City of Lumberton v. 3M Company et al
Plaintiff: City of Lumberton
Defendant: 3M Company, Angus Fire, AGC Chemicals Americas Inc., AGC Inc., Archroma Management LLC, Archroma U.S., Inc., Arkema Inc., BASF Corporation, Buckeye Fire Equipment Company, Carrier Global Corporation, Chemdesign Products Inc., Chemguard, Inc., Chemicals Inc., Doe Defendants, John 1-49, DuPont de Nemours, Inc., Dynax Corporation, E. I. DuPont De Nemours and Company, Kidde-Fenwal, Inc., Kidde PLC Inc., National Foam, Inc., Nation Ford Chemical Company, Raytheon Technologies Corporation, The Ansul Company, THE CHEMOURS COMPANY, THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC, Tyco Fire Products, LP, UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Chubb Fire, Ltd., Clariant Corp., Corteva, Inc. and Deepwater Chemical, Inc.
Case Number: 7:2023cv00121
Filed: February 15, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Presiding Judge: Terrence W Boyle
Referring Judge: Brian S Meyers
Nature of Suit: Tort Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1442 Notice of Removal
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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March 9, 2023 Remark - Case transferred from North Carolina Eastern has been opened in District of South Carolina as case 2:23-cv-00936, filed 03/07/2023. (Stouch, L.)
March 6, 2023 Filing 11 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO - 120) - Pursuant to Rule 7.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the action(s) on the attached schedule are transferred under 28 U.S.C. 1407 to the District of South Carolina for the reasons stated in the order of December 7, 2018, and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Richard M. Gergel. Signed by John W. Nichols, Clerk of the Panel, entered on 3/6/2023. (Stouch, L.)
March 6, 2023 Case transferred to District of South Carolina. File transmitted electronically. (Stouch, L.)
March 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER granting #7 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Should the Judicial Panel on the Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") decline to transfer this action to the AFFF MDL, Defendants shall have through and including the 28th day after such disposition by the JPML to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the Complaint. Signed by District Judge Terrence W. Boyle on 3/2/2023. (Stouch, L.)
February 24, 2023 Motions No Longer Referred to the Clerk of Court: #7 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer. Motion Submitted to District Judge Terrence W. Boyle. (Stouch, L.)
February 23, 2023 Filing 9 Financial Disclosure Statement by City of Lumberton (Flowers, James)
February 23, 2023 Filing 8 Notice of Appearance filed by James Scott Flowers on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Flowers, James)
February 23, 2023 Motion Referred to Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court regarding #7 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer. (Stouch, L.)
February 20, 2023 Filing 7 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer filed by Chemguard, Inc., Tyco Fire Products, LP. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Blake, Christopher)
February 16, 2023 Filing 6 Notice regarding #1 Notice of Removal and requirement to make a Notice of Appearance sent to all Counsel, J. Scott Flowers of Hutchens Law Firm LLP at P. O. Box 2505, Fayetteville, NC 28302; Daniel L. Ring, Tyler D. Alfermann of Mayer Brown LLP at 71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606; Peter Condron, Clifford J. Zatz, Laura O. Ardi of Crowell & Moring at 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004-259; Heidi Levine of Sidley Austin LLP at One South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60603; Melanie B. Dubis, Charles of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP at 301 Fayetteville St., Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27601 Michael L. Carpenter of ray Layton Kersh Solomon Furr & Smith, P.A. at P. O. Box 2636, Gastonia, NC 28053-2636; Jonathan I. Handler, Keith H. Bensten of Day Pitney at One Federal Street, 29th Floor, Boston, MA 02110; Kat Hacker of Bartlit Beck LLP at 1801 Wewatta, Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80202; Kirk G. Warner, Clifton L. Brinson and Addie Ries of Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P. at Post Office Box 2611, Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-2611; David R. Erickson, Brent Dwerlkotte of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P. at 2555 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108 and Keith E. Smith of Greenberg Traurig, LLP at Three Loan Square, 1717 Arch Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19103 mailed via US Mail on February 16, 2023. (Rudd, D.)
February 16, 2023 Notice to Counsel regarding: #1 Notice of Removal - Counsel is reminded at case opening that they are to include all parties that are in the complaint and/or notice of removal. (Rudd, D.)
February 15, 2023 Filing 5 Notice filed by Chemguard, Inc., Tyco Fire Products, LP (Supplemental Removal Cover Sheet). (Blake, Christopher)
February 15, 2023 Filing 4 Financial Disclosure Statement by Tyco Fire Products, LP identifying Corporate Parent Johnson Control International plc for Tyco Fire Products, LP. (Blake, Christopher)
February 15, 2023 Filing 3 Financial Disclosure Statement by Chemguard, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Johnson Control International plc for Chemguard, Inc.. (Blake, Christopher)
February 15, 2023 Filing 2 Notice of Appearance filed by Christopher J. Blake on behalf of Chemguard, Inc., Tyco Fire Products, LP. (Blake, Christopher)
February 15, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Chemguard, Inc., Tyco Fire Products, LP from Robeson County Superior Court, case number 23-CVS-0129. ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ANCEDC-6947152), filed by Chemguard, Inc., Tyco Fire Products, LP. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Summons and complaint, Robeson County, #2 Civil Cover Sheet) (Blake, Christopher)

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Plaintiff: City of Lumberton
Represented By: James Scott Flowers
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Represented By: Christopher J. Blake
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Defendant: Doe Defendants, John 1-49
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Defendant: National Foam, Inc.
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Represented By: Christopher J. Blake
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