CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF CONDITIONAL MDL TRANSFER IN ORDER FROM THE MDL PANEL (CTO-8)transferring this action from the United States District Court - that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407, the actions listed on the attached schedule A and pending in the District of California, and the same hereby are, transferred to the Southern District of New York, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Judge Denise L. Cote, for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings with the actions pending in that district and listed on Schedule A. (Signed by MDL Panel on 6/13/2017) (sjo) (Entered: 06/13/2017)
CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF CONDITIONAL MDL TRANSFER IN ORDER FROM THE MDL PANEL...(Transfer Order) transferring this action from the United States District Court - that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407, the actions listed on the attached schedule A and pending in the District of California, and the same hereby are, transferred to the Southern District of New York, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Judge Denise L. Cote, for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings with the actions pending in that district and listed on Schedule A. (Signed by MDL Panel on 5/30/2017) (sjo) (Entered: 05/31/2017)
STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL It is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between the parties and/or their respective counsel(s) that the above-captioned action is voluntarily dismissed, against the defendant(s) All Parties and without costs to either party pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Document filed by Frank Duran.(Bhasker, Kedar) (Entered: 05/24/2017)
NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the plaintiff(s) and or their counsel(s), hereby give notice that the above-captioned action is voluntarily dismissed, Without prejudice against the defendant(s) All Defendants. Document filed by Kathryn Loffredo, Carolyn Booth, Margot Baker, Henry Velleses, William Mothershed. (Attachments: # 1 Proof of Service)Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC, 1:17-cv-01443-DLC(Causey-Streete, Lisa) (Entered: 05/23/2017)
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Lisa Causey-Streete on behalf of Judy Brooks(as Proposed Administratrix of the Estate of Donald Brooks, deceased), Judy Brooks. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC, 1:16-cv-04904-DLC(Causey-Streete, Lisa) (Entered: 05/17/2017)
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Lisa Causey-Streete on behalf of Margot Baker. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC, 1:17-cv-01443-DLC(Causey-Streete, Lisa) (Entered: 05/17/2017)
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Lisa Causey-Streete on behalf of Heike Dessert. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC, 1:17-cv-01368-DLC(Causey-Streete, Lisa) (Entered: 05/17/2017)
LETTER addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from Loren H. Brown dated May 15, 2017 re: Filing Answers in MDL Cases. Document filed by Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Inc..(Przymusinski, Lucas) (Entered: 05/15/2017)
SCHEDULING ORDER: As set forth in the March 7, 2017 Order and as discussed on the record at the March 17 conference, it is hereby ORDERED that any action presently assigned to this Court -- excluding the Utts v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. & Pfizer Inc., 16cv5668 (DLC) action -- shall have until May 23 to file an amended complaint and to show cause in a memorandum no longer than 20 pages why the amended complaint should not be dismissed based on the analysis in the May 8 Utts Opinion. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any future action transferred or reassigned to this Court shall have fourteen days following arrival on this Courts docket to file an amended complaint and to show cause in a memorandum no longer than 20 pages why the amended complaint should not be dismissed based on the analysis in the May 8 Utts Opinion. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that it is unlikely that the plaintiffs in any of these actions will have a further opportunity to amend. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the defendants shall file a reply or replies to the plaintiffs submissions by June 20, at which point the motions to dismiss each action will be considered fully submitted. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 5/9/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 05/09/2017)
OPINION AND ORDER.......[Regarding 16cv5668 Utts, et al., v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., et al.]The defendants March 10, 2017 motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint is granted in its entirety. The Clerk of Court shall enter judgment for the defendants. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 5/8/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 05/08/2017)
CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF CONDITIONAL MDL TRANSFER IN ORDER FROM THE MDL PANEL (CTO-7) transferring this action from the United States District Court - that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407, the actions listed on the attached schedule A and pending in the District of New Mexico, and the same hereby are, transferred to the Southern District of New York, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Judge Denise L. Cote, for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings with the actions pending in that district and listed on Schedule A. (Signed by MDL Panel on 5/5/2017) (sjo) (Entered: 05/08/2017)
