MDL 1871
Pretrial Orders
| Order | Order Title or Topic | Issued | Download |
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| Case Management Order No. 1 | Case Management Order No. 1 | 02/28/2008 |  |
| Pretrial Order No. 1 | Appointing Plaintiffs' Steering Committee and Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel | 04/09/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 2 | Miscellaneous early rules | 04/09/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 3 | Default rules to govern electronic discovery | 04/09/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 4 | Provisional rule for consolidated filing by plaintiffs | 05/14/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 5 | Renaming prior Orders | 05/20/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 6 | Discovery rulings and agreements | 05/21/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 7 | Approving Plaintiff's Fact Sheet | 06/09/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 8 | Appointing Special Discovery Master | 06/10/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 9 | Approving Master Short-Form Answer | 06/10/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 10 | Protective Order | 06/10/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 11 | Miscellaneous scheduling matters | 06/24/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 12 | Regarding status conference scheduling | 07/02/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 13 | Extending a joint filing deadline | 07/16/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 14 | Establishing briefing schedule for initial remand motions | 07/17/2008 | |
| Order | Approved Stipulation and Order regarding severance | 07/21/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 15 | Severing certain plaintiffs | 07/21/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 16 | Scheduling September, 2008 status conference | 07/23/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 17 | Pretrial Order No. 17 is not available for posting. It modified the briefing schedule for the initial remand motions to be presented to the Court. | ||
| Pretrial Order No. 18 | Rescheduling September, 2008 status conference | 08/21/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 19 | Establishing response period for certain motion(s) | 08/27/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 20 | Vacating Pretrial Order No. 19 | 08/29/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 21 | Severing certain plaintiffs | 09/10/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 22 | Regarding certain page limits | 09/25/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 23 | Approving Special Discovery Master's First Report and Recommendation | 09/26/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 24 | Approving Special Discovery Master's Second Report and Recommendation | 09/26/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 25 | Approving payment for Special Discovery Master | 09/26/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 26 | Scheduling November, 2008 status conference | 09/26/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 27 | Regarding certain page limits | 09/26/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 28 | Supplemental procedures for Special Discovery Master | 09/28/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 29 | Dismissing a certain motion as withdrawn | 09/29/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 30 | Regarding supplemental briefing on motions to remand | 09/29/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 31 | Regarding supplemental filings generally | 10/01/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 32 | Regarding certain filing dates for motions to remand | 10/06/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 33 | Correcting Pretrial Order No. 31 | 10/08/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 34 | Regarding certain page limits | 10/15/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 35 | Regarding certain page limits | 10/15/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 36 | Granting leave to file supplemental response to remand motion filing | 10/20/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 37 | Motions practice procedures | 10/23/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 38 | Deposition protocol | 11/11/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 39 | Permitting withdrawal of motions to compel discovery | 11/14/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 40 | Miscellaneous administrative and procedural matters | 11/14/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 41 | Protocols for withdrawal by plaintiff's counsel | 12/09/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 42 | Order for payment of Special Discovery Master | 12/15/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 43 | Order dismissing motion to compel discovery as withdrawn | 12/15/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 44 | Further motions practice: deadlines for re-filing, etc. | 12/17/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 45 | Granting leave to file sur-reply to certain reply | 12/31/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 46 | Order for payment of Special Discovery Master | 01/20/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 47 | Scheduling February, 2009 status conference | 01/22/2008 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 48 | Appointing Electronic Discovery Master | 01/29/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 49 | Severing certain plaintiffs | 02/11/2009 | |
| Order | Memorandum and Order regarding initial remand motions | 02/25/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 50 | Approving and adopting Fourth Report and Recommendation of the Special Discovery Master | 02/27/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 51 | Scheduling April, 2009 status conference | 03/03/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 52 | Terminating former Electronic Discovery Master | 03/17/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 53 | Appointing new Electronic Discovery Master | 03/17/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 54 | Regarding dismissal of certain foreign defendants | 04/20/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 55 | Approving an amended form of Tolling Agreement | 04/20/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 56 | Rules and procedures regarding medical releases; see also Exhibit A to Pretrial Order No. 56 | 04/20/2009 | |
| 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 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 58 | Setting date for June, 2009 status conference | 05/08/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 59 | Appointing State Liaison Counsel | 05/21/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 60 | Regarding case specific discovery | 05/28/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 61 | Regarding severance of certain plaintiffs | 06/03/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 62 | Approving and adopting the Fifth Report and Recommendation of the Special Discovery Master | 06/09/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 63 | Regarding certain page limits | 06/12/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 64 | Regarding briefing and hearing on privilege issues | 06/12/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 65 | Regarding miscellaneous administrative matters | 06/22/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 66 | Protocol for dismissal of cases in Discovery Group One | 07/21/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 67 | Addressing pro se plaintiffs | 07/30/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 68 | Granting an extension of time to make certain filings | 08/05/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 69 | Permitting statements of interest for appointment to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committe | 08/20/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 70 | Granting motion