WALZER et al v. SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS, USA, LLC et al
Plaintiff: CHARLES R WALZER, RAE B WALZER and CARRIE R WALZER
Defendant: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS, USA, LLC, SOLVAY SOLEXIS, INC., ARKEMA, INC., E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY, CHEMOURS COMPANY, CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC, 3M COMPANY and JOHN DOE(S) #1-10
Case Number: 1:2023cv04174
Filed: August 3, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Ann Marie Donio
Referring Judge: Noel L Hillman
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 49 TEXT ORDER: The in-person initial scheduling conference on 10/17/2023 at 11:00 A.M. shall be CONVERTED to a telephonic initial scheduling conference. Counsel shall utilize the following dial-in instructions for the conference call: 1-888-684-8852 / 2828702# / 654321#. Additionally, the proposed joint discovery plan shall either be filed on the docket, or alternatively, emailed to njdnef_donio@njd.uscourts.gov. SO ORDERED by Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio on 9/25/2023. (slc)
September 22, 2023 Filing 48 AMENDED ANSWER to Complaint with JURY DEMAND by ARKEMA, INC..(NORTH, JOHN)
September 22, 2023 Filing 47 Letter from Arkema Inc. Re: Amended Answer. (NORTH, JOHN)
September 20, 2023 Filing 46 ANSWER to Complaint with JURY DEMAND by 3M COMPANY.(CAMERSON, DONALD)
September 20, 2023 Filing 45 ANSWER to Complaint with JURY DEMAND by CHEMOURS COMPANY, CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC.(KURZWEIL, LANNY)
September 20, 2023 Filing 44 ANSWER to Complaint with JURY DEMAND by E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY.(KURZWEIL, LANNY)
September 20, 2023 Filing 43 ANSWER to Complaint with JURY DEMAND by ARKEMA, INC..(NORTH, JOHN)
September 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 42 Order Initial Conference set for 10/17/2023 at 11:00 AM in Camden - Courtroom 3B before Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio. Signed by Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio on 9/20/2023. (mag)
September 20, 2023 Filing 41 Defendant Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC's ANSWER to Complaint with JURY DEMAND by SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS, USA, LLC.(WELLS, THEODORE)
September 20, 2023 Pro Hac Vice counsel, HENRY J. CALDWELL, ROBERT L. SHUFTAN, DEREK C. SMITH, JULIE C. MICHALSKI and JOO CHA WEBB, has been added to receive Notices of Electronic Filing. Pursuant to L.Civ.R. 101.1, only local counsel are entitled to sign and file papers, enter appearances and receive payments on judgments, decrees or orders. (mag)
September 19, 2023 Filing 40 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Joo Cha Webb, Esq. to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. (NORTH, JOHN)
September 19, 2023 Filing 39 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Julie Michalski to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. (NORTH, JOHN)
September 19, 2023 Filing 38 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Derek C. Smith to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. (NORTH, JOHN)
September 19, 2023 Filing 37 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Robert L. Shuftan, Esq. to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. (NORTH, JOHN)
September 19, 2023 Filing 36 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Henry J. Caldwell to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. (NORTH, JOHN)
September 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 35 STIPULATION and Order adopting Judge Hillman's Opinion in the Group 2a matters re Motions to Dismiss by CHEMOURS COMPANY, CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC, E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Solvay's Motion to Dismiss 133 , #2 Exhibit B - Arkema's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Claims in Part 135 , #3 Exhibit C - EID, CC and CC FC's Motion to Dismiss 137 , #4 Exhibit D - 3M Company's Motion to Dismiss 138 , #5 Exhibit E - Brief in Opp filed by All Plaintiffs re Motions to Dismiss 139 , #6 Exhibit F - Solvay's Reply Memorandum of Law iso Solvay's MTD 151 , #7 Exhibit G - EID, CC and CC FC's REPLY BRIEF Motion to Dismiss 149 , #8 Exhibit H - REPLY to Response to Motion by ARKEMA INC 152 , #9 Exhibit I - REPLY BRIEF to Opp to Motion filed by 3M COMPANY re #32 MOTION to Dismiss 153 )(KURZWEIL, LANNY)
September 19, 2023 Pro Hac Vice fee: $750.00, receipt number NEW49019 as to ROBERT L. SHUFTAN, DEREK C. SMITH, JULIE C. MICHALSKI, JOO CHA WEBB & HENRY J. CALDWELL. (ps)
September 18, 2023 Filing 34 SUMMONS Returned Executed by RAE B WALZER, CHARLES R WALZER. CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC served on 8/17/2023, answer due 9/20/2023. (PHILLIPS, STEVE)
September 18, 2023 Filing 33 SUMMONS Returned Executed by RAE B WALZER, CHARLES R WALZER. CHEMOURS COMPANY served on 8/17/2023, answer due 9/20/2023. (PHILLIPS, STEVE)
