Kennedy et al v. Ethicon, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Rodney Kennedy and Ramona Y. Kennedy
Defendant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ETHICON, LLC and ETHICON INC
Case Number: 5:2021cv00514
Filed: February 4, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Presiding Judge: JOSEPH F LEESON
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 57 ORDER THAT THIS CASE IS CLOSED. SIGNED BY HONORABLE JOSEPH F. LEESON, JR ON 2/16/21. 2/16/21 ENTERED AND COPIES (NOT MAILED TO ATTORNEYS) E-MAILED. (er, )
February 16, 2021 MAILED OUT ORDER ENTRY #57 TO COUNSEL ON 2/16/21. (jaa, )
February 8, 2021 Filing 56 Case transferred in from District of West Virginia Southern; Case Number 2:13-cv-16859. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
January 7, 2020 Filing 55 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Molly E. Flynn on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Flynn, Molly) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
January 7, 2020 Filing 54 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Melissa A. Merk on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Merk, Melissa) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
January 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 53 ORDER granting #47 JOINT MOTION by Boston Scientific Corporation, Ramona Y. Kennedy, Rodney Kennedy to Dismiss Boston Scientific Corporation Without Prejudice, Defendant Boston Scientific Corporation only is dismissed without prejudice, each party to bear its own costs. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 1/3/2020. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (st) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
January 2, 2020 Filing 52 JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6858 - Notice of Adoption, #2 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6860 - Notice of Adoption, #3 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6922 - Notice of Adoption, #4 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6926 - Notice of Adoption, #5 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6951 - Notice of Adoption, #6 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6960 - Notice of Adoption, #7 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6963 - Notice of Adoption, #8 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6965 - Notice of Adoption, #9 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6966 - Notice of Adoption, #10 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6986 - Notice of Adoption, #11 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6993 - Notice of Adoption, #12 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6998 - Notice of Adoption, #13 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #7093 - Notice of Adoption, #14 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #7100 - Notice of Adoption, #15 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #7116 - Notice of Adoption, #16 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #7120 - Notice of Adoption, #17 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #7123 - Notice of Adoption, #18 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #7143 - Notice of Adoption, #19 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #7152 - Notice of Adoption)(Gage, William) (Modified on 1/8/2020 to remove terminated party filer and to add party filers) (mk). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
January 2, 2020 Filing 51 JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #4573 Part 1 - Motion to Exclude, #2 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #4573 Part 2 - Motion to Eclude, #3 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #4573 Part 3 - Motion to Exclude, #4 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #4573 Part 4 - Motion to Exclude, #5 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #4574 - Memo in Support of Motion to Exclude, #6 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #4675 Part 1 - Memo by All Plfs in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #7 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #4675 Part 2 - Memo by All Plfs in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #8 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #4692 - Memo in Support of Motion to Exclude, #9 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #5332 - Motion to Exclude, #10 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #5333 - Memo in Support of Motion to Exclude, #11 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #5339 Part 1 - Motion to Exclude, #12 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #5339 Part 2 - Motion to Exclude, #13 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #5340 - Memo in Support of Motion to Exclude, #14 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #5482 - Response Memo in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #15 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #5491 - Memo in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #16 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #5548 - Reply in Support of Defs Motion to Exclude, #17 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6641 - Notice of Adoption, #18 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6648 - Notice of Adoption, #19 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6796 - Notice of Adoption, #20 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6824 - Notice of Adoption, #21 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6833 - Amended Notice of Adoption, #22 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6840 - Notice of Adoption, #23 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6842 - Notice of Adoption, #24 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6846 - Notice of Adoption, #25 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #6852 - Notice of Adoption)(Gage, William) (Modified on 1/8/2020 to remove terminated party filer and add party filers) (mk). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
