McDermott v. General Electric Company et al
Plaintiff: Steven McDermott, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Nina McDermott and Steven McDermott
Defendant: General Electric Company, GE Plastics a/k/a Plastics Technologies, Inc., Monsanto Company, Solutia Inc., Pharmacia LLC, Bayer AG, SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC, Sabic Innovative Plastics Technologies, Inc., Sabic Innovative Plastics Global Technologies L.P., Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), GE Plastics and Plastics Technologies, Inc.
Case Number: 3:2023cv30108
Filed: October 9, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Presiding Judge: Mark G Mastroianni
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1446 Notice of Removal
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 4, 2023 Filing 24 Judge Mark G. Mastroianni: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #20 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages ; Counsel using the Electronic Case Filing System should now file the document for which leave to file has been granted in accordance with the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures. Counsel must include - Leave to file granted on (date of order)- in the caption of the document; granting #22 Motion for Extension of Time to December 27, 2023 to File Responsive Pleading. (Figueroa, Tamara)
November 30, 2023 Filing 23 ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Reassignment pursuant to Local Rule 40.1. Judge Mark G. Mastroianni added. District Judge Timothy S. Hillman no longer assigned to case. (Healy, Bethaney)
November 22, 2023 Filing 22 Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to December 27, 2023 to File Responsive Pleading SECOND ASSENTED-TO MOTION OF DEFENDANT SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LP TO ENLARGE TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by Sabic Innovative Plastics Global Technologies L.P..(Campbell, James)
November 22, 2023 Filing 21 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Thomas Bosworth Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10145056 by Steven McDermott. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Certification of Thos. Bosworth)(Stewart, John)
November 22, 2023 Filing 20 Assented to MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages in Motion to Remand Memorandum by Steven McDermott.(Stewart, John)
November 7, 2023 Filing 19 District Judge Timothy S. Hillman: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #17 Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to 14 days or Ruling on Pltff's Motion to Remand to File Response/Reply as to #8 Memorandum in Support of Motion, #7 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM as to Counts II, III, IV, V, VII. (Burgos, Sandra)
November 6, 2023 Filing 18 District Judge Timothy S. Hillman: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #16 Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to November 27, 2023 to File Answer. Sabic Innovative Plastics Global Technologies L.P. answer due 11/27/2023. (Burgos, Sandra)
November 3, 2023 Filing 17 Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to 14 days or Ruling on Pltff's Motion to Remand to File Response/Reply as to #8 Memorandum in Support of Motion, #7 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM as to Counts II, III, IV, V, VIII, XII, and XIV by Steven McDermott.(Stewart, John)
October 27, 2023 Filing 16 Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to November 27, 2023 to File Answer ASSENTED-TO MOTION OF DEFENDANT SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LP TO ENLARGE TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by Sabic Innovative Plastics Global Technologies L.P..(Campbell, James)
October 27, 2023 Filing 15 NOTICE of Appearance by James M. Campbell on behalf of Sabic Innovative Plastics Global Technologies L.P. (Campbell, James)
October 18, 2023 Filing 14 STATE COURT Record. (Campbell, James)
October 17, 2023 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Brandon L. Arber on behalf of Monsanto Company, Pharmacia LLC, Solutia Inc. (Arber, Brandon)
October 17, 2023 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Richard L. Campbell on behalf of Monsanto Company, Pharmacia LLC, Solutia Inc. (Campbell, Richard)
October 16, 2023 Filing 11 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Solutia Inc.. (Hansen, Stephen)
October 16, 2023 Filing 10 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Pharmacia LLC. (Hansen, Stephen)
October 16, 2023 Filing 9 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Monsanto Company. (Hansen, Stephen)
