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Virginia Eastern District Court, Case No. 2:97-cv-00492-jcc:
Runner v. Garlock, Inc., et al

		Freeman W. Runner, Plaintiff	WILLIAM HANES MONROE, JR. Glasser and Glasser, P.L.C. Phone: +1 757 625 6787 E-Mail: bill@glasserlaw.com
			HAROLD SEWARD LAWLOR Glasser and Glasser, P.L.C. Phone: +1 757 625 6787 E-Mail: seward@glasserlaw.com
			RICHARD STEVEN GLASSER Glasser and Glasser, P.L.C. Phone: +1 757 640 9380 E-Mail: richardg@glasserlaw.com
			CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH VAUGHN Glasser and Glasser, P.L.C. Phone: +1 757 625 6787 E-Mail: beth@glasserlaw.com
			Lisa Sarah Brook Glasser and Glasser, P.L.C. Phone: +1 757 625 6787 Fax: +UND ELI VERABLE
			Richard James Serpe Law Offices of Richard J. Serpe, PC Phone: +1 757 233 0009 Fax: +1 757 233 0455 E-Mail: rserpe@serpefirm.com
			MATTHEW G. NORDMANN Glasser and Glasser, P.L.C. Phone: +1 757 625 6787
		Asbestos Claims Management Corporation, Defendant	LYNNE JONES BLAIN Harmon, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman, PC Phone: +1 804 747 5200 Fax: +1 804 747 6085 E-Mail: lblain@hccw.com
		Certain-Teed Corporation, Defendant	LYNNE JONES BLAIN Harmon, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman, PC Phone: +1 804 747 5200 Fax: +1 804 747 6085 E-Mail: lblain@hccw.com
		Flexitallic, Inc., Defendant	LYNNE JONES BLAIN Harmon, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman, PC Phone: +1 804 747 5200 Fax: +1 804 747 6085 E-Mail: lblain@hccw.com
		GAF Corporation, Defendant	John Michael Fitzpatrick Phone: +1 303 244 1874 Fax: +1 303 244 1879
			LYNNE JONES BLAIN Harmon, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman, PC Phone: +1 804 747 5200 Fax: +1 804 747 6085 E-Mail: lblain@hccw.com
		General Motors Corporation, Defendant	Frank C. Friestedt LAVIN O'NEIL RICCI CEDRONE & DISIPIO Phone: +1 215 627 0303
		Owens-Corning, Defendant	David Ernest Boelzner Phone: +1 804 783 1100
		Owens-Illinois, Inc., Defendant	No attorney information is available for this party.
		Pullman Passenger Car Company, Inc., Defendant	Roy Barrow Blackwell Kaufman & Canoles, PC Phone: +1 757 259 3800 Fax: +1 757 259 3838 E-Mail: rbblackwell@kaufcan.com
		Turner & Newall, Ltd., Defendant	LYNNE JONES BLAIN Harmon, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman, PC Phone: +1 804 747 5200 Fax: +1 804 747 6085 E-Mail: lblain@hccw.com
		Vapor, A Brunswick Corp., Defendant	Archibald Wallace, III WallacePledger PLLC Phone: +1 804 282 8300 Fax: +1 804 282 2555 E-Mail: axwallace@wallacepledger.com
		American Standard, Inc., Third Party Defendant	Jean D. Mumm Poole Mahoney PC Phone: +1 757 499 1841
		Certainteed Corporation, Third Party Defendant	JAMES W. MORRIS, III Morris & Morris, PC Phone: +1 804 344 8300 Fax: +MDL TER MINATED
		GAF Corporation, Third Party Defendant	JAMES W. MORRIS, III Morris & Morris, PC Phone: +1 804 344 8300 Fax: +MDL TER MINATED
		Owens-Corning, Third Party Plaintiff	David Ernest Boelzner Phone: +1 804 783 1100
		Owens-Illinois, Inc., Third Party Defendant	Robert L. O'Donnell Vandeventer Black LLP Phone: +1 757 446 8600 E-Mail: rodonnell@vanblk.com
		Pneumo-Abex Corporation, Third Party Defendant	James A. Gorry, III Williams Mullen, PC Phone: +1 757 622 3366
		Rapid-American Corp., Third Party Defendant	No attorney information is available for this party.
		The Anchor Packing Company, Third Party Defendant	ROBERT ARISTIDIS ZIOGAS GLENN FELDMANN DARBY & GOODLATTE Phone: +1 540 224 8000 Fax: +MDL TER MINATED E-Mail: rziogas@gfdg.com

