Ghiardi v. Merck & Co., Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Ljubitza Ghiardi
Defendant: Merck & Co, Inc. and Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Case Number: 3:2022cv00661
Filed: December 9, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Office: Charlotte Office
Presiding Judge: Robert J Conrad
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
January 6, 2023 Filing 12 AMENDED COMPLAINT First Amended with Jury Demand against Merck & Co, Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, filed by Ljubitza Ghiardi.(Esfandiari, Bijan)
December 9, 2022 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Sally Wiest Bryan on behalf of Merck & Co, Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (Bryan, Sally)
December 9, 2022 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Dino S. Sangiamo on behalf of Merck & Co, Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (Sangiamo, Dino)
December 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER of Administrative Close Out of Member Cases. Signed by District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr on 9/12/22. (rth)
December 9, 2022 Filing 8 Case transferred in from District of Colorado; Case Number 1:22-cv-02977. Original electronic file and docket sheet received.
December 9, 2022 Case assigned to District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. 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)
December 9, 2022 Notice to Frances Margaret Phares: Pursuant to Local Rule 83.1 you are required to Register for E-Filing Access or Link Existing Account #Link. (Attorney served via NEF) Deadline by 12/23/2022. (rth)
December 7, 2022 Filing 7 CERTIFIED COPY OF CTO-10 from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation pursuant to 28 USC 1407, transferring from District of Colorado, 22-cv-02977-PAB-STV, to Western District of North Carolina, to become part of MDL No. 3036, by Clerk on 12/7/2022. (sphil, ) [Transferred from Colorado on 12/9/2022.]
November 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 21 November 2022. Proposed Scheduling Order due 1/5/2023. Scheduling Conference set for 1/12/2023 09:45 AM in Courtroom A 402 before Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak. (cmadr, ) [Transferred from Colorado on 12/9/2022.]
November 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak for non-dispositive matters. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) and (b), this case is referred to the assigned United States Magistrate Judge to (1) convene a scheduling conference under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and enter a scheduling order meeting the requirements of D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.2, (2) conduct such status conferences and issue such orders necessary for compliance with the scheduling order, including amendments or modifications of the scheduling order upon a showing of good cause, (3) hear and determine pretrial matters, including discovery and other non-dispositive motions, and (4) conduct a pretrial conference and enter a pretrial order. Court sponsored alternative dispute resolution is governed by D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.6. On the recommendation or informal request of the magistrate judge or on the request of the parties by motion, this court may direct the parties to engage in an early neutral evaluation, a settlement conference, or another alternative dispute resolution proceeding, by Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer on 11/17/2022. Text Only Entry (pabsec, ) [Transferred from Colorado on 12/9/2022.]
November 17, 2022 Filing 4 SUMMONS issued by Clerk. (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Magistrate Judge Consent Form) (tgall, ) [Transferred from Colorado on 12/9/2022.]
November 16, 2022 Filing 3 Case assigned to Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer and drawn to Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak. Text Only Entry. (tgall, ) [Transferred from Colorado on 12/9/2022.]
November 16, 2022 Filing 2 ADVISORY NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH COURT RULES/PROCEDURES:re: #1 Complaint, filed by attorney Frances Margaret Phares. DO NOT REFILE THE DOCUMENT. Action to take - counsel must submit a change of contact request through the Manage my Account tab at the PACER website at https://www.pacer.gov/, pursuant to D.C.COLO.LAttyR 5(c) and 3.5 of the Electronic Case Filing Procedures (Civil cases).(Text Only Entry). (tgall, ) [Transferred from Colorado on 12/9/2022.]
November 16, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against MERCK & CO., INC., MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC (Filing fee $ 402,Receipt Number ACODC-8784007)Attorney Frances Margaret Phares added to party LJUBITZA GHIARDI(pty:pla), filed by LJUBITZA GHIARDI. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons Request to Issue for Merck & Co., Inc., #3 Summons Request to Issue for Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC)(Phares, Frances) [Transferred from Colorado on 12/9/2022.]

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Plaintiff: Ljubitza Ghiardi
Represented By: Frances M Phares
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Defendant: Merck & Co, Inc.
Represented By: Dino S. Sangiamo
Represented By: Sally Wiest Bryan
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Defendant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
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