AKMAN v. BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Federal Civil Lawsuit District Of Columbia District Court, Case No. 1:17-cv-00113
District Judge James E. Boasberg, presiding
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Parties
No Logo Anonymized Party [996A16C], Plaintiff

Represented by PAULSON & NACE, PLLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Christopher T. Nace ctnace@paulsonandnace.com
No Logo JENNIFER AKMAN, Plaintiff
v.
No Logo ACTAVIS PHARMA COMPANY, Defendant

Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Rebecca S. LeGrand
Bayer Corporation Bayer Corporation, Defendant

Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Robert J. Wagman , Jr.

Represented by Arnold & Porter, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Robert J. Wagman, Jr. +1 202 942 5000 +1 202 942 5999 robert.wagman@apks.com

Represented by Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space LEONARD FORNELLA +1 412 394 6533 lfornella@babstcalland.com

Represented by BALDASSARE & MARA LLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space JENNIFER MARA +1 973 200 4066 jmara@mabalaw.com

Represented by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Fred M. +1 205 521 8303 +1 205 488 6303 thaston@babc.com

Represented by Coughlin Duffy, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Lorna A. Dotro +1 973 631 6016 +1 973 267 6442 ldotro@coughlinduffy.com
Space TIMOTHY IGNATIUS DUFFY +1 973 267 0058 +1 973 267 6442 tduffy@coughlinduffy.com

Represented by Duane Morris LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Teresa N. Cavenagh, PHV +1 215 979 1808 +1 215 689 1939 tncavenagh@duanemorris.com
Space MICHAEL M. MUSTOKOFF +1 215 979 1810 +1 215 979 1020 mmustokoff@duanemorris.com
Space Jonathan L. Swichar +1 215 979 1816 jlswichar@duanemorris.com

Represented by Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott LLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Albert G. Bixler +1 215 851 8412 abixler@eckertseamans.com
Space Charles F Forer +1 215 851 8400 +1 215 851 8383 cforer@eckertseamans.com
Space Leslie A Hayes +1 215 851 8400 +1 215 851 8383 lhayes@eckertseamans.com
Space MARK C. LEVY +1 215 851 8400 +1 215 851 8383 mlevy@eckertseamans.com
Space HEATHER REARDON OLSON +1 215 851 8490 +1 215 851 8383 holson@eckertseamans.com

Represented by Gibbons PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space LAWRENCE S. LUSTBERG +1 973 596 4731 llustberg@gibbonslaw.com
Space AMANDA B. PROTESS +1 973 596 4877 aprotess@gibbonslaw.com
Space JENNIFER MARINO THIBODAUX +1 973 596 4500 jmarino@gibbonslaw.com

Represented by Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space ROBERT M. GOODMAN +1 973 535 1600 rgoodman@greenbaumlaw.com

Represented by Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Joseph Andrew Boyle +1 212 808 7800 +1 212 808 7897 jboyle@kelleydrye.com
Space Paul L. Kattas +1 973 503 5924 +1 973 503 5950 pkattas@kelleydrye.com

Represented by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space SARAH E. BOUCHARD +1 215 963 5077 sbouchard@morganlewis.com
Space WONHO JOHN LEE +1 215 963 5210 jlee@morganlewis.com
Space Blair J. Robinson +1 215 963 5398 +1 215 963 5001 blair.robinson@morganlewis.com
Space ALICE KLAIR SPILLER +1 215 963 4935 kspiller@morganlewis.com

Represented by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space John H. Riordan, Jr. +1 412 394 3347 +1 412 232 1799 john.riordan@ogletreedeakins.com

Represented by Sidley Austin LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Jonathan Fredrick Cohn +1 202 736 8000 +1 202 736 8711 jcohn@sidley.com

Represented by Williams & Connolly, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space John E. Schmidtlein +1 202 434 5000 +1 202 434 5029 jschmidtlein@wc.com
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Defendant

Represented by Amy L Brown

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Amy L Brown

Represented by Arnold & Porter, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Robert J. Wagman, Jr. +1 202 942 5000 +1 202 942 5999 robert.wagman@apks.com

Represented by BALDASSARE & MARA LLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space JENNIFER MARA +1 973 200 4066 jmara@mabalaw.com

Represented by Bracewell LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Robert J. Wagman , Jr. robert.wagman@bracewell.com

Represented by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Fred M. +1 205 521 8303 +1 205 488 6303 thaston@babc.com

Represented by Coughlin Duffy, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Lorna A. Dotro +1 973 631 6016 +1 973 267 6442 ldotro@coughlinduffy.com

Represented by Dechert LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space ROBERT C. HEIM +1 215 994 2570 +1 215 994 2222 robert.heim@dechert.com