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Office	Norfolk
Filed	5/16/1997
Jury Demand	Both
Demand	$75000
Nature of Suit	368 - Personal Injury: Asbestos
Cause	28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Asbestos Litigation
Jurisdiction	Diversity
Disposition	Transfer/Remand - MDL Transfer
County	Out of State
Terminated	6/16/1999
Origin	1
Reopened
Lead Case
297-cv-09999-JBF	None
Related Case
Other Court Case	None
Def Custody Status
Flag	CLOSED

1	Filed: 5/16/1997, Entered: 5/19/1997	Complaint
	COMPLAINT, Filing Fee $ 150.00 Receipt # 14042; jury demand (arou)

2	Filed: 5/16/1997, Entered: 5/19/1997	Affidavit
	AFFIDAVIT for service of process on the Secretary of the Commonwealth for Vapor, by plaintiff (arou)

--	Filed: 5/19/1997, Entered: 5/19/1997	Summons Issued
	SUMMONSES with 4 certified copies issued Garlock, Inc., Vapor, Owens-Corning, General Motors and delivered to counsel, mag notice (arou)

--	Filed: 5/19/1997, Entered: 5/19/1997	Docket Annotation
	Copy of Complaint and docket entries mailed by Clerk to Clerk of Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (arou)

--	Filed: 6/24/1997, Entered: 7/15/1999	Order
	SEE #25, 6/16/99 entry for MDL CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (order filed 6/24/97 in EDVA; case manager received 6/16/99) (mwin)

3	Filed: 7/15/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Summons Returned Executed
	SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Garlock, Inc., Owens-Corning, General Motors 7/2/97 and through Sec. of Commonwealth as to Vapor (jcow)

4	Filed: 7/17/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Answer to Complaint
	ANSWER to Complaint by Garlock, Inc. (Attorney Carl Robert Schwertz) (jcow)

5	Filed: 7/21/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Certificate of Service
	Certificate of Compliance of the Secretary of the Commonwealth as to Vapor (jcow)

6	Filed: 7/22/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Answer to Complaint
	ANSWER to Complaint by Owens-Corning (Attorney David Ernest Boelzner); jury demand (jcow)

6	Filed: 7/22/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Motion to Dismiss
	MOTION with Memorandum in Support by Owens-Corning by Owens-Corning to Dismiss , and by Owens-Corning to Strike and pleas of laches and the statute of limitations (jcow)

7	Filed: 8/20/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Answer to Complaint
	ANSWER to Complaint by Vapor (Attorney Archibald Wallace III) (jcow)

8	Filed: 8/21/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Third Party Complaint
	THIRD-PARTY COMPLAINT by Owens-Corning against Pneumo-Abex Corp., American Standard, Anchor Packing, Armstrong World, Certainteed Corp., Fairbanks-Morse, Flexitallic Gasket, GAF Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Rapid-American; jury demand (jcow)

9	Filed: 8/22/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Stipulation
	Stipulation filed by General Motors extending time to answer or otherwise plead to plaintiff's complaint (jcow)

10	Filed: 8/22/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Answer to Complaint
	ANSWER to Complaint by General Motors (Attorney Frank C. Friestedt); jury demand (jcow)

11	Filed: 10/2/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Stipulation
	Stipulation filed by Vapor extending the time to file pleading in response to plaintiff's complaint up to and including September 12, 1997 (jcow)

12	Filed: 10/7/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Answer to Complaint
	ANSWER by Fairbanks-Morse (Attorney Carl Robert Schwertz) to [8-1] third-party complaint by Owens-Corning; jury demand (jcow)

--	Filed: 10/8/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Request for Waiver of Service
	REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service as to GAF Corporation, A.P. Green, Armstrong World, Asbestos Claims, Flexitallic, Inc., U.S. Gypsum, Certain-Teed Corp., Turner & Newall 5/8/97 (jcow)

13	Filed: 10/8/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Order
	ORDER allowing filing of amended complaint by plaintiff adding Mafco, Pullman Passenger, A.P. Green, Armstrong World, Asbestos Claims, Certain-Teed, C. E. Thurston, Flexitallic, T&N and U.S. Gypsum; deeming any previous answer to the original complaint as an answer to the amended complaint; entered in EDPA 10/6/97 by CRW, j.; filed in EDVA 10/8/97; Copies Mailed: 10/8/97 (jcow)

14	Filed: 10/8/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Amended Complaint
	AMENDED COMPLAINT by Freeman W. Runner amending [1-1] complaint and adding Pullman Passenger, GAF Corporation, A.P. Green, Armstrong World, Asbestos Claims, Flexitallic, Inc., U.S. Gypsum, Certain-Teed Corp., Turner & Newall; jury demand (jcow)

15	Filed: 10/10/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Answer to Complaint
	ANSWER by Owens-Illinois, Inc. (Attorney Robert L. O'Donnell) to [8-1] third-party complaint by Owens-Corning (jcow)