MEMO ENDORSEMENT granting granting Co-Liaison Counsel's 5/5/2017 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to initiate discovery. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 5/5/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al. (gr) (Entered: 05/05/2017)
LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to initiate discovery against Defendant McKesson Corp. addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from Hunter J. Shkolnik dated May 5, 2017. Document filed by Margot Baker, Charlene Little.(Shkolnik, Hunter) (Entered: 05/05/2017)
LETTER MOTION for Local Rule 37.2 Conference regarding Proposed Case Management Order No. 6 (Coordination with State Courts) addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from Hunter J. Shkolnik dated April 28, 2017. Document filed by Judy Brooks(as Proposed Administratrix of the Estate of Donald Brooks, deceased), Gearldine Byrd, Justin Carroll, Shellie Coro, Robert Fisher(individually), Sandra Hough, Bambi Karr, Angela Martin, Daniel Matrazzo, Kathleen Odum, Tyler Rhodes, Janet Sneed, Michael Sneed, Charlie Utts, Ciara Utts, Patricia Young. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A: WorldCom, Inc. Securities Litigation Discovery Coordination Order)(Shkolnik, Hunter) (Entered: 04/28/2017)
LETTER MOTION for Local Rule 37.2 Conference regarding proposed Case Management Order No. 6 addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from Loren H. Brown dated April 28, 2017. Document filed by Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (In Re Incretin, Order on Discovery Dispute), # 2 Exhibit 2 (In re Lipitor, CMO No. 4))(Brown, Loren) (Entered: 04/28/2017)
JOINT LETTER addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from Loren H. Brown, Michael A. London dated April 28, 2017 re: Joint Proposed Case Management Order No. 6 (Coordination with State Court Litigation). Document filed by Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Joint Proposed CMO No. 6 (Coordination with State Court Litigation))(Brown, Loren) (Entered: 04/28/2017)
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 5: DEFENDANT FACT SHEETS... (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 4/28/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 04/28/2017)
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 4: PLAINTIFF FACT SHEETS, RESPONSIVE DOCUMENTS, AND AUTHORIZATIONS... (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 4/28/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 04/28/2017)
MEMO ENDORSED Letter addressed to Judge Cote from Michael A. London date 4/21/2017 re: Parties' joint request to extend the deadline by which the proposed PFS and DFS orders must be submitted to the Court from 4/21/2017 until 4/26/2017. ENDORSEMENT: Granted. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 4/21/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al. (gr) (Entered: 04/21/2017)
JOINT LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time until April 26, 2017 to Submit PFS and DFS CMOS to Court addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from Michael A. London dated April 21, 2017. Document filed by Janet Sneed, Michael Sneed.(London, Michael) (Entered: 04/21/2017)
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 3: ORDER ESTABLISHING PROTOCOL FOR ELECTRONICALLY STORES INFORMATION ("ESI").... (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 4/17/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 04/17/2017)
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 2: PROTECTIVE ORDER...regarding procedures to be followed that shall govern the handling of confidential material... (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 4/17/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 04/17/2017)
CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF CONDITIONAL MDL TRANSFER IN ORDER FROM THE MDL PANEL (CTO-6) transferring this action from the United States District Court - that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407, the actions listed on the attached schedule A and pending in the District of Texas, and the same hereby are, transferred to the Southern District of New York, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Judge Denise L. Cote, for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings with the actions pending in that district and listed on Schedule A. (Signed by MDL Panel on 4/17/2017) (sjo) (Entered: 04/17/2017)
ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote rom Cara D. Edwards dated April 14, 2017 re: Request for Leave to File Excess Pages. ENDORSEMENT: Granted. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 04/14/2017)
MEMO ENDORSEMENT granting (27) Letter Motion for a one-week extension of the deadline from 4/14/2017 to 4/21/17 to submit a proposed Plaintiff Fact Sheet and a proposed Defendant Fact Sheet, and case management orders pertaining to those documents. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 4/14/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al. (gr) (Entered: 04/14/2017)
JOINT LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to submit proposed Plaintiff Fact Sheet and Defendant Fact Sheet case management orders addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from Loren H. Brown dated April 13, 2017. Document filed by Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Joint Proposed CMO No. 2 (Protective Order), # 2 Joint Proposed CMO No. 3 (Order re Protocol for ESI))(Brown, Loren) (Entered: 04/13/2017)
