County of Galveston v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al
Plaintiff: County Of Galveston
Defendant: Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc., Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., McKesson Corporation, Mallinckrodt PLC, Insys Therapeutics, Inc., Watson Laboratories Inc., Allergan PLC, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Actavis LLC, AbbVie Inc., Cardinal Health, Inc., Allergan Finance LLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc., Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Knoll Pharmaceutical Company, Insys Manufacturing LLC, Abbot Laboratories, Inc., Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Purdue Pharma Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Watson Pharma, Inc. and Actavis Inc
Case Number: 1:2019op45239
Filed: April 15, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Presiding Judge: Dan Aaron Polster (MDL 2804)
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
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
October 3, 2022 Filing 25 Stipulation & Order Dismissing With Prejudice Texas Subdivisions' Claims Against Settling Distributor Defendants. Judge Dan Aaron Polster on 10/3/22. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Member Case List, #2 Exhibit B - Dismissed Defendants)(P,R)
July 6, 2022 Filing 24 Master Stipulation & Order Dismissing With Prejudice Texas Subdivisions' Claims Against Endo and Par Defendants. Judge Dan Aaron Polster on 7/6/22. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - List of Subdivisions)(P,R)
May 16, 2022 Filing 23 Stipulation & Order Dismissing With Prejudice Texas Subdivisions' claims against Janssen Defendants. Judge Dan Aaron Polster on 5/11/22. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Member Case List)(P,R)
April 15, 2019 Filing 22 Notice of Incomplete Diversity filed by County Of Galveston. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit)(Sanford, Shelly)
April 15, 2019 Filing 21 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of Texas Southern. Case number 4:18-cv-04708. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
April 3, 2019 Filing 20 JPML TRANSFER ORDER transferring case to Northern District of Ohio to be included in MDL Docket No. 2804. (lgouadi, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
April 3, 2019 Interdistrict transfer to Northern District of Ohio. Case transferred electronically. (lgouadi, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
March 22, 2019 Filing 19 NOTICE of Decision by Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc., filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Reed, Noelle) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
February 14, 2019 Filing 18 NOTICE of Decision by Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc., filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit)(Reed, Noelle) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
January 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER entered: The court grants the motion to extend time. The deadline for these defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint is extended to: (1) 60 days after this case is transferred to the Federal MDL or, if the case is remanded, (2) 5 business days after a remand order is received by the state court. The case is stayed and administratively closed pending the MDL Panel decision. The plaintiff may move to reinstate to the active docket within 14 days after the MDL Panel rules.(Signed by Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified.(leddins, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
January 10, 2019 Filing 16 NOTICE of Resetting. Parties notified. Initial Conference reset for 3/25/2019 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 11B before Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal, filed. (leddins, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
January 8, 2019 Filing 15 RESPONSE in Opposition to #5 MOTION to Remand, filed by Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 1 of Decl., #3 Exhibit 2 of Decl., #4 Exhibit 3 of Decl., #5 Exhibit 4 of Decl., #6 Exhibit 2, #7 Exhibit 3, #8 Exhibit 4, #9 Exhibit 5, #10 Exhibit 6, #11 Exhibit 7)(Reed, Noelle) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
January 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER Scheduling Rule 16 Conference With the Court and Setting Out the Requirements for Initial Pretrial Work. Initial Conference set for 1/28/2019 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 11B before Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal(Signed by Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal) (Attachments: #1 Judge's Procedures) Parties notified.(leddins, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
January 2, 2019 Filing 13 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., filed.(Ellis, John) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
December 31, 2018 Filing 12 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc., filed.(Reed, Noelle) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
December 28, 2018 Filing 11 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Insys Manufacturing LLC, Insys Therapeutics, Inc., filed.(Sarokhanian, Nicholas) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
December 28, 2018 Filing 10 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., filed.(Sibiski, Hannah) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
December 20, 2018 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Shelly A Sanford on behalf of County of Galveston, filed. (Sanford, Shelly) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
December 20, 2018 Filing 8 NOTICE of Reassignment. Case reassigned to Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal. Parties notified, filed. (olindor, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
December 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr recused. Case reassigned to Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal for all further proceedings(Signed by Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr) Parties notified.(olindor, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
December 18, 2018 Filing 6 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint by Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc., filed. Motion Docket Date 1/8/2019. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Reed, Noelle) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
December 18, 2018 Filing 5 MOTION to Remand by County of Galveston, filed. Motion Docket Date 1/8/2019. (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 Proposed Order)(Fibich, Kenneth) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
December 17, 2018 Filing 4 NOTICE of Reassignment. Case reassigned to Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr. Parties notified, filed. (aboyd, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
December 17, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Judge Sim Lake recused. Case reassigned to Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr for all further proceedings. (Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified. (aboyd, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
December 14, 2018 Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc. identifying Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc. as Corporate Parent, filed.(Reed, Noelle) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]
December 13, 2018 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 152nd Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, case number 2018-87388 (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0541-21468080) filed by Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma Inc., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Civil Cover Sheet)(Reed, Noelle) [Transferred from txsd on 4/15/2019.]

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