OVitt et. al. v. Merck & Co., Inc. et. al.
Plaintiff: William OVitt
Defendant: MCKESSON CORP., MERCK SHARP AND DOHME CORP. and MERCK & CO., INC.
Case Number: 2:2018cv20232
Filed: November 27, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Presiding Judge: HARVEY BARTLE
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 15, 2019 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by DINO S. SANGIAMO on behalf of MERCK & CO., INC., MERCK SHARP AND DOHME CORP. with Certificate of Service(SANGIAMO, DINO)
December 31, 2018 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by DEBRA J. HUMPHREY on behalf of William OVitt (HUMPHREY, DEBRA)
November 27, 2018 Filing 8 Case transferred in from District of New York Eastern; Case Number 1:18-cv-06207. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
November 27, 2018 Filing 7 CERTIFIED COPY OF JPMDL Conditional Transfer Order CTO-16 - Pursuant to Rule 7.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the action(s) on the attached schedule are transferred under 28 U.S.C. 1407 to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the reasons stated in the order of August 2, 2018, and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Harvey Bartle, III. (Marziliano, August) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/27/2018.]
November 27, 2018 Filing 6 JPMDL Conditional Transfer Order CTO-16 - Pursuant to Rule 7.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the action(s) on the attached schedule are transferred under 28 U.S.C. 1407 to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the reasons stated in the order of August 2, 2018, and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Harvey Bartle, III. This order does not become effective until it is filed in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. (Marziliano, August) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/27/2018.]
November 27, 2018 Case transferred to District of Eastern District of Pennylvania. Original file, certified copy of transfer order, and docket sheet sent. ALL FILINGS ARE TO BE MADE IN THE TRANSFER COURT, DO NOT DOCKET TO THIS CASE. (Marziliano, August) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/27/2018.]
November 16, 2018 Filing 5 In accordance with Rule 73 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 73.1, the parties are notified that if all parties consent a United States magistrate judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action including a (jury or nonjury) trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. Attached to the Notice is a blank copy of the consent form that should be filled out, signed and filed electronically only if all parties wish to consent. The form may also be accessed at the following link: #http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/FormsAndFees/Forms/AO085.pdf. You may withhold your consent without adverse substantive consequences. Do NOT return or file the consent unless all parties have signed the consent. (Bowens, Priscilla) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/27/2018.]
November 16, 2018 Filing 4 Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Sharp summons, #2 McKesson summons) (Bowens, Priscilla) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/27/2018.]
November 16, 2018 Case assigned to Chief Judge Dora Lizette Irizarry and Chief Mag. Judge Roanne L. Mann. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our #website. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (Bowens, Priscilla) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/27/2018.]
November 9, 2018 Filing 3 This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made. (Flanagan, Doreen) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/27/2018.]
November 9, 2018 Incorrect Case Entry Information. Deleted Defendants Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. and McKesson Corporation. Added Defendants Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp. and McKesson Corp. to conform to the Complaint. Deleted Document Entry No. 1 and re-entered as against all Defendants. (Flanagan, Doreen) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/27/2018.]
November 7, 2018 Filing 2 Proposed Summons.Civil Cover Sheet.. by William OVitt (Attachments: #1 Proposed Summons Merck & Co., Inc., #2 Proposed Summons Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp., #3 Proposed Summons McKesson Corp.) (Wang, Kevin) Modified on 11/9/2018 (Flanagan, Doreen). [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/27/2018.]
November 2, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -No,, filed by William OVitt. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Proposed Summons Merck & Co., Inc., #3 Proposed Summons Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp., #4 Proposed Summons McKesson Corp.) (Flanagan, Doreen) Modified on 11/9/2018 (Flanagan, Doreen). [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/27/2018.]
November 2, 2018 FILING FEE: $ 400.00, receipt number ANYEDC-10901548 (Flanagan, Doreen) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/27/2018.]

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Defendant: MERCK SHARP AND DOHME CORP.
Represented By: DINO S. SANGIAMO
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Defendant: MERCK & CO., INC.
Represented By: DINO S. SANGIAMO
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Plaintiff: William OVitt
Represented By: Kevin S Wang
Represented By: DEBRA J. HUMPHREY
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