January 2, 2020 Filing 50 JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2488 - Response in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #2 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2552 Part 1 - Response in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #3 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2552 Part 2 - Response in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #4 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2552 Part 3 - Response in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #5 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2815 - Memo in Support of Motion to Exclude, #6 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2817 - Defs Motion to Exclude, #7 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2818 - Memo in Support of Motion to Exclude, #8 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2825 - Motion to Exclude, #9 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2826 - Memo in Support to Exclude, #10 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2910 - Notice of Response and Adoption, #11 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2916 - Def Response in Opposition to Plfs Motion to Exclude, #12 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2931 - Memo by All Plfs in Opposition to Defs Motion to Exclude, #13 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2942 - Response in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #14 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2952 - Memo in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #15 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2993 - Plfs Reply in Support of Motion to Exclude, #16 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #3024 - Reply by Ethicon in Support of Motion to Exclude, #17 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #3053 - Reply by All Plfs in Support of Daubert Motion to Exclude, #18 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #3626 Part 1 - Motion to Limit, #19 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #3626 Part 2 - Motion to Limit, #20 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #3630 - Memo in Support of Motion to Limit, #21 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #3767 Part 1 - Response by Defs in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #22 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #3767 Part 2 - Response by Defs in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #23 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #3767 Part 3 - Response by Defs in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #24 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #3767 Part 4 - Response by Defs in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #25 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #3855 - Reply in Support of Motion to Limit the Testimony)(Gage, William) (Modified on 1/8/2020 to remove terminated party filer and add party filers) (mk). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
January 2, 2020 Filing 49 JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2065 - Memo i Support of Motion to Exclude, #2 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2069 - Memo in Support of Daubert Motion to Preclude, #3 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2082 Part 1 - Motion by Ethicon to Exclude, #4 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2082 Part 2 - Motion by Ethicon to Exclude, #5 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2082 Part 3 - Motion by Ethicon to Exclude, #6 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2115 - Motion to Exclude Testimony, #7 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2116 - Memo in Support of Motion to Exclude, #8 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2134 - Response in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #9 Exhibit CF #2184 Part 1 - Response in Opposition to Motion to Preclude, #10 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2184 Part 2 - Response in Opposition to Motion to Preclude, #11 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2191 - Amended Memo in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #12 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2201 - Response in Opposition to Motion to Exclude Testimony of Brian Raybon, #13 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2205 Part 1 - Motion by All Plfs to Exclude Opinions, #14 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2205 Part 2 - Motion by All Plfs to Exclude Opinions, #15 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2205 Part 3 - Motion by All Plfs to Exclude Opinions, #16 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2206 - Memo in Support of Daubert