for Common Benefit Fund for plaintiffs' counsel | 08/26/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 71 | Approving Special Discovery Master payment request | 08/31/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 72 | Severing plaintiffs in certain cases | 09/02/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 73 | Noting A. Chirls' role as Administrator of Common Benefit Fund, no longer Special Discovery Master | 09/02/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 74 | Rejecting Special Master's Seventh Report and Recommendation | 09/09/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 75 | Regarding Lanham and Cartmell Applications | 09/09/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 76 | Post September 9, 2009 status conference miscellaneous Order | 09/09/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 77 | Incidental expenses of Special Discovery Master | 09/15/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 78 | New Members of Plaintiffs' Steering Committee | 09/25/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 79 | Severance | 10/15/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 80 | Special Discovery Master fees | 10/20/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 81 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's Tenth Report and Recommendation | 12/02/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 82 | Scheduling Order for the Initial Trial Pool | 12/02/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 83 | Approving the Special Discovery Master's Ninth Report and Recommendation | 12/03/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 84 | Approving in Part the Special Discovery Master's Eighth Report and Recommendation | 12/07/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 85 | Denying plaintiffs' motion for expedited review of defendant's privilege log | 12/16/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 86 | Order requiring all plaintiffs to produce "basic medical records" within 60 days | 12/22/2009 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 87 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees and costs for November 2009 | 01/04/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 88 | Special Discovery Master fees | 01/26/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 89 | Severance | 01/26/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 90 | Non-waiver of objections regarding privilege | 02/02/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 91 | Regarding motion to expedite review of privilege log | 02/03/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 92 | Revised deadline for review of privilege log and production of documents | 02/16/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 93 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for January 2010 | 02/22/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 94 | Order scheduling March 22, 2010 status conference | 02/22/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 95 | Order rescheduling April 1, 2010 status conference | 03/02/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 96 | Supplementary Protective Order for clinical trial data | 03/16/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 97 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for February 2010 | 04/08/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 98 | Order suspending deadlines for Daubert motions | 04/29/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 99 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for March 2010 | 05/14/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 100 | Order modifying schedule for initial trial pool | 05/26/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 101 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for April 2010 | 05/28/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 102 | Order approving certain Special Discovery Master's fees | 06/21/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 103 | Regarding appoinment to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee | |
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| Pretrial Order No. 104 | Order extending deadline for case dispositive motions | 07/07/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 105 | Order rescheduling Daubert hearing | 07/13/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 106 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for May and June 2010 | 07/26/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 107 | Order concerning Daubert hearing deadlines | 07/26/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 108 | Regarding appoinment to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee | 07/26/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 109 | Regarding appoinment to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee | 08/13/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 110 | Regarding plaintiffs' expedited motion to strike motions | 08/16/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 111 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for July 2010 | 08/19/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 112 | Order approving certain Special Discovery Master's fees | 08/19/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 113 | Order scheduling September 22, 2010 status conference | 08/24/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 114 | Order concerning Daubert hearing deadlines | 08/25/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 115 | Order concerning Daubert hearing schedule | 09/15/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 116 | Order regarding defendant designating a case for initial pair of trials | 09/23/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 117 | Order regarding motion for appointment to Plaintiffs' Steering Committee and designation as lead governmental entity counsel | 09/27/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 118 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for August 2010 | 09/23/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 119 | Order regarding motion to appoint counsel | 09/30/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 120 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for September 2010 | 11/12/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 121 | Lone Pine Order | 11/15/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 122 | Appointing Jerome Shestack, Esq. as Settlement Master | 11/23/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 123 | Guidance on mediation | 12/01/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 124 | Order scheduling Bellwether trials | 12/01/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 125 | Amended schedule for Bellwether trials | 12/06/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 126 | Order attaching counsel, parties and witnesses for trial | 12/17/2010 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 127 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for November 2010 | 01/14/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 128 | Seeking applications for Plaintiffs' Steering Committee members | 02/16/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 129 | Order of payment for Special Discovery Master | 02/28/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 130 | Order appointing the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee | 03/02/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 131 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for March 2011 | 05/12/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 132 | Order establishing a reserve fund for the Common Benefit Fund under Preatrial Order No. 70 while disputes are addressed | 05/22/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 133 | Pretrial Order No. 133 was filed under seal. | ||