October 16, 2023 Filing 8 MEMORANDUM in Support re #7 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM as to Counts II, III, IV, V, VIII, XII, and XIV filed by Monsanto Company, Pharmacia LLC, Solutia Inc.. (Hansen, Stephen)
October 16, 2023 Filing 7 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM as to Counts II, III, IV, V, VIII, XII, and XIV by Monsanto Company, Pharmacia LLC, Solutia Inc..(Hansen, Stephen)
October 11, 2023 Filing 6 Certified Copy of Notice of Removal Provided to Defense Counsel by Email. (Barrows, Jennifer)
October 10, 2023 Filing 5 ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. District Judge Timothy S. Hillman 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 Katherine A. Robertson. (Cook, Savannah)
October 9, 2023 Filing 4 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by General Electric Company. (Campbell, James)
October 9, 2023 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Michelle M. Byers on behalf of General Electric Company (Byers, Michelle)
October 9, 2023 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher B. Parkerson on behalf of General Electric Company (Parkerson, Christopher)
October 9, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by General Electric Company ( Filing fee: $ 402, receipt number AMADC-10075042 Fee Status: Filing Fee paid) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Consent Decree, #2 Exhibit 2 - McDermott Complaint, #3 Exhibit 3 - 1972.04.18 - GE memo re Sole Supplier of Pyranol, #4 Exhibit 4 - 1972.05.00 - Report of Interdepartmental Task Force on PCBs, #5 Exhibit 5 - Monsanto Request to The Secretary of War May 1941, #6 Exhibit 6 - 1994 General Accounting Office Report, #7 Exhibit 7 - Navy Letter to GE 3-26-1974, #8 Exhibit 8 - The Role of PCBs in Electrical Equipment, #9 Exhibit 9 - Cleanup Agreements for the GE-Pittsfield_Housatonic River Site _ US EPA, #10 Exhibit 10 - State Court Notice of Removal, #11 Exhibit 11 - Letter with request from Major Washburn 03-08-1940, #12 Exhibit 12 - Teletype dated 11-17-1942, #13 Exhibit 13 - Request from Captain Byrnes Re Three Pyranol Transformers, #14 Exhibit 14 - NAD Hawthorne to BuOrd re Transformer Procurement, #15 Exhibit 15 - Authorizations of War Manu Facilities Authorized thru Dec 1944 Vol. 1, #16 Exhibit 16 - List of Major War Supply Contracts, #17 Exhibit 17 - 1942 09 01 Application for Certificate of Necessity WD-N-12184, #18 Exhibit 18 - 1943 07 09 Application for Certificate of Necessity WD-N-24058, #19 Exhibit 19 - 2016.00.00 - Joint Base Myer PCB Action Plan, #20 Exhibit 20 - Memo from Dobson to JAG 06-26-87, #21 Exhibit 21 - 1976.08.26 - Monsanto memo re GE askarels are called Pyranol, #22 Exhibit 22 - 1973.09.10 - Monsanto Bulletin re GE Pyranol, #23 Exhibit 23 - 1952.10.00 - GE Pyranol Instructions, #24 Exhibit 24 - 1972.01.12 - Sales Report re Pyranol Customers incl. U.S. Government, #25 Exhibit 25 - 1971.12.17 - Monsanto Invoice to Navy for GE Pyranol, #26 Exhibit 26 - 1972.02.07 - Navy Purchase Order for GE Pyranol, #27 Exhibit 27 - Letter from Gossage to Peltosalo 02-08-1972, #28 Exhibit 28 - Final Summary Report, #29 Exhibit 29 - PCBs in Transit System, #30 Exhibit 30 - Industry Views on the Use of PCBs, #31 Exhibit 31 - 1971 - NEC - National Electrical Code, #32 Exhibit 32 - Excerpt of Hearing Transcript - Statement of Glen Scheweitzer, #33 Exhibit 33 - Letter from Barney to Sommer, #34 Civil Cover Sheet, #35 Category Form)(Campbell, James)

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Plaintiff: Steven McDermott, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Nina McDermott
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Plaintiff: Steven McDermott
Represented By: John B. Stewart
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Defendant: GE Plastics a/k/a Plastics Technologies, Inc.
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Defendant: Monsanto Company
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Defendant: Solutia Inc.
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Defendant: Bayer AG
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Defendant: SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC
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Defendant: Sabic Innovative Plastics Global Technologies L.P.
Represented By: James M. Campbell
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Defendant: Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC)
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Defendant: GE Plastics
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