MDL 1871 In Re: Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation
The Honorable Cynthia M. Rufe, Presiding
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This Multidistrict Litigation ("MDL") was created by Order of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("MDL Panel") on October 16, 2007. The typical case involves claims by a plaintiff from anywhere in the United States against defendant SmithKlineBeecham Corp., doing business as GlaxoSmithKline ("GSK").
In its October 16, 2007 Order, the MDL Panel found that the actions in this MDL "involve common questions of fact, and that centralization . . . in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania will serve the convenience of the parties and witnesses and promote the just and efficient conduct of the litigation."
The MDL Panel noted that the actions "arise from allegations that certain diabetes drugs manufactured by GSK -- Avandia and/or two sister drugs containing Avandia (Avandamet and Avandaryl) -- cause an increased risk of heart attack and other physical injury, and that GSK failed to provide adequate warnings concerning that risk." GSK denies these allegations. The Panel further found that "centralization . . . will eliminate duplicative discovery, avoid inconsistent rulings, and conserve the resources of the parties, their counsel and the judiciary."
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| Case Management Order No. 1 | Case Management Order No. 1 | 02/28/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 1 | Appointing Plaintiffs' Steering Committee and Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel | 04/09/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 2 | Miscellaneous early rules | 04/09/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 3 | Default rules to govern electronic discovery | 04/09/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 4 | Provisional rule for consolidated filing by plaintiffs | 05/14/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 5 | Renaming prior Orders | 05/20/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 6 | Discovery rulings and agreements | 05/21/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 7 | Approving Plaintiff's Fact Sheet | 06/09/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 8 | Appointing Special Discovery Master | 06/10/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 9 | Approving Master Short-Form Answer | 06/10/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 10 | Protective Order | 06/10/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 11 | Miscellaneous scheduling matters | 06/24/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 12 | Regarding status conference scheduling | 07/02/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 13 | Extending a joint filing deadline | 07/16/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 14 | Establishing briefing schedule for initial remand motions | 07/17/2008 |
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| Order | Approved Stipulation and Order regarding severance | 07/21/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 15 | Severing certain plaintiffs | 07/21/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 16 | Scheduling September, 2008 status conference | 07/23/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 17 | Modified the briefing schedule for the initial remand motions to be presented to the Court. (Not available for posting.) | - | |
| Pretrial Order No. 18 | Rescheduling September, 2008 status conference | 08/21/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 19 | Establishing response period for certain motion(s) | 08/27/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 20 | Vacating Pretrial Order No. 19 | 08/29/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 21 | Severing certain plaintiffs | 09/10/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 22 | Regarding certain page limits | 09/25/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 23 | Approving Special Discovery Master's First Report and Recommendation | 09/26/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 24 | Approving Special Discovery Master's Second Report and Recommendation | 09/26/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 25 | Approving payment for Special Discovery Master | 09/26/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 26 | Scheduling November, 2008 status conference | 09/26/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 27 | Regarding certain page limits | 09/26/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 28 | Supplemental procedures for Special Discovery Master | 09/28/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 29 | Dismissing a certain motion as withdrawn | 09/29/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 30 | Regarding supplemental briefing on motions to remand | 09/29/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 31 | Regarding supplemental filings generally | 10/01/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 32 | Regarding certain filing dates for motions to remand | 10/06/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 33 | Correcting Pretrial Order No. 31 | 10/08/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 34 | Regarding certain page limits | 10/15/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 35 | Regarding certain page limits | 10/15/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 36 | Granting leave to file supplemental response to remand motion filing | 10/20/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 37 | Motions practice procedures | 10/23/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 38 | Deposition protocol | 11/11/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 39 | Permitting withdrawal of motions to compel discovery | 11/14/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 40 | Miscellaneous administrative and procedural matters | 11/14/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 41 | Protocols for withdrawal by plaintiff's counsel | 12/09/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 42 | Payment of Special Discovery Master | 12/15/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 43 | Dismissing motion to compel discovery as withdrawn | 12/15/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 44 | Further motions practice: deadlines for re-filing, etc. | 12/17/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 45 | Granting leave to file sur-reply to certain reply | 12/31/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 46 | Payment of Special Discovery Master | 01/20/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 47 | Scheduling February, 2009 status conference | 01/22/2008 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 48 | Appointing Electronic Discovery Master | 01/29/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 49 | Severing certain plaintiffs | 02/11/2009 |
