Thompson et al v. Ethicon, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Regina M. Thompson and Gary Thompson
Defendant: Inc. Ethicon, Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2019cv03159
Filed: October 30, 2019
Court: US District Court for the District of Maryland
Presiding Judge: Stephanie A Gallagher
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
December 23, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 63 ORDER dismissing with prejudice count I of Plaintiff's Amended Complaint as to recovery for negligent failure to warn and manufacturing; and dismissing with prejudice counts II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV. Signed by Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher on 12/23/2019. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
December 23, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 62 ORDER granting #61 NOTICE Joint Proposed Scheduling Order filed by Gary Thompson, Regina M. Thompson. Signed by Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher on 12/23/2019. (kw2s, Deputy Clerk)
December 20, 2019 Filing 61 NOTICE by Gary Thompson, Regina M. Thompson Joint Proposed Scheduling Order (Fitzgerald, Patrick)
December 20, 2019 Filing 60 -[FILED IN ERROR, per Atty's Request]-UNREDACTED DOCUMENT (Fitzgerald, Patrick) Modified on 12/20/2019 (bas, Deputy Clerk).
December 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 59 PAPERLESS ORDER finding as moot #37 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. A joint proposed scheduling order, and a response as to whether the parties are amenable to a referral of this case to another judge of this court for a settlement conference, are due by December 20, 2019. Signed by Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher on 12/13/2019. (vals, Chambers)
December 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 58 ORDER re: Telephone conference. Signed by Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher on 12/6/2019. (kw2s, Deputy Clerk)
December 6, 2019 Filing 57 NOTICE of Appearance by Bruce R Parker on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson (Parker, Bruce)
December 6, 2019 Filing 56 NOTICE of Appearance by Shannon Elizabeth Beamer on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson (Beamer, Shannon)
November 25, 2019 Filing 55 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #54 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Patrick Fitzgerald. Directing attorney Patrick Fitzgerald to register online for CM/ECF at http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/electronic-case-filing-registration. Signed by Clerk on 11/25/2019. (srd, Deputy Clerk)
November 22, 2019 Filing 54 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Patrick J. Fitzgerald on behalf of Plaintiffs (Filing fee $100, receipt number 0416-8367825.) by Gary Thompson, Regina M. Thompson(Shelsby, Gilbert)
November 22, 2019 Filing 53 NOTICE of Appearance by Gilbert F Shelsby, Jr on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Shelsby, Gilbert)
November 4, 2019 Filing 52 Transfer notification letter sent to Balefsky & Tiger. (kw2s, Deputy Clerk)
November 1, 2019 Filing 51 Transfer notification letter sent to William M. Gage. (kw2s, Deputy Clerk)
November 1, 2019 Filing 50 Transfer notification letter sent to Thomas Combs & Spann. (kw2s, Deputy Clerk)
October 31, 2019 Filing 49 Case transferred in from District of West Virginia Southern; Case Number 2:12-cv-09074. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
October 27, 2019 Filing 48 DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF 2065 - Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Their Daubert Motion to Exclude the Opinions of FDA Expert Timothy Ulatowski, #2 Exhibit ECF 2134 - Response in Opposition to Motion to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski, #3 Exhibit ECF 2232 - Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Their Daubert Motion to Exclude FDA Expert Timothy Ulatowski, #4 Exhibit ECF 2910 - Supplemental Response and Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response Regarding Timothy Ulatowski for Wave 3, #5 Exhibit ECF 6860 - Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Motion (2060), (2065) of Timothy Ulatowski, M.D. for Wave 8, #6 Exhibit ECF 6965 - Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response (2910), (2134) Regarding Timothy Ulatowski for Wave 8, #7 Exhibit ECF 7143 - Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Reply (2232) of Timothy Ulatowski, M.D. for Wave 8, #8 Exhibit ECF 1986 - Plaintiffs' Amended Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Thomas C. Wright, Jr., M.D., #9 Exhibit ECF 1988 - Plaintiffs' Amended Memorandum in Support of Their Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Thomas C. Wright, Jr., M.D., #10 Exhibit ECF 2143 - Response to Plaintiffs' Amended Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Thomas C. Wright, Jr., M.D., #11 Exhibit ECF 3844 - Reply to Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response of Thomas C. Wright