Motion to Exclude, #17 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2231 - Reply Memo in Support of Motion to Exclude, #18 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2232 - Plfs Reply in Support of Their Daubert Motion to Exclude, #19 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2255 - Reply to Response in Opposition to Daubert Motion to Preclude, #20 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2264 - Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Exclude, #21 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2287 Part 1 - Defs Response in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #22 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2287 Part 2 - Defs Response in Opposition to Motion to Exclude, #23 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2297 - Plfs Reply to Defs Response in Opposition of Motion to Exclude, #24 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2417 - Motion to Exclude, #25 Exhibit ECF #48 CONTINUED, ECF #2466 - Memo in Opposition to Motion to Exclude)(Gage, William) (Modified on 1/8/2020 to add party filers) (mk). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
January 2, 2020 Filing 48 JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #238 - First Amended Complaint, #2 Exhibit ECF #239 - Master Answer and Jury Demand, #3 Exhibit ECF #240 - Master and Jury Demand, #4 Exhibit ECF #241 - Master and Jury Demand, #5 Exhibit ECF #262 - Short Form Complaint, #6 Exhibit ECF #263 - Amended Short Form Complaint, #7 Exhibit ECF #2023 - Motion to Exclude, #8 Exhibit ECF #2028 - Motion in Support of Motion to Exclude, #9 Exhibit ECF #2047 Part 1 - Motion to Exclude, #10 Exhibit ECF #2047 Part 2 - Motion to Exclude, #11 Exhibit ECF #2047 Part 3 - Motion to Exclude, #12 Exhibit ECF #2047 Part 4 - Motion to Exclude, #13 Exhibit ECF #2047 Part 5 - Motion to Exclude, #14 Exhibit ECF #2047 Part 6 - Motion to Exclude, #15 Exhibit ECF #2047 Part 7 - Motion to Exclude, #16 Exhibit ECF #2047 Part 8 - Motion to Exclude, #17 Exhibit ECF #2047 Part 9 - Motion to Exclude, #18 Exhibit ECF #2047 Part 10 - Motion to Exclude, #19 Exhibit ECF #2047 Part 11 - Motion to Exclude, #20 Exhibit ECF #2047 Part 12 - Motion to Exclude, #21 Exhibit ECF #2047 Part 13 - Motion to Exclude, #22 Exhibit ECF #2047 Part 14 - Motion to Exclude, #23 Exhibit ECF #2060 - Motion by All Plfs to Exclude Opinions, #24 Exhibit ECF #2063 Part 1 - Motion to Preclude, #25 Exhibit ECF #2063 Part 2 - Motion to Preclude)(Gage, William) (Modified on 1/8/2020 to add party filers) (mk). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
December 31, 2019 Filing 47 JOINT MOTION by Boston Scientific Corporation, Ramona Y. Kennedy, Rodney Kennedy to Dismiss Boston Scientific Corporation Without Prejudice. (Strongman, Jon) (Modified on 1/1/2020 to add party filers)(mk). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
December 19, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 46 TRANSFER ORDER FOR CASES ON EXHIBIT A directing that on 1/09/2020 the cases identified on Exhibit A that are still pending shall be transferred to the United States District Courts identified on Exhibit A pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a); on or before 1/08/2020 the parties are DIRECTED to confer and to file in each pending individual member case identified in Exhibit A, all documents from the main MDL that the parties jointly deem relevant to constitute an appropriate record for the receiving court to consider; the Clerk is DIRECTED to use the appropriate function in CM/ECF to extract each member case listed on Exhibit A that remains pending and transfer it to the corresponding United States District Court listed on Exhibit A; after transfer of each member case listed in Exhibit A that is not dismissed prior to the Transfer Date, the Clerk is DIRECTED to formally close the case and strike it from the docket of this court. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 12/19/2019. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit A) (st) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
December 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 45 VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF ETHICON, LLC/ORDER Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(l)(A)(i), Defendant Ethicon, LLC only is voluntarily dismissed with prejudice. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 12/18/2019. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (st) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
April 23, 2019 Filing 44 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - List of Cases, #2 Exhibit 2 - Letter)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
April 23, 2019 Filing 43 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Boston Scientific Corporation (Strongman, Jon) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
April 23, 2019 Filing 42 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE by Jon A. Strongman on behalf of Boston Scientific Corporation. (Strongman, Jon) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
April 23, 2019 Filing 41 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Ramona Y. Kennedy, Rodney Kennnedy (Balefsky, Lee) (Modified on 4/26/2019 to add party filer) (mk). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
