Butterfield, Sr. et al v. General Electric Company et al
Plaintiff: Wayne Butterfield, Sr., as sii to and as wrongful death heir of Charlotte Butterfield, Deceased, Charlotte Duncan, as Wrongful Death Heirs of Charlotte Butterfield, Deceased, Wayne Butterfield, Jr., as Wrongful Death Heirs of Charlotte Butterfield, deceased, Wayne Butterfield, Sr, Charlotte Duncan and Wayne Butterfield, Jr.
Defendant: General Electric Company, American Optical Corporation, Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., Foster Wheeler LLC (FKA Foster Wheeler Corporation), Hill Brothers Chemical Company, Pfizer, Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Parker-Hannifan Corporation, Paramount Global, F/K/A ViacomCBS Inc., F/K/A CBS Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, F/K/A Viacom Inc., successor by merger to CBS Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation, F/K/A Westinghouse Electri, IMO Industries Inc., Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, The Olympic Glove and Safety Co., Inc., MetalClad Insulation LLC, Syd Carpenter, Marine Contractor, Inc., Hopeman Brothers, Inc., Astra Flooring Company, Fryer-Knowles, Inc., Fryer-Knowles Inc., a Washington Corporation, Campbell Industries, National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, Foster Wheeler LLC, Paramount Global, Foster Wheeler Corporation, ViacomCBS Inc., CBS Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Viacom Inc., Successor by Merger to CBS Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation, Westinghouse Electric Corporation and Fryer-Knowles Inc.
Case Number: 3:2023cv01620
Filed: April 4, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Araceli Martinez-Olguin
Nature of Suit: P.I. : Asbestos
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal- Asbestos Litigation
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 31, 2023 Filing 74 JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT & [PROPOSED] ORDER filed by Wayne Butterfield, Sr, Wayne Butterfield, Jr, Charlotte Duncan. (Chu, Kimberly) (Filed on 5/31/2023)
May 31, 2023 Filing 73 Certificate of Interested Entities by The Olympic Glove and Safety Co., Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Olympic Glove & Safety Co., Inc. for The Olympic Glove and Safety Co., Inc.. re #71 Notice of Appearance, #72 Answer to Complaint (Notice of Removal) - DEFENDANT THE OLYMPIC GLOVE & SAFETY CO., INC. CERTIFICATION OF INTERESTED ENTITIES OR PARTIES (Smith, Kime) (Filed on 5/31/2023)
May 31, 2023 Filing 72 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) - DEFENDANT THE OLYMPIC GLOVE & SAFETY CO., INC.S NOTICE OF RE-FILING STATE COURT ANSWER TO COMPLAINT filed by The Olympic Glove and Safety Co., Inc.. (Smith, Kime) (Filed on 5/31/2023)
May 31, 2023 Filing 71 NOTICE of Appearance by Kime Hamilton Smith, III - NOTICE OF APPEARANCE BY DEFENDANT THE OLYMPIC GLOVE & SAFETY CO., INC. (Smith, Kime) (Filed on 5/31/2023)
May 24, 2023 Filing 70 DEFENDANT HOPEMAN BROTHERS INC.'S ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand byHopeman Brothers, Inc.. (Cross, Reno) (Filed on 5/24/2023)
May 24, 2023 Filing 69 REPLY (re #52 MOTION to Remand Case to California Superior Court ) filed byWayne Butterfield, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Declaration)(Rose, Jason) (Filed on 5/24/2023)
May 22, 2023 Filing 68 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. (Aspericueta, Erika) (Filed on 5/22/2023) M
May 22, 2023 Filing 67 NOTICE of Filing State Court Answer to plaintiffs' Complaint by Fryer-Knowles Inc., Fryer-Knowles, Inc. (Bruni, Christopher) (Filed on 5/22/2023)
May 22, 2023 Filing 66 Certificate of Interested Parties per FRCP Rule 7.1 by Fryer-Knowles, Inc. (Bruni, Christopher) (Filed on 5/22/2023) Modified on 5/23/2023 (slh, COURT STAFF).
