Cook et al v. Mine Safety Appliances Company et al
Plaintiff: Mark Cook and Debra Lynn Cook
Defendant: 3M Company, Mine Safety Appliances Company, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, American Optical Corporation, Cabot CSC Corporation, Cabot Corporation, Aearo Technologies, LLC, Aearo LLC, Kentucky Mine Supply Company and Mine Service Company, Inc.
Case Number: 7:2022cv00065
Filed: July 11, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Presiding Judge: Edward B Atkins
Referring Judge: Candace J Smith
2 Judge: Robert E Wier
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal- Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 7, 2022 ***MOTION SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of Judge Wier for review: re #18 MOTION to Remand to State Court by Debra Lynn Cook, Mark Cook. (TDA)
September 6, 2022 Filing 21 REPLY to Response to Motion re #18 MOTION to Remand to State Court by Debra Lynn Cook, Mark Cook filed by Debra Lynn Cook, Mark Cook. (Givens, Johnny)
August 25, 2022 Filing 20 RESPONSE to #18 filed by 3M Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Additional 8710 Certification Letters, #2 Exhibit Aug. 5, 2011 OSHA Standard Interpretation Letter, #3 Exhibit Martin Website Bio)(Miller, Byron)
August 4, 2022 Filing 19 MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion re #18 MOTION to Remand to State Court by Debra Lynn Cook, Mark Cook filed by Debra Lynn Cook, Mark Cook. (Givens, Johnny)
August 4, 2022 Filing 18 MOTION to Remand to State Court by Debra Lynn Cook, Mark Cook (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - OSHA Letter, #2 Exhibit 2 - 3M Packaging, #3 Exhibit 3 - User Seal Check Article, #4 Exhibit 4 - 1910.134 App B-1, #5 Exhibit 5 - Complaint, #6 Exhibit 6 - Mealer Order, #7 Proposed Order Granting Motion to Remand)(Givens, Johnny)
July 29, 2022 ***FILE SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of Judge Wier for review: #17 Suggestion of Bankruptcy (RCB)
July 28, 2022 Filing 17 SUGGESTION OF BANKRUPTCY Upon the Record as to Aearo Technologies LLC and Certain of its Affiliates and Notice of Automatic Stay of Proceedings by Aearo LLC, Aearo Technologies, LLC, American Optical Corporation, Cabot CSC Corporation, Cabot Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Voluntary Petition of Lead Debtor)(Watt, Whitney)
July 19, 2022 Filing 16 NOTICE by Mine Service Company, Inc. Consent to Removal (Gault, Patrick)
July 19, 2022 Filing 15 NOTICE by Kentucky Mine Supply Company Consent to Removal (Gault, Patrick)
July 19, 2022 Filing 14 FRCP 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Mine Service Company, Inc.. (Gault, Patrick)
July 19, 2022 Filing 13 FRCP 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Kentucky Mine Supply Company. (Gault, Patrick)
July 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER: As required by USC 28:455, undersigned will recuse. IT IS ORDERED that matter is REASSIGNED to Magistrate Judge Candace J. Smith. Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins on 7/18/2022. (TDA) cc: COR
July 18, 2022 ***FILE SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of Judge Smith for review: #11 Order of Reassignment. (TDA)
July 15, 2022 Filing 10 FRCP 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Mine Safety Appliances Company. (Spurlock, M.)
July 15, 2022 Filing 9 NOTICE by Mine Safety Appliances Company Consent to Removal (Spurlock, M.)