April 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 40 SHOW CAUSE ORDER directing that plaintiffs' leadership and counsel for ALL defendants named in cases on Exhibit 1 are directed to show cause in writing why they should not be sanctioned for failing to comply with the Order entered in MDL 2327 at ECF #7710 by Wednesday 4/24/2019; any filing must be made in the individual cases on Exhibit 1; the court will schedule a hearing at a later date. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 4/10/2019. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit 1) (mwk) (ADI) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
March 26, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER The court ORDERS that by 4/8/2019 plaintiffs' leadership and counsel for ALL defendants with cases identified on Exhibit A attached hereto are directed to go to the court's website at https://www.wvsd.uscourts.gov/MDL/ethicon/forms.html, complete and jointly submit one copy of the Transfer/Remand Information Spreadsheet in Excel format as found on the court's website to the court at WVSDml_MDL_Transfers@wvsd.uscourts.gov; the parties shall use the Transfer/Remand Information Spreadsheet on the court's website, as it is already partially completed; if the court's docket sheet for any case on Exhibit A indicates that the case has closed prior to or after the entry of this order, the parties are directed to so indicate on the Transfer/Remand Information Spreadsheet and need not complete the requested information on the Spreadsheet; the court cautions that many of these cases name other MDL defendants in addition to the Ethicon defendants; the court expects any necessary coordination from all defendants remaining in the cases on Exhibit A. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 3/26/2019. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit A) (sak) (ADI) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
October 23, 2018 Filing 38 MEMORANDUM by Ramona Y. Kennedy, Rodney Kennedy in opposition to #34 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
October 23, 2018 Filing 37 OPPOSITION by Ramona Y. Kennedy, Rodney Kennedy to #34 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F)(Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
October 22, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER granting the Motions filed in MDL 2327 by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Substitute Susan M. Robinson as Counsel in lieu of David B. Thomas, and to Substitute William M. Gage as Counsel in lieu of Christy D. Jones; the Clerk is directed to terminate Christy D. Jones and to substitute William M. Gage as counsel of record, both on the main master docket and for each individual member case in MDL 2327 with which Christy D. Jones is associated, and to terminate David B. Thomas and to substitute Susan M. Robinson as counsel of record, both on the main master docket and for each individual member case in MDL 2327 with which David B. Thomas is associated. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 5/24/2018. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (lca) (ADI) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
October 16, 2018 Filing 35 MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson in support of #34 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
October 16, 2018 Filing 34 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Attachment: #1 Exhibit A)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
October 4, 2018 Filing 33 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Christopher Kennedy, Jennifer Kennedy, Joshua Kennedy, Kristin Kennedy, Rodney Kennedy, Scott Kennedy, and Bonnie Moser on dates and at times to be determined. (Sutherland, Kari)[Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
September 25, 2018 Filing 32 AMENDED NOTICE OF DEPOSITION DUCES TECUM by Boston Scientific Corporation of Dr. Constantine Harris on October 2, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. (Tanenbaum, Michael) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
September 24, 2018 Filing 31 NOTICE OF DEPOSITION DUCES TECUM by Boston Scientific Corporation of Dr. Constantine Harris on October 2, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. (Tanenbaum, Michael) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
August 15, 2018 Filing 30 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Designation and Disclosure of General and Case Specific Expert Witnesses and Defendant's Non-Retained Expert Disclosures. (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
August 15, 2018 Filing 29 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Boston Scientific Corporation for Rule 26 Designation and Disclosure of Expert Witnesses. (Anielak, Eric) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
July 13, 2018 Filing 28 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Caroline D. Walker on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Walker, Caroline) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
June 21, 2018 Filing 27 NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL With Prejudice by Ramona Y. Kennedy, Rodney Kennedy pursuant to Rule 41, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
June 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER The #24 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Dismiss for Failure to Comply With PTO 280 or Alternatively for Plaintiffs to Show Cause for Failure to Comply With PTO 280 or for Alternative Relief, Request for Expedited Briefing is DENIED as moot. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 6/14/2018. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: Cases Listed on Appendix A & B) (mek) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
