Austin Hall, home of the Ames Courtroom.
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation sets up shop at Harvard Law School on November 19.
Their Honors will hear argument on motions to centralize, in ONE district, cases pending in MULTIPLE districts.
The matters up on Thursday:
SECTION A
MATTERS DESIGNATED FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
MDL No. 2103 — IN RE: KENTUCKY GRILLED CHICKEN COUPON MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION
Motion of defendants KFC Corp. and Yum! Brands, Inc., for centralization of the following actions in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois or, in the alternative, the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky:
Central District of California
James Asanuma, et al. v. KFC Corp., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-5246
Northern District of California
Daleen Brown v. KFC Corp., C.A. No. 3:09-3269
Northern District of Illinois
Christine Doering v. KFC Corp., C.A. No. 1:09-4166
Eastern District of Michigan
Kay Ready v. KFC Corp., C.A. No. 2:09-12827
MDL No. 2104 — IN RE: IKO ROOFING SHINGLE PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
Motion of defendants IKO Manufacturing, Inc.; IKO Chicago, Inc.; and IKO Pacific, Inc., for centralization of the following actions in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois:
Northern District of Illinois
Pamela D. McNeil, et al. v. IKO Manufacturing, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-4443
District of New Jersey
Debra Zanetti v. IKO Manufacturing, Inc., C.A. No. 2:09-2017
Western District of New York
Gerald P. Czuba, et al. v. IKO Manufacturing, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-409
Western District of Washington
Michael Hight, et al. v. IKO Manufacturing, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-887
MDL No. 2105 — IN RE: RITE AID CORP. WAGE AND HOUR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES LITIGATION
Motion of plaintiffs James Fisher; Justin Torres; Robert T. Vasvari; Shirley Craig; Rachel Harriman; Deanna Johnson; Lisa Laun; Deshawn Powell; Eric Rosen; John MacDonald; Michael Veri; and John Kuhl, Sr., for centralization of the following actions in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania:
District of Maryland
James Fisher v. Rite Aid Corp., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-1909
District of New Jersey
Justin Torres v. Rite Aid Corp., C.A. No. 3:09-2922
Southern District of New York
Yatram Indergit v. Rite Aid Corp., et al., C.A. No. 1:08-9361
Angel Naula, et al. v. Rite Aid of New York, Inc., C.A. No. 1:08-11364
Northern District of Ohio
Robert T. Vasvari v. Rite Aid Corp., et al., C.A. No. 4:09-1699
Middle District of Pennsylvania
Morgan Jackson, et al. v. Rite Aid Corp., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-1063
Shirley Craig v. Rite Aid Corp., et al., C.A. No. 4:08-2317
MDL No. 2106 — IN RE: FONTAINEBLEAU LAS VEGAS CONTRACT LITIGATION
Motion of plaintiffs Avenue CLO Fund, Ltd., et al., for centralization of certain of the following actions in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and motion of Turnberry Residential Limited Partner, L.P., and Jeffrey Soffer for centralization of the following actions in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida:
Southern District of Florida
Fontainebleau Las Vegas LLC v. Bank of America, N.A., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-21879
District of Nevada
Avenue CLO Fund, Ltd., et al. v. Bank of America, N.A., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-1047
Southern District of New York
Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas v. Jeffrey Soffer, et al., C.A. No. 1:09-7089
MDL No. 2107 — IN RE: BUDEPRION XL MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION
Motion of defendants Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.; Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc.; Anchen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Impax Laboratories, Inc., for centralization of the following actions in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas or, in the alternative, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana:
Central District of California
Laura Kelly v. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-5348
Middle District of Florida
Sherri Henchenski, et al. v. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-470
Eastern District of Louisiana
Andrew Morgan v. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-4409
Eastern District of North Carolina
Camilla Snipes Weber v. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., et al., C.A. No. 7:09-113
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Steven Rosenfeld v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-2811
Northern District of Texas
Theresa L. Anderson v. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., et al., C.A. No. 3:09-1200
MDL No 2108 — IN RE: APPLEBEE’S WEIGHT WATCHERS MENU MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION
Motion of defendants Applebee’s International, Inc.; DineEquity, Inc.; and Weight Watchers International, Inc., for centralization of the following actions in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas:
Northern District of Illinois
