Cowart v. Wright Medical Technology, Inc. et al
| Mae Ellar Cowart |
| Wright Medical Group, Inc. and Wright Medical Technology, Inc. |
| 2:2018cv06747 |
| July 6, 2018 |
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana |
| New Orleans Office |
| Out of State |
| Janis van Meerveld |
| Jay C Zainey |
| Personal Inj. Prod. Liability |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1332 |
| Both |
Docket Report
RSS Track this Docket
This docket was last retrieved on July 6, 2018. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.
| Document Text |
|---|
| Filing 20 CONDITIONAL REMAND ORDER from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. (Attachments: #1 Suggestion Concerning Remand) (btql) [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.] |
| Case electronically transferred to District of Eastern Louisiana, 2:12-cv-00440. (btql) [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.] |
Filing 19
ORDER directing that the Clerk administratively close the cases listed on Exhibit A to the Suggestion Concerning Remand #18 . Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr. on 6/22/18. (ddm) [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.]
|
|
Filing 18
ORDER advising that pursuant to JPML Rule 10.1(b), the Court respectfully suggests that the JPML remand the cases identified in Exhibit A (attached to this Order) to the United States District Courts in which each case was filed and from which it was transferred. Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr. on 6/22/18. (ddm) [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.]
|
| Civil Case Terminated. (ddm) [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.] |
| NOTICE CANCELLING HEARING (by docket entry only): The teleconference set for 5/31/2018 at 9:30 a.m. is CANCELLED. Associated Cases: 1:12-md-02329-WSD, 1:12-cv-01305-WSD (bgt) [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.] |
|
Filing 17
ORDER scheduling a telephonic status conference for May 31, 2018, at 9:30 am, to discuss the status of this litigation and the processing of it with respect to the conclusion of the multi-district litigation. All counsel in the Case, including Ms. Cowart's individual counsel, are required to participate in the teleconference. Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr. on 5/21/18. (ddm) [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.]
|
|
Filing 16
ORDER scheduling an in-chambers status conference for May 21, 2018, at 11:00 am, in Room 1721 to discuss the status of this litigation and the processing of it with respect to the conclusion of the multi-district litigation. All counsel in the Case, including Ms. Cowart's individual counsel, are required to attend the status conference. Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr. on 5/15/18. (ddm) [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.]
|
|
ORDER (by docket entry only) granting the law firm of Morris Bart LLC's (1912) Motion to Withdraw as Attorney for Plaintiff Mae Ellar Cowart. Attorney Mekel Smith Alvarez and Morris Bart, III are terminated from the docket. Plaintiff will continue to be represented by Salvadore Christina, Jr., Jennifer Crose, and Matthew Moreland of Becnel Law Firm, LLC. Ordered by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr on 8/22/2017. Associated Cases: 1:12-md-02329-WSD, 1:12-cv-01305-WSD (bgt) [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.]
|
| Filing 15 MOTION to Withdraw the law firm of Morris Bart LLC as counsel for Plaintiff Mae Ellar Cowart. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(ddm) [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.] |
|
Filing 14
QUALIFIED PROTECTIVE ORDER AS TO MEDICAID, OTHER GOVERNMENTAL HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS (See Order for specifics) Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr on 12/20/2016. Associated Cases: 1:12-md-02329-WSD et al.(rjs) [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.]
|
|
Filing 13
QUALIFIED PROTECTIVE ORDER AS TO MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER granting the 1791 Motion for Protective Order in case 1:12-md-02329-WSD. (See Order for specifics) Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr on 12/20/2016. Associated Cases: 1:12-md-02329-WSD et al.(rjs) [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.]
|
|
Filing 12
SCHEDULING ORDER: BELLWETHER TRIAL PROGRAM - The Bellwether Program set March 9, 2015, as the trial date for the first Bellwether trial in this MDL. The Pretrial Conference for the trial is set for February 26, 2015. In anticipation of this trial and upon consideration of the scope of these proceedings, the Court sets the following scheduling order for pretrial motions and the consolidated pretrial order. January 9, 2015: Dispositive motions due. January 27, 2015: Response to dispositive motions due. Reply briefs due. (Motions submitted to the Court) January 15, 2015: Daubert Motions due. January 30, 2015: Responses to Daubert motions due. February 10, 2015: Reply briefs due. January 30, 2015: Motions in limine due. February 13, 2015: Responses to motions in limine due. February 20, 2015: Reply briefs and Consolidated Pretrial Order due. February 26, 2015: Pre-trial conference. Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr on 12/22/2014. Associated Cases: 1:12-md-02329-WSD et al.(anc) [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.]
