McFarland v. Ethicon, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Heather McFarland
Defendant: Ethicon, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson
Case Number: 2:2020cv02188
Filed: April 30, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Presiding Judge: Elizabeth Preston Deavers
Referring Judge: Algenon L Marbley
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 53 RELATED CASE MEMORANDUM ORDER: The Judges agree that this case and the other Ethicon case numbers noted are either related or not related but the cases are nevertheless to remain with the Judge to who it was assigned. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley, Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Judge Walter H. Rice and Judge Sarah D. Morrison on 6/22/2020. (er)
May 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 52 NOTATION ORDER granting #51 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorneys Susan M. Robinson; William M. Gage, David B. Thomas and Christy D. Jones terminated. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers on 5/6/2020. (EPD) Modified text on 5/11/2020 (jlk).
May 5, 2020 Filing 51 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Christy D. Jones, David B. Thomas, Susan M. Robinson and William M. Gage by Defendants Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Sweet, Brenda)
May 5, 2020 Filing 50 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Defendants Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Sweet, Brenda)
May 5, 2020 Filing 49 NOTICE of Appearance by Brenda A Sweet for Defendants Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson (Sweet, Brenda)
April 30, 2020 Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley and Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers added. Motions referred to Elizabeth Preston Deavers. (er)
April 30, 2020 Filing 47 Case transferred in from District of West Virginia Southern; Case Number 2:16-cv-01502. Original file electronic copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
April 24, 2020 Filing 46 DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF # 36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2060) - Pls' Mot to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2065) - Pls' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2134) - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2232) - Pls' Reply In Support of Mot to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2910) - Defs' Supp Resp and Notice of Adoption of Resp Regarding Timothy Ulatowski, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (6860) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Mot to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (6965) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (7143) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
April 24, 2020 Filing 45 DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF # 36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2117) - Pls' Mot to Exclude Christopher Ramsey, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2118) - Pls' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Christopher Ramsey, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2263) - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Christopher Ramsey, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2908) - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Christopher Ramsey, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (3050) - Pls' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Christopher Ramsey, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (6837) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Mot to Exclude Christopher Ramsey, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (7005) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Christopher Ramsey, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (7442) - Notice of Adoption of Reply in Support of Pls' Mot to Exclude Christopher Ramsey)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
April 24, 2020 Filing 44 DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF # 36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2205) Part 1 - Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2205) Part 2 - Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2205) Part 3 - Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2206) - Pls' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2287) Part 1 - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (2287) Part 2 - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (2297) - Pls' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (2552) Part 1 - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (2552) Part 2 - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #10 Exhibit MDL ECF (2552) Part 3 - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #11 Exhibit MDL ECF (2825) - Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #12 Exhibit MDL ECF (2826) - Pls' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #13 Exhibit MDL ECF (2942) - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #14 Exhibit MDL ECF (3053) - Pls' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #15 Exhibit MDL ECF (6824) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #16 Exhibit MDL ECF (6998) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Resp to Pls Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #17 Exhibit MDL ECF (7100) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
April 24, 2020 Filing 43 DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF # 36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2063) Part 1 - Pls' Mot to Exclude Juan Carlos Felix, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2063) Part 2 - Pls' Mot to Exclude Juan Carlos Felix, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2069) - Pls' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Juan Carlos Felix, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2184) Part 1 - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Juan Carlos Felix, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2184) Part 2 - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Juan Carlos Felix, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (2255) - Pls' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Juan Carlos Felix, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (6796) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Mot to Exclude Juan Carlos Felix, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (6966) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Juan Carlos Felix, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (7093) - Notice of Adoption of Reply in Support of Pls' Mot to Exclude Juan Carlos Felix)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
April 24, 2020 Filing 42 DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF # 36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (5482) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (5548) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (6852) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (6960) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
