Consolidated
Lead case: 1:17-md-02804

Ohio Northern District Court
Judge:Dan Aaron Polster
Case #: 1:19-op-45715
Nature of Suit367 Torts - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
CauseNo cause code entered
Case Filed:Aug 22, 2019
Case in other court:Virginia Eastern, 2:19-cv-00184
Last checked: Friday Nov 08, 2019 8:23 PM EST
Defendant
McKesson Medical-Surgical, Inc.
8741 Landmark Road
Richmond, VA 23228
Defendant
Purdue Pharma Inc
Defendant
Par Pharmaceutical Inc.
Defendant
Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc.
Defendant
Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Defendant
OptumRX, Inc.
Represented By
Turner A. Broughton
Williams Mullen
contact info
Defendant
Optum, Inc.
Represented By
Turner A. Broughton
Williams Mullen
contact info
Defendant
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Mylan Institutional, Inc.
Defendant
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Defendant
McKesson Corporation
Defendant
Mallinckrodt PLC
Defendant
Mallinckrodt LLC
Represented By
Sarah Byer Miller
Bass, Berry & Sims
contact info
Defendant
KVK-Tech Inc
Represented By
Thomas E. Rice, Jr.
Baker, Sterchi, Cowden & Rice - Kansas City
contact info
Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
Defendant
Insys Therapeutics Inc.
Defendant
Insource, Inc.
Defendant
RITE AID CORPORATION
30 HUNTER LN.
CAMP BILL, PA 17011
Defendant
RITE AID OF MARYLAND, INC,
Defendant
Rhodes Pharmaceuticals L.P.
Defendant
Rite Aid Mid-Atlantic
Defendant
Rite Aid of Virginia, Inc.
Defendant
SpecGX LLC
Represented By
Sarah Byer Miller
Bass, Berry & Sims
contact info
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Defendant
The Purdue Frederick Company Inc.
Defendant
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
Represented By
Turner A. Broughton
Williams Mullen
contact info
Defendant
Virginia CVS Pharmacy LLC
Defendant
Walgreen Co.
50 West Broad St., Suite 1330
Columbus, OH 43215
Defendant
Walgreen Eastern Co., Inc.
Defendant
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
Defendant
Walmart, Inc.
Defendant
Watson Laboratories Inc.
Defendant
Cardinal Health Inc.
Defendant
AbbVie Inc.
Defendant
Abbott Laboratories
Defendant
Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
Defendant
Actavis LLC
Defendant
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Defendant
Allergan Finance LLC
Defendant
Allergan PLC
Defendant
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
Defendant
Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
Defendant
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
Defendant
Barr Laboratories, Inc.
Defendant
CVS Health Corporation
Defendant
CVS Pharmacy Inc.
Defendant
CVS TN Distribution
Defendant
Endo Health Solutions Inc.
Defendant
Indivior, Inc.
Defendant
Impax Laboratories, LLC
Defendant
Henry Schein Inc.
Defendant
General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc.
Defendant
Express Scripts, Inc.
Defendant
Express Scripts Holding Company
Defendant
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Eckerd Corporation
Defendant
Does 1-100
Defendant
Cephalon Inc.
Defendant
CaremarkPCS, L.L.C.
Defendant
CaremarkPCS Health, L.L.C.
Defendant
Caremark Rx, L.L.C.
Defendant
Caremark LLC
Plaintiff
Accomack County, Virginia
Represented By
Lauren Tallent Rogers
Kaufman & Canoles
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Richard Johan Conrod, Jr.
Kaufman & Canoles
contact info
William Edgar Spivey
Kaufman & Canoles
contact info
Kevin H. Sharp
Sanford Heisler Sharp
contact info
Patrick Hugh O'Donnell
Kaufman & Canoles
contact info
Grant Edward Morris
Sanford Heisler
contact info


Docket last updated: 11/08/2019 3:02 PM EST
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith and Magistrate Judge Robert J. Krask. (epri, ) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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1 1 Notice of Removal ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0422-6585095.), filed by Specgx LLC, Mallinckrodt LLC.(Miller, Sarah) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1 - State Court Filings,
Att: 2 Civil Cover Sheet
2 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Specgx LLC, Mallinckrodt LLC. (Miller, Sarah) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Thursday, April 11, 2019
3 3 Magistrate Judge Notice and Judge's Information to counsel. (epri, ) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Monday, April 15, 2019
4 4 MOTION to Remand and Incorporated Memorandum of Law by Accomack County, Virginia. (Rogers, Lauren) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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5 5 MOTION to Expedite Treatment of Motion to Remand by Accomack County, Virginia.(Rogers, Lauren) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit A
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
6 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Turner A. Broughton on behalf of Optum, Inc., OptumRX, Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (Broughton, Turner) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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7 7 Corporate Disclosure Statement by UnitedHealth Group Incorporated. (Broughton, Turner) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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8 8 Corporate Disclosure Statement by OptumRX, Inc.. (Broughton, Turner) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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9 9 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Optum, Inc.. (Broughton, Turner) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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10 10 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by William Jordan and Certification of Local Counsel Turner Broughton Filing fee $ 75, receipt number 0422-6593715. by Optum, Inc., OptumRX, Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated.(Broughton, Turner) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
11 11 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Kimberly Chemerinsky and Certification of Local Counsel Turner Broughton Filing fee $ 75, receipt number 0422-6593730. by Optum, Inc., OptumRX, Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated.(Broughton, Turner) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
12 12 NOTICE by Accomack County, Virginia of Motion to Consolidate Related Cases(Rogers, Lauren) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit A
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Notice of Correction re10 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by William Jordan and11 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Kimberly Chemerinsky and Certification of Local Counsel Turner Broughton: Counsel is advised that the court has a preferred filing method and provides a fillable form for Pro Hac Vice motions. The form can be found on the Court's website under attorney forms. Counsel should re-file the motion using the correct form. Counsel should not pay a second filing fee. (tlev, ) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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13 13 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Brian Boone and Certification of Local Counsel Turner Broughton Filing fee $ 75, receipt number 0422-6595187. by Optum, Inc., OptumRX, Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated.(Broughton, Turner) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
