Adams et al v. 3M Company et al
| Robert Adams, Kevin Alire, James Baxter, Jason Blake, Michael Boyle, Douglas Burnett, Gary Cates, Donald Cathcart, Douglas Chambers, Michael Clark, Whitey Clausell, Dalton Connally, Terry Cooke, Clinton Curtice, Sr., Robert Durham, Elizabeth Dykes, Brandon Edwards, John Fiscus, Salvador Fresquez, Maria Frisbie-Veal, Brian Griffin, Daniel Gumble, Catherine Haines, Kenneth Hodges, Adrian Holcomb, Arletha Hunt, Randy Johnson, John Jordan, Robert Kenney, Angel Ledesma, Melvina Lenton, Joshua Lewis, Donald Marsh, Dianne Meinerts, Rebecca Morris, Michael Nimon, Paul Oexmann, Jerry Osborn, David Robbins, Justin Roberts, Carlos Rodriguez, Regis Ruskauff, Lonnie Scott, Thomas Severski, Charles Seward, Stephen Slampa, Alvin Smith, Jeffrey Smith, Jonathan Stephens, Todd Thomas, Fred Thompson, Felix Tijerina, Darby Tipple, Jeanette Tovar, Clint Trimble, Laurence Wade, Kyle Walker and Michael Warwick |
| 3M Company, AGC, Inc., Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc., Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., Archroma U.S., Inc., Arkema, Inc., BASF Corporation, Buckeye Fire Equipment Company, Chemdesign Products, Inc., Chemguard, Inc., Clariant Corporation, Corteva, Inc., Dupont De Nemours, Inc., Dynax Corporation, E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company, The Chemours Company FC LLC, Tyco Fire Products L.P. and John Doe Defendants 1-49 |
| 4:2025cv01229 |
| October 30, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas |
| Mark Pittman |
| Torts/Pers Inj: Product Liability |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1442 Notice of Removal |
| Plaintiff |
Docket Report
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| Case transferred from NDTX has been opened in District of South Carolina as case number 2:25-cv-13600. (hcc) |
| Interdistrict Transfer to District of South Carolina; notice sent via email. All documents available electronically. If receiving court cannot upload, they should request restricted documents from this court and obtain public documents from PACER. Counsel advised to file future documents in District of South Carolina. (saw) |
| Filing 12 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO 288): The JPML has issued the attached order in MDL 2873, and that order has now been filed in the District of South Carolina. (saw) |
| Filing 11 NOTICE of Compliance with Court Order re: #10 Order Setting Deadline/Hearing,, filed by 3M Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit(s) Notice of Potential Tag-Along Actions, #2 Exhibit(s) Conditional Transfer Order) (Leu, Jordan) |
Filing 10
ORDER: On October 30, 2025, Defendant 3M Company filed a Notice of Related Cases. ECF No. #3 . One of the related cases is In Re Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation MDL 2873, Case Number 2:18-MN-2873-RMG (December 7, 2018). ECF No. #3 . Having reviewed the filing and the related cases, the Court finds it appropriate to and hereby does ORDER the Parties to file an appropriate motion transferring this action to the panel under 28 U.S.C. 1407 on or before November 12, 2025. (Ordered by Judge Mark Pittman on 11/6/2025) (sre)
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| ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:10. Thu Nov 6 11:34:36 CST 2025 (crt) |
| Filing 9 New Case Notes: A filing fee has been paid. File to: Judge Pittman. Pursuant to Misc. Order 6, Plaintiff is provided the Notice of Right to Consent to Proceed Before A U.S. Magistrate Judge. Clerk to provide copy to plaintiff if not received electronically. Attorneys are further reminded that, if necessary, they must comply with Local Rule 83.10(a) within 14 days or risk the possible dismissal of this case without prejudice or without further notice. All counsel and unrepresented parties are also reminded of the judge-specific requirement that they read and abide by (1) Dondi Properties Corp. v. Commerce Savings & Loan Assoc., 121 F.R.D. 284 (N.D. Tex. 1988);(2) the Local Civil Rules of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas;(3) the Texas Lawyers Creed;(4) the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct;and (5) Judge-Specific Requirements of Judge Pittman. (bcr) |
| Filing 8 Court Request for Recusal: Chief District Judge Reed O'Connor recused. Pursuant to instruction in Special Order 3-249, the Clerk has reassigned the case to Judge Mark Pittman for all further proceedings. Future filings should indicate the case number as: 4:25-cv-01229-P. (bcr) |
| ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:8,9. Tue Nov 4 09:30:17 CST 2025 (crt) |
Filing 7
ORDER: The Court, having considered the Motion and noting it is unopposed, has concluded that the #4 Motion should be GRANTED. (Ordered by Chief District Judge Reed O'Connor on 11/3/2025) (hcc)
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| ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:7. Mon Nov 3 15:02:24 CST 2025 (crt) |
| ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:5,6. Mon Nov 3 09:28:53 CST 2025 (crt) |
| Filing 6 New Case Notes: A filing fee has been paid. File to: Judge O Connor. Pursuant to Misc. Order 6, Plaintiff is provided the Notice of Right to Consent to Proceed Before A U.S. Magistrate Judge. Clerk to provide copy to plaintiff if not received electronically. Attorneys are further reminded that, if necessary, they must comply with Local Rule 83.10(a) within 14 days or risk the possible dismissal of this case without prejudice or without further notice. (hcc) |
Filing 5
ORDER REQUIRING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE AND REPORT FOR CONTENTS OF SCHEDULING ORDER: Proposed Scheduling Order due by 11/28/2025. (Ordered by Chief District Judge Reed O'Connor on 10/31/2025) (sre)
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| Filing 4 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer filed by 3M Company (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Leu, Jordan) |
| Filing 3 NOTICE of Related Case filed by 3M Company (Leu, Jordan) |
| Filing 2 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by 3M Company. (Clerk QC note: No affiliate entered in ECF). (Leu, Jordan) |
| Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL WITH JURY DEMAND filed by 3M Company. (Filing fee $405; receipt number ATXNDC-15951323) In each Notice of Electronic Filing, the judge assignment is indicated, and a link to the # Judges Copy Requirements and # Judge Specific Requirements is provided. The court reminds the filer that any required copy of this and future documents must be delivered to the judge, in the manner prescribed, within three business days of filing. Unless exempted, attorneys who are not admitted to practice in the Northern District of Texas must seek admission promptly. Forms and Instructions found at www.txnd.uscourts.gov, or by clicking here: # Attorney Information - Bar Membership. If admission requirements are not satisfied within 21 days, the clerk will notify the presiding judge. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit(s) State Court Docket Sheet, #2 Exhibit(s) State Court Filings, #3 Cover Sheet, #4 Cover Sheet Supplement, #5 Exhibit(s) Notice to State Court of Removal, #6 Exhibit(s) Certificate of Interested Persons) (Leu, Jordan) |
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