September 18, 2023 Filing 32 SUMMONS Returned Executed by RAE B WALZER, CHARLES R WALZER. 3M COMPANY served on 8/16/2023, answer due 9/20/2023. (PHILLIPS, STEVE)
September 15, 2023 Filing 31 SUMMONS Returned Executed by RAE B WALZER, CHARLES R WALZER. SOLVAY SOLEXIS, INC. served on 8/16/2023, answer due 9/6/2023. (PHILLIPS, STEVE)
September 15, 2023 Filing 30 SUMMONS Returned Executed by RAE B WALZER, CHARLES R WALZER. SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS, USA, LLC served on 8/17/2023, answer due 9/20/2023. (PHILLIPS, STEVE)
September 15, 2023 Filing 29 SUMMONS Returned Executed by RAE B WALZER, CHARLES R WALZER. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY served on 8/17/2023, answer due 9/20/2023. (PHILLIPS, STEVE)
September 15, 2023 Filing 28 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons & Complaint in a civil action with a Jury Demand served on Yvonne Hudson on 08/23/2023, filed by CHARLES R WALZER, RAE B WALZER. (PHILLIPS, STEVE)
September 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER granting #26 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Robert L. Shuftan, Esq., Derek C. Smith, Esq., Julie C.Michalski, Esq., Joo Cha Webb, Esq., and Henry J. Caldwell, Esq.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio on 9/11/2023. (jab)
September 5, 2023 Filing 26 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by ARKEMA, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Certification of J. North, #2 Certification of R. Shuftan, #3 Certification of Henry J Caldwell, #4 Certification of J. Webb, #5 Certification of D. Smith, #6 Certification of J. Michalski, #7 Statement as to Why No Brief is Necessary, #8 Certification of Service, #9 Text of Proposed Order)(NORTH, JOHN)
September 5, 2023 Filing 25 NOTICE of Appearance by MICHAEL TOCZYSKI on behalf of CHEMOURS COMPANY, CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC, E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY (TOCZYSKI, MICHAEL)
September 5, 2023 Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by DAVID ANDREW SCHLIER on behalf of CHEMOURS COMPANY, CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC, E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY (SCHLIER, DAVID)
September 5, 2023 Filing 23 NOTICE of Appearance by ALISON MORRISSEY on behalf of CHEMOURS COMPANY, CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC, E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY (MORRISSEY, ALISON)
September 5, 2023 Filing 22 NOTICE of Appearance by RYAN A. RICHMAN on behalf of CHEMOURS COMPANY, CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC, E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY (RICHMAN, RYAN)
September 5, 2023 Filing 21 Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer as to EIDP, Inc., formerly known as E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company, and The Chemours Company FC, LLC. Attorney LANNY STEVEN KURZWEIL for CHEMOURS COMPANY,LANNY STEVEN KURZWEIL for CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC,LANNY STEVEN KURZWEIL for E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY added. (KURZWEIL, LANNY)
September 5, 2023 Filing 20 Corporate Disclosure Statement by ARKEMA, INC. identifying Arkema Delaware Inc. as Corporate Parent.. (NORTH, JOHN)
September 5, 2023 Set Deadlines as to #26 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Motion set for 10/2/2023 before Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (mag)
September 5, 2023 Clerk`s Text Order - The document #21 Application for Clerk's Order to Ext Answer/Proposed Order, submitted by E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY, CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC, CHEMOURS COMPANY has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 9/20/2023. (mag)
September 1, 2023 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by MARJAN MOUSSAVIAN on behalf of ARKEMA, INC. (MOUSSAVIAN, MARJAN)
September 1, 2023 Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance by IRENE HSIEH on behalf of ARKEMA, INC. (HSIEH, IRENE)
September 1, 2023 Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by JEMI GOULIAN LUCEY on behalf of ARKEMA, INC. (LUCEY, JEMI)
September 1, 2023 Filing 16 Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer as to Arkema Inc.. Attorney JOHN DAVID NORTH for ARKEMA, INC. added. (NORTH, JOHN)
September 1, 2023 Filing 15 NOTICE of Appearance by JOHN DAVID NORTH on behalf of ARKEMA, INC. (NORTH, JOHN)
September 1, 2023 Clerk`s Text Order - The document #16 Application for Clerk's Order to Ext Answer/Proposed Order submitted by ARKEMA, INC. has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 9/20/2023. (mag)
August 31, 2023 Filing 14 Corporate Disclosure Statement by SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS, USA, LLC identifying Ausimont Industries, Inc, as Corporate Parent.. (WELLS, THEODORE)
August 31, 2023 Clerk`s Text Order - The document #12 Application for Clerk's Order to Ext Answer/Proposed Order submitted by 3M COMPANY has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 9/20/2023. (mag)
