HUMANA INC. v. MERCK & COMPANY, INC. et al
Plaintiff: Humana Inc and HUMANA INC.
Defendant: Merck & Company Inc, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION, SCHERING CORPORATION, GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. and MERCK & COMPANY INC.
Case Number: 2:2023cv23023
Filed: December 12, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Brian R Martinotti
Referring Judge: Leda D Wettre
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 6, 2024 Filing 37 Letter from Humana Inc., Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (f/k/a Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.), Schering Corp., Schering-Plough Corp., and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. re Joint Status. (CHAKRABARTI, PREETHA)
February 2, 2024 Filing 36 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Samuel G. Liversidge to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. (WEINGART, SCOTT)
February 2, 2024 Filing 35 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Sarah M. Kushner to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. (WEINGART, SCOTT)
February 2, 2024 Filing 34 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice S. Christopher Whittaker to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. (WEINGART, SCOTT)
February 2, 2024 Filing 33 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Courtney L. Spears to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. (WEINGART, SCOTT)
February 2, 2024 Pro Hac Vice counsel, COURTNEY SPEARS, S. CHRISTOPHER WHITTAKER, SARAH KUSHNER and SAMUEL LIVERSIDGE, have 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. (dam)
February 1, 2024 Pro Hac Vice fee for SAMUEL LIVERSEDGE, SARAH KUSHNER, S CHRISTOPHER WHITTAKER AND COURTNEY SPEARS: $ 600, receipt number NEW49655 (jr)
January 27, 2024 Filing 32 SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT against GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LTD., MERCK & COMPANY INC., MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION, SCHERING CORPORATION, SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION, filed by HUMANA INC. (CHAKRABARTI, PREETHA) Modified on 1/27/2024 (dam).
January 26, 2024 Filing 31 SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT against GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LTD., MERCK & COMPANY INC., MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION, SCHERING CORPORATION, SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION, filed by HUMANA INC. (CHAKRABARTI, PREETHA) Modified on 1/26/2024 (dam).
January 26, 2024 CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - Please be advised that the #31 Second Amended Complaint submitted by Preetha Chakrabarti on 1/26/2024 was submitted with an existing electronic header, and the header in its current form is not readable. Kindly resubmit the document without an existing electronic header, using the CM/ECF Event Amended Complaint which can be found under Civil Events, Initial Pleadings and Service, Complaints and Other Initiating Documents. This submission will remain on the docket unless otherwise ordered by the court. (dam)
January 23, 2024 Filing 30 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Mark M. Supko to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-15031231.) (CHAKRABARTI, PREETHA)
January 23, 2024 Filing 29 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Vincent J. Galluzzo to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-15031202.) (CHAKRABARTI, PREETHA)
January 23, 2024 Filing 28 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Tiffanie L. McDowell to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-15031179.) (CHAKRABARTI, PREETHA)
January 23, 2024 Filing 27 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Daniel A. Sasse to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-15031145.) (CHAKRABARTI, PREETHA)
January 23, 2024 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre: Status Conference held on 1/23/2024. (LM, )
January 23, 2024 Pro Hac Vice counsel, DANIEL A. SASSE, TIFFANIE L. MCDOWELL, VINCENT GALLUZZO and MARK M. SUPKO, have 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. (dam)
January 22, 2024 Filing 26 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice James R P Hileman, Esq. to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-15026333.) (CALMANN, ARNOLD)
January 22, 2024 Filing 25 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Patrick J. Gallagher, Esq. to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-15026313.) (CALMANN, ARNOLD)
January 22, 2024 Filing 24 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Kevin M. Neylan, Jr., Esq. to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-15026289.) (CALMANN, ARNOLD)
January 22, 2024 Filing 23 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Devora W. Allon, Esq. to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-15026271.) (CALMANN, ARNOLD)
January 22, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER granting #21 Defendant Glenmark's Application for the Pro Hac Vice Admission of DEVORA W. ALLON, ESQ; KEVIN M. NEYLAN, JR., ESQ; PATRICK J. GALLAGHER, ESQ; and JAMES R P HILEMAN, ESQ. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 1/22/2024. (dam)
January 22, 2024 Pro Hac Vice counsel, DEVORA W. ALLON, KEVIN M. NEYLAN, JR., PATRICK J. GALLAGHER and JAMES R P HILEMAN, have 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. (dam)
January 19, 2024 Filing 21 Letter from Arnold B. Calmann, Esq. to the Honorable Leda Dunn Wettre, U.S.M.J. Enclosing Unopposed Application for the Pro Hac Vice Admission of Devora W. Allon, Esq., Kevin M. Neylan, Jr., Esq., Patrick J. Gallagher, Esq., and James R P Hileman, Esq. on behalf of Defendant Glenmark. (Attachments: #1 Certification of Arnold B. Calmann, Esq., #2 Declaration of Devora W. Allon, Esq., #3 Declaration of Kevin M. Neylan, Jr., Esq., #4 Declaration of Patrick J. Gallagher, Esq., #5 Declaration of James R P Hileman, Esq., #6 Text of Proposed Order)(CALMANN, ARNOLD)
January 19, 2024 Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by KATHERINE ANN ESCANLAR on behalf of GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. (ESCANLAR, KATHERINE)
January 19, 2024 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by ARNOLD B. CALMANN on behalf of GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. (CALMANN, ARNOLD)
January 19, 2024 Filing 18 Letter. (Attachments: #1 Certification of Service) (WEINGART, SCOTT) Modified on 1/19/2024 (dam).