April 24, 2020 Filing 41 DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF # 36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2047) Part 1 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 2 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 3 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 4 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 5 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 6 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 7 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 8 - Defs' Mot to Exclude BrucMDL ECF (2047) Part 2 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweige Rosenzweig, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 9 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #10 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 10 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #11 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 11 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #12 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 12 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #13 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 13 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #14 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 14 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #15 Exhibit MDL ECF (2049) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #16 Exhibit MDL ECF (2163) Part 1 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #17 Exhibit MDL ECF (2163) Part 2 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #18 Exhibit MDL ECF (2163) Part 3 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #19 Exhibit MDL ECF (2241) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #20 Exhibit MDL ECF (2817) - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #21 Exhibit MDL ECF (2818) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #22 Exhibit MDL ECF (2931) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #23 Exhibit MDL ECF (3024) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #24 Exhibit MDL ECF (5332) - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #25 Exhibit MDL ECF (5333) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
April 24, 2020 Filing 40 DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF # 36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2436) Part 1 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2436) Part 2 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2436) Part 3 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2436) Part 4 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2436) Part 5 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (2441) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (2555) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (2619) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (3663) Part 1 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels, #10 Exhibit MDL ECF (3663) Part 2 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels, #11 Exhibit MDL ECF (3663) Part 3 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels, #12 Exhibit MDL ECF (3666) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels, #13 Exhibit MDL ECF (3792) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels, #14 Exhibit MDL ECF (3814) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels, #15 Exhibit MDL ECF (6830) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels, #16 Exhibit MDL ECF (6956) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels, #17 Exhibit MDL ECF (7129) - Notice of Adoption of Reply in Support of Defs' Mot to Exclude Paul J. Michaels)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
April 24, 2020 Filing 39 DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF # 36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2029) - Defs' Mot to Exclude Michael Margolis, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2031) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Michael Margolis, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2169) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Michael Margolis, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2212) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Michael Margolis, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2832) - Defs' Supp Mot to Exclude Michael Margolis and Notice of Adoption, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (2833) - Defs' Mem in Support of Supp Mot to Exclude Michael Margolis and Notice of Adoption, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (2904) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Michael Margolis and Notice of Adoption, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (6868) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Mot and Replies in Support of Mot to Exclude Michael Margolis, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (6953) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Michael Margolis)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
April 24, 2020 Filing 38 DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF # 36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (1977) Part 1 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (1977) Part 2 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (1977) Part 3 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (1981) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2100) - Defs' Mot to Sub Amended Exhibit A to Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (2164) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (2210) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (4573) Part 1 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (4573) Part 2 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #10 Exhibit MDL ECF (4573) Part 3 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #11 Exhibit MDL ECF (4573) Part 4 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #12 Exhibit MDL ECF (4574) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #13 Exhibit MDL ECF (4675) Part 1 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #14 Exhibit MDL ECF (4675) Part 2 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #15 Exhibit MDL ECF (4692) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #16 Exhibit MDL ECF (6641) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #17 Exhibit MDL ECF (6951) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher, #18 Exhibit MDL ECF (7120) - Notice of Adoption of Reply in Support of Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott A. Guelcher)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
April 24, 2020 Filing 37 DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF # 36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2082) Part 1 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2082) Part 2 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2082) Part 3 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2085) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2191) - Pls' Amended Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (2215) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (2815) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (2952) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (5339) Part 1 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #10 Exhibit MDL ECF (5339) Part 2 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #11 Exhibit MDL ECF (5340) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #12 Exhibit MDL ECF (5491) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #13 Exhibit MDL ECF (6842) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #14 Exhibit MDL ECF (6922) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Resp to Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
April 24, 2020 Filing 36 DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit MDL ECF (238) - First Amended Master Long Form Complaint, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (239) - Master Answer of Ethicon, Inc. to First Amended Master Complaint, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (241) - Master Answer of Johnson & Johnson to First Amended Master Complaint, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (262) - Short Form Complaint, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (263) - Amended Short Form Complaint)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