Jr., M.D. for Wave 4, #12 Exhibit ECF 6864 - Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Motion (1986), (1988) of Thomas C. Wright, M.D. for Wave 8, #13 Exhibit ECF 6973 - Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response (2143) of Thomas C. Wright, Jr., M.D. for Wave 8, #14 Exhibit ECF 7119 - Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Reply (3844) of Thomas C. Wright, M.D. for Wave 8, #15 Exhibit ECF 2039 - Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Shelby Thames, #16 Exhibit ECF 2042 - Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Shelby Thames, #17 Exhibit ECF 2187 - Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Shelby Thames, Ph.D., #18 Exhibit ECF 2247 - Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude the Opinions of Dr. Shelby Thames, #19 Exhibit ECF 2455 - Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Shelby Thames, #20 Exhibit ECF 2458 - Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude Certain Opinions of Dr. Shelby Thames, #21 Exhibit ECF 2553 Segment 1 - Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Shelby Thames, Ph.D., #22 Exhibit ECF 2553 Segment 2 - Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Shelby Thames, Ph.D., #23 Exhibit ECF 2553 Segment 3 - Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Shelby Thames, Ph.D., #24 Exhibit ECF 2621 - Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude the Opinions of Dr. Shelby Thames, #25 Exhibit ECF 2839 Segment 1 - Plaintiffs' Daubert Motion to Exclude of Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Shelby Thames, #26 Exhibit ECF 2839 Segment 2 - Plaintiffs' Daubert Motion to Exclude of Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Shelby Thames, #27 Exhibit ECF 2841 - Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs' Daubert Motion to Exclude of Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Shelby Thames, #28 Exhibit ECF 2957 - Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude or Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Shelby Thames, #29 Exhibit ECF 3037 - Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude the Opinions of Dr. Shelby Thames, #30 Exhibit ECF 6857 - Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Motion (2039), (2042), (2455), (2458), (2839), (2841) of Shelby Thames for Wave 8, #31 Exhibit ECF 6972 - Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response (2187), (2553), (2957) of Shelby Thames for Wave 8, #32 Exhibit ECF 7113 - Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Reply (2247), (2621), (3037) of Dr. Shelby Thames)(Robinson, Susan)
October 25, 2019 Filing 47 DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF 6874 A - MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev [and incorporating by reference Motion [Dkt # 3619] and Memorandum [Dkt # 3621], #2 Exhibit ECF 6874 Part 1 - MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev [and incorporating by reference Motion [Dkt # 3619] and Memorandum [Dkt # 3621], #3 Exhibit ECF 6874 Part 2 - MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev [and incorporating by reference Motion [Dkt # 3619] and Memorandum [Dkt # 3621], #4 Exhibit ECF 6875 - MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev, #5 Exhibit ECF 7038 - NOTICE of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response and Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Iakovlev in Wave 8 by Certain Plaintiffs 3790 , #6 Exhibit ECF 7045 - Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev, #7 Exhibit ECF 7085 - Plaintiffs' Amended Adoption of Prior Daubert Response and Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev for Wave 8, #8 Exhibit ECF 7183 - Reply in Further Support of Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D., #9 Exhibit ECF 2759 - MOTION to Exclude Peggy Pence, Ph.D., #10 Exhibit ECF 2760 - MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion to Exclude Peggy Pence, Ph.D., #11 Exhibit ECF 2949 - RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Exclude Peggy Pence, Ph.D., #12 Exhibit ECF 3017 - REPLY in Support of Motion to Exclude Peggy Pence, Ph.D., #13 Exhibit ECF 6821 - NOTICE of Adoption of Prior Daubert Motion to Exclude Peggy Pence, Ph.D., for Ethicon Wave 8 2759 , 2760 , #14 Exhibit ECF 6958 - NOTICE of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response 2949 of Peggy Pence, Ph.D. for Wave 8, #15 Exhibit ECF 7177 - NOTICE of Adoption of Prior Reply in Support of Daubert Motion to Exclude Peggy Pence, Ph.D., 3017 for Ethicon Wave 8, #16 Exhibit ECF 3273 - Plaintiffs' Motion to Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Harry Johnson, Jr., M.D., #17 Exhibit ECF 3274 - Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Motion to Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Harry Johnson, Jr., M.D., #18 Exhibit ECF 3295 - Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude the Testimony of Harry Johnson, M.D., #19 Exhibit ECF 3307 - Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion and Memorandum to Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Harry