May 22, 2023 Filing 65 NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher B. Bruni for Defendant Fryer-Knowles, Inc. (Bruni, Christopher) (Filed on 5/22/2023)
May 19, 2023 Filing 64 Certificate of Interested Entities by Paramount Global identifying Other Affiliate State Street Corporation, Other Affiliate National Amusements, Inc., Other Affiliate The Vanguard Group, Other Affiliate Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. for Paramount Global. (Johnson, Derek) (Filed on 5/19/2023)
May 17, 2023 Filing 63 EXHIBITS to Declaration of Christopher Herfel [corrected] re #61 Opposition/Response to Motion filed byNational Steel and Shipbuilding Company. (Related document(s) #61 ) (Bessette, Paul) (Filed on 5/17/2023) Modified on 5/18/2023 (slh, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2023 Filing 62 EXHIBITS to Declaration of Christopher Herfel re #61 Opposition/Response to Motion filed byNational Steel and Shipbuilding Company. (Related document(s) #61 ) (Bessette, Paul) (Filed on 5/17/2023) Modified on 5/18/2023 (slh, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2023 Filing 61 OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re #52 MOTION to Remand Case to California Superior Court ) filed byNational Steel and Shipbuilding Company. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Christopher Herfel in Support of NASSCO's Opposition to Motion to Remand to State Court, #2 Declaration of Stephen B. Severs in Support of NASSCO's Opposition to Motion to Remand to State Court, #3 Declaration of P.M. Bessette in Support of Defendant National Steel and Shipbuilding Company's Opposition to Motion to Remand, #4 Declaration of Admiral John B. Padgett III in Support of Opposition to Motion to Remand, #5 Proposed Order Denying Plaintiff's Motion to Remand Case to California Superior Court, #6 Certificate/Proof of Service)(Bessette, Paul) (Filed on 5/17/2023)
May 17, 2023 Filing 60 NOTICE of Appearance by Katherine Paige Gardiner on Behalf of Defendant Paramount Global, f/k/a ViacomCBS Inc., f/k/a CBS Corporation, a Delaware corporation, f/k/a Viacom, Inc., successor by merger to CBS Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation, f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Gardiner, Katherine) (Filed on 5/17/2023)
May 17, 2023 Filing 59 NOTICE of Appearance by Charles T. Sheldon on Behalf of Defendant Paramount Global, f/k/a ViacomCBS Inc., f/k/a CBS Corporation, a Delaware corporation, f/k/a Viacom, Inc., successor by merger to CBS Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation, f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Sheldon, Charles) (Filed on 5/17/2023)
May 17, 2023 Filing 58 Certificate of Interested Entities by Paramount Global identifying Other Affiliate Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Other Affiliate National Amusements, Inc. for Paramount Global. (Johnson, Derek) (Filed on 5/17/2023)
May 17, 2023 Filing 57 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) byParamount Global. (Johnson, Derek) (Filed on 5/17/2023)
May 17, 2023 Filing 56 NOTICE of Appearance by Derek S. Johnson on Behalf of Defendant Paramount Global, f/k/a ViacomCBS Inc., f/k/a CBS Corporation, a Delaware corporation, f/k/a Viacom, Inc., successor by merger to CBS Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation, f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Johnson, Derek) (Filed on 5/17/2023)
May 16, 2023 Set/Reset Deadlines as to #52 MOTION to Remand Case to California Superior Court. Motion Hearing set for 6/15/2023 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin. (tmi, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/16/2023)
May 11, 2023 Filing 55 Case Reassigned to District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin. Judge Haywood S Gilliam, Jr no longer assigned to the case. Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. (cjl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/11/2023)
May 10, 2023 Filing 54 NOTICE by Wayne Butterfield, Sr Notice of Change or Hearing Date and Location of Plaintiff's Motion to Remand Case to California Superior Court (Rose, Jason) (Filed on 5/10/2023)