January 19, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER granting #16 Plaintiff's Application for the Pro Hac Vice Admission of DANIEL A. SASSE, TIFFANIE L. MCDOWELL, MARK M. SUPKO, and VINCENT J. GALLUZZO. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 1/19/2024. (dam)
January 18, 2024 Filing 16 APPLICATION/PETITION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Daniel A. Sasse, Tiffanie L. McDowell, Vincent J. Galluzzo, and Mark M. Supko for by HUMANA INC.. (Attachments: #1 Certification of Preetha Chakrabarti, #2 Declaration of Daniel A. Sasse, #3 Declaration of Tiffanie L. McDowell, #4 Declaration of Vincent J. Galluzzo, #5 Declaration of Mark M. Supko, #6 Text of Proposed Order, #7 Certificate of Service)(CHAKRABARTI, PREETHA)
January 17, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER granting #14 Defendants' Application for the Pro Hac Vice Admission as to SAMUEL J. LIVERSIDGE, SARAH M. KUSHNER, S. CHRISTOPHER WHITTAKER, and COURTNEY L. SPEARS. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 1/17/2024. (dam)
January 17, 2024 Filing 14 Letter from Scott Weingart to Magistrate Judge Wettre. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Scott Weingart, #2 Declaration of Sarah Kushner, #3 Declaration of Christopher Whittaker, #4 Declaration of Samuel Liversidge, #5 Declaration of Courtney Spears, #6 Text of Proposed Order)(WEINGART, SCOTT)
January 8, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 13 TEXT ORDER - A telephone conference is set for January 23, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre. Dial-in information for the conference is (888) 684-8852, access code 8948139. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 1/8/2024. (rn)
January 5, 2024 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by SCOTT M. WEINGART on behalf of MERCK & COMPANY INC., MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION, SCHERING CORPORATION, SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION (WEINGART, SCOTT)
January 5, 2024 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by GEOFFREY N. ROSAMOND on behalf of MERCK & COMPANY INC., MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION, SCHERING CORPORATION, SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION (ROSAMOND, GEOFFREY)
January 5, 2024 Filing 10 Letter from Humana Inc. re Procedural Background and Current Posture. (CHAKRABARTI, PREETHA)
December 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 TEXT ORDER - This matter having recently been remanded from the In re Zetia (Ezetimibe) Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2836 (E.D. Va.), plaintiff's counsel is directed to file a letter updating the Court about the procedural background and current posture of the case on or before January 5, 2024. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 12/15/2023. (rn)
December 12, 2023 Case Assigned to Judge Brian R. Martinotti and Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre. (ak, )
December 12, 2023 Filing 8 Certified Copy of Transfer Order and docket received, Case transferred in from District of Virginia Eastern; Case Number 2:21-cv-01007. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
December 12, 2023 Filing 7 CERTIFIED COPY OF CONDITIONAL REMAND ORDER entered by The United States Judicial Panel of Multi-District Litigation. MDL No. 2836. It is ORDERED that the action(s) on this conditional remand order are remanded to its/their respective transferor court(s). It is FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall furnish the Clerk for the Eastern District of Virginia with a stipulation or designation of the contents of the record to be remanded. (tameub, )
December 12, 2023 Case transferred to District of New Jersey (Newark Division). Original file, certified copy of transfer order, and docket sheet sent. (tameub, )
October 19, 2021 Filing 6 Case transferred in from District of New Jersey; Case Number 2:21-cv-17355. Original file and docket sheet received.
October 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Order of MDL Panel transferring case to the Eastern District of Virginia.(MDL 2836 In Re: Zetia (Ezetimibe) Antitrust Litigation - Judge Rebecca Beach Smith) (gh, ) [Transferred from New Jersey on 10/19/2021.]
September 28, 2021 Filing 4 SUMMONS ISSUED as to GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LTD., MERCK & COMPANY, INC., MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION, SCHERING CORPORATION, SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (lag, ) [Transferred from New Jersey on 10/19/2021.]
September 24, 2021 Filing 3 NOTICE by HUMANA INC. [Notice of Tag-Along and Request to Transfer to an MDL] (Attachments: #1 Ex. A to Notice of Tag-Along and Request to Transfer.)(CHAKRABARTI, PREETHA) [Transferred from New Jersey on 10/19/2021.]
September 22, 2021 Case Assigned to Judge Brian R. Martinotti and Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre. (ak, ) [Transferred from New Jersey on 10/19/2021.]
September 22, 2021 Filing 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement by HUMANA INC. identifying None as Corporate Parent.. (CHAKRABARTI, PREETHA) [Transferred from New Jersey on 10/19/2021.]
September 22, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LTD., MERCK & COMPANY, INC., MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION, SCHERING CORPORATION, SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION ( Filing and Admin fee $ 402 receipt number ANJDC-12824384) with JURY DEMAND, filed by HUMANA INC.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(CHAKRABARTI, PREETHA) [Transferred from New Jersey on 10/19/2021.]

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