MCCANN v. BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Federal Civil Lawsuit Pennsylvania Eastern District Court, Case No. 2:17-cv-02128
District Judge HONORABLE NITZA I QUINONES ALEJANDRO, presiding
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Parties
No Logo Anonymized Party [A187197], Plaintiff

▼ Represented by Aylstock Witkin Kreis & Overholz PLLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space James D. Barger jbarger@awkolaw.com
No Logo Anonymized Party [D7249B5], Plaintiff

▼ Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space James D. Barger
No Logo MACK MCCANN, Plaintiff

▼ Represented by Aylstock, Witkin, Breis & Overholtz, PLLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
LEAD ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED James D. Barger +1 850 916 7450 +1 850 916 7449 jbarger@awkolaw.com
No Logo MARY MCCANN, Plaintiff

▼ Represented by Aylstock, Witkin, Breis & Overholtz, PLLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
LEAD ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED James D. Barger +1 850 916 7450 +1 850 916 7449 jbarger@awkolaw.com
v.
Bayer AG Bayer AG, Defendant
Bayer Corporation Bayer Corporation, Defendant

▼ Represented by Arnold & Porter, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space 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 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
Space 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 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 Christopher Boisvert +1 215 994 2312 chip.boisvert@dechert.com
Space ROBERT C. HEIM +1 215 994 2570 +1 215 994 2222 robert.heim@dechert.com
Space JUDY LEE LEONE +1 215 994 2979 +1 215 655 2979 judy.leone@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 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 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
Bayer Pharma AG Bayer Pharma AG, Defendant

▼ 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 HeplerBroom LLC - Edwardsville

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space W. Jason Rankin +1 618 307 1138 +1 618 656 1364 wjr@heplerbroom.com

▼ Represented by Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Jane J. Bartley +1 816 474 6550 jbartley@shb.com
Space Sarah Elizabeth Lynch +1 816 474 6550 +1 816 421 5547 slynch@shb.com
Merck & Company, Inc. Merck & Company, Inc., Defendant
Officially listed as "MERCK & CO., INC."
Officer/Director, Rosetta Inpharmatics,inc.
Officer/Director, Sibia Neurosciences, Inc.
Officer/Director, SCHERING PLOUGH CORP
Officer/Director, Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc.
Officer/Director, Personalis, Inc.

▼ Represented by Attorney at Law

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 JOSEPH A. MOLINARO +1 201 444 2011 jam@molinarolaw.com

▼ Represented by CARRIE ANN LONGSTAFF

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 CARRIE ANN LONGSTAFF

▼ Represented by Connell Foley LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 OMAR D ARNOUK +1 973 535 0500 oarnouk@connellfoley.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 MATTHEW A. BAKER +1 856 317 7100 +1 856 317 7117 mbaker@connellfoley.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Patricia Ann Lee +1 973 597 3157 +1 973 535 9217 plee@connellfoley.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 CHRISTINE S. ORLANDO +1 856 317 7100 +1 856 317 7117 corlando@connellfoley.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 THOMAS VECCHIO +1 856 317 7100 +1 856 317 7117 tvecchio@connellfoley.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 EDWARD S. WARDELL +1 856 317 7100 +1 856 317 7117 ewardell@connellfoley.com

▼ Represented by COUNSEL NOT ADMITTED TO USDC-NJ BAR

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 George Allan Davidson +1 212 837 6585
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Richard C. Stanley +1 504 523 1580 rcs@sfrlawfirm.com

▼ Represented by Covington & Burling, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Blair E. Taylor +1 520 877 7211 +1 520 229 4216 btaylor@cov.com

▼ Represented by Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 ROBERT H. BARON +1 212 474 1000 +1 212 474 3700 merck@cravath.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Evan Robert Chesler +1 212 474 1000 +1 212 474 3700 echesler@cravath.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 David Noah Greenwald +1 212 474 1000 +1 212 474 3700 dgreenwald@cravath.com