June 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 26 PRETRIAL ORDER # 303 (Amended Docket Control Order Ethicon, Inc. Wave 8 Cases) Because the court has determined there was confusion as to expert deadlines, changes have been made to Paragraph A of PTO # 280. The parties are advised that while this order will be entered in the individual cases in the coming days, it is effective as of the day it was entered in the main MDL. The following deadlines immediately apply in all Wave 8 cases: The following deadlines immediately apply in all Wave 8 cases: Plaintiff Fact Sheets due by 03/19/2018; Defendant Fact Sheets due by 04/19/2018; Deadline for written discovery requests due by 05/18/2018; Expert disclosures served by plaintiffs pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 as limited by 3.a. of this order due by 07/13/2018; Expert disclosure served by defendants pursuant to Fed R. Civ P. 26 as limited by 3.a. of this order due by 08/13/2018; Expert disclosure served for rebuttal pursuant to Fed R. Civ. P. 26 as limited by 3.a. of this order due by 08/20/2018; Deposition deadline and close of discovery due by 10/04/2018; Filing of Dispositive Motions due by 10/18/2018; Response to Dispositive Motions due by 10/25/2018; Reply to response to dispositive motions due by 11/01/2018; Filing of Daubert motions due by 10/18/2018; Responses to Daubert motions due by 10/25/2018; Reply to response to Daubert motions due by 11/01/2018. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 6/13/2018. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; attys; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Ethicon Wave 8 Cases) (mmw) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
June 13, 2018 Filing 24 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Dismiss for Failure to Comply With PTO 280 or Alternatively for Plaintiffs to Show Cause for Failure to Comply With PTO 280 or for Alternative Relief, Request for Expedited Briefing and Supporting Memorandum (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
June 1, 2018 Filing 23 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Benjamin M. Watson on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Watson, Benjamin) (Modified on 6/1/2018 to remove and replace incomplete image) (lca). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
June 1, 2018 Filing 22 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Dr. Dominic Cammarano on 07/06/2018 at 10:00 a.m. (Sutherland, Kari) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
June 1, 2018 NOTICE OF DOCKET CORRECTION re: #23 Notice of Attorney Appearance and Counsel Contact Information Form by Benjamin M. Watson. ERROR: Incomplete image attached. CORRECTION: Incomplete image removed and replaced with complete image. (lca) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
May 18, 2018 Filing 21 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for First Set of Interrogatories, Requests for Admission and Requests for Production. (Sutherland, Kari) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
May 4, 2018 Filing 20 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Kila Baldwin on behalf of Ramona Y. Kennedy, Rodney Kennedy. (Baldwin, Kila) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
May 1, 2018 Filing 19 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Ramona Kennedy on 07/16/2018 at 2:00 p.m. (Sutherland, Kari) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
April 20, 2018 Filing 18 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by James H. Keale on behalf of Boston Scientific Corporation. (Keale, James) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
April 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER The Clerk is directed to STRIKE from the docket the #15 PROPOSED ORDER Consent Order Granting Substitution of Attorney filed on 4/13/2018. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 4/13/2018. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (brn) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
April 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER granting #13 PROPOSED ORDER Consent Order Granting Substitution of Attorney Lee Balefsky as Counsel in lieu of Thomas Moribondo by Ramona Y. Kennedy, Rodney Kennedy. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 4/13/2018. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (brn) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
April 13, 2018 Filing 15 STRICKEN PURSUANT TO THE #17 ORDER ENTERED 4/13/2018: PROPOSED ORDER Consent Order Granting Substitution of Attorney Lee Balefsky as Counsel in lieu of Thomas Moribondo by Ramona Y. Kennedy, Rodney Kennedy. (Balefsky, Lee) (Modified on 4/13/2018 to convert event to proposed order and to note order has been stricken) (lca). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
April 11, 2018 Filing 14 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Lee B. Balefsky on behalf of Ramona Y. Kennedy, Rodney Kennedy. (Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