May 10, 2023 Filing 53 REVISED ORDER REASSIGNING CASE.IT IS ORDERED that this case is reassigned to the Honorable Araceli Martinez-Olguin in the San Francisco division for all further proceedings.1. All future filings shall bear the initials AMO immediately after the case number.2. All case management conference dates are vacated and will be reset by the Court.3. All hearing dates presently scheduled are VACATED. However, existing briefing schedules for motions remain unchanged. Motions must be RENOTICED for hearing before Judge Martinez-Olguin by the moving party for a date consistent with the Courts law and motion calendar, but the renoticing of the hearing does not affect the prior briefing schedule. 4. Deadlines for ADR compliance and discovery cutoff remain unchanged. 5. All pretrial conference and trial dates currently set after August 18, 2023, and all other deadlines associated with the case, will remain in place unless otherwise ordered. 6. All pretrial conference and trial dates scheduled on or before August 18, 2023, are vacated. Other pretrial deadlines (e.g., motions in limine, pretrial statements, proposed joint trial exhibits, etc.) will remain in place. The Court will notify the parties when a status conference will be held to schedule a new pretrial conference and trial dates for affected cases. 7. Matters currently referred to a Magistrate Judge will remain before that Magistrate Judge absent further notice. 8. On or before May 31, 2023, the parties shall file a Joint Case Management Statement (separate statements are appropriate if either party is proceeding without counsel). The statement should not exceed ten pages in length and should address all issues outlined in the #Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District. The approved form for such statements can be accessed # here. A Joint Case Management Statement is not required in prisoner cases in which the prisoner plaintiff/petitioner is not represented by counsel. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 5/10/2023 FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Mark B. Busby, Clerk of Court (ecg-adi, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/10/2023) Modified on 5/10/2023 (ecg, COURT STAFF).
May 3, 2023 Filing 52 MOTION to Remand Case to California Superior Court filed by Wayne Butterfield, Sr. Motion Hearing set for 7/6/2023 02:00 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 2, 4th Floor before Judge Haywood S Gilliam Jr.. Responses due by 5/17/2023. Replies due by 5/24/2023. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Jason M. Rose in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand Case to California Superior Court)(Rose, Jason) (Filed on 5/3/2023)
May 3, 2023 Filing 51 NOTICE of Appearance by Jason Michael Rose (Rose, Jason) (Filed on 5/3/2023)
April 26, 2023 Filing 50 NOTICE of Appearance by Charles T. Sheldon on Behalf of Defendant General Electric Company (Sheldon, Charles) (Filed on 4/26/2023)
April 26, 2023 Filing 49 NOTICE of Appearance by Katherine Paige Gardiner on Behalf of Defendant General Electric Company (Gardiner, Katherine) (Filed on 4/26/2023)
April 26, 2023 Filing 48 Certificate of Interested Entities by General Electric Company identifying Other Affiliate T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., Other Affiliate T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. for General Electric Company. (Johnson, Derek) (Filed on 4/26/2023)
April 26, 2023 Filing 47 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) byGeneral Electric Company. (Johnson, Derek) (Filed on 4/26/2023)
April 26, 2023 Filing 46 NOTICE of Appearance by Derek S. Johnson on Behalf of Defendant General Electric Company (Johnson, Derek) (Filed on 4/26/2023)
April 24, 2023 Filing 45 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Fryer-Knowles Inc. re #43 Notice of Appearance, #44 Certificate of Interested Entities, #42 Answer to Complaint (Ghanaat, Bina) (Filed on 4/24/2023)
April 24, 2023 Filing 44 Certificate of Interested Entities by Fryer-Knowles Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Fryer-Knowels, Inc a Washington Corporation for Fryer-Knowles Inc.. re #43 Notice of Appearance, #42 Answer to Complaint (Ghanaat, Bina) (Filed on 4/24/2023)
April 24, 2023 Filing 43 NOTICE of Appearance by Bina Ghanaat (Ghanaat, Bina) (Filed on 4/24/2023)
April 24, 2023 Filing 42 ANSWER to Complaint by Fryer-Knowles, Inc. a Washington Corporation. (Ghanaat, Bina) (Filed on 4/24/2023) Modified on 4/25/2023 (slh, COURT STAFF).
