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MDL 1871 In Re: Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation
Date
01/22/2008
Pretrial Order No. 47 - Scheduling February, 2009 status conference
02/28/2008
Case Management Order No. 1 - Case Management Order No. 1
04/09/2008
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
05/14/2008
Pretrial Order No. 4 - Provisional rule for consolidated filing by plaintiffs
05/20/2008
Pretrial Order No. 5 - Renaming prior Orders
05/21/2008
Pretrial Order No. 6 - Discovery rulings and agreements
06/09/2008
Pretrial Order No. 7 - Approving Plaintiff's Fact Sheet
06/10/2008
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
06/24/2008
Pretrial Order No. 11 - Miscellaneous scheduling matters
07/02/2008
Pretrial Order No. 12 - Regarding status conference scheduling
07/16/2008
Pretrial Order No. 13 - Extending a joint filing deadline
07/17/2008
Pretrial Order No. 14 - Establishing briefing schedule for initial remand motions
07/21/2008
Order - Approved Stipulation and Order regarding severance
07/21/2008
Pretrial Order No. 15 - Severing certain plaintiffs
07/23/2008
Pretrial Order No. 16 - Scheduling September, 2008 status conference
08/21/2008
Pretrial Order No. 18 - Rescheduling September, 2008 status conference
08/27/2008
Pretrial Order No. 19 - Establishing response period for certain motion(s)
08/29/2008
Pretrial Order No. 20 - Vacating Pretrial Order No. 19
09/10/2008
Pretrial Order No. 21 - Severing certain plaintiffs
09/25/2008
Pretrial Order No. 22 - Regarding certain page limits
09/26/2008
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
09/28/2008
Pretrial Order No. 28 - Supplemental procedures for Special Discovery Master
09/29/2008
Pretrial Order No. 29 - Dismissing a certain motion as withdrawn
09/29/2008
Pretrial Order No. 30 - Regarding supplemental briefing on motions to remand
10/01/2008
Pretrial Order No. 31 - Regarding supplemental filings generally
10/06/2008
Pretrial Order No. 32 - Regarding certain filing dates for motions to remand
10/08/2008
Pretrial Order No. 33 - Correcting Pretrial Order No. 31
10/15/2008
Pretrial Order No. 34 - Regarding certain page limits
10/15/2008
Pretrial Order No. 35 - Regarding certain page limits
10/20/2008
Pretrial Order No. 36 - Granting leave to file supplemental response to remand motion filing
10/23/2008
Pretrial Order No. 37 - Motions practice procedures
11/11/2008
Pretrial Order No. 38 - Deposition protocol
11/14/2008
Pretrial Order No. 39 - Permitting withdrawal of motions to compel discovery
11/14/2008
Pretrial Order No. 40 - Miscellaneous administrative and procedural matters
12/09/2008
Pretrial Order No. 41 - Protocols for withdrawal by plaintiff's counsel
12/15/2008
Pretrial Order No. 42 - Payment of Special Discovery Master
12/15/2008
Pretrial Order No. 43 - Dismissing motion to compel discovery as withdrawn
12/17/2008
Pretrial Order No. 44 - Further motions practice: deadlines for re-filing, etc.
12/31/2008
Pretrial Order No. 45 - Granting leave to file sur-reply to certain reply
01/20/2009
Pretrial Order No. 46 - Payment of Special Discovery Master
01/29/2009
Pretrial Order No. 48 - Appointing Electronic Discovery Master
02/11/2009
Pretrial Order No. 49 - Severing certain plaintiffs
02/25/2009
Order - Memorandum and Order regarding initial remand motions
02/27/2009
Pretrial Order No. 50 - Approving and adopting Fourth Report and Recommendation of the Special Discovery Master
03/03/2009
Pretrial Order No. 51 - Scheduling April, 2009 status conference
03/17/2009
Pretrial Order No. 52 - Terminating former Electronic Discovery Master
03/17/2009
Pretrial Order No. 53 - Appointing new Electronic Discovery Master
04/20/2009
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
04/20/2009
Pretrial Order No. 57 - Noting Special Discovery Master firm changes
05/08/2009
Pretrial Order No. 58 - Setting date for June, 2009 status conference
05/21/2009
Pretrial Order No. 59 - Appointing State Liaison Counsel
05/28/2009
Pretrial Order No. 60 - Regarding case specific discovery
06/03/2009
Pretrial Order No. 61 - Regarding severance of certain plaintiffs
06/09/2009
Pretrial Order No. 62 - Approving and adopting the Fifth Report and Recommendation of the Special Discovery Master
06/12/2009
Pretrial Order No. 63 - Regarding certain page limits
06/12/2009
Pretrial Order No. 64 - Regarding briefing and hearing on privilege issues
06/22/2009
Pretrial Order No. 65 - Regarding miscellaneous administrative matters
07/21/2009
Pretrial Order No. 66 - Protocol for dismissal of cases in Discovery Group One
07/30/2009
Pretrial Order No. 67 - Addressing pro se plaintiffs
08/05/2009
Pretrial Order No. 68 - Granting an extension of time to make certain filings
08/20/2009
Pretrial Order No. 69 - Permitting statements of interest for appointment to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committe
08/26/2009
Pretrial Order No. 70 - Granting motion for Common Benefit Fund for plaintiffs' counsel
08/31/2009
Pretrial Order No. 71 - Approving Special Discovery Master payment request
09/02/2009
Pretrial Order No. 72 - Severing plaintiffs in certain cases
09/02/2009
Pretrial Order No. 73 - Noting Andrew Chirls' role as Administrator of Common Benefit Fund, no longer Special Discovery Master
09/09/2009
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
09/15/2009
Pretrial Order No. 77 - Incidental expenses of Special Discovery Master
