Cincinnati Insurance Company v. Gree USA, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Cincinnati Insurance Company
Defendant: Gree USA, Inc., MJC America, Ltd., Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai and Hong Kong Gree Electric Appliance Sales, Ltd.
Case Number: 3:2022cv00117
Filed: January 21, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Presiding Judge: Darrell A Clay
Referring Judge: Jack Zouhary
Nature of Suit: Prop. Damage Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 7, 2022 Filing 18 Initial Disclosures filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Toledo Fire Department Report, #2 Exhibit Redacted Policy Declarations)Related document(s) #14 .(Boyd, Nathan)
April 6, 2022 Filing 17 Notice of Service of Defendant's First Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents to Plaintiff filed by All Defendants. (Kita, Kevin)
April 6, 2022 Filing 16 Initial Disclosures filed by All Defendants. (Kita, Kevin)
March 9, 2022 Filing 15 Consent of the parties to this case being transferred to the docket of Magistrate Judge Darrell A. Clay for further proceedings. Judge Jack Zouhary on 3/9/2022. (D,L)
March 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER. Case Management Conference held on 3/7/2022. Counsel will exchange Rule 26(a) disclosures by April 7, 2022. Case is assigned to the Standard Track with trial date to be set by Magistrate Judge Darrell Clay. This case may be suitable for a Settlement/Mediation Conference after key discovery is complete. Parties do consent to the jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge. This case is now transferred to Judge Clay's docket. Deadline for amending pleadings/adding parties: April 28, 2022. Counsel are reminded to follow the amended Civil Rules re proportional discovery and civility. Counsel will stage depositions pursuant to 2015 Civil Rules amendments. Discovery Deadlines: Initial Expert Reports due by October 31, 2022; Rebuttal Expert Reports due by November 30, 2022; Expert Discovery Cut-off: December 30, 2022. Further Dates will be set by Magistrate Judge Clay. Judge Jack Zouhary on 3/7/2022. (20 mins)(V,S)
March 9, 2022 Magistrate Judge Darrell A. Clay assigned to case, pursuant to consent. Judge Jack Zouhary terminated. Related document(s) #15 . (H,JL)
March 4, 2022 Filing 13 Report of Parties' Planning Meeting - parties consent to this case being assigned to the magistrate judge, filed by Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Gree USA, Inc., Hong Kong Gree Electric Appliance Sales, Ltd., MJC America, Ltd.. (Dhillon, Tanjeet)
February 24, 2022 Filing 12 Attorney Appearance by Tanjeet Dhillon filed by on behalf of Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Gree USA, Inc., Hong Kong Gree Electric Appliance Sales, Ltd., MJC America, Ltd.. (Dhillon, Tanjeet)
February 24, 2022 Notice [non-document] of Initial Teleconference set for Monday, March 7, 2022 at 2:30 PM before Judge Jack Zouhary. At that time, this Court will initiate the call. No dispositive motions shall be filed prior to the Initial Teleconference. (V,S)
February 23, 2022 Filing 11 Corporate Disclosure Statement identifying Corporate Parent Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai for Hong Kong Gree Electric Appliance Sales, Ltd. filed by Hong Kong Gree Electric Appliance Sales, Ltd.. (Kita, Kevin)
February 23, 2022 Filing 10 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by MJC America, Ltd.. (Kita, Kevin)
February 23, 2022 Filing 9 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai. (Kita, Kevin)
February 23, 2022 Filing 8 Corporate Disclosure Statement identifying Corporate Parent Hong King Gree Electric for Gree USA, Inc. filed by Gree USA, Inc.. (Kita, Kevin)
February 23, 2022 Filing 7 Defendants' Answer to #1 Complaint, Affirmative Defenses with Jury Demand filed by Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Gree USA, Inc., Hong Kong Gree Electric Appliance Sales, Ltd., MJC America, Ltd.. (Kita, Kevin)
January 25, 2022 Filing 6 Civil Case Management Procedures Order. Judge Jack Zouhary on 1/25/22. (K,AR)
January 25, 2022 Notice re Prompt Service. Counsel for Plaintiff is responsible for promptly serving the Complaint on Defendant(s) upon receiving the issued summons from the Clerk and, after service has been perfected, electronically filing a Return of Service or an executed Waiver of Service for each Defendant.Service is to be accomplished pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4, which includes provisions for personal service and waiver of service, and Local Rule 4.2. If you wish the Clerk to serve the Complaint on Defendant(s) (a seldom used alternative because it does not save time or money), you must provide the Clerk's office with copies of the Complaint along with other necessary documents, in the manner set forth in Local Rule 4.2(a).After Defendant(s) have been served and counsel enter an appearance, this Court will promptly hold an Initial Phone Status Conference. No Motion to Dismiss may be filed in advance of this Conference. The responsive pleading deadline will be automatically tolled until that time. (K,AR)
January 24, 2022 Filing 5 Original Summons issued to counsel for service upon Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Gree USA, Inc., Hong Kong Gree Electric Appliance Sales, Ltd., and MJC America, Ltd. (S,DM)
January 24, 2022 Filing 4 Praecipe for issuance of Original Summons to Each Defendant filed by Cincinnati Insurance Company. Related document(s) #3 , #1 . (Attachments: #1 Summons for Gree USA, Inc., #2 Summons for MJC America, Ltd., #3 Summons for Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, #4 Summons for Hong Kong Gree Electric Appliance Sales, Ltd.)(Boyd, Nathan)
January 21, 2022 Filing 3 Magistrate Consent Form issued. No summons were issued none were provided. (K,AR)
January 21, 2022 Filing 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement identifying Corporate Parent Cincinnati Financial Corporation for Cincinnati Insurance Company filed by Cincinnati Insurance Company. (Boyd, Nathan)
January 21, 2022 Filing 1 Complaint with jury demand against All Defendants. Filing fee paid $ 402, Receipt number AOHNDC-11233857.. Filed by Cincinnati Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Boyd, Nathan)
January 21, 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 Darrell A. Clay. (K,AR)
January 21, 2022 Judge Jack Zouhary assigned to case. (K,AR)

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Plaintiff: Cincinnati Insurance Company
Represented By: Nathan R. Boyd
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Defendant: Gree USA, Inc.
Represented By: Kevin W. Kita
Represented By: Tanjeet Dhillon
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Defendant: MJC America, Ltd.
Represented By: Kevin W. Kita
Represented By: Tanjeet Dhillon
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Defendant: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai
Represented By: Kevin W. Kita
Represented By: Tanjeet Dhillon
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Defendant: Hong Kong Gree Electric Appliance Sales, Ltd.
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