▼ Represented by David E. De Lorenzi

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 David E. De Lorenzi

▼ Represented by Dechert LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 JOSHUA G. SCHILLER +1 215 994 4000 joshua.schiller@dechert.com

▼ Represented by Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 MICHAEL P. DALY +1 215 988 2604 michael.daly@dbr.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Elizabeth Ewert +1 202 842 8800 +1 202 842 8465 elizabeth.ewert@dbr.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 HEIDI E. HILGENDORFF +1 973 549 7363 heidi.hilgendorff@dbr.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 HEATHER MARIE HUGHES +1 973 549 7088 +1 973 360 9831 heather.hughes@dbr.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 MELISSA L. KLIPP +1 973 360 1100 +1 973 360 9831 melissa.klipp@dbr.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Jeffrey Joseph Lopez +1 202 842 8800 +1 202 842 8465 jeffrey.lopez@dbr.com

▼ Represented by Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Robert Louis Baechtold +1 212 218 2213 +1 212 218 2200 rbaechtold@fchs.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 JASON ALBERT LEONARD +1 212 218 2100 jleonard@fchs.com

▼ Represented by Fox Rothschild LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Maura L. Burke +1 215 299 2000 +1 215 299 2150 mburke@foxrothschild.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Eileen O. Muskett +1 609 572 2355 emuskett@foxrothschild.com

▼ Represented by Gibbons PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 SHEILA F. MCSHANE +1 973 596 4637 smcshane@gibbonslaw.com

▼ Represented by Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Charles W. Cohen +1 212 837 6000 +1 212 299 6856 cohen@hugheshubbard.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 WILFRED P. CORONATO +1 201 536 9220 +1 201 536 0799 coronato@hugheshubbard.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Roberta Koss +1 202 721 4733 +1 202 721 4646 koss@hugheshubbard.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Diane E. Lifton +1 212 649 4700 +1 212 333 5980 lifton@Hugheshubbard.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 William Robert Stein +1 202 721 4650 +1 202 721 4646 stein@hugheshubbard.com

▼ Represented by Lowenstein Sandler, PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 DOUGLAS SCOTT EAKELEY +1 973 597 2500 deakeley@lowenstein.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 JOSEPH ALDO FISCHETTI +1 973 422 6506 jfischetti@lowenstein.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 GREGORY B. REILLY +1 973 597 2500 greilly@lowenstein.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 GAVIN J. ROONEY +1 973 597 2500 grooney@lowenstein.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Deborah A. Silodor +1 973 597 2404 +1 973 597 2405 dsilodor@lowenstein.com

▼ Represented by McCarter & English LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 MARK H. ANANIA +1 973 848 5302 manania@mccarter.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 GUILLERMO CARLO ARTILES +1 973 639 7950 gartiles@mccarter.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 JOHN EDMUND FLAHERTY +1 973 622 4444 +1 973 624 7070 jflaherty@mccarter.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 WILLIAM J. HELLER +1 973 622 4444 +1 973 624 7070 wheller@mccarter.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 RICHARD HERNANDEZ +1 973 622 4444 +1 860 724 3397 rhernandez@mccarter.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 William J. O'Shaughnessy +1 212 609 6800 +1 212 609 6921 woshaughnessy@mccarter.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 RAVIN R. PATEL +1 973 848 5312 rpatel@mccarter.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 SYMONE J. REDWINE +1 973 639 7992 sredwine@mccarter.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Jonathan M.H. Short +1 973 622 4444 +2973 297 297 3884 jshort@mccarter.com

▼ Represented by Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Charles Blaine Casper +1 215 772 1500 +1 215 731 3750 ccasper@mmwr.com