Johnson, Jr., M.D., #20 Exhibit ECF 3650 - Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude Certain Opinions and Testimony of Harry Johnson, Jr., M.D., #21 Exhibit ECF 3661 - Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Their Motion to Exclude Certain Opinions and Testimony of Harry Johnson, Jr., M.D., #22 Exhibit ECF 3781 - Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude Certain Opinions and Testimony of Harry Johnson, Jr., M.D., #23 Exhibit ECF 6808 - Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Motion (3273) (3650) (3274) (3661) of Harry Johnson, M.D., #24 Exhibit ECF 6983 - Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Responses (3295), (3781) of Harry Johnson, Jr., M.D., #25 Exhibit ECF 7134 - Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Reply (3307) of Harry Johnson, M.D. for Wave 8, #26 Exhibit ECF 4877 - Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude or Otherwise Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Defense Expert Lawrence Lind, M.D., #27 Exhibit ECF 4878 - Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude or Otherwise Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Defense Expert Lawrence Lind, M.D., #28 Exhibit ECF 4945 - Defendants' Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude or Otherwise Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Defense Expert Lawrence Lind, M.D., #29 Exhibit ECF 6818 - Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Motion (4877), (4878) of Lawrence Lind, M.D. for Wave 8, #30 Exhibit ECF 6946 - Ethicon Defendants' Notice of Adoption of Wave 6 Daubert Response (4945) Regarding Lawrence Lind, M.D for Wave 8)(Robinson, Susan)
October 25, 2019 Filing 46 JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF 238 - First Amended Master Long Form Complaint and Jury Demand, #2 Exhibit ECF 239 - Master Answer and Jury Demand of Defendant Ethicon, Inc. to First Amended Master Complaint, #3 Exhibit ECF 241 - Master Answer and Jury Demand of Defendant Johnson & Johnson to First Amended Master Complaint, #4 Exhibit ECF 262 - Short Form Complaint, #5 Exhibit ECF 263 - Amended Short Form Complaint, #6 Exhibit ECF 2814 - MOTION to Exclude the General-Causation Testimony of Donald R. Ostergard, M.D., #7 Exhibit ECF 2816 - MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion to Exclude or Limit General-Causation Testimony of Donald R. Ostergard, M.D., #8 Exhibit ECF 2950 - RESPONSE to Defendants' Motion to Exclude Testimony of Donald Ostergard, M.D., #9 Exhibit ECF 3011 - REPLY in Support of Motion to Exclude General-Causation Testimony of Donald R. Ostergard, M.D., #10 Exhibit ECF 6825 - NOTICE of Adoption of Prior Daubert Motion 2814 , 2816 to Exclude Donald R. Ostergard, M.D. for Ethicon Wave 8, #11 Exhibit ECF 6957 - NOTICE of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response 2950 of Donald R. Ostergard, M.D. for Wave 8, #12 Exhibit ECF 7179 - Defendants' Reply in Support of Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Motion to Exclude Donald R. Ostergard, M.D. for Ethicon Wave 8 3011 , #13 Exhibit ECF 3626 Segment 1 - MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson to Limit the Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge in Certain Wave 4 Cases, #14 Exhibit ECF 3626 Segment 2 - MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson to Limit the Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge in Certain Wave 4 Cases, #15 Exhibit ECF 3630 - MEMORANDUM In Support of Motion to Limit Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge, #16 Exhibit ECF 3767 Segment 1 - RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge, #17 Exhibit ECF 3767 Segment 2 - RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge, #18 Exhibit ECF 3767 Segment 3 - RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge, #19 Exhibit ECF 3767 Segment 4 - RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge, #20 Exhibit ECF 3855 - REPLY in Support of Motion to Limit the Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge, #21 Exhibit ECF 6648 - NOTICE of Adoption of Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Prof. Med. Uwe Klinge Filed in Wave 4, #22 Exhibit ECF 6833 - Amended Notice of Adoption of Ethicon'[s Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge Filed in Wave 4, #23 Exhibit ECF 6926 - NOTICE of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response of Prof Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge, MD for Wave 8 by All Plaintiffs re: 3767 Response In Opposition, #24 Exhibit ECF 7123 - NOTICE of Adoption of Prior Daubert Reply Regarding Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge for Wave 8 by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson re: 3855 Reply to Response, #25 Exhibit ECF 3619 A - MOTION to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev, #26 Exhibit ECF 3619 Part 1 - MOTION to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev, #27 Exhibit ECF 3619 Part 2 - MOTION to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev, #28 Exhibit ECF 3621 - MEMORANDUM of Law in Support of Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev, #29 Exhibit ECF 3790 A - RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D., #30 Exhibit ECF 3790 Part 1 - RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D., #31 Exhibit ECF 3790 Part 2 - RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D.)(Robinson, Susan)
