Smith v. Wyeth Inc et al
Plaintiff: Hermanell Smith
Defendant: Wyeth Inc, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc, ESI Lederle, Wyeth Ayerst International Inc, Pharmacia Corporation, Pfizer Inc, Greenstone Ltd, Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc, Barr Laboratories Inc, Duramed Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc, Novo Nordisk Inc, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Mead Johnson & Company, Warner Chilcott Inc, Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc and Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
Case Number: 4:2008cv02732
Filed: September 17, 2008
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Office: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability Office
County: Out of State
Presiding Judge: Billy Roy Wilson
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 23, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 40 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER granting #39 Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss With Prejudice. Accordingly, this CASE is DISMISSED with prejudice. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 09/23/14. (dmm)
September 22, 2014 Filing 39 MOTION to Dismiss by All Plaintiffs (Morrison, Matthew)
January 29, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER designating cases to proceed with case-specific discovery under Practice and Procedure Order 9. Plaintiff(s) are directed to provide Defendant(s) with updated medical authorization within 3 weeks of the date of this Order. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 1/29/2013.(jak)
March 24, 2009 Filing 37 NOTICE of Appearance by Edward F. Fox on behalf of Wyeth Inc, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc, Wyeth Ayerst International Inc (Fox, Edward)
March 23, 2009 Filing 36 NOTICE of Appearance by Carrie L Hund on behalf of Wyeth Inc, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc, Wyeth Ayerst International Inc (Hund, Carrie)
March 18, 2009 Filing 35 NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew J. Morrison on behalf of Hermanell Smith (Morrison, Matthew)
March 14, 2009 Filing 34 NOTICE of Appearance by Carrie L Hund on behalf of Wyeth Inc, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc (Hund, Carrie)
March 9, 2009 Filing 33 NOTICE of Appearance by Edward F. Fox on behalf of Wyeth Inc, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc (Fox, Edward)
December 11, 2008 Opinion or Order Filing 32 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER granting #31 Defendants' PPO8 Motion to Dismiss. Accordingly, Greenstone LLC f/k/a Greenstone Ltd., Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Mead Johnson & Company, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Warner Chilcott, Inc., and Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. are DISMISSED based on the terms and conditions in PPO8. Signed by Judge William R. Wilson, Jr on 12/11/08. (dmm)
December 11, 2008 Filing 31 MOTION to Dismiss Pursuant to Practice and Procedure Order No. 8 by Greenstone Ltd, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Mead Johnson & Company, Warner Chilcott Inc, Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc (Troyer, Brian)
October 29, 2008 Opinion or Order Filing 30 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER granting #29 Defendant's PPO8 Motion to Dismiss. Accordingly, Novo Nordisk, Inc. is DISMISSED based on the terms and conditions in PPO8. Signed by Judge William R. Wilson, Jr on 10/29/08. (dmm)
October 29, 2008 Filing 29 MOTION to Dismiss PURSUANT TO PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE ORDER NO. 8 by Novo Nordisk Inc (Sterchi, Thomas)
October 20, 2008 Opinion or Order Filing 28 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER granting #27 the Joint Motion to Dismiss With Prejudice Defendants Barr Laboratories, Inc., Barr Pharmceuticals, Inc., and Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Accordingly, Defendants Barr Laboratories, Inc., Barr Pharmceuticals, Inc., and Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc are DISMISSED with prejudice. Signed by Judge William R. Wilson, Jr on 10/20/08. (dmm)
October 20, 2008 Filing 27 Joint MOTION to Dismiss With Prejudice Defendants Barr Laboratories, Inc., Barr Pharmceuticals, Inc., and Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Only by Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc, Barr Laboratories Inc, Duramed Pharmaceuticals Inc (Saelinger, Gina)
October 7, 2008 Filing 26 Corporate Disclosure Statement (Rule 7.1) by Novo Nordisk Inc (Lysaught, Patrick)
October 7, 2008 Filing 25 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand and Affirmative Defenses by Novo Nordisk Inc.(Lysaught, Patrick)
September 23, 2008 Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by Paul S. Penticuff on behalf of Novo Nordisk Inc (Penticuff, Paul)
September 23, 2008 Filing 23 NOTICE of Appearance by Patrick Lysaught on behalf of Novo Nordisk Inc (Lysaught, Patrick)
September 23, 2008 Filing 22 NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas N. Sterchi on behalf of Novo Nordisk Inc (Sterchi, Thomas)
September 18, 2008 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Kerry Carson Green on behalf of Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc (Green, Kerry)
September 18, 2008 Filing 20 MEMORANDUM to counsel from the Clerk of Court re: receipt of case from transferor court with a copy of Standing Order dated 8/11/2005 filed in 4:03-cv-1507 attached. (rhm)
September 17, 2008 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by Brian A. Troyer on behalf of Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc (Troyer, Brian)
September 17, 2008 Filing 18 Case electronically transferred in from District of Minnesota; Case Number 0:08-cv-04428. Electronic file with documents numbered 1 - 17, copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
September 2, 2008 Filing 17 Certified Copy of Transfer Order (CTO-145) from the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation; transferring case to the Eastern District of Arkansas for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings. Case assigned to Judge William R Wilson, Jr. (kt) [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
August 1, 2008 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 1 - Establishing Administrative Case 0:08-ad-0001 for management of Hormone Replacement Therapy Litigation cases in the District of Minnesota. IT IS ORDERED that: Defendants in any HRT action filed in this Court after June 1, 2008 need not answer, or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs' HRT complaints until twenty (20) days after notice of formal transfer or further Order of this Court. It is further Ordered that Defendants who have previously filed a Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement need not file any further such disclosures unless there is a material change in corporate information. Signed by Chief Judge Michael J. Davis on 7/30/08. (Attachments: #1 Case List) Associated Cases: 0:08-ad-00001 et al. This Order will be entered multiple times for groups of HRT cases filed in the District of Minnesota. (LJG) [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