April 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 35 TRANSFER ORDER FOR CASES ON EXHIBIT A directing that on 4/30/2020 the cases identified on Exhibit A that are still pending shall be transferred to the United States District Courts identified on Exhibit A pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a); on or before 4/29/2020 the parties are DIRECTED to confer and to file in each pending individual member case identified in Exhibit A, all documents from the main MDL that the parties jointly deem relevant to constitute an appropriate record for the receiving court to consider; the Clerk is DIRECTED to use the appropriate function in CM/ECF to extract each member case listed on Exhibit A that remains pending and transfer it to the corresponding United States District Court listed on Exhibit A; after transfer of each member case listed in Exhibit A that is not dismissed prior to the Transfer Date, the Clerk is DIRECTED to formally close the case and strike it from the docket of this court. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 4/16/2020. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit A) (st) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
April 24, 2019 Filing 34 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson (Attachments: #1 Exh 1 - List of Cases, #2 Exh 2 - Letter)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
April 24, 2019 Filing 33 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Heather McFarland (Haberman, Jeffrey) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
April 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 32 SHOW CAUSE ORDER directing that plaintiffs' leadership and counsel for ALL defendants named in cases on Exhibit 1 are directed to show cause in writing why they should not be sanctioned for failing to comply with the Order entered in MDL 2327 at ECF #7710 by Wednesday 4/24/2019; any filing must be made in the individual cases on Exhibit 1; the court will schedule a hearing at a later date. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 4/10/2019. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit 1) (mwk) (ADI) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
March 26, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER The court ORDERS that by 4/8/2019 plaintiffs' leadership and counsel for ALL defendants with cases identified on Exhibit A attached hereto are directed to go to the court's website at https://www.wvsd.uscourts.gov/MDL/ethicon/forms.html, complete and jointly submit one copy of the Transfer/Remand Information Spreadsheet in Excel format as found on the court's website to the court at WVSDml_MDL_Transfers@wvsd.uscourts.gov; the parties shall use the Transfer/Remand Information Spreadsheet on the court's website, as it is already partially completed; if the court's docket sheet for any case on Exhibit A indicates that the case has closed prior to or after the entry of this order, the parties are directed to so indicate on the Transfer/Remand Information Spreadsheet and need not complete the requested information on the Spreadsheet; the court cautions that many of these cases name other MDL defendants in addition to the Ethicon defendants; the court expects any necessary coordination from all defendants remaining in the cases on Exhibit A. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 3/26/2019. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit A) (mwk) (ADI) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
November 5, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER granting the Motions filed in MDL 2327 by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Substitute Susan M. Robinson as Counsel in lieu of David B. Thomas, and to Substitute William M. Gage as Counsel in lieu of Christy D. Jones; the Clerk is directed to terminate Christy D. Jones and to substitute William M. Gage as counsel of record, both on the main master docket and for each individual member case in MDL 2327 with which Christy D. Jones is associated, and to terminate David B. Thomas and to substitute Susan M. Robinson as counsel of record, both on the main master docket and for each individual member case in MDL 2327 with which David B. Thomas is associated. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 5/24/2018. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (lca) (ADI) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
October 31, 2018 Filing 29 REPLY by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to #28 Response In Opposition. (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
October 25, 2018 Filing 28 RESPONSE by Heather McFarland in opposition to #26 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Haberman, Jeffrey) (Modified on 10/29/2018 to remove link to #27 memorandum) (kp). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
October 12, 2018 Filing 27 MEMORANDUM by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in support of #26 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
October 12, 2018 Filing 26 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Attachment: #1 Exhibit A)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
September 25, 2018 Filing 25 STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES REGARDING DEPOSITIONS OF PLAINTIFFS FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Heather McFarland (Maimbourg, Rita) (Modified on 9/26/2018 to add party filer)(rmc). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
August 22, 2018 Filing 24 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Heather McFarland of Dr. Milroy Samuel on 8/29/2018 at 11:30 a.m. (Haberman, Jeffrey) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
August 20, 2018 Filing 23 CROSS-NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Dr. Milroy Samuel on August 29, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. (EST) (Maimbourg, Rita) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
August 15, 2018 Filing 22 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Designation and Disclosure of General and Case Specific Expert Witnesses and Defendant's Non-Retained Expert Disclosures (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
June 18, 2018 Filing 20 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Heather McFarland for Interrogatories, Requests for Production and Requests for Admissions. (Haberman, Jeffrey) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
June 15, 2018 Filing 19 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Responses to Plaintiff's Interrogatories, Requests for Production of Documents, and Requests for Admission. (Maimbourg, Rita) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
