GERHART et al v. TAKATA CORPORATION et al
Plaintiff: LAURA GERHART, JOHN HUEBNER, KANGYI CHEN, ANN XIAOYAN CHEN, JUDY RUMLIK and THOMAS WILLIAMS
Defendant: TAKATA CORPORATION, TK HOLDINGS, INC., HIGHLAND INDUSTRIES, INC., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC, BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC. and TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Case Number: 2:2014cv01562
Filed: November 14, 2014
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Office: Pittsburgh Office
County: Allegheny
Presiding Judge: Nora Barry Fischer
Nature of Suit: Prop. Damage Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 18, 2015 Filing 16 Certified Copy of Conditional Transfer Order received from Southern District of Florida. (ept2)
February 18, 2015 Case electronically transferred to Southern District of Florida. (ept2)
February 18, 2015 Remark: Case transferred from Pennsylvania Western has been opened in Southern District of Florida as case 1:15-cv-20661, filed 02/18/2015. (ept2)
February 17, 2015 Filing 15 Conditional Transfer Order received from the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation. (ept2)
January 5, 2015 Filing 14 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by THOMAS WILLIAMS, ANN XIAOYAN CHEN, LAURA GERHART, JOHN HUEBNER, JUDY RUMLIK, KANGYI CHEN. BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC waiver sent on 12/8/2014, answer due 2/6/2015; BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC waiver sent on 12/8/2014, answer due 2/6/2015. (Grunfeld, Kenneth)
January 5, 2015 Filing 13 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by THOMAS WILLIAMS, ANN XIAOYAN CHEN, LAURA GERHART, JOHN HUEBNER, JUDY RUMLIK, KANGYI CHEN. TAKATA CORPORATION waiver sent on 11/26/2014, answer due 2/24/2015. (Grunfeld, Kenneth)
January 5, 2015 Filing 12 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by THOMAS WILLIAMS, ANN XIAOYAN CHEN, LAURA GERHART, JOHN HUEBNER, JUDY RUMLIK, KANGYI CHEN. FORD MOTOR COMPANY waiver sent on 12/16/2014, answer due 2/17/2015. (Grunfeld, Kenneth)
January 5, 2015 Filing 11 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by THOMAS WILLIAMS, ANN XIAOYAN CHEN, LAURA GERHART, JOHN HUEBNER, JUDY RUMLIK, KANGYI CHEN. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. waiver sent on 12/2/2014, answer due 2/2/2015. (Grunfeld, Kenneth)
December 22, 2014 Filing 10 SUMMONS/Return of Service Returned Executed by THOMAS WILLIAMS, ANN XIAOYAN CHEN, LAURA GERHART, JOHN HUEBNER, JUDY RUMLIK, KANGYI CHEN. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC. served on 12/10/2014, answer due 12/31/2014. (Grunfeld, Kenneth)
December 22, 2014 Filing 9 SUMMONS/Return of Service Returned Executed by THOMAS WILLIAMS, ANN XIAOYAN CHEN, LAURA GERHART, JOHN HUEBNER, JUDY RUMLIK, KANGYI CHEN. TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. served on 12/10/2014, answer due 12/31/2014. (Grunfeld, Kenneth)
December 22, 2014 Filing 8 SUMMONS/Return of Service Returned Executed by THOMAS WILLIAMS, ANN XIAOYAN CHEN, LAURA GERHART, JOHN HUEBNER, JUDY RUMLIK, KANGYI CHEN. HIGHLAND INDUSTRIES, INC. served on 12/11/2014, answer due 1/2/2015. (Grunfeld, Kenneth)
December 22, 2014 Filing 7 SUMMONS/Return of Service Returned Executed by THOMAS WILLIAMS, ANN XIAOYAN CHEN, LAURA GERHART, JOHN HUEBNER, JUDY RUMLIK, KANGYI CHEN. TK HOLDINGS, INC. served on 12/8/2014, answer due 12/29/2014. (Grunfeld, Kenneth)
December 16, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER granting #4 Joint Motion by Plaintiffs and Defendants TK Holdings, Inc. and Highland Industries, Inc. to Stay Proceedings until the Judical Panel on Multidistrict Litigation rules on the pending motion to transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407. Signed by Judge Nora Barry Fischer on 12/16/14. (jg)
December 16, 2014 Filing 5 Disclosure Statement identifying Takata Corporation as corporate parent or other affiliate, by HIGHLAND INDUSTRIES, INC., TK HOLDINGS, INC.. (Heim, Robert)
December 16, 2014 Filing 4 Joint MOTION to Stay by Plaintiffs and Defendants by HIGHLAND INDUSTRIES, INC., TK HOLDINGS, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Heim, Robert)
November 21, 2014 Filing 3 NOTICE of filing of Notice of Related Action for Transfer Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1407 by ANN XIAOYAN CHEN, KANGYI CHEN, LAURA GERHART, JOHN HUEBNER, JUDY RUMLIK, THOMAS WILLIAMS (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (Grunfeld, Kenneth)
November 17, 2014 Filing 2 NOTICE that instant civil action has been designated for placement into the United States District Court's Alternative Dispute Resolution program. Parties are directed to fully complete the required 26(f) report, which includes the stipulation of selecting an ADR process. Counsel for plaintiff (or in the case of a removal action, counsel for removing defendant) shall make service of the notice on all parties. (jg)
November 14, 2014 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG, BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, HIGHLAND INDUSTRIES, INC., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., TAKATA CORPORATION, TK HOLDINGS, INC., TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC. (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $400, receipt number 24668029002), filed by THOMAS WILLIAMS, ANN XIAOYAN CHEN, LAURA GERHART, JOHN HUEBNER, JUDY RUMLIK, KANGYI CHEN. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons, #3 Receipt) (ept)
November 14, 2014 Summons Issued as to *AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG, BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, HIGHLAND INDUSTRIES, INC., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., TAKATA CORPORATION, TK HOLDINGS, INC., TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC.* (ept)
November 14, 2014 Remark: Complaint originally received on 11/13/2014 at #1463 at 2:05-mc-2025. (ept)

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