April 24, 2023 Filing 41 Defendant's ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) for Survival, Wrongful Death - Asbestos byFoster Wheeler LLC. (Bugatto, Robert) (Filed on 4/24/2023)
April 24, 2023 Filing 40 Certificate of Interested Entities by Foster Wheeler LLC identifying Corporate Parent Amec Foster Wheeler plc, a publicly traded company for Foster Wheeler LLC. (Bugatto, Robert) (Filed on 4/24/2023)
April 24, 2023 Filing 39 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert J Bugatto for Defendant Foster Wheeler LLC (Bugatto, Robert) (Filed on 4/24/2023)
April 21, 2023 Filing 38 NOTICE of Appearance by Anthony Dean Brosamle (Brosamle, Anthony) (Filed on 4/21/2023)
April 20, 2023 Filing 37 Certificate of Interested Entities by American Optical Corporation identifying Corporate Parent Coast Holdings Inc. for American Optical Corporation. (Gage, Nicole) (Filed on 4/20/2023)
April 20, 2023 Filing 36 NOTICE of Appearance by Nicole Elisabet Gage (Gage, Nicole) (Filed on 4/20/2023)
April 20, 2023 Filing 35 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) byAmerican Optical Corporation. (Gage, Nicole) (Filed on 4/20/2023)
April 20, 2023 Filing 34 Certificate of Interested Entities by Syd Carpenter, Marine Contractor, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Corporate Parent Allianz Reinsurance America, Inc., Corporate Parent IROC for Syd Carpenter, Marine Contractor, Inc.. (Galfayan, Arpi) (Filed on 4/20/2023)
April 20, 2023 Filing 33 NOTICE of Filing State Court Answer to Plaintiffs Complaint for Damages; DEMAND for Jury Trial by Syd Carpenter, Marine Contractor, Inc. (Galfayan, Arpi) (Filed on 4/20/2023) Modified on 4/21/2023 (slh, COURT STAFF).
April 20, 2023 Filing 32 NOTICE by Wayne Butterfield, Jr Notice of Resolution as to Defendant Air & Liquid Systems Corporation Only (Chu, Kimberly) (Filed on 4/20/2023)
April 20, 2023 Filing 31 NOTICE by Air & Liquid Systems Corporation Withdrawing Joinder in Defendant National Steel and Shipbuilding Notice of Removal (Powell, Glen) (Filed on 4/20/2023)
April 17, 2023 Filing 30 CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FOR REASSIGNED CIVIL CASE.Notice is hereby given that a Case Management Conference has been set for July 11, 2023, before Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., at 2:00 p.m. Case Management Statement due by July 4th. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. All future filings should reflect the case number as 4:23-cv-01620-HSG. The July 11, 2023 proceeding will be held by AT&T Conference Line. The parties are advised that in the event of an audio problem, counsel should be prepared to attend the hearing via Zoom conference at the Courts direction.The court circulates the following conference number to allow the equivalent of a public hearing by telephone.For conference line information, see: https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/telhrg/ All counsel, members of the public and press please use the following dial-in information below to access the conference line: Dial In: 888-808-6929Access Code: 6064255The Court may be in session with proceedings in progress when you connect to the conference line. Therefore, mute your phone if possible and wait for the Court to address you before speaking on the line. For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines. The parties are further advised to ensure that the Court can hear and understand them clearly before speaking at length.PLEASE NOTE: Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. See General Order 58 at Paragraph III. NOTE REGARDING TELEPHONIC CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES: All attorneys and pro se litigants appearing for a telephonic case management conference are required to dial-in at least 15 minutes before the hearing to check-in with the CRD. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.)(ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/17/2023)
April 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Haywood S Gilliam, Jr for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore no longer assigned to case. Signed by The Clerk on 4/13/2023. (anj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/13/2023)
April 12, 2023 Filing 28 CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (wft, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/12/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 27 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Hill Brothers Chemical Company.. (Chaves, Marisa) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 26 CERTIFICATION OF INTERESTED ENTITIES OR PERSONS filed by Hill Brothers Chemical Company (Chaves, Marisa) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 25 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND NOTICE OF INTERESTED PARTIES filed by Hill Brothers Chemical Company (Chaves, Marisa) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 24 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand byHill Brothers Chemical Company. (Chaves, Marisa) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 23 NOTICE of Appearance by Marisa Renee Chaves as Counsel for Hill Brothers Chemical Company (Chaves, Marisa) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 