Dougherty v. Autoliv ASP Inc., et al
Plaintiff: Joseph John Dougherty
Defendant: DAP Products, Inc., Donald McKay Smith Inc, Honeywell International Inc., Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc., Pfizer Inc., The Scotts Company, LLC, Union Carbide Corporation, Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC, WT/HRC Corporation, Allied Signal, Inc., F and Scotts Company, LLC
Cross Defendant: Pneumo Abex LLC, R.E. Kramig & Co., Inc., Red Seal Electric Company, Rheem Manufacturing Company, Swenson Technology, Inc. and Morton International, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2022cv00976
Filed: June 7, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Presiding Judge: Christopher A Boyko
Nature of Suit: P.I. : Asbestos
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Fed. Question: Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 29, 2022 Filing 51 Certified copy of Docket Sheet and #50 Order of Remand mailed to Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, with acknowledgment of receipt enclosed. (S,HR)
July 26, 2022 Filing 50 Opinion and Order Plaintiff Joseph J. Dougherty's Emergency Motion to Remand. (ECF #44 ). For the following reasons, the Court grants the Motion and remands the case back to Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Christopher A. Boyko on 7/26/2022. (L,Ja)
July 15, 2022 Filing 49 Motion for attorney Melanie M. Irwin to Appear Pro Hac Vice with Proposed Order & Certificate of Good Standing. Filing fee $ 120, receipt number AOHNDC-11520881, filed by Defendant Honeywell International Inc.. (Blackmer, Steven)
July 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Order [non-document] granting Defendant's Motion for appearance pro hac vice by attorney Melanie M. Irwin for Honeywell International Inc. Local Rule 5.1(c) requires that attorneys register for NextGen CM/ECF and file and receive all documents electronically. NextGen CM/ECF registration can be done online at www.pacer.gov. Login with your PACER credentials, go to the Maintenance tab, click Attorney Admissions/E-File Registration, select Ohio Northern District Court and then select Pro Hac Vice. If you were previously granted pro hac vice status and are already registered to file electronically, it is not necessary to register again. (Related Doc #49 ). Judge Christopher A. Boyko on 7/15/2022.(L,Ja)
July 13, 2022 Filing 48 Reply in support of #44 Emergency Motion to remand to State Court filed by All Plaintiffs. (Gallucci, Anthony)
July 6, 2022 Filing 47 Opposition to Plaintiff's Emergency Motion to Remand filed by Morton International, Inc.. Related document(s) #44 . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Illinois Complaint (Courtesy Copy), #2 Exhibit Cirilo v. Lincoln Electric (Courtesy Copy), #3 Exhibit Crackau v. Lucent Techs. (Courtesy Copy), #4 Exhibit In re: Welding Rods Prods. Liab. Litig. (Courtesy Copy), #5 Exhibit Jones v. John Crane-Houdaille, Inc. (Courtesy Copy)) (Schuster, Richard)
June 24, 2022 Filing 46 Answer to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint and to Any Cross-Claims Filed or to be Filed filed by Donald McKay Smith Inc. (Bonezzi, William)
June 23, 2022 Filing 45 Answer to Complaint with Jury Demand Including All Amended Complaints and, Crossclaim against All Defendants filed by Honeywell International Inc.. (Blackmer, Steven)
June 22, 2022 Filing 44 Emergency Motion to remand to State Court filed by Plaintiff Joseph John Dougherty. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Complaint, Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, #2 Exhibit B - Amended Complaint, Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, #3 Exhibit C - Amended Complaint, Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Illinois, #4 Exhibit D - Answers to Defendants Master Consolidated Discovery Requests to Plaintiff and Plaintiffs Preliminary Product, #5 Exhibit E - Joseph Dougherty Discovery Deposition, Vol I, #6 Exhibit F - Joseph Dougherty Discovery Deposition, Vol II, #7 Exhibit G - Notice of Videotaped Trial Preservation Deposition, #8 Exhibit H - E-mail thread with defense liaison counsel, #9 Exhibit I - Cramer v. Logistics Co., Inc., No. EP-14-CV-281-KC, #10 Exhibit J - Zuniga v. Chugach Maintenance Services, No. CVF060048AWILJO, #11 Exhibit K - Fuller v. Tennessee Valley Authority, No. 1:04-cv-113, #12 Exhibit L - Hatten v. Grobet USA, CV-20-00099-TUC-JGZ, #13 Exhibit M - Minnesota v. American Petroleum Institute, Civ. No. 20-1636, #14 Exhibit N - Rosseter v. Indus. Light & Magic, No. C08-04545WHA, #15 Exhibit O - Ballard v. Ameron Intl Corp., Case No. 16-cv-06074-JSC, #16 Exhibit P - City and County of Honolulu v. Sunoco, LP, 20-cv-00163-DKW-RT) (Gallucci, Anthony)
June 20, 2022 Filing 43 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Rheem Manufacturing Company. (O'Connell, Matthew)
June 17, 2022 Filing 42 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by R.E. Kramig & Co., Inc.. (Boehm, David)
June 17, 2022 Filing 41 Attorney Appearance of David H. Boehm and Sean T. Lavin filed on behalf of R.E. Kramig & Co., Inc.. (Boehm, David)
June 17, 2022 Filing 40 Answer to Complaint all Amended Complaints, and any Cross-Claims filed or to be filed with Jury Demand filed by R.E. Kramig & Co., Inc.. (Boehm, David)
June 15, 2022 Filing 39 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Honeywell International Inc.. (Blackmer, Steven)
June 15, 2022 Filing 38 Attorney Appearance by Steven G. Blackmer filed by on behalf of Honeywell International Inc.. (Blackmer, Steven)
June 15, 2022 Filing 37 Answer to Amended Complaint with Jury Demand Affirmative Defenses, and Answer to all Past, Pending, or Future Cross-Claims filed by Rheem Manufacturing Company (Studeny, Nathan s/by Matthew C. O'Connell). Modified on 6/17/2022, filer notified that s/signature should be same as filer (H,SP).
June 15, 2022 Filing 36 Attorney Appearance by Nathan F. Studeny and Matthew C. O'Connell filed on behalf of Rheem Manufacturing Company (Studeny, Nathan s/by Matthew C. O'Connell). Modified on 6/17/2022 to correct event, and notified filer that s/signature should be same as filer (H,SP).
June 15, 2022 Filing 35 Answer to Amended Complaint with Jury Demand, with Affirmative Defenses, and Answer to Cross Claims filed or to be filed, by Red Seal Electric Company (Kristan, John). Modified on 6/17/2022 to correct event (H,SP).
June 15, 2022 Filing 34 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Red Seal Electric Company. (Kristan, John)
June 15, 2022 Filing 33 Attorney Appearance by John A. Kristan, Jr. filed on behalf of Red Seal Electric Company (Kristan, John). Modified on 6/17/2022 to correct event (H,SP).
June 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Order [non-document] granting #32 The Court further grants Defendant R.E. Kramig & Co., Inc.'s Motion for Extension of Time to File its Answer or Otherwise Respond. (ECF #32 ). Defendant shall file its responsive pleading no later than June 21, 2022. Judge Christopher A. Boyko on 6/15/2022.(L,Ja)
June 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Order [non-document] The Court grants Defendant Donald McKay Smith Inc.'s Motion for Extension of Time to File its Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint and any Cross-Claims Filed or to be Filed. (ECF #19 ). Defendant shall file its responsive pleading no later than June 24, 2022. Judge Christopher A. Boyko on 6/15/2022.(L,Ja)
June 14, 2022 Filing 32 First Motion for extension of time until June 21, 2022 to answer filed by Defendant R.E. Kramig & Co., Inc.. (Boehm, David)
June 14, 2022 Filing 31 Attorney Appearance by Perry W. Doran, II, Richard D. Schuster, and Stephen C. Musilli filed on behalf of Morton International, Inc.. (Doran, Perry)
June 14, 2022 Filing 30 Attorney Appearance by Perry W. Doran, II, Richard D. Schuster, and Stephen C. Musilli filed on behalf of Scotts Company, LLC. (Doran, Perry)
June 14, 2022 Filing 29 Attorney Appearance Richard D. Schuster, Perry W. Doran, II, Stephen C. Musilli filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation. (Doran, Perry) Modified on 6/15/2022 (L,Br).