July 30, 2008 Filing 15 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation's Adoption of Master ANSWER to Complaint by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. (Borger, John) [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
July 28, 2008 Filing 14 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation re #13 Rule 7.1 - Disclosure Statement, #12 Notice of Appearance (Freestone, Amy) [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
July 28, 2008 Filing 13 RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Novartis Finance Corporation, Novartis Corporation, Novartis Holding AG, Novartis AG as corporate parent and/or publicly held company. (Freestone, Amy) [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
July 28, 2008 Filing 12 DOCUMENT FILED IN ERROR- WRONG EVENT USED // NOTICE of Appearance by Amy R Freestone on behalf of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Freestone, Amy) Modified on 7/29/2008 (lph). [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
July 28, 2008 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER APPROVING re #7 Stipulation regarding Answer pending MDL Transfer filed by Novo Nordisk, Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jeanne J. Graham on 7/28/08. (RLR) [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
July 28, 2008 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Magistrate Judge Susan R. Nelson recused. Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Jeanne J. Graham for all further proceedings. NOTE: the new case number is 08cv4428 PAM/JJG. Please use this case number for all subsequent pleadings. Signed by Magistrate Judge Susan R. Nelson on 7/28/08. (JME) [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
July 25, 2008 Filing 9 DOCUMENT REMOVED, FILED IN WRONG CASE. INITIAL ANSWER to Complaint by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (Morris, Frederick) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/28/2008: # 2 PLACEHOLDER) (JME). [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
July 25, 2008 Filing 8 INITIAL ANSWER to Complaint by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service) (Morris, Frederick) [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
July 25, 2008 Filing 7 STIPULATION Regarding Extension of Time by Novo Nordisk, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(Newkirk, Christopher) [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
July 24, 2008 Filing 6 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Pfizer, Inc., Greenstone, Ltd., Pharmacia and Upjohn Company, Pharmacia Corporation re #5 Rule 7.1 - Disclosure Statement, #4 Answer to Complaint (Iversen, Tara) [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
July 24, 2008 Filing 5 RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Pfizer, Inc., Greenstone, Ltd., Pharmacia and Upjohn Company, Pharmacia Corporation that there is no such parent or publicly held corporation to report. (Iversen, Tara) [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
July 24, 2008 Filing 4 INITIAL ANSWER to Complaint by Pfizer, Inc., Greenstone, Ltd., Pharmacia and Upjohn Company, Pharmacia Corporation. (Iversen, Tara) [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
July 14, 2008 Filing 3 RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Warner Chilcott, Inc. of Warner Chilcott Corporation and Warner Chilcott Limited as corporate parent and/or publicly held company. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(Weldon, Melissa) [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
July 14, 2008 Filing 2 ANSWER to Complaint by Warner Chilcott, Inc.. (Weldon, Melissa) [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
July 2, 2008 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against all defendants ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 40025210.) assigned to Judge Paul A Magnuson per Master List and referred to Magistrate Judge Susan R Nelson, filed by Hermanell Smith. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (kt) [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]
July 2, 2008 Summons Issued as to Pfizer, Inc., Greenstone, Ltd., Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Barr Laboratories, Inc., Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Novo Nordisk, Inc., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Mead-Johnson & Company, Warner Chilcott, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Wyeth, Inc., Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc., ESI Lederle, Wyeth-Ayerst International, Inc., Pharmacia and Upjohn Company, Pharmacia Corporation. (kt) [Transferred from mnd on 9/17/2008.]

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Plaintiff: Hermanell Smith
Represented By: Gale Diane Pearson
Represented By: Matthew J. Morrison
Represented By: Stephen J. Randall
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Defendant: Wyeth Inc
Represented By: Edward F. Fox
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Represented By: Edward F. Fox
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Defendant: Wyeth Ayerst International Inc
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Defendant: Pharmacia Corporation
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Defendant: Greenstone Ltd
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Defendant: Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc
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Defendant: Duramed Pharmaceuticals Inc
Represented By: Gina M. Saelinger
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Defendant: Bristol Myers Squibb Company
Represented By: Frederick W. Morris
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Defendant: Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc
Represented By: Brian A. Troyer
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Defendant: Novo Nordisk Inc
Represented By: Lindsay G. Arthur, Jr.
Represented By: Thomas N. Sterchi
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Represented By: Paul S. Penticuff
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Defendant: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Represented By: Amy R. Fiterman
Represented By: Bridget M. Ahmann
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Represented By: John P. Borger
Represented By: Linda S. Svitak
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Represented By: David Powell Graham
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