Wherry et al v. AbbVie Inc.
Plaintiff: Lendale Hunt and Tiffany Wherry
Defendant: Mike Forbess and AbbVie Inc.
Case Number: 2:2024cv02645
Filed: September 12, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Presiding Judge: Annie T Christoff
Referring Judge: Jon Phipps McCalla
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury: Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 24, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 18 SCHEDULING ORDER and ORDER GRANTING IN PART #9 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM. Signed by Judge Jon Phipps McCalla on 10/24/2024. (ta)
October 23, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER granting #16 Motion for Protective Order. Signed by Judge Jon Phipps McCalla on 10/23/2024. (ta)
October 21, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Joint MOTION for Protective Order (proposed order submitted) by AbbVie Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Stipulated Confidentiality and Protective Order)(Scott, Ben)
October 17, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 15 SETTING LETTER: A Jury Trial has been set for Monday, August 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM before Judge Jon Phipps McCalla in a courtroom to be determined. A Pretrial Conference has been set for Friday, August 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM in Courtroom 7 - Memphis before Judge Jon Phipps McCalla. A Proposed Joint Pretrial Order shall be submitted to the court by 4:30 pm on July 30, 2025. (jrs)
October 17, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Jon Phipps McCalla: Telephonic Scheduling Conference held on 10/17/2024. Jason Whitworth appeared for the plaintiffs. Ben Scott appeared for the AbbVie, Inc. Case information, dates, and deadlines reviewed. The Court set a case schedule (See Scheduling Order). A Jury Trial is set for August 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM in a courtroom to be determined. The Pretrial Conference is set for Friday, August 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM in Courtroom 7. The Proposed Joint Pretrial Order shall be submitted by noon on July 30, 2025. Order to be entered. (Court Reporter: Polly Wardlaw) (jrs) Modified on 10/17/2024 - correction re: defendant's counsel appearance (jrs).
October 15, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #12 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply Responses due by 11/15/2024. Signed by Judge Jon Phipps McCalla on 10/15/2024. (ta)
October 11, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 12 First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #9 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM proposed order submitted by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum)(Whitworth, Jason)
October 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 11 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Stipulated Confidentiality and Protective Order)(Scott, Ben)
September 27, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 10 SETTING LETTER: A TELEPHONIC SCHEDULING CONFERENCE pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is SET for WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024 at 1:30 P.M. (CT) before United States District Judge Jon Phipps McCalla. To access the telephonic conference parties will dial 888-675-2535 and enter access code 7360481. Please call at least 5 minutes in advance of the conference time. The parties are advised that the Court will ask detailed questions about the facts of their case for the purposes of setting an efficient schedule and determining an appropriate scope of discovery that is proportional to the needs of the case. The parties are encouraged to review Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 16(c)(2) and 26(b)(1).(jrs)
September 18, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by AbbVie Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support of its Partial Motion to Dismiss, #2 Exhibit A - Skyrizi Label)(Cummins, Kyle)
September 17, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Ben J. Scott on behalf of AbbVie Inc. (Scott, Ben)
September 13, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 7 AMENDED DOCUMENT by AbbVie Inc.. Amendment to #1 Notice of Removal, Amended Notice of Removal of Defendant AbbVie Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - State Court Filing, #2 Exhibit 2 - Service of Process Notice)(Cummins, Kyle)
September 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 6 NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CONSENT TO THE EXERCISE OF CIVIL JURISDICTION BY A MAGISTRATE JUDGE Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed.R.Civ.P.73, and Local Rule 72.1, this Court has designated the Magistrate Judges of this District to conduct trials and otherwise dispose of any civil case that is filed in this Court. Your decision to consent, or not consent, to the referral of your case to a United States Magistrate Judge for trial and entry of a final judgment must be entirely voluntary. The judge or magistrate judge to whom the case has been assigned will not be informed of your decision unless all parties agree that the case may be referred to a magistrate judge for these specific purposes. A less than unanimous decision will not be communicated by this office to either the judge or magistrate judge. The consent form is available on the courts website at https://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/forms-and-applications.php (jae)
September 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 5 NOTICE OF CASE TRACKING ASSIGNMENT PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 16.2: Pursuant to Local Rule 16.2, this case has been assigned to the Standard track. http://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/pdf/content/LocalRules.pdf (jae)
September 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE TO COMPLY WITH PLAN FOR ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR): Pursuant to Section to 2.1 of the ADR Plan, all civil cases filed on or after Sept. 1, 2014, shall be referred automatically for ADR. For compliance requirements, refer to the ADR Plan at: http://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/pdf/content/ADRPlan.pdf (jae)
September 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Judge Jon Phipps McCalla and Magistrate Judge Annie T. Christoff added. (jae)
September 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement by AbbVie Inc.. (Cummins, Kyle)
September 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by AbbVie Inc. from Circuit Court of Tipton County, Tennessee, case number 8172 (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATNWDC-4503943), filed by AbbVie Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit 1 - State Court Filing)(Cummins, Kyle)

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Plaintiff: Lendale Hunt
Represented By: Jason G. Whitworth
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Plaintiff: Tiffany Wherry
Represented By: Jason G. Whitworth
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