Hite et al v. Ethicon, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Deborah J. Hite and James Barnhart
Defendant: Boston Scientific Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon LLC and Ethicon, Inc
Case Number: 3:2019cv00660
Filed: October 30, 2019
Court: US District Court for the District of Nevada
Presiding Judge: William G Cobb
Referring Judge: Miranda M Du
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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December 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 60 ORDER approving ECF No. #59 Verified Petition for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Lee B. Balefsky on behalf of Plaintiffs James Barnhart, Deborah J. Hite and approving Designation of Local Counsel Don Springmeyer. Signed by Chief Judge Miranda M. Du on 12/6/2019. Any Attorney not yet registered with the Court's CM/ECF System shall submit a Registration Form on the Court's website #www.nvd.uscourts.gov (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LH)
December 6, 2019 Filing 59 MOTION/VERIFIED PETITION for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice by Lee B. Balefsky and DESIGNATION of Local Counsel Don Springmeyer (Filing fee $ 250 receipt number 0978-5802856) by Plaintiffs James Barnhart, Deborah J. Hite. (Springmeyer, Don)
November 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 58 ORDER granting ECF No. #57 Motion to Substitute Attorney : Attorneys Robert McCoy and Sihomara L. Graves substituted in the place and stead of attorneys Susan M. Robinson and David B. Thomas, for Defendants Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge William G. Cobb on 11/25/2019.(Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)
November 22, 2019 Filing 57 MOTION to Substitute Attorney by Defendants Ethicon, Inc, Johnson & Johnson. (McCoy, Robert)
November 21, 2019 Filing 56 Joint STATUS REPORT by Defendants Ethicon, Inc, Johnson & Johnson. (McCoy, Robert)
November 21, 2019 Filing 55 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Robert R. McCoy on behalf of Defendants Ethicon, Inc, Johnson & Johnson. and Notice of Appearance by Sihomara L. Graves (McCoy, Robert)
November 8, 2019 Filing 54 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Don Springmeyer on behalf of Plaintiffs James Barnhart, Deborah J. Hite. and Bradley Schrager, Esq. (Springmeyer, Don)
October 31, 2019 Filing 53 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Chief Judge Miranda M. Du on 10/31/2019. By Deputy Clerk: Peggie Vannozzi. This matter has been transferred from the Southern District of West Virginia (ECF No. #45 .) Any motions that were pending in the Southern District of West Virginia are denied without prejudice, subject to refiling in the District of Nevada if applicable. Counsel are encouraged to review the District of Nevada's Local Rules and format their motions, responses and replies accordingly. It is ordered that a joint status report is due by 11/21/2019. The joint status report should indicate to the Court whether this matter should be referred for a settlement conference prior to the filing of a joint pretrial order. It should also list the attorneys who will be participating in the case in the District of Nevada. Those attorneys who will not be participating in this district must file a motion to withdraw as counsel for the party or parties. Out of state counsel who will be participating in this case are hereby advised that, pursuant to District of Nevada Local Rule IA 11-2, they will be required to comply with completion and filing of the Verified Petition and Designation of Local Counsel. For counsel's convenience, click on the following link to obtain the form from the Court's website - #www.nvd.uscourts.gov. Upon approval of the Verified Petition, counsel is required to register for the Court's Case Management and Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system and the electronic service of documents. Please visit the Court's website www.nvd.uscourts.gov to register as an Attorney. Verified Petitions are due by 12/16/2019. (no image attached) (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - PAV)
October 31, 2019 Filing 52 STANDING ORDER. This case has been assigned to the Honorable Miranda M. Du. Chief Judge Du's Civil Standing Order is posted on the U.S. District Court, District of Nevada public website and may be accessed directly via this hyperlink: #www.nvd.uscourts.gov (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - PAV)
October 31, 2019 Filing 51 Case transferred in from District of West Virginia Southern; Case Number 2:13-cv-04693. Original file with transfer order and docket sheet received with documents numbered 1-50. received electronically (DRM).