June 14, 2022 Filing 28 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Donald McKay Smith Inc. (Bonezzi, William)
June 14, 2022 Filing 27 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Pfizer Inc.. (Ross, Karen)
June 14, 2022 Filing 26 Answer to Complaint with Jury Demand (Related Doc #1 ) filed by Pfizer Inc.. (Ross, Karen)
June 14, 2022 Filing 25 Attorney Appearance by Karen E. Ross filed on behalf of Pfizer Inc.. (Ross, Karen)
June 14, 2022 Filing 24 Corporate Disclosure Statement identifying Corporate Parent G.K. Enterprises, Inc. for Swenson Technology, Inc. filed by Swenson Technology, Inc.. (Winkler, Ryan)
June 14, 2022 Filing 23 Corporate Disclosure Statement identifying Corporate Parent Hanson Permanente Cement, Inc. for Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. filed by Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.. (Fagnilli, David)
June 14, 2022 Filing 22 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by WT/HRC Corporation. (Winkler, Ryan)
June 14, 2022 Filing 21 Answer to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint filed by Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.. (Fagnilli, David)
June 14, 2022 Filing 20 Answer to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint filed by WT/HRC Corporation. (Winkler, Ryan)
June 14, 2022 Filing 19 Motion for extension of time until June 24, 2022 to file Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint and to Any Cross-Claims Filed or to be Filed filed by Defendant Donald McKay Smith Inc. (Bonezzi, William)
June 14, 2022 Filing 18 Answer to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint filed by Swenson Technology, Inc.. (Winkler, Ryan)
June 14, 2022 Filing 17 Attorney Appearance by Ryan T. Winkler filed by on behalf of WT/HRC Corporation. (Winkler, Ryan)
June 14, 2022 Filing 16 Attorney Appearance by Ryan T. Winkler filed by on behalf of Swenson Technology, Inc.. (Winkler, Ryan)
June 14, 2022 Filing 15 Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint and to Any Cross-Claims Filed or to be Filed filed by Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC. (Kline, James)
June 14, 2022 Filing 14 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC. (Kline, James)
June 14, 2022 Filing 13 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Pneumo Abex LLC. (Caryl, Christopher)
June 14, 2022 Filing 12 Answer to Complaint with Jury Demand, Including All Amended Complaints, and Any Cross-Claims Filed or To Be Filed (Related Doc #1 ) filed by Pneumo Abex LLC. (Caryl, Christopher)
June 14, 2022 Filing 11 Attorney Appearance by Christopher J. Caryl filed by on behalf of Pneumo Abex LLC. (Caryl, Christopher)
June 14, 2022 Filing 10 Corporate Disclosure Statement identifying Corporate Parent The Dow Chemical Company for Union Carbide Corporation filed by Union Carbide Corporation. (Doran, Perry)
June 14, 2022 Filing 9 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by DAP Products, Inc.. (Kelley, Brendan)
June 14, 2022 Filing 8 Attorney Appearance by Brendan P. Kelley and Laura Kingsley Hong filed on behalf of DAP Products, Inc.. Related document(s) #7 .(Kelley, Brendan)
June 14, 2022 Filing 7 Answer to Complaint with Jury Demand filed by DAP Products, Inc.. (Kelley, Brendan)
June 14, 2022 Filing 6 Motion for attorney Daniel LaTerra to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 120, receipt number AOHNDC-11470320, filed by Plaintiff Joseph John Dougherty. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, dated June 10, 2022, from the Bar of New York., #2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, dated June 10, 2022, from the Bar of the District of Columbia, #3 Exhibit Affidavit of Daniel LaTerra, Esq.)(Gallucci, Anthony)
June 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Order [non-document]granting Plaintiff's Motion for appearance pro hac vice by attorney Daniel LaTerra for Joseph John Dougherty. Local Rule 5.1(c) requires that attorneys register for NextGen CM/ECF and file and receive all documents electronically. NextGen CM/ECF registration can be done online at www.pacer.gov. Login with your PACER credentials, go to the Maintenance tab, click Attorney Admissions/E-File Registration, select Ohio Northern District Court and then select Pro Hac Vice. If you were previously granted pro hac vice status and are already registered to file electronically, it is not necessary to register again. (Related Doc #6 ). Judge Christopher A. Boyko on 6/14/2022.(L,Ja)