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| Order | Memorandum and Order regarding initial remand motions | 02/25/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 50 | Approving and adopting Fourth Report and Recommendation of the Special Discovery Master | 02/27/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 51 | Scheduling April, 2009 status conference | 03/03/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 52 | Terminating former Electronic Discovery Master | 03/17/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 53 | Appointing new Electronic Discovery Master | 03/17/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 54 | Regarding dismissal of certain foreign defendants | 04/20/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 55 | Approving an amended form of Tolling Agreement | 04/20/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 56 | Rules and procedures regarding medical releases; see also Exhibit A to Pretrial Order No. 56 | 04/20/2009 |
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| Exhibit A to Pretrial Order No. 56 | Authorizations | - |
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| Pretrial Order No. 57 | Noting Special Discovery Master firm changes | 04/20/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 58 | Setting date for June, 2009 status conference | 05/08/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 59 | Appointing State Liaison Counsel | 05/21/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 60 | Regarding case specific discovery | 05/28/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 61 | Regarding severance of certain plaintiffs | 06/03/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 62 | Approving and adopting the Fifth Report and Recommendation of the Special Discovery Master | 06/09/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 63 | Regarding certain page limits | 06/12/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 64 | Regarding briefing and hearing on privilege issues | 06/12/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 65 | Regarding miscellaneous administrative matters | 06/22/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 66 | Protocol for dismissal of cases in Discovery Group One | 07/21/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 67 | Addressing pro se plaintiffs | 07/30/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 68 | Granting an extension of time to make certain filings | 08/05/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 69 | Permitting statements of interest for appointment to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committe | 08/20/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 70 | Granting motion for Common Benefit Fund for plaintiffs' counsel | 08/26/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 71 | Approving Special Discovery Master payment request | 08/31/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 72 | Severing plaintiffs in certain cases | 09/02/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 73 | Noting Andrew Chirls' role as Administrator of Common Benefit Fund, no longer Special Discovery Master | 09/02/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 74 | Rejecting Special Master's Seventh Report and Recommendation | 09/09/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 75 | Regarding Lanham and Cartmell Applications | 09/09/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 76 | Post September 9, 2009 status conference miscellaneous Order | 09/09/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 77 | Incidental expenses of Special Discovery Master | 09/15/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 78 | New Members of Plaintiffs' Steering Committee | 09/25/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 79 | Severance | 10/15/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 80 | Special Discovery Master fees | 10/20/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 81 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's Tenth Report and Recommendation | 12/02/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 82 | Scheduling Order for the Initial Trial Pool | 12/02/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 83 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's Ninth Report and Recommendation | 12/03/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 84 | Approving in Part the Special Discovery Master's Eighth Report and Recommendation | 12/07/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 85 | Denying plaintiffs' motion for expedited review of defendant's privilege log | 12/16/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 86 | Requiring all plaintiffs to produce "basic medical records" within 60 days | 12/22/2009 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 87 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees and costs for November 2009 | 01/04/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 88 | Special Discovery Master fees | 01/26/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 89 | Severance | 01/26/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 90 | Non-waiver of objections regarding privilege | 02/02/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 91 | Regarding motion to expedite review of privilege log | 02/03/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 92 | Revised deadline for review of privilege log and production of documents | 02/16/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 93 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for January 2010 | 02/22/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 94 | Scheduling March 22, 2010 status conference | 02/22/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 95 | Rescheduling April 1, 2010 status conference | 03/02/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 96 | Supplementary Protective Order for clinical trial data | 03/16/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 97 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for February 2010 | 04/08/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 98 | Suspending deadlines for Daubert motions | 04/29/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 99 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for March 2010 | 05/14/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 100 | Modifying schedule for initial trial pool | 05/26/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 101 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for April 2010 | 05/28/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 102 | Approving certain Special Discovery Master's fees | 06/21/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 103 | Regarding appoinment to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee | - |
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| Pretrial Order No. 104 | Extending deadline for case dispositive motions | 07/07/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 105 | Rescheduling Daubert hearing | 07/13/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 106 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for May and June 2010 | 07/26/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 107 | Concerning Daubert hearing deadlines | 07/26/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 108 | Regarding appoinment to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee | 07/26/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 109 | Regarding appoinment to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee | 08/13/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 110 | Regarding plaintiffs' expedited motion to strike motions | 08/16/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 111 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for July 2010 | 08/19/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 112 | Approving certain Special Discovery Master's fees | 08/19/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 113 | Scheduling September 22, 2010 status conference | 08/24/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 114 | Concerning Daubert hearing deadlines | 08/25/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 115 | Concerning Daubert hearing schedule | 09/15/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 116 | Regarding defendant designating a case for initial pair of trials | 09/23/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 117 | Regarding motion for appointment to Plaintiffs' Steering Committee and designation as lead governmental entity counsel | 09/27/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 118 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for August 2010 | 09/23/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 119 | Regarding motion to appoint counsel | 09/30/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 120 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for September 2010 | 11/12/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 121 | Lone Pine Order | 11/15/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 122 | Appointing Jerome Shestack, Esq. as Settlement Master | 11/23/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 123 | Guidance on mediation | 12/01/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 124 | Scheduling Bellwether trials | 12/01/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 125 | Amended schedule for Bellwether trials | 12/06/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 126 | Attaching counsel, parties and witnesses for trial | 12/17/2010 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 127 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for November 2010 | 01/14/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 128 | Seeking applications for Plaintiffs' Steering Committee members | 02/16/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 129 | Payment for Special Discovery Master | 02/28/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 130 | Appointing the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee | 03/02/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 131 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for March 2011 | 05/12/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 132 | Establishing a reserve fund for the Common Benefit Fund under Preatrial Order No. 70 while disputes are addressed | 05/22/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 133 | (Filed under seal.) | - | |
| Pretrial Order No. 134 | Authorizing the Administrator of Common Benefit Fund to withdraw funds for services and expenses | 06/16/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 135 | Referring Case No. 11-3925 to Jerome Shestack, Esq. for mediation | 06/22/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 136 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for April and May 2011 | 07/12/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 137 | Instructing parties to file to both the master docket and individual case dockets | 08/02/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 138 | Counsel's obligation to provide GSK with a list of cases/claims | 08/15/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 139 | Approving payment to Special Discovery Master Jerome Shestack, Esq. | 08/15/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 140 | Scheduling Order regarding Daubert proceedings on stroke | 08/19/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 141 | (Filed under seal.) | - | |
| Order | Appointing Special Master Patrick Juneau to conduct settlement negotiations | 10/07/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 142 | Scheduling Order regarding Daubert proceedings on stroke | 10/08/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 143 | Scheduling Order regarding Daubert proceedings on stroke | 10/21/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 144 | Adopting Special Master's Seventeenth Report and Recommendation | 10/26/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 145 | Approving payment to Special Discovery Master | 11/07/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 146 | Notice of mediation | 11/07/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 147 | Appointing Bruce P. Merenstein, Esq. as Special Discovery Master | 11/09/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 148 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for October 2011 | 12/05/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 149 | Approving payment to the Administrator of the Common Benefit Fund for services and costs recorded from September through November 2011 | 12/15/2011 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 150 | (Filed under seal.) | - | |
| Pretrial Order No. 151 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for November 2011 | 01/20/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 152 | Scheduling February 14, 2012 status conference | 01/26/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 153 | Establishing alternative procedures for small estate settlements | 03/01/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 154 | Disbanding Plaintiffs' Steering Committee and appointing Plaintiffs' Coordinating Counsel and Fee and Cost Allocation Committee | 02/16/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 155 | Lone Pine II Order | 02/29/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 156 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for December 2011 and January 2012 | 03/02/2012 |
