City of Fitchburg v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al
Plaintiff: City of Fitchburg
Defendant: McKesson Corporation, Actavis Pharma, Inc. f/k/a Watson Pharma, Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., Mallinckrodt LLC, Actavis, Inc. f/k/a Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Insys Therapeutics, Inc., TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Actavis LLC, Allergan PLC f/k/a Actavis PLC, The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc, CARDINAL HEALTH INC., Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Fathalla Mashali, Walmart Inc., JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA, INC. n/k/a JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., CVS Health Corporation, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, ORTHO- MCNEIL-JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. n/k/a JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Doe Defendants, Purdue Pharma Inc., Rite-Aid of Maryland, Inc., Actavis, Inc., Allergan PLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. and Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2018cv12580
Filed: December 14, 2018
Court: US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Presiding Judge: Leo T Sorokin
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury: Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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January 25, 2019 Filing 15 Electronic notice to counsel: This civil action has been transferred to the Northern District of Ohio and assigned civil case number 1:19-op-45030. (Danieli, Chris)
January 23, 2019 Filing 14 Case transferred to the Northern District of Ohio pursuant to Conditional Transfer Order entered by the MDL Panel on 12/27/2018. Original file and certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet sent to the Clerk in that district. (Montes, Mariliz)
January 23, 2019 Filing 13 Certified copy of MDL Conditional Transfer Order in MDL Case 2804 received from the Northern District of Ohio requesting transfer of case for consolidated pretrial proceedings. (Montes, Mariliz)
January 22, 2019 Filing 12 Informational copy of MDL Order Lifting Stay of Conditional Transfer Order in MDL Case 2804 received from the mdl panel requesting transfer of case for consolidated pretrial proceedings. (Jones, Sherry)
January 22, 2019 Filing 11 District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #10 Assented-To Motion for Extension of Time for CVS Health Corporation to move to dismiss, answer or otherwise respond to the #1 Complaint. (Montes, Mariliz)
January 18, 2019 Filing 10 Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to 45 days following final determination of either removal of this action or transfer to multidistrict litigation to Move to Dismiss, Answer, or Otherwise Respond to Complaint by CVS Health Corporation.(Dwyer, Paul)
January 18, 2019 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Paul E. Dwyer, Jr on behalf of CVS Health Corporation (Dwyer, Paul)
January 3, 2019 Filing 8 STATE COURT Record. (Rosen, Mark)
December 27, 2018 Filing 7 District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #6 Motion for Extension of Time by 45 days following final determination of removal of this action or transfer (Simeone, Maria)
December 21, 2018 Filing 6 Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to 45 days following final determination of either removal of this action to federal court or transfer of action to MDL pending in Northern District of Ohio to Move, Answer or Otherwise Respond to the Complaint by Rite-Aid of Maryland, Inc., Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., Walmart Inc..(Snydacker, Caitlin)
December 21, 2018 Filing 5 Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer [Distributor Defendants' Assented-to Motion for Extension of Time to Answer, Move, or Otherwise Respond to Complaint] by AmerisourceBergen Corporation.(Rosen, Mark) Modified on 1/2/2019 (Simeone, Maria).
December 18, 2018 Filing 4 Certified Copy of Notice of Removal Provided to Defense Counsel by email (McKillop, Matthew)
December 18, 2018 Filing 3 ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein. (Finn, Mary)
December 17, 2018 Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by AmerisourceBergen Corporation identifying Corporate Parent AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation, Corporate Parent AmerisourceBergen Corporation for AmerisourceBergen Corporation.. (Rosen, Mark)
December 14, 2018 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by AmerisourceBergen Corporation ( Filing fee: $ 400, receipt number 0101-7456187 Fee Status: Filing Fee paid) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Service of Process, #2 Declaration of Mark B. Rosen i/s/o Notice of Removal, #3 Exhibit A to Rosen Dec. - Mashali Consent, #4 Civil Cover Sheet, #5 Category Form)(Rosen, Mark)

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Defendant: McKesson Corporation
Represented By: Geoffrey E Hobart
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Defendant: Actavis Pharma, Inc. f/k/a Watson Pharma, Inc.
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Defendant: Purdue Pharma L.P.
Represented By: Timothy C. Blank
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Defendant: Mallinckrodt LLC
Represented By: Brien T. O'Connor
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Defendant: Actavis, Inc. f/k/a Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Defendant: Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
Represented By: Deborah E. Barnard
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Defendant: TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Represented By: Jeff Goldman
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Defendant: Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Defendant: Actavis LLC
Represented By: Jeff Goldman
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Defendant: Allergan PLC f/k/a Actavis PLC
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Defendant: The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.
Represented By: Timothy C. Blank
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Defendant: Cephalon, Inc.
Represented By: Jeff Goldman
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Defendant: Watson Laboratories, Inc
Represented By: Jeff Goldman
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Defendant: CARDINAL HEALTH INC.
Represented By: Alison M. Newman
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Defendant: Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Represented By: Ronald William Dunbar
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Defendant: Endo Health Solutions Inc.
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Defendant: Johnson & Johnson
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Defendant: Fathalla Mashali
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Defendant: Walmart Inc.
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Defendant: JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA, INC. n/k/a JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
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Defendant: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Defendant: CVS Health Corporation
Represented By: Paul E. Dwyer, Jr.
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Defendant: AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Represented By: Mark B. Rosen
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Defendant: ORTHO- MCNEIL-JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. n/k/a JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Defendant: Doe Defendants
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Defendant: Purdue Pharma Inc.
Represented By: Timothy C. Blank
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Defendant: Rite-Aid of Maryland, Inc.
Represented By: Caitlin M. Snydacker
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Defendant: Actavis, Inc.
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Defendant: Allergan PLC
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Defendant: Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Represented By: Jeff Goldman
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Defendant: Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc.
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Defendant: Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Plaintiff: City of Fitchburg
Represented By: Robert J. Bonsignore
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