Thompson et al v. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc et al
Plaintiff: Robert Thompson and Lilly Thompson
Defendant: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc, Wyeth Inc, Pfizer Inc, Barr Laboratories Inc, Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc, Duramed Pharmaceuticals Inc, Greenstone Ltd, Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC, Abbott Laboratories and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Case Number: 4:2008cv02765
Filed: September 18, 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: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 6, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 45 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER granting #44 Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss With Prejudice. Accordingly, this CASE is DISMISSED with prejudice. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 03/06/15. (dmm) (Docket text modified on 3/6/2015 to correct the signature date, pursuant to instructions from Chambers.)(thd).
March 6, 2015 NOTICE OF DOCKET CORRECTION re: 45 Order. CORRECTION: The docket text was modified to correct the signature date to 3/6/2015.(thd)
March 5, 2015 Filing 44 MOTION to Dismiss Party Defendant Abbott Laboratories, Inc. by Lilly Thompson, Robert Thompson (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(Berezofsky, Esther)
January 20, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 43 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER granting #42 Plaintiffs' Motion to Dismiss Certain Defendants. Accordingly, all Defendants, except Abbott Laboratories, are DISMISSED with prejudice. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 01/20/15. (dmm)
January 16, 2015 Filing 42 MOTION to Dismiss Party - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al, Wyeth, Inc., Pfizer, Inc., Pharmacia and Upjohn Company, LLC, Greenstone, Ltd. by Lilly Thompson, Robert Thompson (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(Berezofsky, Esther)
May 9, 2014 Filing 41 Email from Judge Billy Roy Wilson to Attorney Esther E. Berezofsky regarding settled MDL 1507 cases. (rhm)
November 26, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 40 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER:The parties are directed to forthwith "meet and confer" to schedule additional PPO9 depositions. The next deposition should take place no later than January, 2014.By 5 p.m., Tuesday, December 10, 2013, the parties must file a status report setting out who is being deposed and when. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 11/26/13. (dmm)
November 25, 2013 Filing 39 STATUS REPORT by Lilly Thompson, Robert Thompson. (Berezofsky, Esther)
November 25, 2013 Filing 38 STATUS REPORT by Abbott Laboratories. (Julian, Jim)
November 15, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 37 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER: This case was designated for PPO9 discovery over nine months ago. Accordingly, the parties are directed to file a joint (to the extent possible) status report by 5 p.m., Monday, November 25, 2013, on the status of PPO9 discovery in this case. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 11/15/13. (dmm)
August 2, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 36 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) Letter-OrderDear Counsel:Please meet and confer and see if you think a settlement conference might be helpful in this case. If you agree -- and only if you agree -- please contact me and I will set up a settlement conference for you.I would be much obliged if you would let me know about this right away. I will not be much inclined to set last minute settlement conferences before I exit the case. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 08/02/13. (dmm)
May 31, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 35 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER granting #34 Abbott's Motion to Withdraw Counsel. Accordingly, Mr. M. King Hill, III is relieved as counsel. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 05/31/13. (dmm)
May 21, 2013 Filing 34 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Abbott Laboratories (Gaarder, Christina)
May 10, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 33 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER granting #30 #32 the Joint Motions Dismiss Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc. Accordingly, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc. are DISMISSED with prejudice. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 05/10/13. (dmm)
May 8, 2013 Filing 32 MOTION to Dismiss Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. with Prejudice by Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc, Lilly Thompson, Robert Thompson (Troyer, Brian)
May 2, 2013 Filing 31 NOTICE of Appearance by Christina L Gaarder on behalf of Abbott Laboratories (Gaarder, Christina)
April 26, 2013 Filing 30 Joint MOTION to Dismiss With Prejudice of Plaintiffs' Claims Against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Lilly Thompson, Robert Thompson (Borger, John)
March 20, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 29 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER granting #28 Defendant's Motion to Withdraw Motion and withdrawing #26 Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 03/20/13. (dmm)
March 19, 2013 Filing 28 MOTION to Withdraw #26 MOTION to Dismiss by Abbott Laboratories (Julian, Jim)
March 8, 2013 Filing 27 BRIEF IN SUPPORT re #26 Motion to Dismiss filed by Abbott Laboratories. (Julian, Jim)
March 8, 2013 Filing 26 MOTION to Dismiss by Abbott Laboratories (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Julian, Jim)(withdrawn pursuant to DE #26) Modified on 3/20/2013 (tjb).
March 6, 2013 Filing 25 NOTICE of Appearance by Kimberly Bessiere Martin on behalf of Greenstone Ltd, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC, Wyeth Inc, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc (Martin, Kimberly)
January 29, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 24 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)
October 20, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 23 AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER Re: release of psychological/psychiatric records #22 . Signed by Judge William R. Wilson, Jr on 10/20/10. (tjj)
September 28, 2010 NOTICE OF DOCKET CORRECTION #22 Unopposed MOTION for Protective Order. CORRECTION: The docket text was modified to indicate the proposed order was filed as an attachment to docket entry #22 in error.(hph)
September 27, 2010 Filing 22 Unopposed MOTION for Protective Order Governing Release of Psychological/Psychiatric Records by Lilly Thompson, Robert Thompson (Docket text modified on 9/28/2010 to indicate the proposed order was filed as an attachment in error.) (hph).
