City of Toledo v. 3M Company et al.
Plaintiff: City of Toledo
Defendant: 3M Company, E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company, The Chemours Company FC, LLC, Dupont de Nemours, Inc., Corteva, Inc., Tyco Fire Products LP, Chemguard, Inc., Central Sprinkler, LLC, Fire Products GP Holding, LLC, Kidde-Fenwal, Inc., Kidde PLC, Inc., UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc., Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Carrier Global Corporation, National Foam, Inc., Buckeye Fire Equipment Company, Arkema, Inc., BASF Corporation, Chemdesign Products, Inc., Dynax Corporation, Clariant Corporation, Chemicals Incorporated, Nation Ford Chemical Company, AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc., Deepwater Chemicals, Inc., Archroma U.S., Inc., Johnson Controls International plc, Chubb Fire, Ltd., Angus International Safety Group, Ltd., Archroma Management LLC, AGC, Inc., John Doe, Chemours Company and Chemours Company FC, LLC
Case Number: 3:2023cv02282
Filed: November 27, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Presiding Judge: James R Knepp
Nature of Suit: Tort Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1442 Petition for Removal
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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December 20, 2023 Case transferred from Ohio Northern has been opened in District of South Carolina as case 2:23-cv-06798, filed 12/19/2023. Related document(s) #9 . (R,AP)
December 19, 2023 Filing 9 Conditional Transfer Order (CTO-165) by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. In re: MDL No. 2873 Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation. Case transferred to District of South Carolina and assigned to the Honorable Richard M. Gergel. (M,CE)
December 6, 2023 Filing 8 Motion for attorney Heidi Levine to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 120, receipt number AOHNDC-12303765, filed by Defendant Arkema, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A (Certificate of Good Standing))(King, James)
December 6, 2023 Filing 7 Attorney Appearance by James A. King filed by on behalf of Arkema, Inc.. (King, James)
December 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Order [non-document] granting Defendant Arkema, Inc.'s #8 Motion for appearance pro hac vice by Heidi Levine. 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. Judge James R. Knepp II on 12/6/2023. (B,JL)
November 30, 2023 Notice to Attorney Damon C. Williams. The Court finds no record of your being admitted to practice in the Northern District of Ohio. Pursuant to LR 83.5, an Application for Admission to Practice or a Motion to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice in this case must be filed within 10 business days. The local rules and the attorney admission application are available on the court's web site at: www.ohnd.uscourts.gov. If you are not the attorney of record in this case, a Motion to Withdraw as Attorney pursuant to LR 83.9 must be filed within 10 business days. (W,Jo)
November 30, 2023 Notice to Attorney Ameena Aluddin. The Court finds no record of your being admitted to practice in the Northern District of Ohio. Pursuant to LR 83.5, an Application for Admission to Practice or a Motion to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice in this case must be filed within 10 business days. The local rules and the attorney admission application are available on the court's web site at: www.ohnd.uscourts.gov. If you are not the attorney of record in this case, a Motion to Withdraw as Attorney pursuant to LR 83.9 must be filed within 10 business days. (W,Jo)
November 30, 2023 Notice to Attorney Brandon Taylor. The Court finds no record of your being admitted to practice in the Northern District of Ohio. Pursuant to LR 83.5, an Application for Admission to Practice or a Motion to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice in this case must be filed within 10 business days. The local rules and the attorney admission application are available on the court's web site at: www.ohnd.uscourts.gov. If you are not the attorney of record in this case, a Motion to Withdraw as Attorney pursuant to LR 83.9 must be filed within 10 business days. (W,Jo)
November 30, 2023 Notice to Attorney Heidi Levine. The Court finds no record of your being admitted to practice in the Northern District of Ohio. Pursuant to LR 83.5, an Application for Admission to Practice or a Motion to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice in this case must be filed within 10 business days. The local rules and the attorney admission application are available on the court's web site at: www.ohnd.uscourts.gov. If you are not the attorney of record in this case, a Motion to Withdraw as Attorney pursuant to LR 83.9 must be filed within 10 business days. (W,Jo)
November 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Order [non-document] granting Defendant's Unopposed #6 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Answers due 28 days from the date of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's decision on whether to transfer to the Multidistrict Litigation. Judge James R. Knepp II on 11/30/2023.(S,DM)
November 28, 2023 Filing 6 Unopposed Motion for extension of time until 28 days from the date of entry of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's decision on whether to transfer to the Multidistrict Litigation to answer Plaintiff's Complaint filed by Chemguard, Inc., Tyco Fire Products LP. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Rhinehart, Erin)
November 27, 2023 Filing 5 Magistrate Consent Form issued. (K,AR)
November 27, 2023 Filing 4 Notice of Removal Papers Filed with the Lucas County Common Pleas Court filed by Chemguard, Inc., Tyco Fire Products LP. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Removal Papers Filed in State Court)(Rhinehart, Erin)
November 27, 2023 Filing 3 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Tyco Fire Products LP. (Rhinehart, Erin)
November 27, 2023 Filing 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Chemguard, Inc.. (Rhinehart, Erin)
November 27, 2023 Filing 1 Notice of Removal from Lucas County Common Pleas, case number G-4801-CI-0202304095-000 Filing fee paid $ 402, receipt number AOHNDC-12288456. Filed by Chemguard, Inc., Tyco Fire Products LP. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - State Court Filing and Docket, #2 Civil Cover Sheet and attachment). (Rhinehart, Erin)
November 27, 2023 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)
November 27, 2023 Judge James R. Knepp II assigned to case. (K,AR)

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Plaintiff: City of Toledo
Represented By: Carasusana B. Wall
Represented By: David D. Seif, Jr.