14 14 Opposition to5 MOTION to Expedite Treatment of Motion to Remand filed by Mallinckrodt LLC, Specgx LLC. (Miller, Sarah) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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15 15 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Brian Boone and Certification of Local Counsel Turner Broughton by Optum, Inc., OptumRX, Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated. (Broughton, Turner) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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16 16 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Kimberly Chemerinsky and Certification of Local Counsel Turner Broughton by Optum, Inc., OptumRX, Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated. (Broughton, Turner) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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17 17 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by William Jordan and Certification of Local Counsel Turner Broughton by Optum, Inc., OptumRX, Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated. (Broughton, Turner) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Thursday, April 18, 2019
Notice of Correction re16 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Kimberly Chemerinsky,17 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by William Jordan and15 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Brian Boone and Certification of Local Counsel Turner Broughton. The motions do not contain the signatures of the applicants. Local counsel should file corrected motions that include the written signatures of the applicants. Counsel should not pay a second fee. (tlev, ) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Friday, April 19, 2019
CLERK'S NOTICE TO COUNSEL: Responsive pleadings to the complaint have not been filed by the following defendants: Purdue Pharma, L.P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Rhodes Pharmaceuticals, L.P., Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Laboratories, Inc., Abbvie Inc., Mallinckrodt PLC, Mallinckrodt LLC., Endo Health Solutions, Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Barr Laboratories, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Actavis Pharma, Inc., Actavis, LLC, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Allergan PLC., Allergan Finance, LLC, Insys Therapeutics, Inc., KVK-Tech, Inc., Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., McKesson Corporation, McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc, Cardinal Health, Inc., AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, Henry Schein, Inc., General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc., Insource, Inc., CVS Health Corporation, CVS Pharmacy, Inc., CVS TN Distribution, L.L.C., Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., Walgreen Co., Express Scripts Holding Company, Express Scripts, Inc., Caremark RX, L.L.C., CaremarkPCS Health, L.L.C., Caremark, LLC, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated. Counsel is requested to file a status report within fifteen (15) days from the date of this notice. The status report should be in the form of a pleading that conforms to ECF Policies and Procedures. A party seeking reasonable extension of time to respond to the complaint must obtain court approval by filing an appropriate motion with a proposed order. If a party is in default, plaintiff's counsel may file a request for entry of default pursuant to Rule 55(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Therequest for entry of default should be in the form of a pleading which conforms to ECF Policies and Procedures. (afar) Modified on 4/19/2019 (afar, ). [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Monday, April 22, 2019
Case Reassigned to District Judge Raymond A. Jackson and Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Miller. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith, Magistrate Judge Robert J. Krask no longer assigned to the case. (bpet, ) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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18 18 NOTICE by Optum, Inc., OptumRX, Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Supplemental Removal(Broughton, Turner) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Att: 4 Exhibit 4
19 19 REPLY to Response to Motion re5 MOTION to Expedite Treatment of Motion to Remand filed by Accomack County, Virginia.(Rogers, Lauren) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit A
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
20 20 MOTION to Stay by Optum, Inc., OptumRX, Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated. (Broughton, Turner) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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21 21 24 pgs Memorandum in Support re20 MOTION to Stay filed by Optum, Inc., OptumRX, Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated.(Broughton, Turner)[Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Att: 18 Proposed Order
22 22 Supplemental MOTION to Remand and Incorporated Memorandum of Law by Accomack County, Virginia. (Rogers, Lauren) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019
23 23 ORDER that all litigation in this case is hereby STAYED until further notice of this Court. Signed by District Judge Raymond A. Jackson on 4/24/19. (bpet, ) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Monday, July 29, 2019
24 24 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney and Memorandum in Support by Accomack County, Virginia.(Rogers, Lauren) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
25 25 ORDER granting24 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Lauren Tallent Rogers ispermitted to withdraw from the case and is hereby deemed WITHDRAWN. Attorney Lauren Tallent Rogers terminated. Signed by District Judge Raymond A. Jackson on 07/31/2019. (tamarm) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Thursday, August 01, 2019
Case transferred to District of Northern Ohio. Original file, certified copy of transfer order, and docket sheet electronically sent. (clou ) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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26 26 CERTIFIED COPY of MDL CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER In Re: NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION OPIATE LITIGATION MDL No. 2804, transferring specified actions to the Northern District of Ohio. Signed by the Clerk of the Panel. Certified copy received in EDVA on 8/1/2019. (clou ) [Transferred from vaed on 8/22/2019.]
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Thursday, August 22, 2019
27 27 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of Virginia Eastern. Case number 2:19-cv-00184. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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