June 9, 2022 Filing 5 Corporate Disclosure Statement identifying Corporate Parent The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company for The Scotts Company, LLC filed by The Scotts Company, LLC. (Doran, Perry)
June 9, 2022 Filing 4 Corporate Disclosure Statement identifying Corporate Parent Dow Chemical Company, The for Morton International, Inc. filed by Morton International, Inc.. (Doran, Perry)
June 8, 2022 Filing 3 Magistrate Consent Form issued. (H,Ch)
June 8, 2022 Filing 2 Supplemental Filing in Further Support of Notice of Removal (Notice of Service and Summons) filed by Morton International, Inc. (Related document(s) #1 ) (Doran, Perry signature by Stephen C. Musilli). Modified on 6/13/2022, filer notified that signature should be same as filer (H,SP).
June 8, 2022 Judge Christopher A. Boyko assigned to case. (H,Ch)
June 8, 2022 Random Assignment of Magistrate Judge pursuant to Local Rule 3.1. In the event of a referral, case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Jonathan D. Greenberg. (H,Ch)
June 7, 2022 Filing 1 Notice of Removal from Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, case number CV-22-960873 with jury demand, Filing fee paid $402, receipt number AOHNDC-11459298. Filed by Morton International, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibits and State Court documents to Notice of Removal, #2 Civil Cover Sheet with Attachment). (Doran, Perry signature by Richard D. Schuster). Modified on 6/13/2022, filer notified that signature should be same as filer (H,SP).

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Plaintiff: Joseph John Dougherty
Represented By: Kevin E. McDermott
Represented By: Anthony Gallucci
Represented By: Christopher J. Hickey
Represented By: Daniel C. LaTerra
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Defendant: DAP Products, Inc.
Represented By: Brendan P. Kelley
Represented By: Laura K. Hong
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Defendant: Donald McKay Smith Inc
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Defendant: Honeywell International Inc.
Represented By: Melanie M. Irwin
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Defendant: Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.
Represented By: David J. Fagnilli
Represented By: Linda M.I. Gorczynski
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Defendant: Pfizer Inc.
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Defendant: The Scotts Company, LLC
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Defendant: Union Carbide Corporation
Represented By: Perry W. Doran, II
Represented By: Richard D. Schuster
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Defendant: Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC
Represented By: James N. Kline
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Defendant: WT/HRC Corporation
Represented By: Brendan P. Kelley
Represented By: Ryan T. Winkler
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Defendant: Allied Signal, Inc., F
Represented By: Melanie M. Irwin
Represented By: Steven G. Blackmer
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Represented By: Perry W. Doran, II
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Cross defendant: Pneumo Abex LLC
Represented By: Christopher J. Caryl
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Represented By: David H. Boehm
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Represented By: John A. Kristan, Jr.
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Cross defendant: Rheem Manufacturing Company
Represented By: Matthew C. O'Connell
Represented By: Nathan F. Studeny
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Represented By: Perry W. Doran, II
Represented By: Richard D. Schuster
Represented By: Stephen C. Musilli
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