Represented by Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott LLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Albert G. Bixler +1 215 851 8412 abixler@eckertseamans.com
Space Leslie A Hayes +1 215 851 8400 +1 215 851 8383 lhayes@eckertseamans.com
Space MARK C. LEVY +1 215 851 8400 +1 215 851 8383 mlevy@eckertseamans.com
Space HEATHER REARDON OLSON +1 215 851 8490 +1 215 851 8383 holson@eckertseamans.com

Represented by Gibbons PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space LAWRENCE S. LUSTBERG +1 973 596 4731 llustberg@gibbonslaw.com
Space AMANDA B. PROTESS +1 973 596 4877 aprotess@gibbonslaw.com
Space JENNIFER MARINO THIBODAUX +1 973 596 4500 jmarino@gibbonslaw.com

Represented by Glenn A Gundersen

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Christopher Boisvert +1 215 994 2312 chip.boisvert@dechert.com
Space JUDY LEE LEONE +1 215 994 2979 +1 215 655 2979 judy.leone@dechert.com

Represented by Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space ROBERT M. GOODMAN +1 973 535 1600 rgoodman@greenbaumlaw.com

Represented by Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Kevin M. Blair +1 517 317 0716 +1 517 484 8286 kblair@honigman.com

Represented by Sidley Austin LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Rebecca Kathleen Wood +1 202 736 8663 +1 202 736 8711 rwood@sidley.com

Represented by Squire Patton Boggs (US), LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Jeremy William Dutra +1 202 626 6237 +1 202 626 6780 jeremy.dutra@squiresanders.com
No Logo COBALT LABORATORIES, INC., Defendant

Represented by LEGRAND LAW PLLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Rebecca S. LeGrand rebecca@legrandpllc.com
No Logo COBALT LABORATORIES, INC. AKA COBALT LABORATORIES LLC, Defendant
Attributes
Citation Section 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Nature of Suit 365 - Personal Injury: Product Liability
Jurisdiction Diversity
Case Status closed
Jury Demand None
Anonymization By SCALES
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Receipt on 1/27/2017 of Electronic Transfer; Other Court Number: 0:17-cv-00260 sent by District of Minnesota. (ztnr)
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NOTICE of Extraction of case of transferred to the District of Minnesota. (ztnr)
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Case transferred to the USDC for the District of Minnesota, pursuant to the Court Order entered 1/27/2017. Sent to Court via extraction. (ztnr)
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EMAIL dated 1/27/2017 from the U.S. District Court for District of Minnesota requesting the transfer of the original file to be sent using the extract civil case feature of CM/ECF. (ztnr)
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CERTIFIED COPY OF CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER dated 1/27/2017 from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation directing the transfer to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Judge John R. Tunheim for coordinated pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407.(MDL 2642) (ztnr)
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Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer due by 2/23/2017. (nbn)
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MINUTE ORDER granting 9 Consent Motion for Extension of Time to File. The Court ORDERS that Defendants Actavis Pharma Company and Cobalt Laboratories, LLC, shall file their answer or other responsive pleading on or before February 23, 2017. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/24/2017. (lcjeb3)
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LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by ACTAVIS PHARMA COMPANY, COBALT LABORATORIES, INC. AKA COBALT LABORATORIES LLC (LeGrand, Rebecca)
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Corporate Disclosure Statement by ACTAVIS PHARMA COMPANY, COBALT LABORATORIES, INC. AKA COBALT LABORATORIES LLC. (LeGrand, Rebecca)
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Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Notice of Removal, by ACTAVIS PHARMA COMPANY, COBALT LABORATORIES, INC. AKA COBALT LABORATORIES LLC (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(LeGrand, Rebecca)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Rebecca S. LeGrand on behalf of ACTAVIS PHARMA COMPANY, COBALT LABORATORIES, INC. AKA COBALT LABORATORIES LLC (LeGrand, Rebecca)
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Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer or other responsive pleading due by 2/23/2017. (nbn)
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MINUTE ORDER granting 7 Consent Motion for Extension of Time to File. The Court ORDERS that Defendants Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Bayer Corporation shall file their answer or other responsive pleading on or before February 23, 2017. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 01/24/2017. (lcjeb3)
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MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Notice of Removal, by BAYER CORPORATION, BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Wagman, Robert)
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Receipt on 1/19/2017 of ORIGINAL FILE, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet from Superior Court. Superior Court Number 16ca8298. (Attachments: # 1 Superior Court Documents)(znmw)
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Case Assigned to Judge James E. Boasberg. (md)
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Corporate Disclosure Statement by BAYER CORPORATION, BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.. (Wagman, Robert)
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LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (Wagman, Robert)
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LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by BAYER CORPORATION (Wagman, Robert)
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Superior Court of the District of Columbia, case number 2016 CA 008298 B Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0090-4809789 filed by BAYER CORPORATION, BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Documents from Superior Court, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Wagman, Robert)
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