09/25/2009
Pretrial Order No. 78 - New Members of Plaintiffs' Steering Committee
10/15/2009
Pretrial Order No. 79 - Severance
10/20/2009
Pretrial Order No. 80 - Special Discovery Master fees
12/02/2009
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
12/03/2009
Pretrial Order No. 83 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's Ninth Report and Recommendation
12/07/2009
Pretrial Order No. 84 - Approving in Part the Special Discovery Master's Eighth Report and Recommendation
12/16/2009
Pretrial Order No. 85 - Denying plaintiffs' motion for expedited review of defendant's privilege log
12/22/2009
Pretrial Order No. 86 - Requiring all plaintiffs to produce basic medical records within 60 days
01/04/2010
Pretrial Order No. 87 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees and costs for November 2009
01/26/2010
Pretrial Order No. 88 - Special Discovery Master fees
01/26/2010
Pretrial Order No. 89 - Severance
02/02/2010
Pretrial Order No. 90 - Non-waiver of objections regarding privilege
02/03/2010
Pretrial Order No. 91 - Regarding motion to expedite review of privilege log
02/16/2010
Pretrial Order No. 92 - Revised deadline for review of privilege log and production of documents
02/22/2010
Pretrial Order No. 93 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for January 2010
02/22/2010
Pretrial Order No. 94 - Scheduling March 22, 2010 status conference
03/02/2010
Pretrial Order No. 95 - Rescheduling April 1, 2010 status conference
03/16/2010
Pretrial Order No. 96 - Supplementary Protective Order for clinical trial data
04/08/2010
Pretrial Order No. 97 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for February 2010
04/29/2010
Pretrial Order No. 98 - Suspending deadlines for Daubert motions
05/14/2010
Pretrial Order No. 99 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for March 2010
05/26/2010
Pretrial Order No. 100 - Modifying schedule for initial trial pool
05/28/2010
Pretrial Order No. 101 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for April 2010
06/21/2010
Pretrial Order No. 102 - Approving certain Special Discovery Master's fees
07/01/2010
Pretrial Order No. 103 - Regarding appoinment to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee
07/07/2010
Pretrial Order No. 104 - Extending deadline for case dispositive motions
07/13/2010
Pretrial Order No. 105 - Rescheduling Daubert hearing
07/26/2010
Pretrial Order No. 106 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for May and June 2010
07/26/2010
Pretrial Order No. 107 - Concerning Daubert hearing deadlines
07/26/2010
Pretrial Order No. 108 - Regarding appoinment to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee
08/13/2010
Pretrial Order No. 109 - Regarding appoinment to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee
08/16/2010
Pretrial Order No. 110 - Regarding plaintiffs' expedited motion to strike motions
08/19/2010
Pretrial Order No. 111 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for July 2010
08/19/2010
Pretrial Order No. 112 - Approving certain Special Discovery Master's fees
08/24/2010
Pretrial Order No. 113 - Scheduling September 22, 2010 status conference
08/25/2010
Pretrial Order No. 114 - Concerning Daubert hearing deadlines
09/15/2010
Pretrial Order No. 115 - Concerning Daubert hearing schedule
09/23/2010
Pretrial Order No. 116 - Regarding defendant designating a case for initial pair of trials
09/23/2010
Pretrial Order No. 118 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for August 2010
09/27/2010
Pretrial Order No. 117 - Regarding motion for appointment to Plaintiffs' Steering Committee and designation as lead governmental entity counsel
09/30/2010
Pretrial Order No. 119 - Regarding motion to appoint counsel
11/12/2010
Pretrial Order No. 120 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for September 2010
11/15/2010
Pretrial Order No. 121 - Lone Pine Order
11/23/2010
Pretrial Order No. 122 - Appointing Jerome Shestack, Esq. as Settlement Master
12/01/2010
Pretrial Order No. 123 - Guidance on mediation
12/01/2010
Pretrial Order No. 124 - Scheduling Bellwether trials
12/06/2010
Pretrial Order No. 125 - Amended schedule for Bellwether trials
12/17/2010
Pretrial Order No. 126 - Attaching counsel, parties and witnesses for trial
01/14/2011
Pretrial Order No. 127 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for November 2010
02/16/2011
Pretrial Order No. 128 - Seeking applications for Plaintiffs' Steering Committee members
02/28/2011
Pretrial Order No. 129 - Payment for Special Discovery Master
03/02/2011
Pretrial Order No. 130 - Appointing the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee
05/12/2011
Pretrial Order No. 131 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for March 2011
05/22/2011
Pretrial Order No. 132 - Establishing a reserve fund for the Common Benefit Fund under Preatrial Order No. 70 while disputes are addressed
06/16/2011
Pretrial Order No. 134 - Authorizing the Administrator of Common Benefit Fund to withdraw funds for services and expenses
06/22/2011
Pretrial Order No. 135 - Referring Case No. 11-3925 to Jerome Shestack, Esq. for mediation
07/12/2011
Pretrial Order No. 136 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for April and May 2011
08/02/2011
Pretrial Order No. 137 - Instructing parties to file to both the master docket and individual case dockets
08/15/2011
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.