August 31, 2023 Clerk`s Text Order - The document #9 Application for Clerk's Order to Ext Answer/Proposed Order submitted by SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS, USA, LLC has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 9/20/2023. (mag)
August 30, 2023 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by JAMES WYLIE CROWDER, IV on behalf of 3M COMPANY (CROWDER, JAMES)
August 30, 2023 Filing 12 Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer. (CAMERSON, DONALD)
August 30, 2023 Filing 11 Corporate Disclosure Statement by 3M COMPANY. (CAMERSON, DONALD)
August 30, 2023 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by DONALD J. CAMERSON, II on behalf of 3M COMPANY (CAMERSON, DONALD)
August 30, 2023 Filing 9 Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer as to the Complaint. Attorney THEODORE V. WELLS, JR for SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS, USA, LLC added. (WELLS, THEODORE)
August 30, 2023 Filing 8 Corporate Disclosure Statement by SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS, USA, LLC identifying Solvay S.A. as Corporate Parent.. (WELLS, THEODORE)
August 30, 2023 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by THEODORE V. WELLS, JR on behalf of SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS, USA, LLC (WELLS, THEODORE)
August 11, 2023 Filing 6 Diversity Disclosure Statement by CHARLES R WALZER, RAE B WALZER. (PHILLIPS, STEVE)
August 8, 2023 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by RUSSELL CURLEY on behalf of All Plaintiffs (CURLEY, RUSSELL)
August 8, 2023 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by MARC GORRIE on behalf of All Plaintiffs (GORRIE, MARC)
August 8, 2023 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by VICTORIA ELIZABETH PHILLIPS on behalf of All Plaintiffs (PHILLIPS, VICTORIA)
August 7, 2023 Filing 2 SUMMONS ISSUED as to 3M COMPANY, ARKEMA, INC., CHEMOURS COMPANY, CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC, E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY, SOLVAY SOLEXIS, INC., SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS, USA, LLC. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (ssp, )
August 7, 2023 CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - Please be advised, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(2), unless the Court orders otherwise, in any action filed or removed to this Court, in which jurisdiction is based upon diversity under 28 U.S.C. 1332(a), a party or intervenor must file a disclosure statement naming and identifying the citizenship of every individual or entity whose citizenship is attributed to that party or intervenor. A party, intervenor or proposed intervenor must file the disclosure statement with its first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the Court. #Click here to complete the Diversity Disclosure Statement, once complete, file it using the event Diversity Disclosure Statement. (ssp, )
August 4, 2023 Judge Noel L. Hillman and Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio added. (mmb, )
August 3, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing and Admin fee $ 402 receipt number ANJDC-14504109) with JURY DEMAND, filed by CARRIE R WALZER, RAE B WALZER, CHARLES R WALZER. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(PHILLIPS, STEVE)

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Plaintiff: CHARLES R WALZER
Represented By: STEVE PHILLIPS
Represented By: MARC GORRIE
Represented By: RUSSELL CURLEY
Represented By: VICTORIA ELIZABETH PHILLIPS
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Plaintiff: RAE B WALZER
Represented By: STEVE PHILLIPS
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Represented By: VICTORIA ELIZABETH PHILLIPS
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Plaintiff: CARRIE R WALZER
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Defendant: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS, USA, LLC
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Defendant: SOLVAY SOLEXIS, INC.
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Defendant: ARKEMA, INC.
Represented By: JOHN DAVID NORTH
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Defendant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY
Represented By: LANNY STEVEN KURZWEIL
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Represented By: ALISON MORRISSEY
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Defendant: CHEMOURS COMPANY
Represented By: LANNY STEVEN KURZWEIL
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Defendant: CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
Represented By: LANNY STEVEN KURZWEIL
Represented By: RYAN A. RICHMAN
Represented By: ALISON MORRISSEY
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Defendant: 3M COMPANY
Represented By: DONALD J. CAMERSON, II
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Defendant: JOHN DOE(S) #1-10
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