City of Luverne, Alabama v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al
Plaintiff: City of Luverne, Alabama
Defendant: Ortho-Mcneil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., Mallinckrodt LLC, McKesson Corporation, Mallinckrodt PLC, Watson Laboratories Inc., Allergan PLC, Cardinal Health Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Actavis LLC, Cephalon Inc., Actavis Pharma, Inc., Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, Noramco Inc and Purdue Pharma Inc.
Case Number: 1:2020op45109
Filed: March 24, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Presiding Judge: Dan Aaron Polster (MDL 2804)
Nature of Suit: Racketeer/Corrupt Organization
Cause of Action: 18 U.S.C. § 1961
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 24, 2020 Filing 19 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of Alabama Middle. Case number 2:20-cv-00136. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
March 23, 2020 Filing 17 Summons Returned Unexecuted as to Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. with the following notation, "Return To Sender, Not Deliverable As Addressed, Unable To Forward". Plf's counsel is notified via this notice that service has not been perfected. (bes, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
March 23, 2020 Case transferred to District of Ohio Northern; Electronically transferred via CM/ECF to Clerk. (No pdf attached to this entry) (wcl, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
March 17, 2020 Filing 18 Received certified copy of Conditional Transfer Order entered on 3/16/2020 by the Judicial Panel on Multi-district Litigation transferring this action to USDC for the Northern District of Ohio.(wcl, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
March 13, 2020 Filing 16 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and #1 Complaint signed by (not signed) for Endo Health Solutions, Inc. served on 3/4/2020, answer due 3/25/2020; Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 3/4/2020, answer due 3/25/2020; Mallinckrodt LLC served on 3/4/2020, answer due 3/25/2020. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
March 11, 2020 Filing 15 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and #1 Complaint signed by (illegible) for Johnson & Johnson served on 3/6/2020, answer due 3/27/2020. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
March 9, 2020 Filing 14 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and #1 Complaint signed by Daniel Kelley for Cardinal Health, Inc. served on 3/3/2020, answer due 3/24/2020. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
March 6, 2020 Filing 13 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and #1 Complaint signed by M. Wyatt for Watson Laboratories, Inc. served on 3/2/2020, answer due 3/23/2020. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
March 6, 2020 Filing 12 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and #1 Complaint signed by Paul S. for The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc. served on 3/3/2020, answer due 3/24/2020. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
March 6, 2020 Filing 11 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and #1 Complaint signed by (illegible) for Purdue Pharma, Inc. served on 3/3/2020, answer due 3/24/2020. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
March 6, 2020 Filing 10 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and #1 Complaint signed by Sam G. for Actavis, LLC served on 3/3/2020, answer due 3/24/2020; Cephalon, Inc. served on 3/3/2020, answer due 3/24/2020. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
March 6, 2020 Filing 9 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and #1 Complaint signed by Kelly W. for McKesson Corporation served on 3/2/2020, answer due 3/23/2020; Purdue Pharma L.P. served on 3/2/2020, answer due 3/23/2020. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
March 6, 2020 Filing 8 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and #1 Complaint signed by Jennifer Lockwood for Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation served on 3/2/2020, answer due 3/23/2020; Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. served on 3/2/2020, answer due 3/23/2020; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 3/2/2020, answer due 3/23/2020; Noramco, Inc. served on 3/2/2020, answer due 3/23/2020; Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. served on 3/2/2020, answer due 3/23/2020. (kh, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
March 4, 2020 Filing 7 Return Receipt Card showing service of Summons and #1 Complaint signed by V. Godfrey for: Actavis Pharma, Inc. served on 3/2/2020, answer due 3/23/2020; TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. served on 3/2/2020, answer due 3/23/2020. (wcl, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
March 4, 2020 Filing 6 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement by Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation. (Strubel, John) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
March 4, 2020 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by John Patrick Strubel on behalf of Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation (Strubel, John) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
March 4, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Houston Lanier Brown, II on behalf of Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation (Brown, Houston) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
February 28, 2020 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Actavis Pharma, Inc., Actavis, LLC, Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Endo Health Solutions, Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Mallinckrodt LLC, McKesson Corporation, Noramco, Inc., Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; mailed CMRRR with copy of #1 Complaint. (wcl, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
February 25, 2020 Filing 2 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement by City of Luverne, Alabama. (wcl, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
February 25, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Actavis Pharma, Inc., Actavis, LLC, Allergan PLC, Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Endo Health Solutions, Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Mallinckrodt LLC, Mallinckrodt, PLC, McKesson Corporation, Noramco, Inc., Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, LTD., The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Filing fee $ 400.00 receipt number 4602056947.), filed by City of Luverne, Alabama. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Receipt) (wcl, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]
February 25, 2020 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by City of Luverne, Alabama. (No pdf attached to this entry - See doc #1 for pdf) (wcl, ) [Transferred from almd on 3/24/2020.]

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Defendant: Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.
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Defendant: AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
Represented By: J. Patrick Strubel
Represented By: Houston Lanier Brown, II
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Plaintiff: City of Luverne, Alabama
Represented By: Richard Douglas Stratton
Represented By: Jon Ryan Kral
Represented By: Rhon Eugene Jones
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Represented By: Jeffrey Donald Price
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