08/19/2011
Pretrial Order No. 140 - Scheduling Order regarding Daubert proceedings on stroke
10/07/2011
Order - Appointing Special Master Patrick Juneau to conduct settlement negotiations
10/08/2011
Pretrial Order No. 142 - Scheduling Order regarding Daubert proceedings on stroke
10/21/2011
Pretrial Order No. 143 - Scheduling Order regarding Daubert proceedings on stroke
10/26/2011
Pretrial Order No. 144 - Adopting Special Master's Seventeenth Report and Recommendation
11/07/2011
Pretrial Order No. 145 - Approving payment to Special Discovery Master
11/07/2011
Pretrial Order No. 146 - Notice of mediation
11/09/2011
Pretrial Order No. 147 - Appointing Bruce P. Merenstein, Esq. as Special Discovery Master
12/05/2011
Pretrial Order No. 148 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for October 2011
12/15/2011
Pretrial Order No. 149 - Approving payment to the Administrator of the Common Benefit Fund for services and costs recorded from September through November 2011
01/20/2012
Pretrial Order No. 151 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for November 2011
01/26/2012
Pretrial Order No. 152 - Scheduling February 14, 2012 status conference
02/16/2012
Pretrial Order No. 154 - Disbanding Plaintiffs' Steering Committee and appointing Plaintiffs' Coordinating Counsel and Fee and Cost Allocation Committee
02/29/2012
Pretrial Order No. 155 - Lone Pine II Order
03/02/2012
Pretrial Order No. 156 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for December 2011 and January 2012
03/19/2012
Order - Requiring counsel to identify myocardial infarction cases so that the Court may select cases for trial pools
04/04/2012
Pretrial Order No. 157 - Denying motions to reconsider Pretrial Order No. 155
04/04/2012
Pretrial Order No. 158 - Setting forth schedule for trial pool
04/04/2012
Pretrial Order No. 159 - Denying motions to remand cases to transferor courts
04/13/2012
Pretrial Order No. 160 - Approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund
04/27/2012
Pretrial Order No. 161 - Protective Order for Public Entity Litigation
05/31/2012
Pretrial Order No. 162 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for February 2012 and March 2012
06/13/2012
Pretrial Order No. 163 - Approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund
07/10/2012
Pretrial Order No. 164 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for April 2012 and May 2012
07/19/2012
Pretrial Order No. 166 - Approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund
08/06/2012
Pretrial Order No. 167 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for June 2012
08/06/2012
Pretrial Order No. 168 - Approving the Special Settlement Master's fees for February - June 2012
08/14/2012
Pretrial Order No. 169 - Scheduling September 19, 2012 status conference
08/14/2012
Pretrial Order No. 170 - Scheduling briefing of Fee Committee's petition for attorney fees
08/24/2012
Pretrial Order No. 171 - Approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for July 2012
08/24/2012
Pretrial Order No. 172 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for July 2012
09/18/2012
Pretrial Order No. 173 - Approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for August 2012
10/03/2012
Pretrial Order No. 174 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for August 2012
10/19/2012
Pretrial Order No. 175 - Findings of fact and conclusions of law; Approving Avandia Fee Committee's Petition for Award of Common Benefit Attorneys' Fees
11/13/2012
Pretrial Order No. 176 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's Nineteenth Report and Recommendation; approving Private Lien Resolution Program to be offered to MAOs
12/03/2012
Pretrial Order No. 178 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for September 2012
12/03/2012
Pretrial Order No. 179 - Approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for September 2012
12/03/2012
Pretrial Order No. 181 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for October 2012
12/03/2012
Pretrial Order No. 182 - Approving payment to the Auditor of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for services rendered July - October 2012
12/06/2012
Pretrial Order No. 183 - Setting schedule for filing oppositions to the Avandia Fee Committee's Motion for Approval of Allocation of Common Benefit Fee
12/13/2012
Pretrial Order No. 184 - Approving the Special Discovery Master's fees for November 2012
12/13/2012
