UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA v. PURDUE PHARMA, LP et al

Federal Civil Lawsuit Pennsylvania Eastern District Court, Case No. 2:17-cv-05078
District Judge Timothy J. Savage, presiding
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No Logo UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, Plaintiff

▼ Represented by Fine Kaplan & Black, RPC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space ADAM PESSIN +1 215 567 6565 +1 215 568 5872 apessin@finekaplan.com

▼ Represented by Fine, Kaplan & Black

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Roberta D. Liebenberg +1 215 546 4635 +5685 568 568 5872
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No Logo ABBOTT LABORATORIES, Defendant
Officer/Director, Icagen, Inc.
Officer/Director, Hospira, Inc.
Officer/Director, I Stat Corporation /de/
Officer/Director, Rainforest Acquisition Inc.
Officer/Director, Biotech Spinco, Inc.
Officer/Director, Amber Acquisition Inc.
AbbVie, Inc. Officer/Director, AbbVie, Inc.
Officer/Director, Triangle Pharmaceticals Inc
Officer/Director, Supergen, Inc.
Abbott Laboratories, Inc. Abbott Laboratories, Inc., Defendant
No Logo ACTAVIS LLC, Defendant
No Logo Actavis Pharma, Inc., Defendant
No Logo Actavis, Inc., Defendant
No Logo ACTAVIS, PLC, Defendant
Allergan PLC Allergan PLC, Defendant
AmerisourceBergen Corporation AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Defendant
Cardinal Health, Inc. Cardinal Health, Inc., Defendant

