Valet et al v. Koninklijke Philips NV et al
| Michael Gorr and Karin Gorr |
| KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V, PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC, PHILIPS HOLDING USA INC and PHILIPS R.S. NORTH AMERICA, LLC. |
| 2:2022cv00585 |
| April 20, 2022 |
| US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania |
| Joy Flowers Conti |
| Personal Inj. Prod. Liability |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-(Citizenship) |
| Plaintiff |
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Filing 43
REVISED PRETRIAL ORDER #13 RE: COMMON BENEFIT ORDER REGARDING PROTOCOLS FOR PLAINTIFFS COUNSEL TIME AND EXPENSE SUBMISSIONS. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 5/24/2022. (sms)
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Filing 42
INTERIM PRESERVATION ORDER (APPLICABLE TO TRILOGY DEVICES). Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 5/19/2022. (sms)
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Filing 41
ORDER granting Motion of Attorney Patrick W. Pendley to Withdraw from the Time & Expense Sub-Committee. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 5/19/2022. (sms)
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Filing 40
PRETRIAL ORDER #15 APPOINTING DISCOVERY LIAISON COUNSEL. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 5/19/2022. (sms)
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Filing 39
PRETRIAL ORDER #14 SCHEDULING THE FILING OF CONSOLIDATED AMENDED CLASS AND MASTER COMPLAINTS, ANSWERS, MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND RELATED BRIEFING. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 5/19/2022. (sms)
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| Set Hearings: A joint science day with the SoClean MDL is set for 9/1/2022 at 11:00 a.m. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (sms) |
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Filing 38
ORDER Appointing and Setting Duties of Carole Katz as Special Master for General Discovery and E-Discovery. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 5/4/2022. (sms)
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Filing 37
ORDER: The status conferences scheduled for various dates at 4:00 p.m., pursuant to PRETRIAL ORDER #12, are hereby rescheduled to 3:00 p.m. on the same dates as set forth in Pretrial Order #12. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 4/27/2022. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (sms)
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| Minute Entry for Status Conference held on 4/20/2022 held before Judge Joy Flowers Conti: As fully set forth on the record, the court and parties addressed the items in the proposed joint agenda, including: the timely filing of documents with the court, i.e., documents are due at or before 12 noon on the date they are due; the timeline for the filing of consolidated class action complaints, other pleadings, and Rule 12 motions and the filing of a joint motion for a court order setting those dates and page limits; the appointment of a special master to oversee the coordination efforts of the separate mediators for this MDL and the SoClean MDL and the parties attempting to reach agreement on that appointment; disclosures, fact sheets, and registries; the stay on discovery, including when the stay will be lifted (after the court approves the discovery plan) and the role of the special master in that process; the filing of the proposed order to appoint Carole Katz as the discovery special master at or before 12 noon on 5/3/2022; the stay being in place except for mutually agreed-upon discovery; Ms. Avery and Mr. Schaffer serving as liaison to the SoClean MDL and the filing of a proposed order appointing them to those positions; the need for a privilege log protocol; the deposition in extremis protocols; scheduling of the science day with the SoClean MDL; updates on preservation orders; an update from liaison counsel about their efforts; and an update from the leadership development committee. (Court Reporter: Jane Proud) Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes a Minute of the Court or Notice on the matter. (sms) |
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Filing 36
ORDER granting Motion of Attorney Ruth Anne French-Hodson to Withdraw from Plaintiffs' Steering Committee. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 4/20/2022. (sms)
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Filing 35
AMENDED STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 4/1/2022. (sms)
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Filing 34
PRETRIAL ORDER #13 RE: COMMON BENEFIT ORDER REGARDING PROTOCOLS FOR PLAINTIFFS' COUNSEL TIME AND EXPENSE SUBMISSIONS; Amended MOTION of Co-Lead Counsel and Plaintiffs' Time and Expense Sub-Committee for Entry of a Common Benefit Order Regarding Protocols for Plaintiffs' Counsel Time and Expense Submissions granted by instant order. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 3/24/2022. (sms)
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Filing 33
PRETRIAL ORDER #12 SCHEDULING MONTHLY STATUS CONFERENCES as set forth more fully in the order; The schedule of status conferences is subject to change at the discretion of the court, and any changes will be made on the court's docket at 21-mc-1230; Subject to any limitations imposed by reason of future COVID-19 restrictions, all scheduled status conferences shall be held in person at the Joseph F. Weis, Jr. United States Courthouse, 700 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA; Co-lead plaintiffs' counsel and counsel for defendants shall meet and confer, and, at least two business days prior to each status conference, file with the court an agreed-upon proposed agenda for the status conference; If the agreed-upon proposed agenda for a status conference does not include substantive, complex, or disputed matters, two business days prior to the status conference, the parties may file a joint motion to request the status conference be conducted via telephone or videoconference. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 3/24/2022. (sms)
