Lorraine M. Stone v. Philip Morris USA Inc. et al
Plaintiff: LORRAINE M. STONE, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of JOHN E. STONE and Lorraine M Stone
Defendant: WALGREEN CO., PHILIP MORRIS USA INC., R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY and LIGGETT GROUP LLC
Case Number: 1:2020cv05198
Filed: September 2, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Matthew F Kennelly
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 26, 2020 Filing 39 REMAND with certified copy of order dated 10/26/2020 and letter to Circuit Court of Cook County via email. (ec, )
October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER For the reasons stated below, the Court grants plaintiff's motion to remand #27 but denies plaintiff's motion for sanctions #27 . The Court terminates as moot defendant Walgreen's motion to dismiss #23 . The telephone status hearing set for November 2, 2020 is vacated. The Court directs the Clerk to remand this case forthwith to the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 10/26/2020: Mailed notice (ec, )
October 19, 2020 Filing 37 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: At the Court's instance, the telephone status hearing set for 10/19/2020 is vacated and reset to 11/2/2020 at 9:15 AM, using call-in number 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. (mk)
October 15, 2020 Filing 36 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: At the Court's instance, the telephonic status hearing set for 9:30 a.m. on 10/19/2020 is pushed back to 10:00 a.m. on the same date. The following call-in number will be used for the hearing: 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. Counsel should wait for the case to be called before announcing themselves. Mailed notice. (mma, )
October 2, 2020 Filing 35 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Philip Morris USA Inc. by David M Menichetti (Menichetti, David)
October 2, 2020 Filing 34 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Motion of David Menichetti to appear pro hac vice #33 is granted. (mk)
October 1, 2020 Filing 33 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-17500058. (Menichetti, David)
October 1, 2020 Filing 32 REPLY by Plaintiff Lorraine M Stone in Support of Motion for Remand (Flowers, Peter)
September 28, 2020 Filing 31 RESPONSE by Liggett Group LLC, Philip Morris USA Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Companyin Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiff Lorraine M Stone to remand #27 / DEFENDANTS PHILIP MORRIS USA INC., R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, AND LIGGETT GROUP LLC'S OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR REMAND (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3)(Mika, Caitlin)
September 26, 2020 Filing 30 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Motion for leave to file joint opposition #29 is granted, conditioned upon the joint filing being no more than 25 pages. Defendants' citation of possibility of 45 pages if they filed separate briefs is unavailing, because defendants' arguments are overwhelmingly likely to be duplicative or overlapping, and the Court would have stricken duplicative filings. (mk)
September 23, 2020 Filing 29 MOTION by Defendants Liggett Group LLC, Philip Morris USA Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for leave to file a Joint Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Remand, MOTION by Defendants Liggett Group LLC, Philip Morris USA Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for leave to file excess pages (Mika, Caitlin)
September 16, 2020 Filing 28 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Defendant Walgreen Co.'s motion to dismiss #23 is held in abeyance. Any party's objection to plaintiff's motion to remand #27 is to be filed by 9/28/2020. Plaintiff's reply is to be filed by 10/5/2020. Telephone status hearing is set for 10/19/2020 at 9:30 AM, using call-in number 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. Counsel should wait for the case to be called before announcing themselves. (mk)
September 16, 2020 Filing 27 MOTION by Plaintiff Lorraine M Stone to remand (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4)(Flowers, Peter)
September 9, 2020 Filing 26 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Liggett Group LLC(Luther, Kelly Anne)
September 9, 2020 Filing 25 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand / PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.'S ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT AT LAW by Philip Morris USA Inc.(Mika, Caitlin)
September 9, 2020 Filing 24 MEMORANDUM by Walgreen Co. in support of motion to dismiss #23 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5)(Isasi, Jose)
September 9, 2020 Filing 23 MOTION by Defendant Walgreen Co. to dismiss (Isasi, Jose)
September 9, 2020 Filing 22 ANSWER to Complaint by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company(Isasi, Jose)
September 3, 2020 Filing 20 MAILED notice of removal letter to counsel of record (nsf, )
September 3, 2020 Filing 19 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by LIGGETT GROUP LLC (Luther, Kelly Anne)
September 3, 2020 Filing 18 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff LORRAINE M. STONE, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of JOHN E. STONE by Jonathan Peter Mincieli (Mincieli, Jonathan)
September 3, 2020 Filing 17 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant LIGGETT GROUP LLC by Stephanie Ann Scharf (Scharf, Stephanie)
September 3, 2020 Filing 16 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff LORRAINE M. STONE, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of JOHN E. STONE by Gladys Proa Santana (Santana, Gladys)
September 3, 2020 Filing 15 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff LORRAINE M. STONE, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of JOHN E. STONE by Craig Daniel Brown (Brown, Craig)
September 3, 2020 Filing 14 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff LORRAINE M. STONE, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of JOHN E. STONE by Peter J. Flowers (Flowers, Peter)
September 3, 2020 Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant LIGGETT GROUP LLC by George D Sax Amended (Sax, George)
September 3, 2020 Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant LIGGETT GROUP LLC by George D Sax (Sax, George)
September 3, 2020 Filing 11 Corporate Disclosure STATEMENT by WALGREEN CO. (Isasi, Jose)
September 3, 2020 Filing 10 Corporate Disclosure STATEMENT by R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY (Isasi, Jose)
September 3, 2020 Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant WALGREEN CO. by Jose Antonio Isasi, II (Isasi, Jose)
September 3, 2020 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY by Jose Antonio Isasi, II (Isasi, Jose)
September 3, 2020 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant LIGGETT GROUP LLC by Maria H Ruiz (Ruiz, Maria)
September 3, 2020 Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant LIGGETT GROUP LLC by Kelly Anne Elizabeth Luther (Luther, Kelly Anne)
September 3, 2020 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sheila M. Finnegan. Case assignment: Random assignment. (cp, )
September 2, 2020 Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. by Daniel M. Meyers (Meyers, Daniel)
September 2, 2020 Filing 4 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. (Mika, Caitlin)
September 2, 2020 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. by Caitlin Martini Mika (Mika, Caitlin)
September 2, 2020 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Mika, Caitlin)
September 2, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, case number (2020-L-008635) filed by LIGGETT GROUP LLC, PHILIP MORRIS USA INC., R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-17389939. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10, #11 Exhibit 11, #12 Exhibit 12, #13 Exhibit 13)(Mika, Caitlin)

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Defendant: WALGREEN CO.
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