October 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 45 TRANSFER ORDER FOR CASES ON EXHIBIT A It is DIRECTED that on 10/30/2019 the cases identified on Exhibit A that are still pending shall be transferred to the United States District Courts identified on Exhibit A pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a); on or before 10/29/2019 the parties are DIRECTED to confer and to file in each pending individual member case identified in Exhibit A, all documents from the main MDL that the parties jointly deem relevant to constitute an appropriate record for the receiving court to consider; the Clerk is DIRECTED to use the appropriate function in CM/ECF to extract each member case listed on Exhibit A that remains pending and transfer it to the corresponding United States District Court listed on Exhibit A; after transfer of each member case listed in Exhibit A that is not dismissed prior to the Transfer Date, the Clerk is DIRECTED to formally close the case and strike it from the docket of this court. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 10/16/2019. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit A) (kew)
April 24, 2019 Filing 44 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Gary Thompson, Regina M. Thompson (Balefsky, Lee)
April 24, 2019 Filing 43 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exh 1 - List of Cases, #2 Exhibit Exh 2 - Letter)(Gage, William)
April 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 42 SHOW CAUSE ORDER directing that plaintiffs' leadership and counsel for ALL defendants named in cases on Exhibit 1 are directed to show cause in writing why they should not be sanctioned for failing to comply with the Order entered in MDL 2327 at ECF #7710 by Wednesday 4/24/2019; any filing must be made in the individual cases on Exhibit 1; the court will schedule a hearing at a later date. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 4/10/2019. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit 1) (mwk) (ADI)
March 26, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 41 ORDER The court ORDERS that by 4/8/2019 plaintiffs' leadership and counsel for ALL defendants with cases identified on Exhibit A attached hereto are directed to go to the court's website at https://www.wvsd.uscourts.gov/MDL/ethicon/forms.html, complete and jointly submit one copy of the Transfer/Remand Information Spreadsheet in Excel format as found on the court's website to the court at WVSDml_MDL_Transfers@wvsd.uscourts.gov; the parties shall use the Transfer/Remand Information Spreadsheet on the court's website, as it is already partially completed; if the court's docket sheet for any case on Exhibit A indicates that the case has closed prior to or after the entry of this order, the parties are directed to so indicate on the Transfer/Remand Information Spreadsheet and need not complete the requested information on the Spreadsheet; the court cautions that many of these cases name other MDL defendants in addition to the Ethicon defendants; the court expects any necessary coordination from all defendants remaining in the cases on Exhibit A. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 3/26/2019. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit A) (mwk) (ADI)
October 24, 2018 Filing 40 OPPOSITION by Gary Thompson, Regina M. Thompson to #37 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Certificate of Service)(Balefsky, Lee)
October 17, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER granting the Motions filed in MDL 2327 by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Substitute Susan M. Robinson as Counsel in lieu of David B. Thomas, and to Substitute William M. Gage as Counsel in lieu of Christy D. Jones; the Clerk is directed to terminate Christy D. Jones and to substitute William M. Gage as counsel of record, both on the main master docket and for each individual member case in MDL 2327 with which Christy D. Jones is associated, and to terminate David B. Thomas and to substitute Susan M. Robinson as counsel of record, both on the main master docket and for each individual member case in MDL 2327 with which David B. Thomas is associated. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 5/24/2018. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (lca) (ADI)
October 12, 2018 Filing 38 MEMORANDUM by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in support of #37 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Combs, Philip)
October 12, 2018 Filing 37 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Attachment: #1 Exhibit A - C)(Combs, Philip) (Modified on 10/13/2018 to convert to a motion for partial summary judgment) (ts).