▼ Represented by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Michael S. Burkhardt +1 215 963 5000 +1 215 963 5001 mburkhardt@morganlewis.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 LISA DYKSTRA +1 215 963 5699 +1 215 963 5001 ldykstra@morganlewis.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 R. BRENDAN FEE +1 215 963 5136 +1 215 965 1210 bfee@morganlewis.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 A. KLAIR FITZPATRICK +1 215 963 4935 klair.fitzpatrick@morganlewis.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 CAILIN HEILIG +1 215 963 5546 cheilig@morganlewis.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Anne Elizabeth Martinez +1 215 963 5718 +1 215 963 5001 anne.martinez@morganlewis.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 COLEEN M. MEEHAN +1 609 919 6600 cmeehan@morganlewis.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 MICHAEL J. OSSIP +1 215 963 5761 +1 215 963 5001 mossip@morganlewis.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Blair J. Robinson +1 215 963 5398 +1 215 963 5001 blair.robinson@morganlewis.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Eric W. Sitarchuk +1 215 963 5840 +1 215 963 5001 eric.sitarchuk@morganlewis.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 EYITAYO ST.MATTHEW-DANIEL +1 212 309 7156
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Scott Alan Stempel +1 202 739 5211 +1 202 739 3001 sstempel@morganlewis.com

▼ Represented by Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 RYAN JOHN COOPER +1 201 270 5473 +1 201 488 5556 rcooper@pashmanstein.com

▼ Represented by Paul Hastings LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 ERIC DITTMANN +1 212 318 6000 ericdittmann@paulhastings.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 ANGELA CHERYL NI +1 212 318 6951 angelani@paulhastings.com

▼ Represented by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 THEODORE V. WELLS +1 212 373 3089 +1 212 492 0089 twells@paulweiss.com

▼ Represented by Reed Smith LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Eric F. Gladbach +1 212 521 5400 +2 123 521 5450 egladbach@reedsmith.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Heather A. Ritch +1 215 851 8285 +1 215 851 8285 hritch@reedsmith.com

▼ Represented by TOMPKINS, MCGUIRE, WACHENFELD & BARRY, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 BRIAN M. ENGLISH +1 973 622 3000 benglish@tompkinsmcguire.com

▼ Represented by Venable LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Celeste Marie Brecht +1 310 229 9900 +1 310 229 9901 cmbrecht@venable.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 SALLY W. BRYAN +1 410 244 7704 srbryan@venable.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Casey Bryant +1 410 244 7601 +1 410 244 7742 clbryant@venable.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Lawrence H. Cooke, II +1 212 307 5500 +1 212 307 5598
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 MEREDITH B. HEALY +1 410 244 7848 mbhealy@venable.com
TERMINATED: 09/29/2011 Dino S Sangiamo +1 410 244 7400 +1 410 244 7742 dssangiamo@venable.com
Attributes
Citation Section 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Nature of Suit 365 - Personal Injury: Product Liability
Jurisdiction Diversity
Case Status closed
Jury Demand Plaintiff
Anonymization By SCALES
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Blank  Filed: 5/31/2017, Entered: 5/31/2017
Original record transferred to District of MINNESOTA via interdistrict transfer system. (lvj, )
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 2 Filed: 5/25/2017, Entered: 5/25/2017
CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-83) THAT PURSUANT TO RULE 7.1 OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION, THE ACTION(S) ON THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE ARE TRANSFERRED UNDER 28 U.S.C. SEC. 1407 TO THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA FOR THE REASONS STATED IN THE ORDER OF 8/17/2015, AND, WITH THE CONSENT OF THAT COURT, ASSIGNED TO THE HONORABLE JOHN R. TUNHEIM.(amas)
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Blank  Filed: 5/9/2017, Entered: 5/10/2017
DEMAND for Trial by Jury by A18719759B5. (jmv, )
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Blank  Filed: 5/9/2017, Entered: 5/10/2017
Summons Issued as to BAYER AG, BAYER CORPORATION, BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., BAYER PHARMA AG, MERCK & CO., INC.. Forwarded To: 5 Origs mailed to counsel on 5/10/17 (jmv, )
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 1 Filed: 5/9/2017, Entered: 5/10/2017
COMPLAINT against BAYER AG, BAYER CORPORATION, BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., BAYER PHARMA AG, MERCK & CO., INC. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number PPE159416), filed by A18719759B5.(jmv, ) (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/10/2017: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Case Management Track Form, # 3 Designation Form) (jmv, ).
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