California Northern District Court
Judge:William H Orrick
Case #: 3:21-cv-07460
Nature of Suit245 Real Property - Tort Product Liability
Cause28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Case Filed:Sep 24, 2021
Re-opened:May 23, 2023
Terminated:Jul 21, 2023
Last checked: Wednesday Mar 23, 2022 1:45 AM PDT
Defendant
Alternative Ingredients, Inc.
Defendant
Juul Labs, Inc.
Represented By
Pierce N. Giboney
Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.
contact info
Defendant
eLiquitech, Inc.
Defendant
Walmart, Inc.
Defendant
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Defendant
Riaz Valani
Defendant
Tobacco Technology, Inc.
Defendant
Speedway, LLC
Defendant
Nicholas Pritzker
Defendant
Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Defendant
Mother Murphy`s Laboratories, Inc
David S. Murphy, Sr 2826 S. Elm-Eugene Street
Greensboro, NC 27406
Defendant
James Monsees
Defendant
McLane Company, Inc.
Defendant
Ho Young Huh
Defendant
Eby-Brown Company, LLC
Defendant
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc.
Defendant
Chevron Corporation
Defendant
Adam Bowen
Defendant
Altria Group, Inc.
Defendant
Altria Group Distribution Company
Defendant
Altria Enterprises LLC
Defendant
Altria Client Services LLC
Defendant
7-Eleven, Inc.
Corporation Creations Network, Inc. 5444 Westheimer #1000
Houston, TX 77056
Plaintiff
Andrew Debus Williams
Represented By
Nicholas R. Farnolo
Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC
contact info
Nicholas R Farnolo
Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC
contact info


Docket last updated: 06/12/2026 11:59 PM PDT
Friday, July 21, 2023
utility MDL Member Case Closed Mon 07/24 12:32 PM
MDL MEMBER CASE CLOSED: Pursuant to the Court's order of 7/21/2023 in the MDL 2913 master file (dkt. #4074), civil case no. 3:21-cv-07460-WHO Williams v. JUUL Labs, Inc. et al is terminated. cc: JPMDL (wsn, COURT STAFF)
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
37 37 motion Dismiss Tue 07/11 1:55 PM
MOTION to Dismiss + Notice of Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice Non-Communicating Plaintiffs Claims filed by Juul Labs, Inc.. Motion Hearing set for 7/19/2023 01:30 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 02, 17th Floor before Judge William H. Orrick. Responses due by 7/25/2023.(Danninger, Timothy)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A,
Att: 2 Affidavit of Timohty Danninger,
Att: 3 Declaration of Brown Greer
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
36 36 order Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief Tue 05/23 11:02 AM
Order by Judge William H. Orrick granting 35 Motion vacate prior dismissal. The case is restored to the docket as part of the MDL. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (COURT STAFF)
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utility MDL Member Case Tue 05/23 4:04 PM
DIRECT FILED MEMBER CASE RE-OPENED MDL 2913: Pursuant to the Order granting the motion to reopen (docket 36) 3:21-cv-07460-WHO Williams v. JUUL Labs, Inc. et al is reopened cc: JPMDL (wsn, COURT STAFF)
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Thursday, May 04, 2023
35 35 motion Miscellaneous Relief PSP Thu 05/04 2:15 PM
Stipulated Motion to Vacate Order of Dismissal without Prejudice under Case Management Order No. 8 filed by Juul Labs, Inc.. (O'Hickey, Grant)
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Monday, February 20, 2023
34 34 respm Notice of Withdrawal of Motion Mon 02/20 5:19 PM
Notice of Withdrawal of Motion (Danninger, Timothy)
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
33 33 motion Dismiss Wed 02/15 5:36 PM
MOTION to Dismiss + JLI's Notice of Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice filed by Juul Labs, Inc.. Motion Hearing set for 3/10/2023 09:30 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 02, 17th Floor before Judge William H. Orrick. Responses due by 2/27/2023. Replies due by 3/6/2023.(Danninger, Timothy)
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Att: 1 Affidavit of Timothy Danninger,
Att: 2 Exhibit A - List of Plaintiffs
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
32 32 4 pgs order Order on Motion to Dismiss Tue 06/21 5:43 PM
CONSOLIDATED ORDER GRANTING JLI'S MOTION TO DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO SUBMIT DISCOVERY REQUIRED BY CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 8 by Judge William H. Orrick. (jmd, COURT STAFF)
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utility MDL Member Case Closed Fri 07/15 11:45 AM
MDL 2913 MEMBER CASE CLOSED: Pursuant to the Court's order of 6/21/2022 in the MDL 2913 master file (dkt. #3306), civil case no. 3:21-cv-07460-WHO Williams v. JUUL Labs, Inc. et al is terminated. cc: JPMDL (wsn, COURT STAFF)
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Monday, April 04, 2022
oth_evt Clerk's Notice Setting Zoom Hearing Mon 04/04 10:20 AM
CLERKS NOTICE SETTING ZOOM HEARING - Case Management Conference and Motion Hearing reset for 4/14/2022 03:00 PM via Zoom webinar. Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at [LINK:https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/who] General Order 58. Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recordi ng, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. Zoom Guidance and Setup: [LINK:https://www.cand.us courts.gov/zoom/] . (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jmd, COURT STAFF)
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Monday, February 14, 2022
30 30 motion Dismiss Mon 02/14 2:32 PM
MOTION to Dismiss + JLI's Notice of Motion to Dismiss without Prejudice for Failure to Submit Discovery Required by Case Management Order No. 8 filed by Juul Labs, Inc.. Motion Hearing set for 4/15/2022 01:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 02, 17th Floor before Judge William H. Orrick. Responses due by 2/28/2022.(Giboney, Pierce)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A - List of Plaintiffs,
Att: 2 Affidavit of Pierce N. Giboney
Friday, November 05, 2021
29 29 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:30 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Walmart, Inc. served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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28 28 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:30 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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27 27 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:29 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Riaz Valani served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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26 26 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:28 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Tobacco Technology, Inc. served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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25 25 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:27 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Speedway, LLC served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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24 24 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:26 