|
| Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance of Sharon L. Caffrey by Wright Medical Group, Inc. and Wright Medical Technology Inc. (Attachments: #1 Letter, #2 Notice of Manual Filing)Associated Cases: 1:12-md-02329-WSD et al.(anc) Modified on 12/5/2014 in order to update represented parties (anc). [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.] |
|
Filing 10
SCHEDULING ORDER: BELLWETHER TRIAL PROGRAM - Trial Date (1st Bellwether Trial): March 9, 2015, Pre-Trial Conference: February 26, 2015. The Bellwether Trial Pool Nominees will consist of the ten (10) cases previously identified and developed for mediation in this consolidated action. The parties were ordered by the Court to identify, ten (10) MDL plaintiffs based on various design configurations and failure modes. After inventory and review of the filed MDL cases, the parties identified the most common types of device configurations and injury/failure modes. Both parties each selected one case per ten (10) categories, and ultimately selected the ten (10) CONSERVE cases that became part of the Mediation. Those 10 cases include: Plaintiff Terry Borg AZ, 1:13-cv-01565-WSD, Plaintiff Betty Hall GA, 1:13-cv-OO1 65-WSD, Plaintiff Michael Glassco CO, 1:13-cv-01354-WSD, Plaintiff Kaylene Smith GA, 1:12-cv-02992-WSD, Plaintiff Robyn Christiansen UT, 1:13-cv-00297-WSD, Plaintiff Dorothea Dolly McCormick UT, 1:13-cv-02390-WSD, Plaintiff George Fry GA, 1:13-cv-03639-WSD, Plaintiff William Kenneth Duvall GA, 1:13-cv-02389-WSD, Plaintiff Valerie Hasely CA, 1:13-CV-3587-WSD, and Plaintiff Norma Sanders OR, 1: 14-cv-00175-WSD. See order for additional information regarding these cases. DEADLINES: September 16, 2014: With regard to the Bellwether Pool Nominees, Defendants shall notify this Court and Co-Lead Counsel whether or not they waive their right, as applicable, to venue or to have non-Georgia cases remanded to transferor courts for trial (the Lexecon issue). September 30, 2014: Parties to agree on the two Bellwether eases to proceed to trial and the order in which the two eases will proceed to trial and submit selected cases and order to the Court. In the event the parties cannot reach an agreement on case selection and/or trial order by this date, the parties will notify the Court and request its guidance. October 3, 2014: Full fact discovery on the first Bellwether Trial Plaintiff reopens. October 3, 2014: Last day for Bellwether Trial Plaintiffs to amend their complaints. Wright Medical's response shall be due 14 days after filing of an Amended Complaint. October 7, 2014: The parties shall submit a schedule for anticipated motions and briefing of legal issues for the first Bellwether trial. (This shall include scheduling for dispositive, Daubert and limine motions and the briefing and hearings associated therewith.) October 7, 2014 Plaintiff to provide witness and exhibit lists for the first Bellwether trial. November 4, 2014 Defendants to provide witness and exhibit lists for the first Bellwether trial. Witness, as referred to in the above-two deadlines, shall include factual witnesses as well as experts, identified by area of expertise (deadline for identifying experts by name is separate). No witness or exhibit may be added without leave of Court after January 23, 2014. Counsel are cautioned that, in creating witness and exhibit lists, good faith is expected at all times. November 7, 2014: Expert-Related Deadlines for the First Bellwether Trial Begin. February 20, 2015: Discovery (fact and expert) of the first Bellwether Trial Deadline, February 26, 2015: Pre-trial conference, March 9, 2015: Trial of the first Bellwether case. SEE ORDER FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr on 8/19/2014. Associated Cases: 1:12-md-02329-WSD et al.(anc) Modified on 8/20/2014 in order to update docket text (anc). [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.]
|
| Filing 9 SHORT FORM ANSWER to #8 Amended Complaint of Mae Ellar Cowart by Wright Medical Group, Inc., Wright Medical Technology, Inc.. Discovery ends on 8/26/2013.(Ash, Dana) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions. [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.] |
| Filing 8 AMENDED COMPLAINT Abbreviated Short Form Complaint against All Defendants with Jury Demand, filed by Mae Ellar Cowart.(Crose, Jennifer) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions. [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.] |
|
Filing 7
ORDER GRANTING Joint 59 Motion to Appoint Lead Counsel Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick Morrison & Norwood, P.C. and Kiesel Boucher Larson, LLP Appointed as Co-Lead Counsel in case 1:12-md-02329-WSD. The law firm of Pope McGlamry will be the liaison with the Court, and communications with the Court on behalf of Plaintiffs will only be made through this firm. Duties of Co-Lead Counsel and Co-Liasion Counsel are outlined in this Order. (See order for specific details.). This Order applies to all actions included in MDL No. 2329, subsequently transferred (tag along) actions, and all actions directly filed in this MDL proceeding. A copy of this Order will be served by Co-Lead Counsel on all counsel for Plaintiffs. Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr on 5/3/2012. Associated Cases: 1:12-md-02329-WSD et al.(kt) [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.]
|
| Filing 6 Case transferred in from District of Louisiana Eastern; Case Number 2:12-cv-00440. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.] |
|
Filing 5
Order of MDL Transfer to District of Northern Georgia. MDL case number is 2329. Electronic file, certified copy of transfer order, and docket sheet sent.. Signed by Judge Helen G. Berrigan. (Attachments: #1 Request)(plh, ) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 4/17/2012.] [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.]
|
| Filing 4 Notice of Conditional Transfer Order to MDL regarding MDL 2329. (plh, ) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 4/17/2012.] [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.] |
| Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Wright Medical Group, Inc., Wright Medical Technology, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Summons Wright Medical Group)(plh, ) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 4/17/2012.] [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.] |
| Filing 2 Initial Case Assignment to Judge Helen G. Berrigan and Magistrate Judge Alma L. Chasez. (cl, ) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 4/17/2012.] [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.] |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT with jury demand against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 053L-3390405) filed by Mae Ellar Cowart. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons, #3 Summons)(Becnel, Daniel) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 4/17/2012.] [Transferred from gand on 7/17/2018.] |
Access additional case information on PACER
Use the links below to access additional information about this case on the U.S. Court's PACER system. A subscription to PACER is required.
Access this case on the Louisiana Eastern District Court's Electronic Court Filings (ECF) System
- Search for Party Aliases
- Associated Cases
- Attorneys
- Case File Location
- Case Summary
- Docket Report
- History/Documents
- Parties
- Related Transactions
- Check Status
Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.
