U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Clerk's Office
MDL No. 875: Updates

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CURRENT UPDATES
November 23, 2009
New Mexico Cases RESCHEDULED for a Status and Scheduling Conference on Wednesday, December 9, 2009. Please see cases scheduled from the District of New Mexico.
November 23, 2009
November 23, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Tuesday, November 17, 2009. See cases which will receive scheduling orders on December 8th. See also cases which were dismissed and moved to the bankruptcy only docket, voluntarily dismissed by plaintiff's counsel, or dismissed for lack of prosecution. See each docket for any order specific to an individual case.
November 23, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. See cases which will receive scheduling orders on December 9th. See also cases which were dismissed and moved to the bankruptcy only docket, voluntarily dismissed by plaintiff's counsel, or dismissed for lack of prosecution. See each docket for any order specific to an individual case.
Novermber 10, 2009
Information regarding Motley Rice cases listed for hearing on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. See List of remaining viable defendants for Motley Rice Missouri cases.
November 10, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. See cases which will receive scheduling orders on Nov. 17th. See also cases which were dismissed and moved to the bankruptcy only docket, voluntarily dismissed by plaintiff's counsel, or dismissed for lack of prosecution. See each docket for any order specific to an individual case.
November 10, 2009
See cases listed for 11.4 which received scheduling orders at the Wednesday, November 4, 2009 hearing. The linked document includes the Plaintiff, Civil Action Number, Plaintiff's Attorney and pending defendants in each case.
November 10, 2009
See cases listed for 10.21 which received scheduling orders at the Wednesday, November 4, 2009 hearing. The linked document includes the Plaintiff, Civil Action Number, Plaintiff's Attorney and pending defendants in each case.
November 10, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. See cases which were dismissed and moved to the Bankruptcy only docket. See also cases to be dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution.
November 10, 2009
November 10, 2009

PREVIOUS UPDATES
October 28, 2009
Eastern District of Pennsylvania Cases scheduled for a pretrial conference on Wednesday, December 16, 2009. Please see Eastern District of Pennsylania cases which will be placed in the E.D.Pa. federal asbestos trial pool on January 1, 2010.
October 28, 2009
Eastern District of Pennsylvania Cases scheduled for a pretrial conference on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. Please see Eastern District of Pennsylania cases which will be placed in the E.D.Pa. federal asbestos trial pool on December 1, 2009.
October 28, 2009
October 28, 2009
Cases scheduled for a Status and Scheduling Conference on Tuesday, November 17, 2009. Please see cases scheduled from the District of Colorado and cases scheduled from the District of Kansas.
October 28, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. See cases which were dismissed and moved to the Bankruptcy only docket. See also cases to be dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution.
October 28, 2009
See cases which will receive scheduling orders at the Wednesday, November 4, 2009 hearing. The linked document includes the Plaintiff, Civil Action Number, Plaintiff's Attorney and pending defendants in each case.
October 28, 2009
See cases which received scheduling orders at the Wednesday, October 21, 2009 hearing. The linked document includes the Plaintiff, Civil Action Number, Plaintiff's Attorney and pending defendants in each case.
October 28, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. See cases which will receive scheduling orders on Nov. 3rd. See also cases which were dismissed and moved to the bankruptcy only docket, voluntarily dismissed by plaintiff's counsel, or dismissed for lack of prosecution. See each docket for any order specific to an individual case.
October 15, 2009
See UPDATED: MDL 875 Casewide Statistical Breakdown Through September 30, 2009. This is the best available statistical overview of the progress made in administering MDL 875 as well as the number of remaining cases in the MDL.
October 15, 2009
October 8, 2009
See UPDATED: MDL 875 Casewide Statistical Breakdown Through August 31, 2009. This is the best available statistical overview of the progress made in administering MDL 875 as well as the number of remaining cases in the MDL.
October 8, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. See cases which will receive scheduling orders. All other cases listed for hearing on this date were dismissed. See original listing below, and each docket for any order specific to an individual case.
October 8, 2009
October 8, 2009
Cases scheduled for a Rule to Show Cause Hearing on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. These cases are scheduled for failing to file severed and amended complaints and pay the appropriate filing fee (if necessary). Please see cases scheduled for failure to file amended complaints.
October 8, 2009
See cases which will receive scheduling orders at the Wednesday, October 21, 2009 hearing. The linked document includes the Plaintiff, Civil Action Number, Plaintiff's Attorney and pending defendants in each case.
October 8, 2009
See cases that received scheduling orders at the Wednesday, October 7, 2009 hearing. The linked document is an updated list of pending defendants in each case. The actual scheduling order in each case can be accessed on each individual docket via PACER.
October 8, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Wednesday, October 7, 2009. See cases which were dismissed and moved to the Bankruptcy only docket. See also cases to be dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution.