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER #1: A. Order Applicable to All Cases and MDL Proceedings. This order shall apply to all cases currently pending in In Re: Eliquis (Apixaban) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No 2754, and to all related actions that have been will will be orginally filed in, transferred to, or removed to this Court and assign thereto (collectively, "the MDL proceedings"). This order is binding on all parties and their counsel in all cases currently pending or subsequently made part of the MDL proceedings.......i. To provide the 3/21/17 Orders and this Order to any action transferred or reassigned to this Court as part of the Eliquis Products Liability Litigation within 2 days of the transfer or reassignment..... (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 4/10/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 04/10/2017)
CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF CONDITIONAL MDL TRANSFER IN ORDER FROM THE MDL PANEL (CTO-5) transferring this action from the United States District Court - that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407, the actions listed on the attached schedule A and pending in the District of Arizona, and the same hereby are, transferred to the Southern District of New York, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Judge Denise L. Cote, for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings with the actions pending in that district and listed on Schedule A. (Signed by MDL Panel on 4/6/2017) (sjo) (Entered: 04/10/2017)
LETTER addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from Michael A. London dated April 7, 2017 re: Submission of Proposed Plaintiffs Steering Committee. Document filed by Janet Sneed, Michael Sneed. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Proposed CMO 1 Regarding Plaintiff Steering Committee, # 2 Exhibit B - PSC Member Biographies)(Anello, Virginia) (Entered: 04/07/2017)
NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT Notice is hereby given that an official transcript of a CONFERENCE proceeding held on 3/17/17 has been filed by the court reporter/transcriber in the above-captioned matter. The parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days...Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(McGuirk, Kelly) (Entered: 04/03/2017)
TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings re: CONFERENCE held on 3/17/2017 before Judge Denise L. Cote. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Kelly Surina, (212) 805-0300. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Redaction Request due 4/24/2017. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 5/4/2017. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 7/3/2017.Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(McGuirk, Kelly) (Entered: 04/03/2017)
ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from Hunter J. Shkolnik dated March 31, 2017 requesting extension of time until 4/3/2017 for plaintiffs to file their brief in opposition to the Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint and defendants' time to reply be extended to 4/18/2017. ENDORSEMENT: Granted. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 4/3/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 04/03/2017)
SCHEDULING ORDER: The plaintiffs shall submit their proposal for a Plaintiffs Steering Committee by 4/7/2017. The parties shall submit a proposed protective order by 4/14/2017.....The parties shall submit a proposed coordination order for state and federal liitgation by 4/28/2017.....(See Scheduling Order for remaining dates.) (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 3/24/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 03/24/2017)
NOTICE of Joint Proposed Scheduling Order re: 12 Scheduling Order,,,. Document filed by Janet Sneed, Michael Sneed. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit - Proposed Scheduling Order with Redlines)(London, Michael) (Entered: 03/24/2017)
ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from Michael A. London dated March 20, 2017 re: Interim Liaison Counsel. ENDORSEMENT: So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 3/21/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 03/21/2017)
ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that every attorney appearing before this Court in a transferred action in the above-captioned MDL shall submit to the Clerk of Court an E-Filing Registration Form at their earliest convenience. The registration form may be submitted online and is available at: https://pearl.nysd.uscourts.gov/attyregistration.html. The parties should use the above-captioned MDL case number in completing this form. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 3/21/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 03/21/2017)