June 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 21 PRETRIAL ORDER # 303 (Amended Docket Control Order - Ethicon, Inc. Wave 8 Cases) Because the court has determined there was confusion as to expert deadlines, changes have been made to Paragraph A of PTO # 280. The parties are advised that while this order will be entered in the individual cases in the coming days, it is effective as of the day it was entered in the main MDL. The following deadlines immediately apply in all Wave 8 cases: Plaintiff Fact Sheets due by 03/19/2018; Defendant Fact Sheets due by 04/19/2018; Deadline for written discovery requests due by 05/18/2018; Expert disclosures served by plaintiffs pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 as limited by 3.a. of this order due by 07/13/2018; Expert disclosure served by defendants pursuant to Fed R. Civ P. 26 as limited by 3.a. of this order due by 08/13/2018; Expert disclosure served for rebuttal pursuant to Fed R. Civ. P. 26 as limited by 3.a. of this order due by 08/20/2018; Deposition deadline and close of discovery due by 10/04/2018; Filing of Dispositive Motions due by 10/18/2018; Response to Dispositive Motions due by 10/25/2018; Reply to response to Dispositive motions due by 11/01/2018; Filing of Daubert motions due by 10/18/2018; Responses to Daubert motions due by 10/25/2018; and Reply to response to Daubert motions due by 11/01/2018. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 6/13/2018. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; attys; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Ethicon Wave 8 Cases) (lca) (ADI) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
June 4, 2018 Filing 18 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Heather McFarland for Designation and Disclosure of General and Case-Specific Expert Witnesses. (Haberman, Jeffrey) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
May 21, 2018 Filing 17 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for First Set of Interrogatories, Requests for Admission and Requests for Production. (Maimbourg, Rita) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
May 18, 2018 Filing 16 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Heather McFarland for Interrogatories, Requests for Production and Requests for Admissions. (Haberman, Jeffrey) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
May 16, 2018 Filing 15 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by David Silverman on behalf of Heather McFarland. (Silverman, David) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
May 7, 2018 Filing 14 AMENDED NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Heather McFarland on May 24, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. (EST) (Maimbourg, Rita) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
May 1, 2018 Filing 13 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Heather McFarland on May 24, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. (EST) (Maimbourg, Rita) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
May 1, 2018 Filing 12 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Rita A. Maimbourg on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Maimbourg, Rita) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
March 26, 2018 Filing 11 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of #9 Notice of Videotaped Deposition (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
March 20, 2018 Filing 10 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Heather McFarland for Plaintiff Fact Sheet. (Haberman, Jeffrey) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
February 6, 2018 Filing 9 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Dr. Milroy Samuel on 3/5/18 at 9:00 a.m. (Jones, Alyson) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
January 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 8 PRETRIAL ORDER # 280 (Docket Control Order - Ethicon, Inc. Wave 8 Cases) THIS PRETRIAL ORDER SETS MANDATORY DEADLINES FOR MOST OF THE REMAINING ETHICON, INC. CASES. The court ORDERS that this Docket Control Order be filed in the main MDL and, as of the time of that filing in every case listed on Exhibit A (hereinafter "Wave 8 cases") becomes subject to the deadlines in this Docket Control Order. For any cases in the Ethicon, Inc. MDL with a Covidien Wave 1 flag, the stay on the flagged Covidien Wave 1 cases is lifted and the Covidien Wave 1 cases in the Ethicon MDL are incorporated in the Ethicon, Inc., Wave 8 cases and subject to this Docket Control Order. The following deadlines apply in all Wave 8 cases: A. Scheduling Deadlines. Plaintiff Fact Sheets due by 3/19/2018, Defendant Fact Sheets due by 4/19/2018, Deadline for written discovery requests due by 5/18/2018, Expert disclosure by plaintiffs due by 6/04/2018, Expert disclosure by defendants due by 7/05/2018, Expert disclosure for rebuttal purposes due by 7/23/2018, Deposition deadline and close of discovery due by 9/04/2018, Deadline to file list of general causation experts in each individual Wave 8 case due by 9/11/2018, Filing of Dispositive Motions due by 9/21/2018, Response to Dispositive Motions due by 10/05/2018, Reply to response to dispositive motions due by 10/12/2018, Filing of Daubert motions due by 10/05/2018, Responses to Daubert motions due by 10/19/2018, and Reply to response to Daubert motions due by 10/26/2018. B.4. Confidential Documents. In the event there are issues related to sealing of confidential documents that the parties are unable to resolve, they must be brought to the court's attention in a consolidated manner as follows: Any consolidated motion to seal is due on or before 8/10/2018, and any response is due by 8/24/2018. Any reply is due by 8/31/2018. C.1. Venue Recommendations. By no later than 8/27/2018 the parties shall meet and confer concerning the appropriate venue for each of the cases, and the parties are ORDERED to submit joint venue recommendations to the court by 9/03/2018. Additional directives are set forth herein. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 1/30/2018. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; attys; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Ethicon Wave 8 Cases Listed on Exhibit A) (pma) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
June 22, 2017 Filing 7 PLAINTIFF PROFILE FORM filed by Heather McFarland. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit(s) 1)(Haberman, Jeffrey) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
June 8, 2016 Filing 6 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Christy D. Jones on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Jones, Christy) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
March 30, 2016 Filing 5 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by William M. Gage on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
March 15, 2016 Filing 4 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by David B. Thomas on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Thomas, David) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
February 16, 2016 Filing 3 TRANSMITTED PRETRIAL ORDER # 213 (Order Scheduling Status Conference and Meetings in MDLs on April 6-7, 2016) entered on 02/04/2016 in MDL 2327 to attorneys in member case. (kp) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
February 16, 2016 Filing 2 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, re: #1 Complaint. Summons returnable 21 days. Instructions to Counsel: This is your electronic summons. Please print as many copies of the Summons and Complaint as are necessary to effectuate service under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. See Proof of Service page of this Summons form for filing a return of service if required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(l). (Attachment: #1 Summons Issued as to Johnson & Johnson) (bw) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]
February 11, 2016 Filing 1 SHORT FORM COMPLAINT. Filing Fee $400.00. Receipt # 0425-4396939. (Attachment: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (bw) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 4/30/2020.]

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Defendant: Ethicon, Inc.
Represented By: Rita A Maimbourg
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