September 28, 2009
See MDL 875 Casewide Statistical Breakdown Through August 31, 2009. This is the best available statistical overview of the progress made in administering MDL 875 as well as the number of remaining cases in the MDL.
September 28, 2009
See cases that received scheduling orders at the Wednesday, September 23, 2009 hearing. The linked document is an updated list of pending defendants in each case. The actual scheduling order in each case can be accessed on each individual docket via PACER.
September 28, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Wednesday, September 23, 2009. See cases which were dismissed and moved to the Bankruptcy only docket. See also cases to be dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution.
September 28, 2009
See cases which will receive scheduling orders at the Wednesday, October 7, 2009 hearing. The linked document includes the Plaintiff, Civil Action Number, Plaintiff's Attorney and pending defendants in each case.
September 21, 2009
September 21, 2009
September 21, 2009
September 21, 2009
See cases which will receive scheduling orders at the Wednesday, September 23, 2009 hearing. The linked document includes the Plaintiff, Civil Action Number, Plaintiff's Attorney and pending defendants in each case.
September 21, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Wednesday, September 9, 2009. See cases which were dismissed and moved to the Bankruptcy only docket. See also cases to be dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution.
September 21, 2009
See cases that received scheduling orders at the Wednesday, September 9, 2009 hearing. The linked document is an updated list of pending defendants in each case. The actual scheduling order in each case can be accessed on each individual docket via PACER.
September 9, 2009
September 4, 2009
August 26, 2009
See MDL 875 Casewide Statistical Breakdown. This is the best available statistical overview of the progress made in administering MDL 875 as well as the number of remaining cases in the MDL.
August 26, 2009
See Opinions page for Memorandum and Opinion denying Summary Judgment in a premises liability case originating in the Northern District of Georgia.
August 26, 2009
Cases scheduled for a Status and Scheduling Conference on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Please see cases scheduled from All New England Districts. These are all remaining open cases from the Districts of Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
August 26, 2009
August 26, 2009
August 26, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Wednesday, August 26, 2009. See cases which were dismissed and moved to the Bankruptcy only docket. See also cases to be dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution.
August 26, 2009
See cases which will receive scheduling orders at the Wednesday, September 9, 2009 hearing. The linked document includes the Plaintiff, Civil Action Number, Plaintiff's Attorney and pending defendants in each case.
August 26, 2009
August 17, 2009
August 17, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Wednesday, August 12, 2009. See cases which were dismissed and moved to the Bankruptcy only docket. See also cases to be dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution.
August 17, 2009
August 17, 2009
See cases that received scheduling orders at the Wednesday, August 12, 2009 hearing. The linked document is an updated list of pending defendants in each case. The actual scheduling order in each case can be accessed on each individual docket via PACER.
July 31, 2009
July 31, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Wednesday, July 29, 2009. See cases which were dismissed and moved to the Bankruptcy only docket. See also cases to be dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution.
July 31, 2009
See cases which will receive scheduling orders at the Wednesday, August 11, 2009 hearing. The linked document includes the Plaintiff, Civil Action Number, Plaintiff's Attorney and pending defendants in each case.
July 31, 2009
See cases that received scheduling orders at the Wednesday, July 29, 2009 hearing. The linked document is an updated list of pending defendants in each case. The actual scheduling order in each case can be accessed on each individual docket via PACER.
July 27, 2009
July 24, 2009
July 24, 2009
July 24, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Tuesday, July 14, 2009. All Missouri cases listed were dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution. The cases from both districts of Mississippi are being sorted still, and resuilts of those cases will be posted shortly.
July 24, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Wednesday, July 15, 2009. See cases which were dismissed and moved to the Bankruptcy only docket. See also cases to be dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution.
July 24, 2009
See cases which will receive scheduling orders at the Wednesday, July 29, 2009 hearing. The linked document includes the Plaintiff, Civil Action Number, Plaintiff's Attorney and pending defendants in each case.
July 24, 2009
See cases that received scheduling orders at the Wednesday, July 15, 2009 hearing. The linked document is an updated list of pending defendants in each case. The actual scheduling order in each case can be accessed on each individual docket via PACER.
July 9, 2009
The following W.D. Pa cases were dismissed without prejudice at the 6.30.09 rule to show cause hearing: Donald McDonough, 2:07-cv-69190 and Joseph T. Blaszkowski, 07-cv-69193. Plaintiffs in Headley, 2:07-cv-69186 and Reynolds, 2:07-cv-69187 have been given 90 days to find substitute counsel.
July 9, 2009
July 9, 2009
July 9, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Tuesday, June 30, 2009. See cases to proceed to a Rule 26(f) conference. All other cases listed for this date will be dismissed, either without prejudice for lack of prosecution or to the bankruptcy only docket.
July 9, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Wednesday, July 1, 2009. See cases which were dismissed and moved to the Bankruptcy only docket. See also cases to be dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution.