November 5, 2009 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by John P. Borger on behalf of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Borger, John)
July 10, 2009 Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by Paul F. Strain on behalf of Abbott Laboratories (Strain, Paul)
July 10, 2009 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by M. King Hill, III on behalf of Abbott Laboratories (Hill, M.)
July 10, 2009 Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance by Jim L. Julian on behalf of Abbott Laboratories (Julian, Jim)
May 29, 2009 Filing 17 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand against all defendants, filed by Robert Thompson, Lilly Thompson (jap)
May 29, 2009 Summons Issued as to Abbott Laboratories, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. (jap)
May 26, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 16 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER granting #15 Plaintiff's Motion to Amend Complaint to Add Defendants. Accordingly, Plaintiff is directed to conventionally file her amended complaint, attached to the motion as an exhibit, by 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Signed by Judge William R. Wilson, Jr on 05/26/09. (dmm)
May 20, 2009 Filing 15 MOTION to Amend/Correct Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint Asserting Claims Against Defendants Abbott Laboratories and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. by Robert Thompson, Lilly Thompson (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit Proposed First Amended Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial)(Berezofsky, Esther)
March 14, 2009 Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Carrie L Hund on behalf of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc, Wyeth Inc (Hund, Carrie)
March 9, 2009 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Edward F. Fox on behalf of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc, Wyeth Inc (Fox, Edward)
October 20, 2008 Opinion or Order Filing 12 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER granting #11 Defendants' PPO8 Motion to Dismiss. Accordingly, Barr Laboratories, Inc., Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. are DISMISSED based on the terms and conditions in PPO8. Signed by Judge William R. Wilson, Jr on 10/20/08. (dmm)
October 20, 2008 Filing 11 MOTION to Dismiss Defendants Barr Laboratories, Inc., Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pursuant to Practice and Procedure Order No. 8 by Barr Laboratories Inc, Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc, Duramed Pharmaceuticals Inc (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Saelinger, Gina)
September 18, 2008 Filing 10 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 18, 2008 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Brian A. Troyer on behalf of Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc (Troyer, Brian)
September 18, 2008 Filing 8 Case electronically transferred in from District of Minnesota; Case Number 0:08-cv-04453. Electronic file with documents numbered 1 - 7, copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
September 2, 2008 Filing 7 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 9/18/2008.]
August 1, 2008 Opinion or Order Filing 6 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 9/18/2008.]
July 24, 2008 Filing 5 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Pharmacia and Upjohn Company, LLC, Greenstone Ltd, Pfizer Inc. re #4 Rule 7.1 - Disclosure Statement, #3 Answer to Complaint (Gravink, Michael) [Transferred from mnd on 9/18/2008.]
July 24, 2008 Filing 4 RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Pharmacia and Upjohn Company, LLC, Greenstone Ltd, Pfizer Inc. that there is no such parent or publicly held corporation to report. (Gravink, Michael) [Transferred from mnd on 9/18/2008.]
July 24, 2008 Filing 3 Initial ANSWER to Complaint by Pharmacia and Upjohn Company, LLC, Greenstone Ltd, Pfizer Inc.. (Gravink, Michael) [Transferred from mnd on 9/18/2008.]
July 10, 2008 Opinion or Order Filing 2 DISQUALIFICATION AND ORDER FOR REASSIGNMENT. Judge Richard H. Kyle no longer assigned to the case. Case reassigned to Senior Judge David S. Doty for all further proceedings. NOTE: the new case number is 08cv4453 DSD/RLE. Please use this case number for all subsequent pleadings. Signed by Judge Richard H. Kyle on 7/8/08. (LJG) [Transferred from mnd on 9/18/2008.]
July 2, 2008 Summons Issued as to Pharmacia and Upjohn Company, LLC, Barr Laboratories, Inc., Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Greenstone Ltd, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Wyeth, Inc., Pfizer Inc.. (kt) [Transferred from mnd on 9/18/2008.]
July 2, 2008 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Pharmacia and Upjohn Company, LLC, Barr Laboratories, Inc., Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Greenstone Ltd, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Wyeth, Inc., Pfizer Inc. ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 4-25228.) assigned to Judge Richard H. Kyle per Master list, referred to Magistrate Judge Raymond L. Erickson, filed by Lilly Thompson, Robert Thompson. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (PJM) [Transferred from mnd on 9/18/2008.]

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Plaintiff: Robert Thompson
Represented By: Esther E. Berezofsky
Represented By: Gale Diane Pearson
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Plaintiff: Lilly Thompson
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Defendant: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc
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Defendant: Duramed Pharmaceuticals Inc
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Defendant: Greenstone Ltd
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Defendant: Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc
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Defendant: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC
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Defendant: Abbott Laboratories
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