September 18, 2018 Filing 36 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITIONS by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Gary Thompson, Matthew Eric Thompson, Catherine Suzanne Gilbert on a date and time to be determined (Robinson, Susan)
August 16, 2018 Filing 35 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Designation and Disclosure of General and Case Specific Expert Witnesses and Defendant's Non-Retained Expert Disclosures (Gage, William)
August 3, 2018 Filing 34 SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Dr. Matthew Fagan on 8/6/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Robinson, Susan)
June 29, 2018 Filing 33 AMENDED NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Dr. Matthew Fagan on 8/6/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Robinson, Susan)
June 28, 2018 Filing 32 FOURTH AMENDED NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Regina M. Thompson on 7/20/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Robinson, Susan)
June 27, 2018 Filing 31 AMENDED NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Dr. Matthew Fagan on 8/6/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Robinson, Susan)
June 26, 2018 Filing 30 THIRD AMENDED NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Regina M. Thompson on 7/20/18 at 9:00 a.m. (Robinson, Susan)
June 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 29 PRETRIAL ORDER # 303 (Amended Docket Control Order - Ethicon, Inc. Wave 8 Cases) Because the court has determined there was confusion as to expert deadlines, changes have been made to Paragraph A of PTO # 280. The parties are advised that while this order will be entered in the individual cases in the coming days, it is effective as of the day it was entered in the main MDL. The following deadlines immediately apply in all Wave 8 cases: Plaintiff Fact Sheets due by 03/19/2018; Defendant Fact Sheets due by 04/19/2018; Deadline for written discovery requests due by 05/18/2018; Expert disclosures served by plaintiffs pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 as limited by 3.a. of this order due by 07/13/2018; Expert disclosure served by defendants pursuant to Fed R. Civ P. 26 as limited by 3.a. of this order due by 08/13/2018; Expert disclosure served for rebuttal pursuant to Fed R. Civ. P. 26 as limited by 3.a. of this order due by 08/20/2018; Deposition deadline and close of discovery due by 10/04/2018; Filing of Dispositive Motions due by 10/18/2018; Response to Dispositive Motions due by 10/25/2018; Reply to response to Dispositive motions due by 11/01/2018; Filing of Daubert motions due by 10/18/2018; Responses to Daubert motions due by 10/25/2018; and Reply to response to Daubert motions due by 11/01/2018. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 6/13/2018. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; attys; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Ethicon Wave 8 Cases) (kab) (ADI)
May 18, 2018 Filing 28 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ethicon, Inc. for First Set of Interrogatories, Requests for Admission and Requests for Production. (Higginbotham, Daniel)
April 18, 2018 Filing 27 SECOND NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Regina M. Thompson on 6/20/18 at 2:00 p.m. (Robinson, Susan)