April 11, 2018 Filing 13 PROPOSED ORDER Consent Order Granting Substitution of Attorney Lee Balefsky as Counsel in lieu of Thomas Moribondo by Ramona Y. Kennedy, Rodney Kennedy. (Balefsky, Lee) (Modified on 4/13/2018 to convert event to proposed order) (lca). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
February 7, 2018 Filing 12 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Dr. Domenic Cammaramo on 4/18/2018 at 9:00 a.m. (Combs, Philip) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
January 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 11 PRETRIAL ORDER # 280 (Docket Control Order - Ethicon, Inc. Wave 8 Cases) THIS PRETRIAL ORDER SETS MANDATORY DEADLINES FOR MOST OF THE REMAINING ETHICON, INC. CASES. The court ORDERS that this Docket Control Order be filed in the main MDL and, as of the time of that filing in every case listed on Exhibit A (hereinafter "Wave 8 cases") becomes subject to the deadlines in this Docket Control Order. For any cases in the Ethicon, Inc. MDL with a Covidien Wave 1 flag, the stay on the flagged Covidien Wave 1 cases is lifted and the Covidien Wave 1 cases in the Ethicon MDL are incorporated in the Ethicon, Inc., Wave 8 cases and subject to this Docket Control Order. The following deadlines apply in all Wave 8 cases: A. Scheduling Deadlines. Plaintiff Fact Sheets due by 3/19/2018, Defendant Fact Sheets due by 4/19/2018, Deadline for written discovery requests due by 5/18/2018, Expert disclosure by plaintiffs due by 6/04/2018, Expert disclosure by defendants due by 7/05/2018, Expert disclosure for rebuttal purposes due by 7/23/2018, Deposition deadline and close of discovery due by 9/04/2018, Deadline to file list of general causation experts in each individual Wave 8 case due by 9/11/2018, Filing of Dispositive Motions due by 9/21/2018, Response to Dispositive Motions due by 10/05/2018, Reply to response to dispositive motions due by 10/12/2018, Filing of Daubert motions due by 10/05/2018, Responses to Daubert motions due by 10/19/2018, and Reply to response to Daubert motions due by 10/26/2018. B.4. Confidential Documents. In the event there are issues related to sealing of confidential documents that the parties are unable to resolve, they must be brought to the court's attention in a consolidated manner as follows: Any consolidated motion to seal is due on or before 8/10/2018, and any response is due by 8/24/2018. Any reply is due by 8/31/2018. C.1. Venue Recommendations. By no later than 8/27/2018 the parties shall meet and confer concerning the appropriate venue for each of the cases, and the parties are ORDERED to submit joint venue recommendations to the court by 9/03/2018. Additional directives are set forth herein. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 1/30/2018. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; attys; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Ethicon Wave 8 Cases Listed on Exhibit A) (lca) (ADI) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
June 6, 2017 Filing 10 PLAINTIFF PROFILE FORM filed by Ramona Y. Kennedy. (Moribondo, Thomas) (Modified on 6/23/2017 to correct appearance of image (document originally appeared upside down)) (skh). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
May 5, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER: Based on representation of counsel that Laura H. Dixon no longer represents any party in this MDL or any party in any member case, the above-named counsel is terminated where she appears as counsel for any party in this MDL and in any member case. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 5/5/2014. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (kw) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
December 13, 2013 Filing 8 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Christy D. Jones on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Jones, Christy) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
December 13, 2013 Filing 7 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Kari L. Sutherland on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Sutherland, Kari) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
December 13, 2013 Filing 6 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by William M. Gage on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
December 13, 2013 Filing 5 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Laura H. Dixon on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Dixon, Laura) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
August 23, 2013 Filing 4 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Michael Bonasso on behalf of Boston Scientific Corporation. (Bonasso, Michael) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
August 5, 2013 Filing 3 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by David B. Thomas on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Thomas, David) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
July 8, 2013 Filing 2 TRANSMITTED PRETRIAL ORDER # 53 (AGREED ORDER AND STIPULATION REGARDING THIRD PARTY SUBPOENAS) entered on 06/12/2013 in MDL 2327 to attorneys in member case. (jap) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]
July 2, 2013 Filing 1 SHORT FORM COMPLAINT. Filing Fee $400.00. Receipt # 0425-2514493. (Attachment: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (sas) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 2/8/2021.]

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Defendant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
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