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| Order | Requiring counsel to identify myocardial infarction cases so that the Court may select cases for trial pools | 03/19/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 157 | Denying motions to reconsider Pretrial Order No. 155 | 04/04/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 158 | Setting forth schedule for trial pool | 04/04/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 159 | Denying motions to remand cases to transferor courts | 04/04/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 160 | Approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund | 04/13/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 161 | Protective Order for Public Entity Litigation | 04/27/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 162 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for February 2012 and March 2012 | 05/31/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 163 | Approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund | 06/13/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 164 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for April 2012 and May 2012 | 07/10/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 165 | (Filed under seal.) | - | |
| Pretrial Order No. 166 | Approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund | 07/19/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 167 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for June 2012 | 08/06/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 168 | Approving the Special Settlement Master's fees for February - June 2012 | 08/06/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 169 | Scheduling September 19, 2012 status conference | 08/14/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 170 | Scheduling briefing of Fee Committee's petition for attorney fees | 08/14/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 171 | Approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for July 2012 | 08/24/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 172 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for July 2012 | 08/24/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 173 | Approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for August 2012 | 09/18/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 174 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for August 2012 | 10/03/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 175 | Findings of fact and conclusions of law; Approving Avandia Fee Committee's Petition for Award of Common Benefit Attorneys' Fees | 10/19/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 176 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's Nineteenth Report and Recommendation; approving Private Lien Resolution Program to be offered to MAOs | 11/13/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 177 | Approving the Special Settlement Master's fees for July - October 2012 | 04/08/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 178 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for September 2012 | 12/03/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 179 | Approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for September 2012 | 12/03/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 180 | Approving payment of costs. (Filed under seal.) | - | |
| Pretrial Order No. 181 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for October 2012 | 12/03/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 182 | Approving payment to the Auditor of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for services rendered July - October 2012 | 12/03/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 183 | Setting schedule for filing oppositions to the Avandia Fee Committee's Motion for Approval of Allocation of Common Benefit Fee | 12/06/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 184 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for November 2012 | 12/13/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 185 | Appointing Bruce Merenstein to review objections to the Motion for Approval of Allocation of Common Benefit Fee and make recommendations to the Court | 12/13/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 186 | Approving Special Discovery Master's Twentieth Report and Recommendation and setting pretrial discovery schedule | 12/20/2012 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 187 | Approving fees for Special Discovery Master Jerome Shestack, Esq., from 2009 | 02/07/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 188 | Approving payment to the Auditor of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for services rendered November - December 2012 | 02/25/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 189 | Approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for services and expenses through January, 2013 | 02/25/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 190 | Approving payment to Special Master Patrick Juneau for October - December 2012 | 04/08/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 191 | Vacated as duplicative with Pretrial Order No. 187. | - | |
| Pretrial Order No. 192 | Approving payment to Special Master Bruce Merenstein for December 2012 - January 2013 | 02/25/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 193 | (Filed under seal.) | - | |
| Pretrial Order No. 194 | Approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for services and expenses through February, 2013 | 03/14/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 195 | Approving payment to Special Master Patrick Juneau for January - March 2013 | 04/15/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 196 | Denying motions to remand | 04/25/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 197 | (Filed under seal.) | - | |
| Pretrial Order No. 198 | Approving payment of fees and costs to Auditor Alan Winikur for January - March 2013 | 05/20/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 199 | Approving payment to Special Master Bruce Merenstein for services through April 2013 | 05/30/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 200 | Approving Special Discovery Master's Twenty-First Report and Recommendation and setting pretrial discovery and briefing schedule | 07/29/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 201 | Approving payment to Special Master Patrick Juneau for April - June 2013 | 07/29/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 202 | Approving payment to Special Master Bruce Merenstein for services through June 2013 | 07/29/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 203 | Approving payment to the Administrator of the Common Benefit Fund for June and July 2013 | 09/03/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 204 | Approving payment to the Administrator of the Common Benefit Fund for March through May 2013 | 09/16/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 205 | Approving payment to the Administrator of the Common Benefit Fund for August 2013 | 09/25/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 206 | Approving payment to the Auditor of the Common Benefit Fund for July and August 2013 | 09/25/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 207 | (Filed under seal.) | - | |