▼ Represented by Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space MARC S. RASPANTI +1 215 320 6200 +1 215 981 0082 msr@pietragallo.com
Space Douglas K. Rosenblum +1 215 320 6200 +1 215 981 0082 dkr@pietragallo.com
No Logo Cephalon, Inc., Defendant
Officer/Director, Acusphere, Inc.
No Logo Endo Health Solutions Inc., Defendant
No Logo Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendant
No Logo JOHNSON & JOHNSON, Defendant
McKesson Corporation McKesson Corporation, Defendant
Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendant
PURDUE PHARMA, INC. PURDUE PHARMA, INC., Defendant
Purdue Pharma LP Purdue Pharma LP, Defendant
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Defendant
No Logo THE PURDUE FREDERICK COMPANY, INC., Defendant
No Logo Watson Laboratories, Inc., Defendant
No Logo WATSON PHARMA, INC., Defendant
No Logo Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendant
Officer/Director, Andrx Corp
Officer/Director, Columbia Laboratories, Inc.
Attributes
Nature of Suit 470 - Civil (RICO) Racketeer/Corrupt Organization
Cause Section 18 U.S.C. § 1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Jurisdiction Diversity
Case Status closed
Jury Demand None
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Blank  Filed: 12/27/2017, Entered: 12/27/2017
Original record transferred to District of NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO via interdistrict transfer system. (lvj, )
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 15 Filed: 12/26/2017, Entered: 12/26/2017
Certified Copy of Order from of Conditional Transfer Order [CTO-1]. Re: Pursuant to Rule 7.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the U.S. Judicial Panel on MDL, the action(s) on the attached schedule are transferred under 28 U.S.C. section 1407 to the Northern District of Ohio for the reasons stated in the order of 12/5/2017, and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Dan A. Polster. (ems)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 14 Filed: 12/1/2017, Entered: 12/1/2017
NOTICE of Appearance by MARC S. RASPANTI on behalf of CARDINAL HEALTH INC. with Certificate of Service(RASPANTI, MARC)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 13 Filed: 12/1/2017, Entered: 12/1/2017
NOTICE of Appearance by DOUGLAS KEITH ROSENBLUM on behalf of CARDINAL HEALTH INC. with Certificate of Service(ROSENBLUM, DOUGLAS)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 12 Filed: 11/27/2017, Entered: 11/28/2017
(FILED IN ERROR, RE-FILED IN CORRECT CASE 14-214)Minute Entry for proceedings held before MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARILYN HEFFLEY A SECOND SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE VIA TELEPHONE WAS HELD WITH CHARLES P. NEELY, ESQUIRE ON 11/27/2017.(amas) Modified on 11/28/2017 (amas). (Main Document 12 replaced on 11/28/2017) (amas, ).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 11 Filed: 11/27/2017, Entered: 11/27/2017
(FILED IN ERROR, RE-FILED IN CORRECT CASE 14-214)Minute Entry for proceedings held before MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARILYN HEFFLEY A SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE VIA TELEPHONE WAS HELD WITH MICHAEL T. VANDERVEEN, ESQUIRE ON 11/27/2017.(amas) Modified on 11/28/2017 (amas). (Main Document 11 replaced on 11/28/2017) (amas, ).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 10 Filed: 11/27/2017, Entered: 11/27/2017
(FILED IN ERROR, RE-FILED IN CORRECT CASE 14-214)Minute Entry for proceedings held before MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARILYN HEFFLEY A SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE VIA TELEPHONE WAS HELD WITH CHARLES P. NEELY, ESQUIRE AND GERARD F. LIPSKI, ESQUIRE ON 11/27/2017.(amas) Modified on 11/28/2017 (amas). (Main Document 10 replaced on 11/28/2017) (amas, ).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 9 Filed: 11/27/2017, Entered: 11/27/2017
(FILED IN ERROR, RE-FILED IN CORRECT CASE 14-214)Minute Entry for proceedings held before MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARILYN HEFFLEY A SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE VIA TELEPHONE WAS HELD WITH CHARLES P. NEELY, ESQUIRE, GERARD F. LIPSKI, ESQUIRE AND MICHAEL T. VANDERVEEN, ESQUIRE ON 11/27/2017. (amas) Modified on 11/28/2017 (amas). (Main Document 9 replaced on 11/28/2017) (amas, ).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 8 Filed: 11/27/2017, Entered: 11/27/2017
(FILED IN ERROR, RE-FILED IN CORRECT CASE 14-214)Minute Entry for proceedings held before MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARILYN HEFFLEY A SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE VIA TELEPHONE WAS HELD WITH CHARLES P. NEELY, ESQUIRE ON 11/27/2017. (amas) Modified on 11/28/2017 (amas). (Main Document 8 replaced on 11/28/2017) (amas, ).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 7 Filed: 11/27/2017, Entered: 11/27/2017
(FILED IN ERROR, RE-FILED IN CORRECT CASE 14-214)Minute Entry for proceedings held before MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARILYN HEFFLEY A SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE VIA TELEPHONE WAS HELD WITH WILLIAM FOX, ESQUIRE ON 11/27/2017. (amas) Modified on 11/28/2017 (amas). (Main Document 7 replaced on 11/28/2017) (amas, ).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 6 Filed: 11/27/2017, Entered: 11/27/2017
(FILED IN ERROR, RE-FILED IN CORRECT CASE 14-214) Minute Entry for proceedings held before MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARILYN HEFFLEY A SECOND SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE VIA TELEPHONE WAS HELD WITH CHARLES P. NEELY, ESQUIRE ON 11/27/2017.(amas) Modified on 11/28/2017 (amas). (Main Document 6 replaced on 11/28/2017) (amas, ).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 5 Filed: 11/21/2017, Entered: 11/22/2017
ORDER THAT THIS COURT'S ORDER OF 11/14/2017, IS VACATED. SIGNED BY HONORABLE TIMOTHY J. SAVAGE ON 11/21/2017. 11/22/2017 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(amas)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 4 Filed: 11/16/2017, Entered: 11/16/2017
NOTICE of Appearance by ADAM PESSIN on behalf of UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA with Certificate of Service(PESSIN, ADAM)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 3 Filed: 11/15/2017, Entered: 11/15/2017
NOTICE by UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA Notice of Filing Corrected Civil Cover Sheet (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Corrected Civil Cover Sheet)(LIEBENBERG, ROBERTA)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 2 Filed: 11/14/2017, Entered: 11/14/2017
(VACATED PER ORDER #5) ORDER THAT THE PLAINTIFF SHALL FILE A RICO STATEMENT WHICH SHALL INCLUDE FACTS UPON WHICH THE PLAINTIFF RELIED TO INITIATE ITS RICO CLAIMS AS A RESULT OF THE "REASONABLE INQUIRY", NO LATER THAN 12/4/2017, ETC. SIGNED BY HONORABLE TIMOTHY J. SAVAGE ON 11/14/2017. 11/14/2017 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(amas) Modified on 11/27/2017 (amas).
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Blank  Filed: 11/9/2017, Entered: 11/14/2017
DEMAND for Trial by Jury by UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. (rt)
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Blank  Filed: 11/9/2017, Entered: 11/14/2017
Summons Issued as to ABBOTT LABORATORIES, ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC., ACTAVIS LLC, ACTAVIS PHARMA, INC., ACTAVIS, INC., ACTAVIS, PLC, ALLERGAN PLC, AMERISOURCE BERGEN CORPORATION, CARDINAL HEALTH INC., CEPHALON, INC., ENDO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC., ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA, INC., JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., JOHNSON & JOHNSON, MCKESSON CORPORATION, ORTHO-MCNEIL-JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., PURDUE PHARMA, INC., PURDUE PHARMA, LP, TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., THE PURDUE FREDERICK COMPANY, INC., WATSON LABORATORIES, INC., WATSON PHARMA, INC., WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Twenty-Four Forwarded To: Counsel on November 14, 2017 (rt)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 1 Filed: 11/9/2017, Entered: 11/14/2017
COMPLAINT against ABBOTT LABORATORIES, ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC., ACTAVIS LLC, ACTAVIS PHARMA, INC., ACTAVIS, INC., ACTAVIS, PLC, ALLERGAN PLC, AMERISOURCE BERGEN CORPORATION, CARDINAL HEALTH INC., CEPHALON, INC., ENDO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC., ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA, INC., JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., JOHNSON & JOHNSON, MCKESSON CORPORATION, ORTHO-MCNEIL-JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., PURDUE PHARMA, INC., PURDUE PHARMA, LP, TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., THE PURDUE FREDERICK COMPANY, INC., WATSON LABORATORIES, INC., WATSON PHARMA, INC., WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 168809.), filed by UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(rt)
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