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Filing 32
PRETRIAL ORDER #11 RE: TRANSCRIPTS OF ALL PROCEEDINGS. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 3/24/2022. (sms)
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Filing 31
PRETRIAL ORDER #10 with Respect to In-Person Hearings. As more fully set forth in the attached Order, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that unless otherwise noted all proceedings before this court will be conducted in person and neither a dial-in number nor videoconferencing will be provided to the counsel or general public for the proceedings. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 3/17/2022. (sms)
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Filing 30
ORDER Modifying Deadline to Submit Identifying Information to the Preservation Registry under Paragraph 24 of the Interim Preservation Order. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 3/7/2022. (sms)
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Filing 29
PRETRIAL ORDER #9. ORDER SETTING STATUS CONFERENCE for 3/22/2022 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 5A before Judge Joy Flowers Conti, as more fully set forth in the attached Order. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 2/23/2022. (sms)
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Filing 28
PRETRIAL ORDER #8: ORDER APPOINTING CO-LEAD COUNSEL, PLAINTIFFS' STEERING COMMITTEE, CO-LIAISON COUNSEL, AND CERTAIN COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS AND MEMBERS. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 2/15/2022. (sms)
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| Filing 27 TOLLING AGREEMENT. (sms) |
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Filing 26
PRETRIAL ORDER #7. ORDER MAKING TOLLING AGREEMENT AVAILABLE ON COURT'S WEBSITE. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 2/8/2022. (sms)
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Filing 25
INTERIM PRESERVATION ORDER. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 1/11/2022. (sms)
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Filing 24
PRETRIAL ORDER #6. As more fully set forth in the attached order, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the following individuals are appointed as interim lead counsel to serve with the six individuals named as interim lead counsel in Pretrial Order #2: Dennis Damonn Spurling and Shanon J. Carson. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the appointment of the foregoing counsel as interim lead counsel is made in accordance with Pretrial Order #2, including the duties and responsibilities of the interim lead counsel set forth in Pretrial Order #2. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 12/21/2021. (sms)
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Filing 23
PRETRIAL ORDER #5: The schedule for the court's selection of the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, lead counsel, and liaison counsel is as follows: (1) Applications Due - 1/4/2022; (2) Objections Due - 1/11/2022; and (3) Responses to Objections Due - 1/18/2022. Interviews will take place on January 27, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., and, if necessary, January 28, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in person at the courthouse in Judge Conti's courtroom. The applications, objections, and responses must comply with paragraph 14 of Pretrial Order #1. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 12/20/2021. (sms)
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Filing 22
PRETRIAL ORDER #4. As more fully set forth in the attached order: the deadline for the parties to file a proposed interim preservation order, originally established in Pretrial Order No. 2, is hereby extended until Thursday, December 23, 2021. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 12/14/2021. (sms)
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Filing 21
ORDER Implementing Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d). Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 12/10/2021. (sms)
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Filing 20
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 12/10/2021. (sms)
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Filing 19
PRETRIAL ORDER #3. As more fully set forth in the attached order: the Initial Status Conference will take place on 12/15/2021 at 02:00 PM; the dial-in number for the initial status conference, which shall be used by any individual who wants to listen to the initial status conference, but not participate in the conference, is 888-363-4749, and the access code is 1490596; the court will email the information for participation in the initial status conference via videoconferencing to any attorney of record who files a motion for alternative method to appear and whose motion is granted by the court. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 12/1/2021. (sms)
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Filing 18
PRETRIAL ORDER #2 with Respect to (1) Interim Modifications to the Preservation Requirements and (2) Appointment of Interim Lead Plaintiffs' Counsel for the Purpose of Negotiating an Interim Proposed Preservation Order, as more fully set forth in the attached Order. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 11/19/2021. (sms)
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Filing 17
