Bell et al v. 3M Company et al
Plaintiff: Robert Bell, ., Leslie Beyer, James Gates, Michael House, Daniel Lawrence, Corbett Litteral, Mark Mihalko, Dominick Pecora, Richard Queen, Walterio Rivera, Cory Shaw, Bruce Smith, Horace Smith, Sueanne Thomas, Douglas Wildoner and Robert Bell
Defendant: 3M Company (f/k/a Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Co), AGC Chemicals Americas Inc., Amerex Corporation, Arkema Inc., Archroma U.S., Inc., BASF Corporation, Buckeye Fire Equipment Company, Carrier Global Corporation, Chemdesign Products Inc., Chemguard Inc. Chemicals, Inc., Clariant Corporation, Corteva, Inc., Deepwater Chemicals, Inc., DuPont De Nemours Inc., Dynax Corporation, E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Company, Kidde-Fenwal, Inc., Nation Ford Chemical Company, National Foam, Inc., The Chemours Company, The Chemours Company FC, LLC, Tyco Fire Products, LP, Doe Defendants 1-20, 3M Company, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Co., Chemguard Inc., and Chemicals, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2021cv10428
Filed: December 7, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: John P Cronan
Nature of Suit: Tort Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1442 nr
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
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January 10, 2022 Received e-mail from the United States District Court - District of South Carolina acknowledging receipt of transferred case. Assigned Case Number: 2:22-cv-00021, filed on 01/04/2022. (sjo)
January 4, 2022 Filing 7 CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF CONDITIONAL MDL TRANSFER OUT ORDER FROM THE MDL PANEL...transferring this action from the U.S.D.C. - S.D.N.Y to the United States District Court - District of South Carolina. (Signed by MDL Panel on 12/28/2021) (sjo)
January 4, 2022 MDL TRANSFER OUT ELECTRONICALLY: to the United States District Court - District of South Carolina. (sjo)
December 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 STIPULATION EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND: IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto and their undersigned counsel that if this action is transferred to the In re Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability multi-district litigation ("AFFF MDL"), then the deadline for Defendants to move, answer, or otherwise respond to the Summons and Complaint shall be in accordance with the established rules and procedures in the AFFF MDL. Should the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation decline to transfer this action to the AFFF MDL, Defendants shall have through and including the 28th day after such disposition by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the Complaint. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge John P. Cronan on 12/14/2021) (jca)
December 14, 2021 Filing 5 PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by 3M Company..(Sagalowsky, Jordan)
December 8, 2021 Filing 4 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Supreme Court, County of New York. Case Number: NOT INDICATED..Document filed by 3M Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Summons and Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial).(Sagalowsky, Jordan)
December 8, 2021 ADD PARTY FOR PLEADING. Defendants/Respondents Chemicals, Inc. added. Party added pursuant to #1 Notice of Removal,.Document filed by 3M Company. Related document: #1 Notice of Removal,..(Sagalowsky, Jordan)
December 8, 2021 Case Designated ECF. (sj)
December 8, 2021 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Jordan David Sagalowsky. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: 3M Company, Robert Bell, Chemguard Inc.. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party name contained a typographical error; alias party type was entered incorrectly. (sj)
December 8, 2021 CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge John P. Cronan. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(sj)
December 8, 2021 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT PLEADING. Notice to Attorney Jordan David Sagalowsky to RE-FILE re: Document No. #1 Notice of Removal. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): all of the parties listed on the pleading were not entered on CM ECF; Chemicals, Inc. needs to be added to the docket; Pursuant to ECF Filing Rule 13.3, Notice of Removal exhibits must be filed as attachments and labeled. Each attachment must be clearly titled in the ECF entry so the subject of the exhibit is clear. They cannot be labeled "Exhibit A, Exhibit B, etc.". Docket the event type Add Party to Pleading found under the event list Complaints and Other Initiating Documents.. Re-file the pleading using the event type Notice of Removal found under the event list Complaints and Other Initiating Documents - attach the correct signed PDF - select the individually named filer/filers - select the individually named party/parties the pleading is against. (sj)
December 8, 2021 Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (sj)
December 7, 2021 Filing 3 RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by 3M Company (f/k/a Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Co)..(Sagalowsky, Jordan)
December 7, 2021 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Sagalowsky, Jordan)
December 7, 2021 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Supreme Court of The State of New York, County of New York. Case Number: NOT INDICATED. (Filing Fee $ 402.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-25433222).Document filed by 3M Company (f/k/a Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Co). (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A).(Sagalowsky, Jordan)

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Defendant: 3M Company
Represented By: Jordan David Sagalowsky
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Defendant: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Co.
Represented By: Jordan David Sagalowsky
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Defendant: Chemicals, Inc.
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