July 15, 2022 Filing 8 FRCP 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Cabot CSC Corporation. (Startsman, Emily)
July 15, 2022 Filing 7 FRCP 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Aearo Technologies, LLC identifying Corporate Parent Aearo LLC, Corporate Parent Aearo Intermediate LLC, Corporate Parent Aearo Holding, LLC, Corporate Parent 3M Occupational Safety LLC, Corporate Parent 3M Company for Aearo Technologies, LLC.. (Startsman, Emily)
July 15, 2022 Filing 6 FRCP 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by American Optical Corporation identifying Corporate Parent Coast Holdings Inc. for American Optical Corporation.. (Startsman, Emily)
July 15, 2022 Filing 5 NOTICE by Aearo Technologies, LLC, American Optical Corporation, Cabot CSC Corporation of Consent to Removal (Startsman, Emily)
July 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 STANDING CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL ORDER: 1. At the outset, the Court reminds the parties that, under Rule 1, they share with the Court the duty to construe, administer, and employ the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of this action; 2. Pursuant to 28:636(b)(1) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, the Court refers this case to the appropriate United States Magistrate Judge for this Division; 3. Unless otherwise ordered, the Court retains for decision any motion dispositive of a claim or defense (as well as motions regulating the trial proof, including Daubert and motions in limine); 4. Concurrent with the filing of any Rule 12 motion, the moving party may file, as a separate motion, any request for a discovery stay pending resolution. The Court refers consideration of any such motion to the assigned Magistrate Judge; 5. Discovery Disputes shall be resolved as defined within this order; The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to enter this Standing Order in the undersigned's civil cases excepting Social Security, pro se, and prisoner post-conviction matters at case opening (or as the Court otherwise directs). Signed by Judge Robert E. Wier. (TDA)cc: COR
July 12, 2022 Conflict Check run. (TDA)
July 11, 2022 Filing 3 FRCP 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by 3M Company. (TDA)
July 11, 2022 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Letcher Circuit Court, case number 22-CI-00136. (Filing fee $402; receipt number AKYEDC-5308560), filed by 3M Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - State Court Record, #2 Exhibit 2 - 8210 Approval Letter, #3 Exhibit 3 - 8710 Approval Letter, #4 Exhibit 4 - Coleman Smith Complaint, #5 Exhibit 5 - NOF Removal, #6 Civil Cover Sheet)(TDA)
July 11, 2022 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) by Aearo Technologies, LLC. State Court Pleading, see DE #1 pgs 58-71 for pdf. (TDA)
July 11, 2022 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) by Cabot CSC Corporation. State Court Pleading, see DE #1 pgs 44-57 for pdf. (TDA)
July 11, 2022 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) by 3M Company. State Court Pleading, see DE #1 pgs 72-81 for pdf. (TDA)
July 11, 2022 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) by Kentucky Mine Supply Company. State Court Pleading, see DE #1 pgs 94-98 for pdf. (TDA)
July 11, 2022 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) by Mine Service Company, Inc. State Court Pleading, see DE #1 pgs 99-103 for pdf. (TDA)
July 11, 2022 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) by Mine Safety Appliances Company. State Court Pleading, see DE #1 pgs 85-93 for pdf. (TDA)

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Defendant: 3M Company
Represented By: Bryant J. Spann
Represented By: Byron N. Miller
Represented By: Michael J. Bender
Represented By: Robert H. Akers
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Defendant: Mine Safety Appliances Company
Represented By: Alice A. Jones
Represented By: Crystal D. King
Represented By: M. Trent Spurlock
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Defendant: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
Represented By: Bryant J. Spann
Represented By: Byron N. Miller
Represented By: Michael J. Bender
Represented By: Robert H. Akers
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Defendant: American Optical Corporation
Represented By: Emily Larish Startsman
Represented By: Robert M. Connolly
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Represented By: Carol Dan Browning
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Defendant: Cabot CSC Corporation
Represented By: Carol Dan Browning
Represented By: Emily Larish Startsman
Represented By: Robert M. Connolly
Represented By: Whitney Frazier Watt
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Defendant: Cabot Corporation
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Defendant: Aearo Technologies, LLC
Represented By: Carol Dan Browning
Represented By: Emily Larish Startsman
Represented By: Robert M. Connolly
Represented By: Whitney Frazier Watt
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Defendant: Aearo LLC
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Defendant: Kentucky Mine Supply Company
Represented By: Patrick W. Gault
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Defendant: Mine Service Company, Inc.
Represented By: Patrick W. Gault
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Plaintiff: Mark Cook
Represented By: Destiny Shae Hamilton
Represented By: Johnny T. Givens
Represented By: Jonah Lee Stevens
Represented By: Michael B. Martin
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Plaintiff: Debra Lynn Cook
Represented By: Destiny Shae Hamilton
Represented By: Johnny T. Givens
Represented By: Jonah Lee Stevens
Represented By: Michael B. Martin
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