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Nicholas Pritzker served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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23 23 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:25 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Philip Morris USA, Inc. served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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22 22 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:24 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Mother Murphy`s Laboratories, Inc served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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21 21 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:23 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. James Monsees served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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20 20 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:22 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. McLane Company, Inc. served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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19 19 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:21 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Juul Labs, Inc. served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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18 18 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:20 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Ho Young Huh served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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17 17 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:19 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. eLiquitech, Inc. served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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16 16 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:18 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Eby-Brown Company, LLC served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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15 15 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:17 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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14 14 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:15 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Chevron Corporation served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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13 13 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:14 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Adam Bowen served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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12 12 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:12 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Altria Group Distribution Company served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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11 11 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:11 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Altria Group, Inc. served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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10 10 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:09 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Altria Enterprises LLC served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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9 9 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:07 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Altria Client Services LLC served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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8 8 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 1:05 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. Alternative Ingredients, Inc. served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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7 7 service Summons Returned Executed Fri 11/05 12:23 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Andrew Debus Williams. 7-Eleven, Inc. served on 10/1/2021, answer due 10/22/2021. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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Friday, September 24, 2021
6 6 service Summons Issued Fri 09/24 2:41 PM
[Corrected] Summons Issued as to Defendants 7-Eleven, Inc., Alternative Ingredients, Inc., Altria Client Services LLC, Altria Enterprises LLC, Altria Group Distribution Company, Altria Group, Inc., Adam Bowen, Chevron Corporation, Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., Eby-Brown Company, LLC, Ho Young Huh, JUUL Labs, Inc., McLane Company, Inc., James Monsees, Mother Murphy`s Laboratories, Inc, Philip Morris USA, Inc., Nicholas Pritzker, Speedway, LLC, Tobacco Technology, Inc., Riaz Valani, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., Walmart, Inc., eLiquitech, Inc.. (tnS, COURT STAFF)
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5 5 service Summons Issued Fri 09/24 2:31 PM
[DOCKETED IN ERROR - PLEASE DISREGARD - Please Refer to Docket 6] - Summons Issued as to Defendants 7-Eleven, Inc., Alternative Ingredients, Inc., Altria Client Services LLC, Altria Enterprises LLC, Altria Group Distribution Company, Altria Group, Inc., Adam Bowen, Chevron Corporation, Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., Eby-Brown Company, LLC, Ho Young Huh, JUUL Labs, Inc., McLane Company, Inc., James Monsees, Mother Murphy`s Laboratories, Inc, Philip Morris USA, Inc., Nicholas Pritzker, Speedway, LLC, Tobacco Technology, Inc., Riaz Valani, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., Walmart, Inc., eLiquitech, Inc.. (tnS, COURT STAFF) Modified on 9/24/2021 (tnS, COURT STAFF)
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4 4 utility ~Util - Case Assigned by Intake Fri 09/24 2:19 PM
Case assigned to Judge William H. Orrick. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. Counsel is required to send chambers a copy of the initiating documents pursuant to L.R. 5-1(e)(7). A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. (haS, COURT STAFF)
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3 3 misc Proposed Summons Fri 09/24 1:11 PM
Proposed Summons. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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2 2 misc Proposed Summons Fri 09/24 12:37 PM
Proposed Summons. (Farnolo, Nicholas)
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1 1 10 pgs cmp Complaint Fri 09/24 10:49 AM
SHORT-FORM COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL (PERSONAL INJURY) against All Defendants, (Filing Fee: $402.00, receipt number 0971-16426588). Filed by ANDREW DEBUS WILLIAMS.(Farnolo, Nicholas) Modified on 9/24/2021 (tnS, COURT STAFF)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet
utility MDL Member Case Fri 09/24 2:33 PM
DIRECT FILED MEMBER CASE OPENED re MDL 2913: Andrew Debus Williams v. JUUL Labs, Inc., et al, Opened in California Northern District as 3:21-cv-07460-WHO cc: JPMDL (tnS, COURT STAFF)
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