Represented By: Robert R. Miller
Represented By: Ameena Aluddin
Represented By: Brandon J. Taylor
Represented By: Damon C. Williams
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Defendant: 3M Company
Represented By: Daniel L. Ring
Represented By: Tyler D. Alfermann
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Defendant: E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company
Represented By: David R. Erickson
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Defendant: The Chemours Company
Represented By: Brent Dwerlkotte
Represented By: David R. Erickson
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Defendant: The Chemours Company FC, LLC
Represented By: Brent Dwerlkotte
Represented By: David R. Erickson
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Defendant: Dupont de Nemours, Inc.
Represented By: Kat Hacker
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Defendant: Corteva, Inc.
Represented By: Kat Hacker
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Defendant: Tyco Fire Products LP
Represented By: Erin E. Rhinehart
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Defendant: Chemguard, Inc.
Represented By: Erin E. Rhinehart
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Defendant: Central Sprinkler, LLC
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Defendant: Fire Products GP Holding, LLC
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Defendant: Kidde-Fenwal, Inc.
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Defendant: Kidde PLC, Inc.
Represented By: Jonathan I. Handler
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Defendant: UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc.
Represented By: Jonathan I. Handler
Represented By: Keith H. Bensten
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Defendant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
Represented By: Jonathan I. Handler
Represented By: Keith H. Bensten
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Defendant: Carrier Global Corporation
Represented By: Jonathan I. Handler
Represented By: Keith H. Bensten
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Defendant: National Foam, Inc.
Represented By: Keith E. Smith
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Defendant: Buckeye Fire Equipment Company
Represented By: Michael L. Carpenter
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Defendant: Arkema, Inc.
Represented By: Heidi S. Levine
Represented By: James A. King
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Defendant: BASF Corporation
Represented By: John R. Wellschlager
Represented By: Matthew A. Holian
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Defendant: Chemdesign Products, Inc.
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Defendant: Dynax Corporation
Represented By: Addie K.S. Ries
Represented By: Clifton L. Brinson
Represented By: Kirk G. Warner
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Defendant: Clariant Corporation
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Defendant: Chemicals Incorporated
Represented By: John Parker
Represented By: Oliver Twaddell
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Defendant: Nation Ford Chemical Company
Represented By: Ethan R. Ware
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Defendant: AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.
Represented By: Clifford J. Zatz
Represented By: Peter Condron
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Defendant: Archroma U.S., Inc.
Represented By: Charles E. Raynal, IV
Represented By: Melanie Black Dubis
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Defendant: Johnson Controls International plc
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Defendant: Chubb Fire, Ltd.
Represented By: Jonathan I. Handler
Represented By: Keith H. Bensten
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Defendant: Angus International Safety Group, Ltd.
Represented By: Keith E. Smith
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Defendant: Archroma Management LLC
Represented By: Charles E. Raynal, IV
Represented By: Melanie Black Dubis
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Defendant: AGC, Inc.
Represented By: Clifford J. Zatz
Represented By: Peter Condron
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Defendant: John Doe
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Defendant: Chemours Company
Represented By: Brent Dwerlkotte
Represented By: David R. Erickson
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Defendant: Chemours Company FC, LLC
Represented By: Brent Dwerlkotte
Represented By: David R. Erickson
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