22 NOTICE of Appearance by Amy Jo Talarico as Counsel for Hill Brothers Chemical Company (Talarico, Amy) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Joseph Duffy as Counsel for Hill Brothers Chemical Company (Duffy, Joseph) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 20 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company.. (Bessette, Paul) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 19 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand byMetalClad Insulation LLC. (Hoye, Daniel) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 18 Certificate of Interested Entities by MetalClad Insulation LLC identifying Other Affiliate ENTRX LLC (Holding Company), Other Affiliate Central National Insurance Company (ACE Group), Other Affiliate Industrial Underwriters (ACE Group), Other Affiliate Motor Vehicle Insurance Company (ACE Group), Other Affiliate Hartford Fire Insurance Company (Hartford Group), Other Affiliate Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company (Hartford Group), Other Affiliate First State Insurance Company (Hartford Group), Other Affiliate Continental Casualty Company (CNA Group), Other Affiliate Harbor Insurance Company (CNA Group), Other Affiliate Northbrook Insurance Company (Allstate), Other Affiliate Granite State Insurance Company (AIG Group), Other Affiliate National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA (AIG Group), Other Affiliate American Home Insurance Company (AIG Group), Other Affiliate Transport Case Insurance Company, Other Affiliate American Motorist Insurance Company, in liquidation (Chubb Group). for MetalClad Insulation LLC. (Hoye, Daniel) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel B. Hoye Michelle C. Jackson and Lisa L. Oberg (Hoye, Daniel) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 16 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Wayne Butterfield, Sr.. (Chu, Kimberly) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 15 NOTICE of Appearance by Kimberly Joy Wai Jun Chu (Chu, Kimberly) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 14 Certificate of Interested Entities by Astra Flooring Company identifying Other Affiliate St. Paul Travelers, Other Affiliate Resolute Management, Inc., Other Affiliate Riverstone Claims Management LLC, Other Affiliate Fireman's Fund Insurance, Other Affiliate Liberty Mutual Group, Other Affiliate The Hartford for Astra Flooring Company. (Azad, Seana) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 13 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) byAstra Flooring Company. (Azad, Seana) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Francis Dennis Pond on behalf of Defendant Astra Flooring Company (Pond, Francis) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Sandra Lucia Gryder on behalf of Defendant Astra Flooring Company (Gryder, Sandra) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Seana Azad on behalf of Defendant Astra Flooring Company (Azad, Seana) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 10, 2023 Filing 9 Certificate of Interested Entities by Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (Powell, Glen) (Filed on 4/10/2023)
April 10, 2023 Filing 8 Joinder re #1 Notice of Removal, by Air & Liquid Systems Corporation. (Powell, Glen) (Filed on 4/10/2023)
April 10, 2023 Filing 7 Certificate of Interested Entities by IMO Industries Inc. identifying Other Affiliate Colfax Fluid Handling LLC, Other Affiliate IMO Holdings, Inc., Other Affiliate Colfax Corporation, a publicly traded company for IMO Industries Inc.. (Martinovich, Edward) (Filed on 4/10/2023)
April 10, 2023 Filing 6 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) byIMO Industries Inc.. (Martinovich, Edward) (Filed on 4/10/2023)
April 10, 2023 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Edward Martinovich (Martinovich, Edward) (Filed on 4/10/2023)
April 7, 2023 Filing 4 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) byNational Steel and Shipbuilding Company. (Bessette, Paul) (Filed on 4/7/2023)
April 5, 2023 Filing 3 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 7/4/2023. Initial Case Management Conference set for 7/11/2023 at 01:30 PM in Oakland, - Courtroom to be determined. (slh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/5/2023)
April 5, 2023 Filing 2 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 4/19/2023. (ark, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/5/2023)
April 4, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from San Francisco Superior Court. Their case number is CGC-23-277101. (Filing fee $402 receipt number ACANDC-18140612). Filed byNational Steel and Shipbuilding Company. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of P.M. Bessette in Support of Defendant National Steel and Shipbuilding Company's Notice of Removal of Civil Action, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Bessette, Paul) (Filed on 4/4/2023)

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Defendant: General Electric Company
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Defendant: American Optical Corporation
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Defendant: Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.