16	Filed: 10/16/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Answer to Complaint
	ANSWER by Pneumo-Abex Corp. (Attorney James A. Gorry III) to [8-1] third-party complaint by Owens-Corning (jcow)

--	Filed: 10/20/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Request for Waiver of Service
	REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service as to Asbestos Claims 10/17/97 (jcow)

17	Filed: 10/27/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Motion to Dismiss
	MOTION by Anchor Packing to Dismiss , and by Anchor Packing to Change Venue (jcow)

17	Filed: 10/27/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Answer to Complaint
	ANSWER by Anchor Packing (Attorney Robert Aristidis Ziogas) to [8-1] third-party complaint by Owens-Corning; jury demand (jcow)

18	Filed: 10/29/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Waiver of Service Executed
	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Pullman Passenger 10/8/97 (jcow)

19	Filed: 11/3/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Answer to Complaint
	ANSWER by Armstrong World, Certainteed Corp., Flexitallic Gasket, GAF Corporation (Attorney James W. Morris III) to [8-1] third-party complaint by Owens-Corning; jury demand (jcow)

20	Filed: 11/3/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Waiver of Service Executed
	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to GAF Corporation, A.P. Green, Armstrong World, U.S. Gypsum, Certain-Teed Corp. 10/8/97 (jcow)

21	Filed: 11/14/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Motion to Dismiss
	MOTION by American Standard to Dismiss , or by American Standard to Change Venue (jcow)

21	Filed: 11/14/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Answer to Complaint
	ANSWER by American Standard (Attorney Jean D. Mumm) to [8-1] third-party complaint by Owens-Corning; jury demand (jcow)

--	Filed: 11/17/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Request for Waiver of Service
	REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service as to Pneumo-Abex Corp., American Standard, Anchor Packing, Armstrong World, Certainteed Corp., Fairbanks-Morse, Flexitallic Gasket, GAF Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Rapid-American 9/20/97 (jcow)

22	Filed: 12/5/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Answer to Complaint
	ANSWER to Complaint by Pullman Passenger (Attorney Roy Barrow Blackwell) (jcow)

23	Filed: 12/12/1997, Entered: 4/28/1999	Waiver of Service Executed
	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Turner & Newall 10/8/97 (jcow)

24	Filed: 2/2/1998, Entered: 4/28/1999	Answer to Amended Complaint
	ANSWER by GAF Corporation, A.P. Green, Armstrong World, Asbestos Claims, Flexitallic, Inc., U.S. Gypsum, Certain-Teed Corp., Turner & Newall (Attorney Lynne Jones Blain) to amended complaint; jury demand (jcow)

--	Filed: 6/16/1999, Entered: 6/16/1999	Terminated Case
	Case closed (mwin)

--	Filed: 6/16/1999, Entered: 6/16/1999	Miscellaneous Document
	***MDL Closing*** (mwin)

--	Filed: 6/16/1999, Entered: 6/16/1999	Docket Annotation
	Copies of amended & third-party complaints, updated docket sheet to MDL (mwin)

25	Filed: 6/16/1999, Entered: 6/16/1999	Order
	CERTIFIED COPY OF CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER of Judicial Panel of Multi-District Litigation transferring action to EDPA and assigning same to Honorable Charles R. Weiner for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings, etc., entered by Patricia D. Howard, Clerk of Panel, on 5/30/97; effective 6/17/97; filed in EDVA 6/24/97 (Note: Copy received by case manager 6/16/99) (mwin)

--	Filed: 6/13/2000, Entered: 6/20/2000	Add and Terminate Attorneys
	Added John Michael Fitzpatrick (mwin)

26	Filed: 6/13/2000, Entered: 6/20/2000	Order
	Consent order that Smith Helms Mulliss Moore, LLP and Bradley M. Ringer and LeClair Ryan PC and John M. Fitzpatrick are substituted as counsel for defendant GAF Corporation; further ordering that Louis P. Herns and the law firm of Pierce Herns Sloan McLeon, LLC are granted leave to withdraw as counsel for defendant GAF Corporation; entered by Charles R. Weiner, j.; EDPA on 6/6/00; filed in EDVA 6/13/00; copies mailed 6/13/00 (mwin)

27	Filed: 4/13/2001, Entered: 4/19/2001	Order
	ORDER Dismissing plaintiff's claims against Armstrong World, without prejudice; entered 4/6/01 in EDPA, by Charles R. Weiner, j.; filed 4/13/01 in EDVA. Copies Mailed: 4/13/01; ob; party Armstrong World, terminated (they)

28	Filed: 8/13/2001, Entered: 8/23/2001	Order
	ORDER Dismissing plaintiff's claims against U.S. Gypsum , without prejudice; entered 8/6/01 in EDPA, by Charles R. Weiner, j.; filed 8/13/01 in EDVA. Copies Mailed: 8/13/01; ob party U.S. Gypsum terminated (ariv)