| Pretrial Order No. 134 | Authorizing the Administrator of Common Benefit Fund to withdraw funds for services and expenses | 06/16/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 135 | Referring Case No. 11-3925 to Jerome Shestack, Esq. for mediation | 06/22/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 136 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for April and May 2011 | 07/12/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 137 | Order instructing parties to file to both the master docket and individual case dockets | 08/02/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 138 | Counsel's obligation to provide GSK with a list of cases/claims | 08/15/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 139 | Approving payment to Special Discovery Master Jerome Shestack, Esq. | 08/15/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 140 | Scheduling Order regarding Daubert proceedings on stroke | 08/19/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 141 | Pretrial Order No. 141 was filed under seal. | ||
| Order | Order appointing Special Master Patrick Juneau to conduct settlement negotiations | 10/07/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 142 | Scheduling Order regarding Daubert proceedings on stroke | 10/08/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 143 | Scheduling Order regarding Daubert proceedings on stroke | 10/21/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 144 | Adopting Special Master's Seventeenth Report and Recommendation | 10/26/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 145 | Approving payment to Special Discovery Master | 11/07/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 146 | Notice of mediation | 11/07/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 147 | Appointing Bruce P. Merenstein, Esq. as Special Discovery Master | 11/09/2011 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 148 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for October 2011 | 12/05/2011 | |
| 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 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 150 | Pretrial Order No. 150 was filed under seal. | ||
| Pretrial Order No. 151 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for November 2011 | 01/20/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 152 | Order scheduling February 14, 2012 status conference | 01/26/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 153 | Establishing alternative procedures for small estate settlements | 03/01/2013 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 154 | Disbanding Plaintiffs' Steering Committee and appointing Plaintiffs' Coordinating Counsel and Fee and Cost Allocation Committee | 02/16/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 155 | Lone Pine II Order | 02/29/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 156 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for December 2011 and January 2012 | 03/02/2012 | |
| Order | Order requiring counsel to identify myocardial infarction cases so that the Court may select cases for trial pools | 03/19/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 157 | Order denying motions to reconsider Pretrial Order No. 155 | 04/04/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 158 | Order setting forth schedule for trial pool | 04/04/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 159 | Order denying motions to remand cases to transferor courts | 04/04/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 160 | Order approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund | 04/13/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 161 | Protective Order for Public Entity Litigation | 04/27/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 162 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for February 2012 and March 2012 | 05/31/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 163 | Order approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund | 06/13/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 164 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for April 2012 and May 2012 | 07/10/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 165 | Pretrial Order No. 165 was filed under seal. | ||
| Pretrial Order No. 166 | Order approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund | 07/19/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 167 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for June 2012 | 08/06/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 168 | Order approving the Special Settlement Master's fees for February - June 2012 | 08/06/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 169 | Order scheduling September 19, 2012 status conference | 08/14/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 170 | Order scheduling briefing of Fee Committee's petition for attorney fees | 08/14/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 171 | Order approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for July 2012 | 08/24/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 172 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for July 2012 | 08/24/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 173 | Order approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for August 2012 | 09/18/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 174 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for August 2012 | 10/03/2012 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 177 | Order approving the Special Settlement Master's fees for July - October 2012 | 04/08/2013 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 178 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for September 2012 | 12/03/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 179 | Order approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for September 2012 | 12/03/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 180 | Order approving payment of costs (filed under seal). | ||
| Pretrial Order No. 181 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for October 2012 | 12/03/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 182 | Order approving payment to the Auditor of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for services rendered July - October 2012 | 12/03/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 183 | Order setting schedule for filing oppositions to the Avandia Fee Committee's Motion for Approval of Allocation of Common Benefit Fee | 12/06/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 184 | Order approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for November 2012 | 12/13/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 185 | Order 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 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 186 | Order approving Special Discovery Master's Twentieth Report and Recommendation and setting pretrial discovery schedule | 12/20/2012 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 187 | Order approving fees for Special Discovery Master Jerome Shestack, Esq., from 2009 | 02/07/2013 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 188 | Order approving payment to the Auditor of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for services rendered November - December 2012 | 02/25/2013 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 189 | Order approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for services and expenses through January, 2013 | 02/25/2013 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 190 | Order approving payment to Special Master Patrick Juneau for October - December 2012 | 04/08/2013 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 191 | Pretrial Order No. 191 will be vacated as duplicative with Pretrial Order No. 187. | ||
| Pretrial Order No. 192 | Order approving payment to Special Master Bruce Merenstein for December 2012 - January 2013 | 02/25/2013 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 193 | Pretrial Order No. 193 was filed under seal. | ||
| Pretrial Order No. 194 | Order approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for services and expenses through February, 2013 | 03/14/2013 | |
| Pretrial Order No. 195 | Order approving payment to Special Master Patrick Juneau for January - March 2013 | 04/15/2013 | |
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