County of Galveston v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al
Plaintiff: County of Galveston
Defendant: McKesson Corporation, Actavis Pharma, Inc. f/k/a Watson Pharma, Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., Mallinckrodt PLC, The Purdue Frederick Company Inc., Insys Therapeutics, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Allergan PLC, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. n/k/a Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Actavis LLC, Abbvie Inc., Cardinal Health, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. n/k/a Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, Knoll Pharmaceutical Company, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Allergan Finance, LLC f/k/a Actavis, Inc. f/k/a Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Insys Manufacturing LLC, Abbot Laboratories, Inc., Purdue Pharma Inc., Actavis Pharma, Inc., Allergan Finance, LLC, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc.
Case Number: 4:2018cv04708
Filed: December 13, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Lee H Rosenthal
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER entered: The court grants the motion to extend time. The deadline for these defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint is extended to: (1) 60 days after this case is transferred to the Federal MDL or, if the case is remanded, (2) 5 business days after a remand order is received by the state court. The case is stayed and administratively closed pending the MDL Panel decision. The plaintiff may move to reinstate to the active docket within 14 days after the MDL Panel rules.(Signed by Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified.(leddins, 4)
January 10, 2019 Filing 16 NOTICE of Resetting. Parties notified. Initial Conference reset for 3/25/2019 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 11B before Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal, filed. (leddins, 4)
January 8, 2019 Filing 15 RESPONSE in Opposition to #5 MOTION to Remand, filed by Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 1 of Decl., #3 Exhibit 2 of Decl., #4 Exhibit 3 of Decl., #5 Exhibit 4 of Decl., #6 Exhibit 2, #7 Exhibit 3, #8 Exhibit 4, #9 Exhibit 5, #10 Exhibit 6, #11 Exhibit 7)(Reed, Noelle)
January 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER Scheduling Rule 16 Conference With the Court and Setting Out the Requirements for Initial Pretrial Work. Initial Conference set for 1/28/2019 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 11B before Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal(Signed by Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal) (Attachments: #1 Judge's Procedures) Parties notified.(leddins, 4)
January 2, 2019 Filing 13 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., filed.(Ellis, John)
December 31, 2018 Filing 12 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc., filed.(Reed, Noelle)
December 28, 2018 Filing 11 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Insys Manufacturing LLC, Insys Therapeutics, Inc., filed.(Sarokhanian, Nicholas)
December 28, 2018 Filing 10 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., filed.(Sibiski, Hannah)
December 20, 2018 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Shelly A Sanford on behalf of County of Galveston, filed. (Sanford, Shelly)
December 20, 2018 Filing 8 NOTICE of Reassignment. Case reassigned to Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal. Parties notified, filed. (olindor, 4)
December 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr recused. Case reassigned to Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal for all further proceedings(Signed by Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr) Parties notified.(olindor, 4)
December 18, 2018 Filing 6 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint by Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc., filed. Motion Docket Date 1/8/2019. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Reed, Noelle)
December 18, 2018 Filing 5 MOTION to Remand by County of Galveston, filed. Motion Docket Date 1/8/2019. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L, #13 Exhibit M, #14 Proposed Order)(Fibich, Kenneth)
December 17, 2018 Filing 4 NOTICE of Reassignment. Case reassigned to Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr. Parties notified, filed. (aboyd, 4)
December 17, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Judge Sim Lake recused. Case reassigned to Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr for all further proceedings. (Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified. (aboyd, 4)
December 14, 2018 Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc. identifying Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc. as Corporate Parent, filed.(Reed, Noelle)
December 13, 2018 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 152nd Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, case number 2018-87388 (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0541-21468080) filed by Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma Inc., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Civil Cover Sheet)(Reed, Noelle)

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Defendant: McKesson Corporation
Represented By: Marquel Sautural Jordan
Represented By: Robert Philip Scott, Jr
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Defendant: Actavis Pharma, Inc. f/k/a Watson Pharma, Inc.
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Defendant: Purdue Pharma L.P.
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Defendant: The Purdue Frederick Company Inc.
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Defendant: Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Defendant: Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. n/k/a Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Defendant: Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. n/k/a Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Defendant: Watson Laboratories, Inc.
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Defendant: Endo Health Solutions Inc.
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Defendant: AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
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Defendant: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Defendant: Allergan Finance, LLC f/k/a Actavis, Inc. f/k/a Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Defendant: Purdue Pharma Inc.
Represented By: Noelle M Reed
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Defendant: Allergan Finance, LLC
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Defendant: Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Defendant: Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc.
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Plaintiff: County of Galveston
Represented By: Shelly A. Sanford
Represented By: Robert Barron Boemer
Represented By: Kenneth T Fibich
Represented By: Jack Roady
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