PRETRIAL ORDER #1. Initial Status Conference set for 12/15/2021 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5A before Judge Joy Flowers Conti. Motions to appear by an alternative method and Notices of any plaintiff appearing through a designated attorney instead of the plaintiff's attorney of record are due by 12/8/2021 as more fully set forth in the attached Order. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 11/10/2021. (sms)
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| Filing 16 Case transferred in from District of New York Southern; Case Number 7:22-cv-02045. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. |
| Filing 15 CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF CONDITIONAL MDL TRANSFER OUT ORDER FROM THE MDL PANEL...transferring this action from the U.S.D.C. - S.D.N.Y to the United States District Court - Western District of Pennsylvania. (Signed by MDL Panel on 4/11/2022) (vba) |
| Filing 14 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED Summons and Complaint served. Philips Holding USA, Inc. served on 4/15/2022, answer due 5/6/2022; Philips North America LLC served on 4/15/2022, answer due 5/6/2022; Philips RS North America, LLC. served on 4/12/2022, answer due 5/3/2022. Service was accepted by Bernardo Montanez, Bernardo Montanez, Raychal Carter. Document filed by Michael Gorr; Karin Gorr. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Affidavit of Service Philips North America LLC, #2 Affidavit Affidavit of Service Philips RS North America).(Valet, Thomas) |
| Filing 13 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Philips Holding USA, Inc...(lal) |
| Filing 12 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Philips Holding USA, INC., re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Karin Gorr, Michael Gorr..(Valet, Thomas) |
| ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Thomas Paul Valet to RE-FILE Document No. #11 Request for Issuance of Summons,. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the issuance of summons is not correct; party name error in the "To" field; party name must correspond with pleading/caption. Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the correct summons form PDF. (lal) |
| Filing 11 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT PLEADING - SUMMONS REQUEST PDF ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Philips Holding USA, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Karin Gorr, Michael Gorr..(Valet, Thomas) Modified on 3/17/2022 (lal). |
| Filing 10 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Valet, Thomas) |
| Filing 9 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Philips North America LLC. (sj) |
| Filing 8 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Koninklijke Philips NV. (sj) |
| Filing 7 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Philips RS North America, LLC.. (sj) |
| ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING REMOVAL OF PARTY. Notice to attorney Thomas Paul Valet. The following party/parties has been removed from this case: Thomas P. Valet. The party was added to the case in error. (sj) |
| ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Thomas Paul Valet. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Michael Gorr, Karin Gorr, Koninklijke Philips NV, Philips North America LLC, Philips Holding USA, Inc., Philips RS North America, LLC.. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party role was entered incorrectly. (sj) |
| CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Philip M. Halpern. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(sj) |
| ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to attorney Thomas Paul Valet to RE-FILE Document No. #2 Civil Cover Sheet. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the civil cover sheet is not correct; Civil Cover Sheet is blank. Re-file the document using the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents and attach the correct PDF. Use civil cover sheet issued by S.D.N.Y. dated October 1, 2020. The S.D.N.Y. Civil Cover Sheet dated October 1, 2020 is located at#http://nysd.uscourts.gov/file/forms/civil-cover-sheet.. (sj) |
| Case Designated ECF. (sj) |
| Magistrate Judge Paul E. Davison is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (sj) |
| ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Thomas Paul Valet to RE-FILE Document No. #5 Request for Issuance of Summons. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the issuance of summons is not correct; Party name must match pleading exactly in 'TO' field. Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the correct summons form PDF. (sj) |
| Filing 6 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Philips North America LLC, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Karin Gorr, Michael Gorr..(Valet, Thomas) |
| Filing 5 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT SUMMONS REQUEST - PDF ERROR REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Philips Holding USA, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Karin Gorr, Michael Gorr..(Valet, Thomas) Modified on 3/14/2022 (sj). |
| Filing 4 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Philips RS North America LLC, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Karin Gorr, Michael Gorr..(Valet, Thomas) |
| Filing 3 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Koninklijke Philips N.V., re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Karin Gorr, Michael Gorr..(Valet, Thomas) |
| Filing 2 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT CIVIL COVER SHEET BLANK FORM - CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Valet, Thomas) Modified on 3/14/2022 (sj). |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Koninklijke Philips NV, Philips Holding USA, Inc., Philips North America LLC, Philips RS North America, LLC.. (Filing Fee $ 402.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-25850762)Document filed by Michael Gorr, Karin Gorr..(Valet, Thomas) |
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