SCHEDULING ORDER: On February 24, 2017, the plaintiffs in Utts v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. et al., 16cv5668 (DLC) (Utts) filed a second amended complaint. A renewed motion to dismiss was filed on March 10 and is scheduled to be fully submitted by April 14. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that any action presently assigned to this Court (except for the Utts action) may file an amended complaint fourteen (14) days after the Court decides the motion to dismiss in Utts. No further amendments of any complaint in any action will be permitted without permission of the Court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any action transferred or reassigned to this Court after the Utts motion to dismiss has been decided shall have fourteen (14) days following arrival on this Courts docket to file an amended complaint. No further amendments of any complaint in any transferred or reassigned action will be permitted without permission of the Court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a transferred action shall have arrived on this Courts docket for purposes of this Order on the date on which the clerk of this court issues a case opening initial assignment notice. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a reassigned action shall have arrived on this Courts docket for purposes of this Order on the date on which the clerk of this court issues a notice of case reassignment to this Court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that until such time as the Plaintiffs Steering Committee has been established and a permanent liaison counsel appointed, the interim liaison counsel shall distribute to each new plaintiff in this MDL litigation a copy of this Order and any opinions issued in the Utts motion to dismiss. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 3/21/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 03/21/2017)
LETTER addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from Michael A. London dated March 20, 2017 re: Interim Liaison Counsel. Document filed by Janet Sneed, Michael Sneed.Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(London, Michael) (Entered: 03/20/2017)
SCHEDULING ORDER:O n February 24, 2017, the plaintiffs in Utts v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. et al., 16cv5668 (DLC) (Utts) filed a second amended complaint. A renewed motion to dismiss was filed on March 10. It is hereby ORDERED that the plaintiffs in Utts shall serve any opposition to the motion to dismiss by March 31. Defendants reply, if any, shall be served by April 14..... (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 3/17/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 03/20/2017)
PROPOSED SCHEDULING ORDER: As set forth at the conference held on March 17, 2017, the following is a proposed schedule that shall govern the further conduct of pretrial proceedings in this litigation: The plaintiffs shall submit their proposal for a Plaintiffs Steering Committee by April 7, 2017. The parties shall submit a proposed protective order by April 14, 2017. The parties shall submit a proposed protocol for conducting electronic discovery by April 14, 2017. The parties shall provide a proposed Plaintiff Fact Sheet by April 14, 2017. The parties shall submit a proposed coordination order for state court litigation by April 28, 2017....The plaintiffs shall provide their medical release forms to the defendants by June 2, 2017. The parties shall submit a proposed discovery schedule to the Court by May 5, 2017. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 3/17/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 03/20/2017)
CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF CONDITIONAL MDL TRANSFER IN ORDER FROM THE MDL PANEL (CTO-3) transferring this action from the United States District Court - that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407, the actions listed on the attached schedule A and pending in the District of Oklahoma, and the same hereby are, transferred to the Southern District of New York, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Judge Denise L. Cote, for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings with the actions pending in that district and listed on Schedule A. (Signed by MDL Panel on 3/14/2017) (sjo) (Entered: 03/20/2017)
LETTER addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from Michael A. London dated March 16, 2017 re: Response to Court's March 14, 2017 Order. Document filed by Janet Sneed, Michael Sneed. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Spreadsheet, # 2 Exhibit B - Morcellator Order, # 3 Exhibit C - Invokana Order)(London, Michael) (Entered: 03/16/2017)
ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from Erin M. Bosman dated March 15, 2017 re: Request for Telephonic Appearance. ENDORSEMENT: Denied. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 3/16/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 03/16/2017)
LETTER addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from Erin M. Bosman dated March 15, 2017 re: Request for Telephonic Appearance. Document filed by McKesson Corporation.(Bosman, Erin) (Entered: 03/15/2017)
ORDER: On March 13, 2017, the parties submitted proposals for organizing this Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). A conference in this matter is scheduled for March 17 at 3:00 p.m....It is hereby ORDERED that by noon on Thursday, March 16, the plaintiffs and defendants shall each respond to the following inquiries where appropriate: 1) Whether the defendants raised preemption in each jurisdiction in which they filed a motion to dismiss a complaint involving Eliquis, and, if not, why? 2) If the motion to dismiss is granted in its entirety in Utts, why will that result not have equal application to each of the other Eliquis MDL cases? 3)Which jurisdictions laws are implicated in the Eliquis MDL and, of these, which have more plaintiff-friendly product liability laws than California? 4) Of the jurisdictions identified in Question #3, should briefing proceed with respect to one or more of these jurisdictions in tandem with the motion to dismiss briefing in Utts? 5)Which jurisdictions laws were implicated in the seventeen Eliquis actions in the Southern District of New York, and in light of this list, why did the plaintiffs agree to proceed with the motion to dismiss in Utts, a case in which California law governs? 6) To what extent are the Pradaxa and Xarelto MDL litigations appropriate models for structuring this MDL, including the defendants proposal to delay discovery until the preemption issue is resolved? 7) Whether a Plaintiffs Steering Committee (PSC) should be appointed and, if so, whether there is agreement amongst plaintiffs as to its membership? (Signed by Judge Denise Cote on 3/14/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(hm) (Entered: 03/14/2017)