October 31, 2019 Case randomly assigned to Chief Judge Miranda M. Du and Magistrate Judge William G. Cobb. (WJ)
October 25, 2019 Filing 50 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 6820, #2 Exhibit 6821, #3 Exhibit 6824, #4 Exhibit 6825, #5 Exhibit 6833, #6 Exhibit 6840, #7 Exhibit 6860, #8 Exhibit 6874 (1), #9 Exhibit 6874 (2), #10 Exhibit 6874 (3), #11 Exhibit 6875, #12 Exhibit 6926, #13 Exhibit 6957, #14 Exhibit 6958, #15 Exhibit 6965, #16 Exhibit 6969, #17 Exhibit 6993, #18 Exhibit 6998, #19 Exhibit 7038, #20 Exhibit 7045, #21 Exhibit 7085, #22 Exhibit 7099, #23 Exhibit 7100, #24 Exhibit 7123, #25 Exhibit 7143, #26 Exhibit 7177, #27 Exhibit 7179, #28 Exhibit 7183, #29 Exhibit 6648)(Gage, William) (Modified on 10/28/2019 to add party filers) (slr). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
October 25, 2019 Filing 49 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 2814, #2 Exhibit 2816, #3 Exhibit 2825, #4 Exhibit 2826, #5 Exhibit 2910, #6 Exhibit 2942, #7 Exhibit 2949, #8 Exhibit 2950, #9 Exhibit 3011, #10 Exhibit 3017, #11 Exhibit 3053, #12 Exhibit 3619 (1), #13 Exhibit 3619 (2), #14 Exhibit 3621, #15 Exhibit 3626 (1), #16 Exhibit 3626 (2), #17 Exhibit 3630, #18 Exhibit 3767 (1), #19 Exhibit 3767 (2), #20 Exhibit 3767 (3), #21 Exhibit 3767 (4), #22 Exhibit 3790 (1), #23 Exhibit 3790 (2), #24 Exhibit 3790 (3), #25 Exhibit 3855)(Gage, William) (Modified on 10/28/2019 to add party filers)(slr). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
October 25, 2019 Filing 48 JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 238, #2 Exhibit 239, #3 Exhibit 240, #4 Exhibit 241, #5 Exhibit 262, #6 Exhibit 263, #7 Exhibit 2060, #8 Exhibit 2065, #9 Exhibit 2076, #10 Exhibit 2098, #11 Exhibit 2134, #12 Exhibit 2140, #13 Exhibit 2205 (1), #14 Exhibit 2205 (2), #15 Exhibit 2205 (3), #16 Exhibit 2206, #17 Exhibit 2232, #18 Exhibit 2253, #19 Exhibit 2287 (1), #20 Exhibit 2287 (2), #21 Exhibit 2297, #22 Exhibit 2417, #23 Exhibit 2466, #24 Exhibit 2488, #25 Exhibit 2759)(Gage, William) (Modified on 10/28/2019 to add party filers) (slr). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
October 24, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 47 ORDER granting #46 JOINT MOTION by Boston Scientific Corporation, Deborah J. Hite, James Barnhart to Dismiss Boston Scientific Corporation Without Prejudice, Defendant Boston Scientific Corporation only is dismissed without prejudice, each party to bear its own costs. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 10/25/2019. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (st) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
October 23, 2019 Filing 46 JOINT MOTION by Boston Scientific Corporation, Deborah J. Hite, James Barnhart to Dismiss Boston Scientific Corporation Without Prejudice. (Strongman, Jon) (Modified on 10/23/2019 to add party filers) (mk). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
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) (st) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
June 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 44 ORDER granting the #27 construed Motion to Dismiss; Ethicon, LLC is dismissed with prejudice. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 6/7/2019. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (st) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
April 24, 2019 Filing 43 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - List of Cases, #2 Exhibit 2 - Letter)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
April 23, 2019 Filing 42 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Deborah J. Hite, James Barnhart (Balefsky, Lee) (Modified on 4/26/2019 to add party filer) (mk). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
April 22, 2019 Filing 41 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Boston Scientific Corporation (Strongman, Jon) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
April 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 40 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) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
March 26, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 39 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) (sak) (ADI) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
October 23, 2018 Filing 38 RESPONSE by James Barnhart, Deborah J. Hite in opposition to #36 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Certificate of Service)(Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
October 16, 2018 Filing 37 MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson in support of #36 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
October 16, 2018 Filing 36 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
October 4, 2018 Filing 35 NOTICE OF DEPOSITION by Boston Scientific Corporation of all friends and family members identified in the Plaintiff Fact Sheet, including section VI. Fact Witnesses, and/or identified during the Plaintiff's deposition on dates and at times to be determined. (Keale, James) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
October 2, 2018 Filing 34 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Tonia Russell on October 3, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. (Merk, Melissa) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
October 2, 2018 Filing 33 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Nicholas Bird on October 3, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. (Merk, Melissa) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
October 2, 2018 Filing 32 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of James Barnhart on October 3, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. (Merk, Melissa) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
October 2, 2018 Filing 31 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Brian Russell Neddenriep on October 3, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. (Merk, Melissa) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
August 15, 2018 Filing 30 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) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
August 15, 2018 Filing 29 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Boston Scientific Corporation for Rule 26(a)(2) Expert Testimony Disclosures. (Anielak, Eric) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
June 26, 2018 Filing 28 RESPONSE by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson to #27 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal. (Robinson, Susan) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
June 22, 2018 Filing 27 NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL With Prejudice by James Barnhart, Deborah J. Hite pursuant to Rule 41, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
June 21, 2018 Filing 26 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of James Barnhart on June 22, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. (Merk, Melissa) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
