Raymer v. Merck & Co., Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Jessica Raymer
Defendant: Merck & Co, Inc. and Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Case Number: 3:2022cv00359
Filed: August 4, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Presiding Judge: Robert J Conrad
Referring Judge: David Keesler
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury: Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product 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 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER of Administrative Close Out of Member Cases. Signed by District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr on 9/12/2022. (brl)
September 2, 2022 Filing 26 NOTICE of Appearance by Sally Wiest Bryan on behalf of Merck & Co, Inc., Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp. (Bryan, Sally)
September 2, 2022 Filing 25 NOTICE of Appearance by Dino S. Sangiamo on behalf of Merck & Co, Inc., Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp. (Sangiamo, Dino)
August 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 FIRST PRETRIAL ORDER. Signed by District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr on 8/9/2022. (brl)
August 10, 2022 NOTICE of Hearing: Pretrial Conference set for 10/11/2022 11:00 AM in Courtroom #8, 401 W Trade St, Charlotte, NC 28202 before District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. This is your only notice - you will not receive a separate document.(brl)
August 8, 2022 Filing 23 Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:22-cv-01643. Original electronic file and docket sheet received.
August 4, 2022 Case assigned to District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr and Magistrate Judge David Keesler. Notice: You must click this link to retrieve the #Case Assignment Packet. This is your only notice - you will not receive a separate document.(rth)
August 4, 2022 Filing 22 TRANSFERRED to the Western District of North Carolina pursuant to MDL 3036 Transfer Order. (gcy, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
August 4, 2022 Filing 21 TRANSFER ORDER from MDL Panel transferring case to Western District of North Carolina regarding MDL 3036.(gcy, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
August 4, 2022 ***Civil Case Terminated pursuant to MDL 3036 Transfer Order filed 8/4/22.. (gcy, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
July 8, 2022 Filing 20 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand and Affirmative Defenses by Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharpe & Dohme LLC (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L, #13 Exhibit M, #14 Exhibit N, #15 Exhibit O, #16 Exhibit P, #17 Exhibit Q, #18 Exhibit R, #19 Exhibit S, #20 Exhibit T, #21 Exhibit U, #22 Exhibit V, #23 Exhibit W, #24 Exhibit X, #25 Exhibit Y, #26 Exhibit Z, #27 Exhibit AA, #28 Exhibit BB, #29 Exhibit CC, #30 Exhibit DD, #31 Exhibit EE, #32 Exhibit FF, #33 Exhibit GG, #34 Exhibit HH, #35 Exhibit II, #36 Exhibit JJ, #37 Exhibit KK, #38 Exhibit LL, #39 Exhibit MM, #40 Exhibit NN, #41 Exhibit OO, #42 Exhibit PP, #43 Exhibit QQ, #44 Exhibit RR, #45 Exhibit SS, #46 Exhibit TT, #47 Exhibit UU, #48 Exhibit VV, #49 Exhibit WW, #50 Exhibit XX, #51 Exhibit YY, #52 Exhibit ZZ, #53 Exhibit AAA, #54 Exhibit BBB)(Julien, Allyson) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
June 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER :The Court grants Defendants' motion for corporate name change #15 . The Court orders the Clerk to change the name of Defendant Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. ("MSD Corp.") to Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ("MSD LLC") in this action. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 6/20/2022. Mailed notice(gcy, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
June 16, 2022 Filing 18 AGREED CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 6/16/2022:Mailed notice(rj, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
June 16, 2022 Filing 17 AGREED HIPAA-QUALIFIED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 6/16/2022:Mailed notice(rj, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
June 15, 2022 Filing 16 NOTICE of Motion by Rami N Fakhouri for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief #15 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 6/21/2022 at 01:45 PM. (Fakhouri, Rami) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
June 15, 2022 Filing 15 MOTION by Defendants Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. Corporate Name Change Unopposed (Fakhouri, Rami) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
June 9, 2022 Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants the parties' motions for entry of a HIPPA qualified protective order and a confidentiality order #8 , #10 . Mailed notice (rj, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
June 7, 2022 Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. by Allyson Miller Julien (Julien, Allyson) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
June 3, 2022 Filing 12 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (Fakhouri, Rami) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
June 3, 2022 Filing 11 NOTICE of Motion by Rami N Fakhouri for presentment of motion for order #10 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 6/9/2022 at 01:45 PM. (Fakhouri, Rami) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
June 3, 2022 Filing 10 MOTION by Defendants Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. for order Confidentiality Order (Fakhouri, Rami) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
June 3, 2022 Filing 9 NOTICE of Motion by Rami N Fakhouri for presentment of motion for protective order #8 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 6/9/2022 at 01:45 PM. (Fakhouri, Rami) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
June 3, 2022 Filing 8 MOTION by Defendants Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. for protective order HIPAA-Qualified Joint (Fakhouri, Rami) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
May 26, 2022 Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court strikes the status date set for 5/26/2022 and resets it to 7/12/2023 at 9:30 a.m. The Court sets the following discovery schedule: Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures are due by 6/16/2022; written discovery to issue by 7/29/2022; and fact discovery closes on 6/30/2023. The parties should file a joint status report by 7/5/2023 indicating the status of fact discovery, the status of settlement discussions and whether the parties request a referral to the magistrate judge for settlement purposes, whether the parties require expert discovery prior to dispositive motion practice, and proposed schedules for expert discovery and summary judgment briefing, where applicable. The parties should file any motions for confidentiality order and HIPPA protective order by 6/3/2022 indicating whether the motions are agreed and submit proposed orders to the Court's proposed order email. Additionally, the parties should use the Court's Model Confidentiality Order from the Court's Standing Orders and submit redlined and clean copies to the Court's proposed order email. Mailed notice (rj, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
May 19, 2022 Filing 6 STATUS Report Joint Initial by Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (Fakhouri, Rami) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
May 19, 2022 Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. by Rami N Fakhouri (Fakhouri, Rami) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
May 18, 2022 Filing 4 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Jessica Raymer. Merck & Co., Inc. waiver sent on 5/9/2022, answer due 7/8/2022; Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. waiver sent on 5/9/2022, answer due 7/8/2022. (Attachments: #1 Signed Waiver of Service)(Turner, Tracy) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
April 29, 2022 Filing 3 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The initial status conference in this matter is set for 5/26/2022 at 1:30 PM. The parties are directed to review the procedures and requirements for this conference on Judge Ellis' website and to submit the required Initial Status Report by 5/19/2022. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (866) 434-5269, Access Code: 8087837. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll-free number). Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Mailed notice (rj, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
April 15, 2022 Filing 2 MOTION of Plaintiffs for transfer of action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407 for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion, #2 Declaration of Bijan Esfandiari, #3 Schedule of Actions, #4 Certificate of Service) (jmk, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
March 31, 2022 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (ak, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
March 29, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Jessica Raymer; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-19292949. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons, #3 Summons)(Turner, Tracy) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
March 29, 2022 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Sara L. Ellis. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. Case assignment: Random assignment. (cxr, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]
March 29, 2022 CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (cxr, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/8/2022.]

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Plaintiff: Jessica Raymer
Represented By: Tracy Lynn Turner
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Defendant: Merck & Co, Inc.
Represented By: Allyson M Julien
Represented By: Rami N Fakhouri
Represented By: Dino S. Sangiamo
Represented By: Sally Wiest Bryan
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Defendant: Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Represented By: Allyson M Julien
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Represented By: Sally Wiest Bryan
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