| Pretrial Order No. 208 | Scheduling December 6, 2013 status conference | 10/07/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 209 | Approving payment to Special Master Bruce Merenstein for services through September 30, 2013 | 11/01/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 210 | Ordering that attendance at December 6, 2013 status conference is mandatory | 11/12/2013 |
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| Order | Ordering that counsel with cases in suspense pending settlement are excused from attendance at December 6, 2013 status conference | 11/13/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 211 | Approving payment to Special Master Bruce Merenstein for services through October 31, 2013 | 11/26/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 212 | Approving payment to Common Benefit Fund Administrator Andrew Chirls for services through October 31, 2013 | 11/26/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 213 | Approving payment to Special Master Patrick Juneau for services through September 30, 2013 | 11/26/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 214 | Approving payment to Special Master Bruce Merenstein for services through November 30, 2013 | 12/27/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 215 | (Filed under seal.) | - | |
| Pretrial Order No. 216 | Approving payment to Special Master Patrick Juneau for services through December 31, 2013 | 02/10/2014 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 217 | Approving payment to Special Master Bruce Merenstein for services through December 31, 2013 | 12/27/2013 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 218 | Setting schedule for submission of expert reports in trial pool cases | 02/10/2014 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 219 | Approving increased hourly billing rate for Special Master Bruce Merenstein | 02/25/2014 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 220 | Approving payment to Common Benefit Fund Administrator Andrew Chirls for services through January 31, 2014 | 03/12/2014 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 221 | Approving payment to Common Benefit Fund Auditor Alan Winikur for services through January 31, 2014 | 03/12/2014 |
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| Order | Granting GSK's request to stay GSK's expert discovery obligations | 05/06/2014 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 233 | Regarding unsettled cases | 02/18/2015 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 236 | Requiring case-specific expert reports in listed cases | 04/16/2015 |
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| Pretrial Order No. 240 | Disbursement Notice to Medicare Advantage Organizations not participating in a Private Lien Resolution Program | 05/21/2015 |
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| 1 | Plaintiff Fact Sheet |
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Transcripts of hearings and status conferences held in MDL 1871 may be accessed through this webpage. Transcripts nos. 1 and 2 are available for download below. Subsequent transcripts are available on PACER which can be accessed from the Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) Home Page link below. Please see Notice of Electronic Availability of Transcripts in CM/ECF and Transcript Redaction for information regarding the availability of hearing transcripts accessible via PACER, and the FAQs for additional information concerning transcripts.
| Transcript No. | Title or Topic | Date Held | Docket Entry No. | Date Entered | |
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| 1 | Transcript of Initial Pretrial Conference | 04/08/2008 | 113 | 04/15/2008 |
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| 2 | Transcript of First Status Conference | 05/09/2008 | 123 | 05/20/2008 |
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| 3 | Transcript of Second Status Conference | 06/20/2008 | 168 | 07/25/2008 | PACER |
| 4 | Transcript of Third Status Conference and First Motions Hearing | 09/26/2008 | 248 | 10/21/2008 | PACER |
| 5 | Transcript of Fourth Status Conference | 11/10/2008 | 285 | 11/24/2008 | PACER |
| 6 | Transcript of Fifth Status Conference | 02/27/2009 | 372 | 03/18/2009 | PACER |
| 7 | Transcript of Sixth Status Conference and Second Motions Hearing | 04/17/2009 | 441 | 06/10/2009 | PACER |
| 8 | Transcript of Seventh Status Conference and Third Motions Hearing | 06/19/2009 | 454 | 07/08/2009 | PACER |
| 9 | Transcript of Eighth Status Conference | 09/09/2009 | 517 | 09/15/2009 | PACER |
| 10 | Transcript of Ninth Status Conference | 04/01/2010 | 635 | 04/08/2010 | PACER |
| 11 | Transcript of Daubert Hearing, Day 1 | 09/20/2010 | - | - |
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| 12 | Transcript of Daubert Hearing, Day 2 | 09/21/2010 | - | - |
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| 13 | Transcript of Daubert Hearing, Day 3 | 09/22/2010 | - | - |
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| 14 | Transcript of Tenth Status Conference | 09/22/2010 | - | - | Not available |
Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) contains related information.
| Date | Opinion Title or Topic | |
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| 02/04/2011 | Opinion on Daubert motions: general causation |
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| 02/04/2011 | Order on Daubert motions: general causation |
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| 02/04/2011 | Opinion on Daubert motions: case-specific causation (Burford case) |
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| 02/04/2011 | Order on Daubert motions: case-specific causation (Burford case) |
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Courtroom 12A
James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse
601 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Telephone: (267) 299-7490
Fax: (267) 299-5077
- Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel: Stephen A. Corr, Esq.
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Begley, Carlin & Mandio, L.L.P.
Langhorne, PA 19047
Telephone: (215) 750-0110
Fax: (215) 750-0954
E-mail: Scorr@begleycarlin.com
- Chair, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee: Vance R. Andrus, Esq.
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1775 Sherman Street
Suite 3100
Denver, CO 80203
Telephone: (303) 376-6360
Fax: (303) 376-6361
- Defendant's Liaison Counsel: Nina Gussack, Esq.
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Pepper Hamilton, LLP
3000 Two Logan Square
18th & Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone: (215) 981-4000
Fax: (215) 981-4750
- State Liaison Counsel: Dianne M. Nast, Esq.
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NastLaw LLC
1101 Market Street
Suite 2801
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Telephone: (215) 923-9300
Fax: (215) 923-9302