June 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER The #23 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Dismiss for Failure to Comply With PTO 280 or Alternatively for Plaintiffs to Show Cause for Failure to Comply With PTO 280 or for Alternative Relief, Request for Expedited Briefing is DENIED as moot. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 6/14/2018. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: Cases Listed on Appendix A & B) (mek) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
June 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 25 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: 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; 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) (pma) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
June 13, 2018 Filing 23 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Dismiss for Failure to Comply With PTO 280 or Alternatively for Plaintiffs to Show Cause for Failure to Comply With PTO 280 or for Alternative Relief, Request for Expedited Briefing and Supporting Memorandum (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
June 6, 2018 Filing 22 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Rebecca L. Trela on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Trela, Rebecca) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
June 6, 2018 Filing 21 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson of Deborah Hite on June 22, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. (Merk, Melissa) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
May 21, 2018 Filing 20 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson for First Set of Interrogatories, Requests for Admissions and Requests for Production to Plaintiffs. (Merk, Melissa) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
April 20, 2018 Filing 19 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by James H. Keale on behalf of Boston Scientific Corporation. (Keale, James) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
March 23, 2018 Filing 18 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF NOTICE OF DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson re: #16 Notice of Videotaped Deposition. (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
January 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 17 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) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
January 30, 2018 Filing 16 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Dr. Samuel Chacon on 5/1/2018 at 9:00 a.m. (Sutherland, Kari) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
June 7, 2017 Filing 15 PLAINTIFF PROFILE FORM filed by James Barnhart, Deborah J. Hite. (Jimenez, Priscilla) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
January 4, 2016 Filing 14 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by William M. Gage on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
October 1, 2015 Filing 13 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Kari L. Sutherland on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Sutherland, Kari) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
January 29, 2015 Filing 12 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Christy D. Jones on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Jones, Christy) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
May 28, 2013 Filing 11 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED for Ethicon, LLC, Ethicon, LLC served on 3/25/2013, answer due 4/15/2013. (Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
April 10, 2013 Filing 10 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Eric M. Anielak on behalf of Boston Scientific Corporation. (Anielak, Eric) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
April 10, 2013 Filing 9 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Matthew D. Keenan on behalf of Boston Scientific Corporation. (Keenan, Matthew) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
April 10, 2013 Filing 8 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Robert T. Adams on behalf of Boston Scientific Corporation. (Adams, Robert) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
April 10, 2013 Filing 7 WAIVER OF SERVICE EXECUTED. Waiver signed by Jon A. Strongman/Partner on 03/22/2013. Boston Scientific Corporation waiver mailed on 3/19/2013, answer due 5/20/2013. (Strongman, Jon) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
April 10, 2013 Filing 6 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Jon A. Strongman on behalf of Boston Scientific Corporation. (Strongman, Jon) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
April 3, 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) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
March 29, 2013 Filing 4 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Michael Bonasso on behalf of Boston Scientific Corporation. (Bonasso, Michael) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
March 11, 2013 Filing 3 TRANSMITTED PRETRIAL ORDER # 40 (Plaintiff Fact Sheet) entered on 03/06/2013 in MDL 2327 to attorneys in member case. (Attachment: #1 Plaintiff Fact Sheet) (jap) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
March 11, 2013 Filing 2 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). (mmw) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]
March 8, 2013 Filing 1 SHORT FORM COMPLAINT. Filing Fee $350.00. Receipt # 0425-2270106. (Attachment: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (mmw) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/31/2019.]

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Defendant: Boston Scientific Corporation
Represented By: Eric M. Anielak
Represented By: Michael Bonasso
Represented By: Jon A. Strongman
Represented By: Matthew D. Keenan
Represented By: James H. Keale
Represented By: Robert T. Adams
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Defendant: Johnson & Johnson
Represented By: Melissa A. Merk
Represented By: Rebecca L. Trela
Represented By: Kari L. Sutherland
Represented By: William M. Gage
Represented By: David B. Thomas
Represented By: Susan M. Robinson
Represented By: Christy D. Jones
Represented By: Sihomara L. Graves
Represented By: Robert R. McCoy
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Defendant: Ethicon LLC
Represented By: Melissa A. Merk
Represented By: William M. Gage
Represented By: David B. Thomas
Represented By: Susan M. Robinson
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Defendant: Ethicon, Inc
Represented By: Melissa A. Merk
Represented By: Rebecca L. Trela
Represented By: Kari L. Sutherland
Represented By: William M. Gage
Represented By: David B. Thomas
Represented By: Susan M. Robinson
Represented By: Christy D. Jones
Represented By: Sihomara L. Graves
Represented By: Robert R. McCoy
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Plaintiff: Deborah J. Hite
Represented By: Lee B. Balefsky
Represented By: Michelle L. Tiger
Represented By: Thomas R Kline
Represented By: Priscilla E. Jimenez
Represented By: Don Springmeyer
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Plaintiff: James Barnhart
Represented By: Lee B. Balefsky
Represented By: Michelle L. Tiger
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Represented By: Don Springmeyer
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