Howard Center, Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson et al
Plaintiff: Howard Center, Inc.
Defendant: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., CVS Health Corporation, Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc., Walgreen Co, CVS Health, Mallinckrodt LLC, Watson Laboratories Inc., Allergan PLC, Teva Pharmeceuticals USA, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Mallincrodt, plc, Actavis LLC, Ortho-Mcneil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Allergan Finance LLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc., Cardinal Health Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Cephalon Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd., AmerisourceBergen Corporation and Walmart Inc.
Case Number: 1:2019op46010
Filed: November 15, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Presiding Judge: Dan Aaron Polster (MDL 2804)
Nature of Suit: Personal Property: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 20, 2019 Filing 34 Motion for leave To Amend filed by Plaintiff Howard Center, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Proposed Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint, #2 Exhibit B - Amended Complaint)(Frazer, T.)
November 21, 2019 Filing 33 Return of Service by personal service executed upon Watson Laboratories Inc. on 10/31/2019, filed on behalf of Howard Center, Inc. (Leckerling, III, E.)
November 15, 2019 Filing 32 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of Vermont. Case number 5:19-cv-00191. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
November 12, 2019 Filing 31 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-119) for MDL No. 2804. Case transferred to Northern District of Ohio. (Attachments: #1 Schedule)(law) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 30 MOTION for Appearance Pro Hac Vice of Conor B. O'Croinin filed by CVS Health Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Conor B. O'Croinin, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Certificate of Good Standing)(law) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 29 AFFIDAVIT of Service. Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 10/10/2019. (originally filed 10/23/2019 in state court) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER granting #27 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of T. Roe Frazer, II. Signed by Chief Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford on 11/4/2019. (This is a text-only Order.) (jal) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 27 MOTION for Appearance Pro Hac Vice of T. Roe Frazer, II filed by Howard Center, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Certificate of Service) (originally filed 10/29/2019 in state court) (law) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 26 SUMMONS RETURNED Executed. Walmart Inc. served on 10/24/2019. (originally filed 10/29/2019 in state court) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 25 AFFIDAVIT of Service. Cephalon, Inc. served on 10/16/2019. (originally filed 10/29/2019 in state court) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 24 AFFIDAVIT of Service. Cardinal Health, Inc. served on 10/15/2019. (originally filed 10/29/2019 in state court)(esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 23 AFFIDAVIT of Service. Johnson & Johnson served on 10/10/2019. (originally filed 10/29/2019 in state court) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 22 NOTICE of Filing of Notice of Removal (Attachments: #1 Attachment) (originally filed 10/25/2019 in state court) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 21 SUMMONS RETURNED Executed. AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation served on 10/8/2019. (originally filed 10/23/2019 in state court) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 20 AFFIDAVIT of Service. Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc. served on 10/10/2019. (originally filed 10/23/2019 in state court) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 19 AFFIDAVIT of Service. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 10/10/2019. (originally filed 10/23/2019 in state court) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 18 AFFIDAVIT of Service. AmerisourceBergen Corporation served on 10/7/2019. (originally filed 10/23/2019 in state court) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 17 SUMMONS RETURNED Executed. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. served on 10/7/2019. (originally filed 10/23/2019 in state court) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 16 AFFIDAVIT of Service. Endo Health Solutions Inc. served on 10/7/2019. (originally filed 10/23/2019 in state court) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 15 SUMMONS RETURNED Executed. Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 10/7/2019. (originally filed 10/23/2019 in state court)(esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 14 AFFIDAVIT of Service. Allergan Finance, LLC served on 10/10/2019. (originally filed 10/23/2019 in state court)(esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 13 AFFIDAVIT of Service. Actavis LLC served on 10/7/2019. (originally filed 10/23/2019 in state court)(esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 12 SUMMONS RETURNED Executed. Actavis Pharma, Inc. served on 10/7/2019. (originally filed 10/23/2019 in state court) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 11 AFFIDAVIT of Service. Mallinckrodt, LLC served on 10/7/2019. (originally filed 9/24/2019 in state court)(esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 10 AFFIDAVIT of Service. CVS Health Corporation served on 10/7/2019. (originally filed 10/23/2019 in state court) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 9 AFFIDAVIT of Service. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. served on 10/7/2019 (esb) (originally filed 10/23/2019 in state court) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 8 NOTICE of Assigned Docket Number (originally filed 9/25/2019 in state court) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 7 COMPLAINT against Actavis LLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc., Allergan Finance, LLC, Allergan plc, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, CVS Health Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Mallinckrodt, LLC, Mallincrodt, plc, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., Walmart Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc. filed by Howard Center, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Jury Demand) (originally filed 9/24/2019 in state court) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
November 4, 2019 Filing 6 RECEIVED FILE and certified copy of docket sheet from State Court. (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
October 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER granting #4 MOTION for Extension of Time for All served defendants to Answer until 45 days following either transfer of this action to MDL case in Ohio or this court's resolution of any remand, whichever is later. Signed by Chief Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford on 10/30/2019. (This is a text-only Order.) (jal) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
October 29, 2019 Filing 4 CONSENTED-TO MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer filed by CVS Health Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Soule, Stephen) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
October 28, 2019 Filing 3 LETTER to Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit, Civil Division (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
October 25, 2019 Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(a) by CVS Health Corporation (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]
October 25, 2019 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by CVS Health Corporation from Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit, Civil Division, case number 865-9-19-Cncv. (Attachments: #1 Consent to Removal, #2 Certificate of Service, #3 Civil Cover Sheet) (esb) [Transferred from vtd on 11/15/2019.]

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Defendant: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
Represented By: Alex J. Harris
Represented By: Lester C. Houtz
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Defendant: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
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Defendant: CVS Health Corporation
Represented By: Conor B. O'Croinin
Represented By: Stephen J. Soule, Esq.
Represented By: Pamela L.P. Eaton, Esq.
Represented By: Stephen J. Soule
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Defendant: Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
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Defendant: CVS Health
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Defendant: Mallinckrodt LLC
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Defendant: Watson Laboratories Inc.
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Defendant: Allergan PLC
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Defendant: Teva Pharmeceuticals USA, Inc.
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Defendant: Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Defendant: Mallincrodt, plc
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Defendant: Actavis LLC
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Defendant: Ortho-Mcneil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Defendant: Allergan Finance LLC
Represented By: Martin L. Roth
Represented By: Donna M. Welch
Represented By: Jennifer G. Levy
Represented By: Timothy Knapp, Esq.
Represented By: Timothy W. Knapp
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Defendant: Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Represented By: Steven A. Reed
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Defendant: Cardinal Health Inc.
Represented By: Jonathan A. Lax, Esq.
Represented By: Jonathan A. Lax
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Defendant: Endo Health Solutions Inc.
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Defendant: Johnson & Johnson
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Defendant: Cephalon Inc.
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Defendant: AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
Represented By: Shannon E. McClure
Represented By: Robert A. Nicholas
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Defendant: Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.
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Defendant: AmerisourceBergen Corporation
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Defendant: Walmart Inc.
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Plaintiff: Howard Center, Inc.
Represented By: T. Roe Frazer, II, Esq.
Represented By: E. William Leckerling, III, Esq.
Represented By: T. Roe Frazer, II
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