Jaime Jaramillo, et al. v. DineEquity, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-1983
District of Kansas
Sheree Shepard, et al. v. DineEquity, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 2:08-2416
Eastern District of Kentucky
Anita Kramer, et al. v. Applebee’s International, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-131
Southern District of Ohio
Pamela Curry v. Appelbee’s International, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-505
MDL No. 2109 — IN RE: PLASMA-DERIVATIVE PROTEIN THERAPIES ANTITRUST LITIGATION
Motion of plaintiff Hospital Damas, Inc., for centralization of the following actions in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois:
Northern District of Illinois
Hospital Damas, Inc. v. CSL Ltd., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-5130
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Pemiscot Memorial Hospital v. CSL Ltd., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-3143
Solaris Health Systems v. Baxter International, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-3342
MDL No. 2110 — IN RE: LUKE FOUT AND TODD WUERDEMAN LITIGATION
Motion of defendant CSX Transportation, Inc., for centralization of the following actions in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio:
Northern District of Illinois
Todd Wuerdeman v. Illinois Central Railroad Co., C.A. No. 1:08-6043
Southern District of Ohio
Luke Fout v. CSX Transportation, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:08-721
Todd Wuerdeman v. CSX Transportation, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:08-746
MDL No. 2111 — IN RE: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. ANTI-STEERING RULES ANTITRUST LITIGATION
Motion of plaintiffs Lopez-Dejonge, Inc.; Parlor Corp.; JASA, Inc.; Italian Colors Restaurant; Cohen Rese Gallery, Inc.; Bar Hama, LLC; and Animal Land, Inc., for centralization of the following actions in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York or, in the alternative, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York:
Eastern District of New York
Rite Aid Corp., et al. v. American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:08-2315
CVS Pharmacy, Inc. v. American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:08-2316
Walgreen Co. v. American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:08-2317
Bi-Lo, LLC v. American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:08-2380
H.E. Butt Grocery Co. v. American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:08-2406
Southern District of New York
Performance Labs, Inc., et al. v. American Express Co., et al., C.A. No. 1:06-2974
MDL No. 2112 — IN RE: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY INMATES LITIGATION
Motion of plaintiffs Donna Austin, et al., for centralization of the following actions in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida:
Middle District of Florida
Marsha Bennett, et al. v. Department of Corrections, State of Florida, C.A. No. 2:09-549
Tara Archer, et al. v. Department of Corrections, State of Florida, C.A. No. 3:09-864
Beebe L. Clark, et al. v. Department of Corrections, State of Florida, C.A. No. 5:09-358
Northern District of Florida
Donna Austin, et al. v. Department of Corrections, State of Florida, C.A. No. 4:09-97
Southern District of Florida
Eugenia V. Davis, et al. v. Department of Corrections, State of Florida, C.A. No. 1:09-22446
Cindy Baker, et al. v. Department of Corrections, State of Florida, C.A. No. 2:09-14281
MDL No. 2113 — IN RE: AFTERMARKET AUTOMOTIVE SHEET METAL PARTS ANTITRUST LITIGATION
Motion of plaintiff Vehimax International, LLC, for centralization of the following actions in the United States District Court for the Central District of California or, in the alternative, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin:
Central District of California
Vehimax International, LLC v. Jui Li Enterprise Co., Ltd., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-6437
Eastern District of Wisconsin
Fond du Lac Bumper Exchange Inc. v. Jui Li Enterprise Co., Ltd., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-852
MDL No. 2115 — IN RE: PFIZER INC. MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION
Motion of plaintiff Kathleen Zafarana for centralization of the following actions in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania:
District of Massachusetts
Michael Alan Caltieri, etc. v. Pfizer Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-11480
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Stefan Kruszewski, etc. v. Pfizer Inc., C.A. No. 2:07-4106
Kathleen Zafarana v. Pfizer Inc., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-4026
MDL No. 2116 — IN RE: APPLE IPHONE 3G AND 3G-S “MMS” MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION
Motion of defendant AT&T Mobility, LLC, for centralization of certain of the following actions in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana or, in the alternative, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and motion of plaintiffs Philip Sterker and Arturo Molina for centralization of the following actions in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California or, in the alternative, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana:
Central District of California