January 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 26 PRETRIAL ORDER # 280 (Docket Control Order - Ethicon, Inc. Wave 8 Cases) THIS PRETRIAL ORDER SETS MANDATORY DEADLINES FOR MOST OF THE REMAINING ETHICON, INC. CASES. The court ORDERS that this Docket Control Order be filed in the main MDL and, as of the time of that filing in every case listed on Exhibit A (hereinafter "Wave 8 cases") becomes subject to the deadlines in this Docket Control Order. For any cases in the Ethicon, Inc. MDL with a Covidien Wave 1 flag, the stay on the flagged Covidien Wave 1 cases is lifted and the Covidien Wave 1 cases in the Ethicon MDL are incorporated in the Ethicon, Inc., Wave 8 cases and subject to this Docket Control Order. The following deadlines apply in all Wave 8 cases: A. Scheduling Deadlines. Plaintiff Fact Sheets due by 3/19/2018, Defendant Fact Sheets due by 4/19/2018, Deadline for written discovery requests due by 5/18/2018, Expert disclosure by plaintiffs due by 6/04/2018, Expert disclosure by defendants due by 7/05/2018, Expert disclosure for rebuttal purposes due by 7/23/2018, Deposition deadline and close of discovery due by 9/04/2018, Deadline to file list of general causation experts in each individual Wave 8 case due by 9/11/2018, Filing of Dispositive Motions due by 9/21/2018, Response to Dispositive Motions due by 10/05/2018, Reply to response to dispositive motions due by 10/12/2018, Filing of Daubert motions due by 10/05/2018, Responses to Daubert motions due by 10/19/2018, and Reply to response to Daubert motions due by 10/26/2018. B.4. Confidential Documents. In the event there are issues related to sealing of confidential documents that the parties are unable to resolve, they must be brought to the court's attention in a consolidated manner as follows: Any consolidated motion to seal is due on or before 8/10/2018, and any response is due by 8/24/2018. Any reply is due by 8/31/2018. C.1. Venue Recommendations. By no later than 8/27/2018 the parties shall meet and confer concerning the appropriate venue for each of the cases, and the parties are ORDERED to submit joint venue recommendations to the court by 9/03/2018. Additional directives are set forth herein. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 1/30/2018. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; attys; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Ethicon Wave 8 Cases Listed on Exhibit A) (kp) (ADI)
June 23, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 25 PRETRIAL ORDER # 261 (Re: Order Dismissing Ethicon, LLC in Cases Listed on Exhibit A) directing Ethicon, LLC be dismissed without prejudice from each case remaining in Wave 6, identified on Exhibit A. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 6/23/2017. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; attys) (REF: MDL 2327; Wave 6 Cases Listed on Exhibit A) (mmw)
June 9, 2017 Filing 24 PLAINTIFF FACT SHEET filed by Gary Thompson, Regina M. Thompson. (Clarke, Christine)
June 9, 2017 Filing 23 PLAINTIFF PROFILE FORM filed by Gary Thompson, Regina M. Thompson. (Clarke, Christine)
June 7, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER The #21 JOINT MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson, Regina Thompson, Gary Thompson to Remove Case From Ethicon Wave 6 is GRANTED, the #17 Pretrial Order # 251 is VACATED; and the Clerk is DIRECTED to remove the Wave 6 flag on the docket sheet. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 6/7/2017. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (hkl)
June 1, 2017 Filing 21 JOINT MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson, Regina Thompson, Gary Thompson to Remove Case From Ethicon Wave 6 (Thomas, David) (Modified on 6/1/2017 to add party filers) (skh).