July 9, 2009
See cases which will receive scheduling orders at the Wednesday, July 15, 2009 hearing. The linked document includes the Plaintiff, Civil Action Number, Plaintiff's Attorney and pending defendants in each case.
July 9, 2009
See cases that received scheduling orders at the Wednesday, July 1, 2009 hearing. The linked document is an updated list of pending defendants in each case. The actual scheduling order in each case can be accessed on each individual docket via PACER.
July 9, 2009
June 26, 2009
See Opinions page for Footnote Order granting remand motion to Illinois State Court.
June 26, 2009
June 26, 2009
June 26, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Please see cases to be dismissed and cases to proceed to a Rule 26(f) conference.
June 26, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Wednesday, June 17, 2009. See cases which were dismissed and moved to the Bankruptcy only docket. See also cases to be dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution.
June 26, 2009
See cases which will receive scheduling orders at the Wednesday, July 1, 2009 hearing. The linked document includes the Plaintiff, Civil Action Number, Plaintiff's Attorney and pending defendants in each case.
June 26, 2009
See cases that received scheduling orders at the Wednesday, June 17, 2009 hearing. The linked document is an updated list of pending defendants in each case. The actual scheduling order in each case can be accessed on each individual docket via PACER.
June 16, 2009
June 12, 2009
June 12, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Please see cases to be dismissed all other cases listed for this hearing received orders directing them to hold a 26(f) conference within 60 days.
June 12, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Wednesday, June 3, 2009. See cases which were dismissed and moved to the Bankruptcy only docket. See also cases to be dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution.
June 12, 2009
See cases which will receive scheduling orders at the Wednesday, June 17, 2009 hearing. The linked document includes the Plaintiff, Civil Action Number, Plaintiff's Attorney and pending defendants in each case.
June 12, 2009
See cases that received scheduling orders at the Wednesday, June 3, 2009 hearing. The linked document is an updated list of pending defendants in each case. The actual scheduling order in each case can be accessed on each individual docket via PACER.
May 28, 2009
May 28, 2009
May 28, 2009
May 28, 2009
May 28, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Please see cases to be dismissed and cases to proceed to a Rule 26(f) conference.
May 28, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. See cases which were dismissed and moved to the Bankruptcy only docket.
May 28, 2009
See cases which will receive scheduling orders at the Wednesday, June 3, 2009 hearing. The linked document includes the Plaintiff, Civil Action Number, Plaintiff's Attorney and pending defendants in each case.
May 28, 2009
See cases that received scheduling orders at the Wednesday, May 20, 2009 hearing. The linked document is an updated list of pending defendants in each case. The actual scheduling order in each case can be accessed on each individual docket via PACER.
May 14, 2009
Cases scheduled for a Rule to Show Cause Hearing on Tuesday May 19, 2009. Please see cases scheduled from Louisiana, Nebraska, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Kansas.
May 7, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on May 5, 2009. Please see cases to be dismissed and cases to proceed to a Rule 26(f) conference.
May 7, 2009
May 7, 2009
See cases which will recieve scheduling orders at the Wednesday, May 20 hearing. The linked document includes the Plaintiff, Civil Action Number, Plaintiff's Attorney and pending defendants in each case.
May 7, 2009
See cases that recieved scheduling orders at the Wednesday, May 6, 2009 hearing. The linked document is an updated list of pending defendants in each case. The actual scheduling order in each case can be accessed on each individual docket via PACER.
May 1, 2009
See Suggestion of Bankruptcy for Chrysler, LLC. Chrysler filed the linked Suggestion of Bankruptcy on the MDL 875 general docket on May 1, 2009.
May 1, 2009
May 1, 2009
April 28, 2009
April 28, 2009
Cases scheduled for a Rule to Show Cause Hearing on Tuesday May 5, 2009. Please see cases scheduled from Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Iowa.
April 23, 2009
The Monday, May 4, 2009 and Monday, May 18, 2009 hearings for cases originally filed in the E.D. Pa. will now be rescheduled for Wednesday, May 6, and Wednesday, May 20 at 9 a.m. Orders have been issued. Any blank spaces on the list attached to these orders indicates cases that have been dismissed by Plaintiffs counsel.
April 23, 2009
Cases to Proceed to a Scheduling Conference on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Included in the linked file is a list of Pending Defendants in each case, as provided to the court by Plaintff's counsel. Please see cases to receive scheduling orders on Wednesday, May 6, 2009.
April 23, 2009
April 23, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on April 21, 2009. Please see cases to be dismissed and cases to proceed to a Rule 26(f) conference.
April 8, 2009
Dispositions of cases listed for hearing on April 7, 2009. Please see cases to be dismissed and cases to proceed to a Rule 26(f) conference.
April 2, 2009
See Opinions.
March 11, 2009
Order issued amending the Rule to Show Cause Hearing Schedule in Administrative Order 17. See Order Amending AO 17 Schedule and Administrative Order No. 17, Schedule "A".