LETTER addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from Michael A. London dated March 13, 2017 re: Response to Court's Order dated March 7, 2017. Document filed by Margot Baker, Lester L. Baldwin, Tommasina Baranksi, Bruce Bates, Carolyn Booth, Robert Sidney Bowers, Judy Brooks(as Proposed Administratrix of the Estate of Donald Brooks, deceased), Judy Brooks, Gearldine Byrd, Gearldine Byrd(As Proposed Administratrix of the Estate of Henry Byrd, deceased), Justin Carroll, Shellie Coro, Heike Dessert, Jamie Tidmore Dey, Robert Fisher(individually), Robert Fisher(as Proposed Administrator of the Estate of KATHLYN FISHER, deceased), Mary Jo Hanigan(as Executrix of the Estate of Patricia Hannigan, deceased), Mary Jo Hanigan, Nina Healey, Deborah J Herschell, Donald B Herschell, Sandra Hough, Lee Huffman, Maurice Jackson, Bambi Karr(as Proposed Administratrix of the Estate of MARSHALL KARR, deceased), Bambi Karr, Wilma Lewis, Charlene Little, Michael Little, Kathryn Loffredo, Karen Macaluso, Blanche Malone, Angela Martin(as Proposed Administratrix of the Estate of PHYLLIS PATRICK, deceased), Angela Martin, Daniel Matrazzo, William Mothershed, Leslie Mumford, Kathleen Odum, Beverly Kaye Graham Orr, Patsy Ray, Jordana Rhodes, Tyler Rhodes, Patricia Segovia, Fred Silva, Janet Sneed, Michael Sneed, Clay Shannon Tidmore, Lee Tidmore, Arthur Tudela, Charlie Utts, Ciara Utts, Henry Velleses, Charles Walker, Dixie Walker, Wright Ward Williams, Robert Wooten, Willie Margaret Yelder, Patricia Young. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Sneed Plaintiffs First Request for Production of Documents, # 2 Exhibit B - Defendants' Objections to Sneed Plaintiffs First Request for Production of Documents, # 3 Exhibit C - Invokana Order Terminating Motions to Dismiss, # 4 Exhibit D - Invokana Direct Filing Order, # 5 Exhibit E - Pradaxa Unified Case Management Plan)(London, Michael) (Entered: 03/13/2017)
SCHEDULING ORDER.........By Order dated February 7, 2017, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (the MDL Panel) transferred the above-captioned action to this Court for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. It is hereby ORDERED that a conference in In re: Eliquis (Apixaban) Products Liability Litigation, 17md2754, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on March 17 in Courtroom 15B, United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York 10007. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the defendants shall submit by March 13: a) A proposal for organizing this MDL litigation; b) Their position on whether discovery should proceed in each case in the event a pending motion to dismiss an action filed before this Court is denied; and c) The schedule for such discovery. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the plaintiffs counsel shall confer with each other and submit by March 13 -- where possible by joint submission, and where necessary by separate submissions -- a letter addressing: a) Their proposal for organizing this MDL litigation;b) Why each plaintiff should not be required to promptly amend his or her complaint to address any pending motions to dismiss their actions, to respond to court orders granting leave to amend, and to address the reasoning in the Utts Opinion to the extent it is relevant to their causes of action; c) Why each plaintiffs counsel should not be required to promptly gather all relevant medical records for his or her client(s); and d) Their proposed schedule for discovery in the event any case survives a motion to dismiss. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 3/7/2017) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:17-md-02754-DLC et al.(gr) (Entered: 03/07/2017)
CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF CONDITIONAL MDL TRANSFER IN ORDER FROM THE MDL PANEL (CTO-1) transferring this action from the United States District Court - that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407, the actions listed on the attached schedule A and pending in the District of Arizona, California and Louisiana, and the same hereby are, transferred to the Southern District of New York, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Judge Denise L. Cote, for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings with the actions pending in that district and listed on Schedule A. (Signed by MDL Panel on 2/15/2017) (sjo) (Entered: 02/17/2017)
CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF CONDITIONAL MDL TRANSFER IN ORDER FROM THE MDL PANEL... transferring this action from the United States District Court - that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407, the actions listed on the attached schedule A and pending in the District of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas, and the same hereby are, transferred to the Southern District of New York, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Judge Denise L. Cote, for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings with the actions pending in that district and listed on Schedule A. (Signed by MDL Panel on 2/7/2017) (sjo) (Entered: 02/16/2017)
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