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Defendant: Foster Wheeler LLC (FKA Foster Wheeler Corporation)
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Defendant: Hill Brothers Chemical Company
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Defendant: Pfizer, Inc.
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Defendant: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Represented By: Erika Aspericueta
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Defendant: Parker-Hannifan Corporation
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Defendant: Paramount Global, F/K/A ViacomCBS Inc., F/K/A CBS Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, F/K/A Viacom Inc., successor by merger to CBS Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation, F/K/A Westinghouse Electri
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Defendant: IMO Industries Inc.
Represented By: Bobbie Rae Bailey
Represented By: Edward Martinovich
Represented By: Frederick W. Gatt
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Defendant: Air & Liquid Systems Corporation
Represented By: Glen R. Powell
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Defendant: The Olympic Glove and Safety Co., Inc.
Represented By: Richard Michael Lee
Represented By: Kime Hamilton Smith, III
Represented By: Mark Anthony Love
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Defendant: MetalClad Insulation LLC
Represented By: Daniel B. Hoye
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Defendant: Syd Carpenter, Marine Contractor, Inc.
Represented By: Arpi Galfayan
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Defendant: Hopeman Brothers, Inc.
Represented By: Reno Cross
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Defendant: Astra Flooring Company
Represented By: Francis Dennis Pond
Represented By: Seana Azad
Represented By: Sandra Lucia Gryder
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Defendant: Fryer-Knowles, Inc.
Represented By: Christopher B. Bruni
Represented By: Bina Ghanaat
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Defendant: Fryer-Knowles Inc., a Washington Corporation
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Defendant: Campbell Industries
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Defendant: National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
Represented By: Paul M. Bessette
Represented By: Demian David Steele
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Defendant: Foster Wheeler LLC
Represented By: Robert J Bugatto
Represented By: Edward R. Hugo
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Defendant: Paramount Global
Represented By: Derek S. Johnson
Represented By: Charles T. Sheldon
Represented By: Katherine Paige Gardiner
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Defendant: Foster Wheeler Corporation
Represented By: Edward R. Hugo
Represented By: Robert J Bugatto
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Defendant: ViacomCBS Inc.
Represented By: Derek S. Johnson
Represented By: Charles T. Sheldon
Represented By: Katherine Paige Gardiner
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Defendant: CBS Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
Represented By: Derek S. Johnson
Represented By: Charles T. Sheldon
Represented By: Katherine Paige Gardiner
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Defendant: Viacom Inc., Successor by Merger to CBS Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation
Represented By: Derek S. Johnson
Represented By: Charles T. Sheldon
Represented By: Katherine Paige Gardiner
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Defendant: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Represented By: Charles T. Sheldon
Represented By: Derek S. Johnson
Represented By: Katherine Paige Gardiner
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Defendant: Fryer-Knowles Inc.
Represented By: Christopher B. Bruni
Represented By: Bina Ghanaat
Represented By: Edward R. Hugo
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