Beward v. Lowe's Home Centers, LLC et al
Plaintiff: John Beward
Defendant: Lowe's Home Centers, LLC, Wing Product Development Company doing business as Little Giant Ladder Systems and Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC
Other: Stacy Estes Yates
Case Number: 8:2024cv00665
Filed: March 13, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Natalie Hirt Adams
Referring Judge: William F Jung
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 23, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ENDORSED ORDER directing the parties' attention to the #7 Order Appointing Mediator Stacy E. Yates. Signed by Judge William F. Jung on 4/23/2024. (CCB)
April 23, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 18 CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery is due by 7/16/2025. Dispositive motions are due by 9/1/2025. Pretrial statement is due by 1/1/2026. Final Pretrial Conference is set for 1/8/2026 at 09:00 AM in Tampa Courtroom 15 B before Judge William F. Jung. Jury Trial is set for the February 2026 Trial Term commencing 2/2/2026 at 09:00 AM in Tampa Courtroom 15 B before Judge William F. Jung. Signed by Judge William F. Jung on 4/23/2024. (JCG)
April 22, 2024 Filing 17 CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT. (Shalom, Loren)
April 5, 2024 Filing 16 CORPORATE Disclosure Statement by Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC, Lowe's Home Centers, LLC. (Justice, Petra)
March 25, 2024 Filing 15 Amended Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Plaintiff's Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial by Lowe's Home Centers, LLC.(Bourgeois, L.) Modified on 3/26/2024 to edit docket text (JDR).
March 25, 2024 Filing 14 NOTICE TO COUNSEL Loren Shalom of Local Rule 2.01(b)(2)(B), which requires members of the Middle District bar to maintain with the clerk a current telephone number, mailing address, and email address. Update your contact information for the Middle District through PACER. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (LD)
March 22, 2024 Filing 13 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement by John Beward. (Shalom, Loren)
March 22, 2024 Filing 12 NOTICE of a related action per Local Rule 1.07(c) by John Beward. Related case(s): No (Shalom, Loren)
March 22, 2024 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Loren Shalom on behalf of John Beward (Shalom, Loren)
March 22, 2024 Filing 10 NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Loren Shalom on behalf of John Beward. Lead Counsel: Loren Shalom. (Shalom, Loren)
March 20, 2024 Filing 9 ANSWER and affirmative defenses to Complaint with Jury Demand by Lowe's Home Centers, LLC. (Justice, Petra) Modified text on 3/21/2024 (MCB).
March 20, 2024 Filing 8 ANSWER and affirmative defenses to Complaint with Jury Demand by Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC.(Justice, Petra) Modified text on 3/21/2024 (MCB).
March 20, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER appointing Stacy Estes Yates as mediator in this action. Signed by Judge William F. Jung on 3/20/2024. (CCB)
March 19, 2024 Filing 6 NOTICE by Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC, Lowe's Home Centers, LLC, Wing Product Development Company re #1 Notice of Removal; Notice of Supplementing Notice of Removal to Add New State Court Docket Entry Dismissing Wing Product Development Company d/b/a Little Giant Ladder Systems Without Prejudice. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Notice of Voluntary Dismissal)(Justice, Petra)
March 14, 2024 Filing 5 NOTICE of a related action per Local Rule 1.07(c) by Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC, Lowe's Home Centers, LLC, Wing Product Development Company. Related case(s): No (Justice, Petra)
March 14, 2024 Filing 4 NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Petra L. Justice on behalf of Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC, Lowe's Home Centers, LLC, Wing Product Development Company. Lead Counsel: L. Robert Bourgeois, Esq.. (Justice, Petra)
March 14, 2024 Filing 3 NOTICE of Local Rule 2.02(a), which states, "The first paper filed on behalf of a party must designate only one lead counsel who - unless the party changes the designation - remains lead counsel throughout the action." Counsel must file a Notice of Lead Counsel Designation identifying lead counsel. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (BD)
March 14, 2024 Filing 2 NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge William F. Jung and Magistrate Judge Natalie Hirt Adams. New case number: 8:24-cv-665-WFJ-NHA. (AJS)
March 13, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT and NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, case number 2024-CA-000666 filed in State Court on 02/15/2024. Filing fee $405, receipt number AFLMDC-21867909 filed by Wing Product Development Company, Lowe's Home Centers, LLC, Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Ex. 1 - State Court Complaint, #2 Ex. 2 - State Court Docket Sheet, #3 Ex. 3 - State Court Other Documents, #4 Ex. 4 - Civil Cover Sheet, #5 Ex. 5 - Pre Suit Demand Letter, #6 Ex. 6 - Notice of Filing Notice of Removal (STATE), #7 Civil Cover Sheet (Federal))(Justice, Petra) Modified text on 3/14/2024 (BD).

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Plaintiff: John Beward
Represented By: Loren Shalom
Represented By: Jason Turchin
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Defendant: Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
Represented By: Petra L. Justice
Represented By: L. Robert Bourgeois
Represented By: Christopher Aaron Pate
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Defendant: Wing Product Development Company doing business as Little Giant Ladder Systems
Represented By: Petra L. Justice
Represented By: L. Robert Bourgeois
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Defendant: Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC
Represented By: Petra L. Justice
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Represented By: L. Robert Bourgeois
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Other: Stacy Estes Yates
Represented By: Stacy Estes Yates
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