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
12/20/2012
Pretrial Order No. 186 - Approving Special Discovery Master's Twentieth Report and Recommendation and setting pretrial discovery schedule
02/07/2013
Pretrial Order No. 187 - Approving fees for Special Discovery Master Jerome Shestack, Esq., from 2009
02/25/2013
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
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
Pretrial Order No. 192 - Approving payment to Special Master Bruce Merenstein for December 2012 - January 2013
03/01/2013
Pretrial Order No. 153 - Establishing alternative procedures for small estate settlements
03/14/2013
Pretrial Order No. 194 - Approving payment to the Administrator of the Avandia Litigation Common Benefit Fund for services and expenses through February, 2013
04/08/2013
Pretrial Order No. 177 - Approving the Special Settlement Master's fees for July - October 2012
04/08/2013
Pretrial Order No. 190 - Approving payment to Special Master Patrick Juneau for October - December 2012
04/15/2013
Pretrial Order No. 195 - Approving payment to Special Master Patrick Juneau for January - March 2013
04/25/2013
Pretrial Order No. 196 - Denying motions to remand
05/20/2013
Pretrial Order No. 198 - Approving payment of fees and costs to Auditor Alan Winikur for January - March 2013
05/30/2013
Pretrial Order No. 199 - Approving payment to Special Master Bruce Merenstein for services through April 2013
07/29/2013
Pretrial Order No. 200 - Approving Special Discovery Master's Twenty-First Report and Recommendation and setting pretrial discovery and briefing schedule
07/29/2013
Pretrial Order No. 201 - Approving payment to Special Master Patrick Juneau for April - June 2013
07/29/2013
Pretrial Order No. 202 - Approving payment to Special Master Bruce Merenstein for services through June 2013
09/03/2013
Pretrial Order No. 203 - Approving payment to the Administrator of the Common Benefit Fund for June and July 2013
09/16/2013
Pretrial Order No. 204 - Approving payment to the Administrator of the Common Benefit Fund for March through May 2013
09/25/2013
Pretrial Order No. 205 - Approving payment to the Administrator of the Common Benefit Fund for August 2013
09/25/2013
Pretrial Order No. 206 - Approving payment to the Auditor of the Common Benefit Fund for July and August 2013
10/07/2013
Pretrial Order No. 208 - Scheduling December 6, 2013 status conference
11/01/2013
Pretrial Order No. 209 - Approving payment to Special Master Bruce Merenstein for services through September 30, 2013
11/12/2013
Pretrial Order No. 210 - Ordering that attendance at December 6, 2013 status conference is mandatory
11/13/2013
Order - Ordering that counsel with cases in suspense pending settlement are excused from attendance at December 6, 2013 status conference
11/26/2013
Pretrial Order No. 211 - Approving payment to Special Master Bruce Merenstein for services through October 31, 2013
11/26/2013
Pretrial Order No. 212 - Approving payment to Common Benefit Fund Administrator Andrew Chirls for services through October 31, 2013
11/26/2013
Pretrial Order No. 213 - Approving payment to Special Master Patrick Juneau for services through September 30, 2013
12/27/2013
Pretrial Order No. 214 - Approving payment to Special Master Bruce Merenstein for services through November 30, 2013
12/27/2013
Pretrial Order No. 217 - Approving payment to Special Master Bruce Merenstein for services through December 31, 2013
02/10/2014
Pretrial Order No. 216 - Approving payment to Special Master Patrick Juneau for services through December 31, 2013
02/10/2014
Pretrial Order No. 218 - Setting schedule for submission of expert reports in trial pool cases
02/25/2014
Pretrial Order No. 219 - Approving increased hourly billing rate for Special Master Bruce Merenstein
03/12/2014
Pretrial Order No. 220 - Approving payment to Common Benefit Fund Administrator Andrew Chirls for services through January 31, 2014
03/12/2014
Pretrial Order No. 221 - Approving payment to Common Benefit Fund Auditor Alan Winikur for services through January 31, 2014
05/06/2014
Order - Granting GSK's request to stay GSK's expert discovery obligations
02/18/2015
Pretrial Order No. 233 - Regarding unsettled cases
04/16/2015
Pretrial Order No. 236 - Requiring case-specific expert reports in listed cases
05/21/2015
Pretrial Order No. 240 - Disbursement Notice to Medicare Advantage Organizations not participating in a Private Lien Resolution Program