Aida Kamarian v. Apple, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-6590
Tim Williams, et al. v. Apple, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-6914
Northern District of California
Philip Sterker v. Apple, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 4:09-4242
Kevin Khoi Duy Tran v. Apple, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 5:09-4048
Southern District of California
Arturo Molina v. Apple, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 3:09-2032
Southern District of Illinois
Tim Meeker v. Apple, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 3:09-607
Eastern District of Louisiana
Christopher Carbine, et al. v. Apple, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-5470
District of Minnesota
Kyle Irving v. Apple, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 0:09-2613
Eastern District of Missouri
Meredith Goette, et al. v. Apple, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 4:09-1480
Northern District of Ohio
Michael Pietrangelo v. Apple, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-1992
Matthew Sullivan v. Apple, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-1993
Deborah Carr v. Apple, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-1996
MDL No. 2118 — IN RE: CYCLOBENZAPRINE HYDROCHLORIDE EXTENDED-RELEASE CAPSULE PATENT LITIGATION
Motion of plaintiffs Eurand, Inc., et al., for centralization of the following actions in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware:
Central District of California
Eurand, Inc., et al. v. Anchen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-4931
Eurand, Inc., et al. v. Anchen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 8:09-1098
District of Delaware
Eurand, Inc., et al. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:08-889
Eurand, Inc., et al. v. Impax Laboratories, Inc., C.A. No. 1:09-18
Eurand, Inc., et al. v. Anchen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-492
Eurand, Inc., et al. v. Anchen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-715
MDL No. 2119 — IN RE: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS (MERS) LITIGATION
Motion of defendants CitiMortgage, Inc.; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; MERSCORP, Inc.; National City Bank; National City Mortgage; National City Corp.; PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.; and AIG United Guaranty Corp. for centralization of the following actions in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona:
District of Arizona
Olga Cervantes, et al. v. Countrywide Home Loans, et al., C.A. No. 2:09-517
Jonathan E. Robinson, et al. v. GE Money Bank, et al., C.A. No. 4:09-227
Central District of California
Alfonso Vargas, et al. v. Countywide Home Loans, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-2309
District of Nevada
Josefa S. Lopez, et al. v. Executive Trustee Service, LLC, et al., C.A. No. 3:09-180
Aleta Rose Goodwin, et al. v. Executive Trustee Services, LLC, et al., C.A. No. 3:09-306
Joseph Green, et al. v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 3:09-374
Lacy J. Dalton, et al. v. CitiMortgage, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 3:09-534
MDL No. 2120 — IN RE: PAMIDRONATE PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
Order to show cause for centralization of certain claims in the following actions in a single United States district court:
District of District of Columbia
Laura Brooks v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., et al., C.A. No. 1:08-484
Dara Pace v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., et al., C.A. No. 1:08-634
Suzanne Eckblom, et al. v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-440
M. Margaret Patterson, et al. v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-441
Middle District of Florida
James E. Lockard, et al. v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., et al., C.A. No. 8:08-818
Susan Kahn v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., et al., C.A. No. 8:09-1529
Northern District of Florida
Ben J. Smith, et al. v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-13
Southern District of New York
Gary Dale Fry v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-7264
Evan Chandler v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., et al., C.A. No. 1:09-7265
MDL No. 2121 — IN RE: FRETTED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ANTITRUST LITIGATION
Motion of plaintiff David Giambusso for centralization of the following actions in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California:
Central District of California
Allen Hale v. Guitar Center, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-6897
Mark O'Leary v. Guitar Center, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 2:09-7015
Southern District of California
David Giambusso v. National Association of Music Merchants, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 3:09-2002
Colby Giles v. Guitar Center, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 3:09-2146
Rory W. Collins v. Guitar Center, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 3:09-2151
David Keel v. Guitar Center, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 3:09-2156
Northern District of Illinois
Alex Teller v. Guitar Center, Inc., C.A. No. 1:09-6104