May 30, 2017 Filing 20 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITIONS by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Regina Thompson and Gary Thompson on June 7, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. (Thomas, David)
May 2, 2017 Filing 19 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Daniel R. Higginbotham on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Higginbotham, Daniel)
May 2, 2017 Filing 18 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Joseph Kendall Merical on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Merical, Joseph)
April 27, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 17 VACATED PURSUANT TO THE #22 ORDER ENTERED 6/7/2017: PRETRIAL ORDER # 251 (Docket Control Order - Wave 6 Cases) The parties recently submitted a joint list of 400 of the oldest cases in the Ethicon MDL not already in a wave that name only Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC and/or Johnson & Johnson or allege claims against only the Ethicon defendants' products. These cases, attached hereto as Exhibit A, will be known as the "Ethicon Wave 6 cases," and it is ORDERED as follows: Scheduling Deadlines. The following deadlines shall apply in the Ethicon Wave 6 cases: Plaintiff Fact Sheets due by 5/25/2017, Defendant Fact Sheets due by 6/26/2017, Deadline for written discovery requests due by 8/11/2017, Expert disclosure by plaintiffs due by 7/27/2017, Expert disclosure by defendants due by 8/28/2017, Expert disclosure for rebuttal purposes due by 9/11/2017, Deposition deadline and close of discovery due by 9/25/2017, Filing of Dispositive Motions due by 10/16/2017, Response to Dispositive Motions due by 10/30/2017, Reply to response to dispositive motions due by 11/06/2017, Filing of Daubert motions due by 10/23/2017, Responses to Daubert motions due by 11/06/2017, and Reply to response to Daubert motions due by 11/13/2017. Confidential Documents. In the event there are issues related to sealing of confidential documents that the parties are unable to resolve, they must be brought to the court's attention in a consolidated manner as follows: A consolidated motion to seal is due on or before 8/21/2017, any response is due 9/05/2017 and any reply is due 9/12/2017. Venue Recommendations. By no later than 8/30/2017, the parties shall meet and confer concerning the appropriate venue for each of the cases, and the parties shall submit joint venue recommendations to the court by 9/11/2017. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 4/27/2017. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; attys) (REF: MDL 2327; Wave 6 cases listed on Exhibit A) (mks) (Modified on 6/7/2017 to note order has been vacated) (kp).
April 27, 2017 Filing 16 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Toni R. Sylvester on 8/3/17 at 9am (Robinson, Susan)
April 27, 2017 Filing 15 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Danita H. Akingba on 8/3/17 at 9am (Robinson, Susan)
April 27, 2017 Filing 14 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Matthew Fagan on 8/3/17 at 9am (Robinson, Susan)
April 19, 2017 Filing 13 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Susan M. Robinson on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Robinson, Susan)
April 19, 2017 Filing 12 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Philip J. Combs on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Combs, Philip)
May 5, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER: Based on representation of counsel that Laura H. Dixon no longer represents any party in this MDL or any party in any member case, the above-named counsel is terminated where she appears as counsel for any party in this MDL and in any member case. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 5/5/2014. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (kw)
April 22, 2013 Filing 10 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Christy D. Jones on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Jones, Christy)
April 22, 2013 Filing 9 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Laura H. Dixon on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Dixon, Laura)
April 21, 2013 Filing 8 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by William M. Gage on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Gage, William)
April 20, 2013 Filing 7 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Kari L. Sutherland on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Sutherland, Kari)
January 24, 2013 Filing 6 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by Personal Service for Ethicon, LLC. Ethicon, LLC served on 1/8/2013, answer due 1/29/2013. Summons served on scott lascala. (Tiger, Michelle)
January 16, 2013 Filing 5 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by David B. Thomas on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson. (Thomas, David)
January 2, 2013 Filing 4 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, and Johnson & Johnson, re: #1 Complaint. Summons returnable 21 days. Instructions to Counsel: This is your electronic summons. Please print as many copies of the Summons and Complaint as are necessary to effectuate service under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. See Proof of Service page of this Summons form for filing a return of service if required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(l). (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Summons) (jws)
December 28, 2012 Filing 3 SUMMONS SUBMITTED by Gary Thompson, Regina M. Thompson for Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson, re: #1 Short Form Complaint (Tiger, Michelle)
December 17, 2012 Filing 2 TRANSMITTED PRETRIAL ORDER 26 (Revised Short Form Complaint and Amended Short Form Complaint re: Addition of Coloplast, et al.; Revised Motion to Transfer MDL) entered on 12/17/2012 in MDL 2327 to attorneys in member case. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C) (jap)
December 14, 2012 Filing 1 SHORT FORM COMPLAINT. Filing Fee $350.00. Receipt # 0425-2130333. (Attachment: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (mmw)

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