
Defendant
Cardinal Health Inc.
Defendant
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
Defendant
Allergan PLC
Defendant
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Defendant
Actavis LLC
Plaintiff
Covington County, Alabama
Represented By
Richard Douglas Stratton
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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Rhon Eugene Jones
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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William Robert Sutton
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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Stephanie Stewart Cotton
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Jon Ryan Kral
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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Jeffrey Donald Price
Beasley Allen
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Kendrick E. Webb
Webb & Eley
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Jere L. Beasley
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles
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Docket last updated: 09/04/2019 2:29 PM EDT
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Covington County, Alabama. (NO PDF attached - See doc1 ). (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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1 1 153 pgs COMPLAINT against Actavis Pharma, Inc., Actavis, LLC, Allergan PLC, Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Endo Health Solutions, Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Mallinckrodt LLC, Mallinckrodt, PLC, McKesson Corporation, Noramco, Inc., Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, LTD., The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., & Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., filed by Covington County, Alabama. ( Filing fee $ 400.00 receipt number 4602054378.)(am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 2 Receipt
2 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Covington County, Alabama. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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Thursday, August 01, 2019
3 3 Summons Issued as to Actavis Pharma, Inc., Actavis, LLC, Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Endo Health Solutions, Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Mallinckrodt LLC, McKesson Corporation, Noramco, Inc., Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and mailed CMRRR w/copy of1 Complaint &2 Corp Disclosure. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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Tuesday, August 06, 2019
4 4 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Jennifer Lockwood for Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 8/2/2019, answer due 8/23/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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5 5 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Jennifer Lockwood for Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. served on 8/2/2019, answer due 8/23/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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6 6 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Jennifer Lockwood for Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation served on 8/2/2019, answer due 8/23/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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7 7 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Kelly Webster for Purdue Pharma L.P. served on 8/2/2019, answer due 8/23/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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8 8 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Jennifer Lockwood for Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 8/2/2019, answer due 8/23/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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9 9 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Kelly Webster for McKesson Corporation served on 8/2/2019, answer due 8/23/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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10 10 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Jennifer Lockwood for Noramco, Inc. served on 8/2/2019, answer due 8/23/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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Wednesday, August 07, 2019
11 11 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Julie Buckner for Actavis Pharma, Inc. served on 8/5/2019, answer due 8/26/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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12 12 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Julie Buckner for Cephalon, Inc. served on 8/5/2019, answer due 8/26/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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13 13 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Julie Buckner for TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. served on 8/5/2019, answer due 8/26/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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Thursday, August 08, 2019
14 14 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by illegible for Purdue Pharma, Inc. served on 8/5/2019, answer due 8/26/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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15 15 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Sheila Wilks for The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc. served on 8/5/2019, answer due 8/26/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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Friday, August 09, 2019
16 16 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by illegible for Johnson & Johnson served on 8/6/2019, answer due 8/27/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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Monday, August 12, 2019
17 17 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Daniel D. Kelley for Cardinal Health, Inc. served on 8/7/2019, answer due 8/28/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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18 18 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by Marilyn Pahla for Watson Laboratories, Inc. served on 8/5/2019, answer due 8/26/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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19 19 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by illegible for Actavis, LLC served on 8/5/2019, answer due 8/26/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019
20 20 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by CT Corporation for Endo Health Solutions, Inc. served on 8/6/2019, answer due 8/27/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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Thursday, August 15, 2019
21 21 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by CT Corporation for Mallinckrodt LLC served on 8/6/2019, answer due 8/27/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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22 22 Summons Returned Unexecuted as to Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. with the following notation, "Return to Sender - Unable to Forward;" Counsel is notified via this notice regarding un-perfected service. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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Monday, August 19, 2019
Case transferred to Northern District of Ohio; Electronically transferred via CM/ECF transfer to Clerk. (NO PDF attached to this entry). (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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23 23 Received certified copy of Conditional Transfer Order entered on 8/15/2019 by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferring this action to USDC for the Northern District of Ohio. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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Monday, August 26, 2019
24 24 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons, Complaint, & Corporate Disclosure Statement signed by CT Corporation for Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 8/7/2019. (am, ) [Transferred from almd on 8/29/2019.]
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Thursday, August 29, 2019
25 25 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of Alabama Middle. Case number 2:19-cv-00544. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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