RHODES et al v. 3M COMPANY et al

RHODES et al v. 3M COMPANY et al

Plaintiff:	JAMES NATHAN RHODES and PAMELA SUSAN RHODES
Defendant:	3M COMPANY, A.O. SMITH CORPORATION, AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION, ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL, INC., BLACKMER PUMP, CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, CLEAVER-BROOKS, INC., CRANE CO., CROSBY VALVE, INC., CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, CURTISS-WRIGHT FLOW CONTROL CORPORATION, DANA COMPANIES, LLC, DOVER CORPORATION, ELLIOTT COMPANY, FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, FLOWSERVE CORPORATION, FLOWSERVE US INC., GARDNER DENVER, INC., GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GOULDS PUMPS, INC., GRINNELL LLC, IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, ITT CORPORATION, J.E. LONGERGAN CO., PATTERSON PUMP CO., PATTERSON PUMP COMPANY, PENTAIR PUMP GROUP, INC., RILEY POWER, INC., THE J.R. CLARKSON COMPANY, THE WILLIAM POWELL COMPANY, UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, UNITED CONVEYOR CORPORATION, VELAN VALVE CORP., VIKING PUMP, INC., WARREN PUMPS LLC, WEIR VALVES & CONTROLS USA INC., WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION and YUBA HEAT TRANSFER, LLC.
Case Number:	1:2013cv00864
Filed:	September 30, 2013
Court:	US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Office:	NCMD Office
County:	Alamance
Presiding Judge:	JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE
Presiding Judge:	THOMAS D. SCHROEDER
Nature of Suit:	Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability
Cause of Action:	28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By:	Both

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November 21, 2017	Filing 498 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by JUDGE LORETTA C. BIGGS on 11/21/2017. Defendant Master Industries Worldwide, LLC's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, (ECF No. 275 ), and Defendant Master Industries, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, (ECF No. 282 ), are GRANTED, and each Master Defendant is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.(Daniel, J)
June 2, 2016	Filing 324 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOE L. WEBSTER signed on 6/2/2016. Plaintiffs' Motion for Limited Jurisdictional Discovery Regarding Defendants Master Industries, Inc. and Master Industries WorldWide, LLC (Docke t Entry 291 ) is GRANTED. In granting jurisdictional discovery, the court will limit discovery to the topic of specific jurisdiction with respect to Master and MIW. Plaintiffs may serve eight (8) interrogatories and (8) requests for product ion of documents on both Master and MIW related solely to the issue of specific jurisdiction. Unless the parties stipulate otherwise, Plaintiffs shall serve these interrogatories and requests within seven (7) days from the date of this Order, with responses to be served by Defendants twenty-one (2l) days after service from Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs may also take one Rule 30(b)(6) deposition of Master and MIW's designees, with such deposition of each designee to be limited to five (5) hours. Unless the parties stipulate otherwise, this deposition must occur within forty (40) days from the date of this Order.(Daniel, J)

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November 21, 2017

Filing 498 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by JUDGE LORETTA C. BIGGS on 11/21/2017. Defendant Master Industries Worldwide, LLC's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, (ECF No. 275 ), and Defendant Master Industries, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, (ECF No. 282 ), are GRANTED, and each Master Defendant is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.(Daniel, J)

June 2, 2016

Filing 324 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOE L. WEBSTER signed on 6/2/2016. Plaintiffs' Motion for Limited Jurisdictional Discovery Regarding Defendants Master Industries, Inc. and Master Industries WorldWide, LLC (Docke t Entry 291 ) is GRANTED. In granting jurisdictional discovery, the court will limit discovery to the topic of specific jurisdiction with respect to Master and MIW. Plaintiffs may serve eight (8) interrogatories and (8) requests for product ion of documents on both Master and MIW related solely to the issue of specific jurisdiction. Unless the parties stipulate otherwise, Plaintiffs shall serve these interrogatories and requests within seven (7) days from the date of this Order, with responses to be served by Defendants twenty-one (2l) days after service from Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs may also take one Rule 30(b)(6) deposition of Master and MIW's designees, with such deposition of each designee to be limited to five (5) hours. Unless the parties stipulate otherwise, this deposition must occur within forty (40) days from the date of this Order.(Daniel, J)

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Plaintiff: JAMES NATHAN RHODES
Represented By:	DANIEL R. FRANCIS
Represented By:	WILLIAM MARC GRAHAM
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Plaintiff: PAMELA SUSAN RHODES
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Defendant: 3M COMPANY
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Defendant: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
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Defendant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Defendant: THE J.R. CLARKSON COMPANY
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Defendant: THE WILLIAM POWELL COMPANY
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Defendant: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
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Defendant: UNITED CONVEYOR CORPORATION
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Defendant: VELAN VALVE CORP.
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Defendant: VIKING PUMP, INC.
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Defendant: WARREN PUMPS LLC
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Defendant: WEIR VALVES & CONTROLS USA INC.
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Defendant: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
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Defendant: YUBA HEAT TRANSFER, LLC.
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