29	Filed: 2/14/2002, Entered: 10/19/2002	Order
	ORDER Dismissing plaintiff's claims against Flexitallic Gasket, without prejudice; entered 2/6/02 in EDPA, by Charles R. Weiner, j.; filed 2/14/02 in EDVA. Copies Mailed: 2/14/02; ob party Flexitallic Gasket terminated; in bankruptcy (mwin)

30	Filed: 2/14/2002, Entered: 2/15/2003	Order
	ORDER Dismissing plaintiff's claims against General Electric entered 2/6/02 in EDPA, by Charles R. Weiner, j.; filed 2/14/02 in EDVA. Copies Mailed: 2/14/02; ob party General Electric terminated (mwin)

--	Filed: 5/20/2002, Entered: 4/23/2004	Order
	ORDER Dismissing plaintiff's claims against A.P. Green , without prejudice; entered 5/9/02 in EDPA, by Charles R. Weiner, j.; filed 5/20/02 in EDVA. Copies Mailed: 5/20/02; ob party A.P. Green terminated (clerk)

--	Filed: 8/27/2002, Entered: 5/14/2004	Motion to Substitute Attorney
	MOTION by Vapor to Substitute Attorney Archibald Wallace for Sands, Anderson (clerk)

--	Filed: 9/30/2002, Entered: 10/6/2002	Order
	ORDER that plaintiff's claims against General Electric Company are dismissed, with prejudice; entered in EDPA on 9/23/02 by Charles R. Weiner, j.; filed in EDVA 9/30/02; copies mailed 10/2/02; ob [EOD Date: 10/6/02] (afor)

--	Filed: 9/30/2002, Entered: 10/6/2002	Order
	ORDER dismissing plaintiff's claims against Garlock, Inc. with prejudice; entered in EDPA on 9/23/02 by Charles R. Weiner, j.; filed in EDVA 9/30/02; copies mailed 10/2/02; ob [EOD Date: 10/6/02] (afor) Modified on 10/06/2002

--	Filed: 6/10/2004, Entered: 7/28/2004	Order
	ORDER substituting Carl R. Schwertz, Justin S. Gravatt and the law firm of Duane Hauck & Gnapp PC as counsel of record for The Anchor Packing Company in the place of Mark E. Feldmann, Robert A. Ziogas and the law firm of Glenn Feldmann Darby & Goodlatte; entered in EDVA by Charles R. Weither on 5/18/04; filed in EDVA 6/10/04; copies mailed to Glasser & Glasser 6/15/04. See Asbestos Master Order File #1 for original order. [EOD Date: 7/28/04] (afor)

--	Filed: 7/2/2007, Entered: 7/18/2007	CERTIFIED COPY OF CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER of Ju
	Transfer Order No. 47 from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, that the Clerk of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Transferee Court, to initiate the procedures for the transfer of MDL-875 cases from the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the Transferor Court, in accordance with the terms of this Courts Administrative Order No. 11, a copy of which is attached. The effective date of transfer is July 2, 2007. Signed by James T. Giles, Judge, on July 2, 2007, and filed in the Eastern District of VA on July 2, 2007. Notice, orders & form mailed counsel 7/12/07. See Master Asbestos Order file #3 for original order. Associated Cases: 2:97-cv-09999-JBF, 2:97-cv-00056-jcc, 2:97-cv-00121-jcc, 2:97-cv-00124-jcc, 2:97-cv-00139-jcc, 2:97-cv-00159-jcc, 2:97-cv-00240-jcc, 2:97-cv-00299-jcc, 2:97-cv-00300-jcc, 2:97-cv-00316-jcc, 2:97-cv-00329-jcc, 2:97-cv-00492-jcc, 2:97-cv-00494-jcc, 2:97-cv-00495-jcc, 2:97-cv-00535-jcc, 2:97-cv-00564-jcc, 2:97-cv-00566-jcc, 2:97-cv-00567-jcc, 2:97-cv-00593-jcc, 2:97-cv-00635-jcc, 2:97-cv-00656-jcc, 2:97-cv-00708-jcc, 2:97-cv-00710-jcc, 2:97-cv-00730-jcc, 2:97-cv-00734-jcc, 2:97-cv-00735-jcc, 2:97-cv-00740-jcc, 2:97-cv-00763-jcc, 2:97-cv-00769-jcc, 2:97-cv-00779-jcc, 2:97-cv-00943-jcc, 2:97-cv-00947-jcc, 2:97-cv-00974-jcc, 2:97-cv-01018-jcc, 2:97-cv-01054-jcc, 2:97-cv-01058-jcc, 2:97-cv-01114-jcc, 2:97-cv-01169-jcc(vwar) Modified on 8/24/2007 to edit information (kver).

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