IN RE ACTOS (PIOGLITAZONE) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

MDL No. 6:11-md-2299.

IN RE: ACTOS (PIOGLITAZONE) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. This Document Applies to: All Cases.

United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana.

April 12, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity - Product Liability
Nature of Suit: 365 Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary J. Russo, Special Master, represented by Gary J. Russo , Jones Walker et al.

Gary J. Russo, Special Master, represented by Carmen M. Rodriguez , Jones Walker & Kenneth W. DeJean , Law Offices of Kenneth W. DeJean.

Executive Committee, Plaintiff, represented by Paul J. Pennock , Weitz & Luxenberg, Richard J. Arsenault , Neblett Beard & Arsenault, Dawn Barrios , Barrios Kingsdorf & Casteix, Mark P. Robinson, Jr. , Robinson Calcagnie et al, Patrick C. Morrow , Morrow Morrow et al & Stephanie O'Connor , Douglas & London.

Plaintiffs Steering Committee, Plaintiff, represented by Patrick C. Morrow , Morrow Morrow et al, Paul J. Pennock , Weitz & Luxenberg, Richard J. Arsenault , Neblett Beard & Arsenault, A. J. De Bartolomeo , Girard Gibbs, pro hac vice, Andy D. Birchfield , Beasley Allen et al, Christopher A. Seeger , Seeger Weiss, Daniel S. Robinson , Robinson Calcagnie et al, Dawn M. Chmielewski , Neblett Beard & Arsenault, Dianne M. Nast , Nast Law, Donald C. Arbitblit , Lieff Cabraser et al, Jayne Conroy , Hanly Conroy et al, Jerrold S. Parker , Parker Waichman, Neil D. Overholtz , Aylstock Witkin & Sasser, pro hac vice, Nicholas J. Drakulich , Drakulich Firm, Orran Brown, Sr , Brown Greer, Stephen B. Murray , Murray Law Firm, Tara Tabatabaie , Sill Law Group, Troy A. Rafferty , Levin Papantonio et al, Vance R. Andrus , Andrus Hood & Wagstaff, W. Mark Lanier , Lanier Law Firm, pro hac vice & W. James Singleton , Singleton Law Firm.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, Defendant, represented by Sara J. Gourley , Sidley Austin, Amy Sherry Fischer , Foliart Huff et al, Andrew W. Cary , Gordon & Rees, Brett T. Moroney , Gordon & Rees, Bruce Robert Parker , Venable, Charles A. Deacon , Fulbright & Jaworski, Christopher Matthew Gaul , Sidley Austin, D'Lesli M. Davis , Norton Rose Fulbright, Donna L. Boyce , Adams & Reese, E. Paige Sensenbrenner , Adams & Reese, Eben S. Flaster , Goodell DeVries et al, Gerry Lowry , Norton Rose Fulbright, H. Douglas Wabner , Norton Rose Fulbright, J. Dominic Campodonico , Gordon & Rees, Jack B. McCowan , Gordon & Rees, Jaimme Angelle Collins , Adams & Reese, James A. Frederick , Goodell DeVries et al, pro hac vice, James W. Mizgala , Tucker Ellis, Jana D. Jobes , Sidley Austin, Jason Charles Rose , Venable, pro hac vice, Jeff Cody , Norton Rose Fulbright, Jeffrey R. Lilly , Gordon Rees, Jennifer Blakely D. Kiefer , Wyrick Robbins et al, John E. McElligott, Jr. , Davidson Meaux et al, Jonathan B. Skidmore , Norton Rose Fulbright, Jude Philip Calabrese , Squire Sanders & Dempsey, K. Michele Anderson , Tucker Ellis, Kai Peters , Gordon & Rees, Katherine P. Lett , Norton Rose Fulbright, Kenneth J. Ferguson , Gordon Rees, Lawton Cole Callihan , Adams & Reese, Lyn Peeples Pruitt , Mitchell Williams Law Firm, Megan Haggerty Guy , Adams & Reese, Michael R. Klatt , Gordon & Rees, Michael A. Pichini , Goodell DeVries et al, Nathan A. Huey , Sidley Austin, Neva G. Lusk , Spilman Thomas & Battle, Randall Shirres Richardson , Fulbright & Jaworski, Rebecca J. Schwartz , Shook Hardy et al, Richard C. Harlan , Sidley Austin, Scott W. Sayler , Shook Hardy & Bacon, Shannon Elizabeth Beamer , Venable, Sherry Ann Knutson , Tucker Ellis, Victoria L. Vance , Tucker Ellis, Wendy Butler Curtis , Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Alycia Degen , Sidley Austin, Gerald J. Corcoran , Montgomery McCracken et al, James M. Campbell , Campbell Campbell et al, Kathleen Fontenot Drew , Adams & Reese, Kristin Turner , Norton Rose Fulbright & Robert A. Limbacher , Goodell DeVries et al.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc, Defendant, represented by Sara J. Gourley , Sidley Austin, Alycia Degen , Sidley Austin, Andrew W. Cary , Gordon & Rees, Brett T. Moroney , Gordon & Rees, Bruce Robert Parker , Venable, Carol Dan Browning , Stites & Harbison, Charles A. Deacon , Fulbright & Jaworski, Christopher Matthew Gaul , Sidley Austin, Colin J. Garry , Sidley Austin, D'Lesli M. Davis , Norton Rose Fulbright, David J. Walz , Carlton Fields, Donna L. Boyce , Adams & Reese, E. Paige Sensenbrenner , Adams & Reese, Eben S. Flaster , Goodell DeVries et al, Edward Walter Gerecke , Carlton Fields, Gerry Lowry , Norton Rose Fulbright, H. Douglas Wabner , Norton Rose Fulbright, J. Dominic Campodonico , Gordon & Rees, Jack B. McCowan , Gordon & Rees, Jaimme Angelle Collins , Adams & Reese, James D. Arden , Sidley Austin, James A. Frederick , Goodell DeVries et al, pro hac vice, James W. Mizgala , Tucker Ellis, Jana D. Jobes , Sidley Austin, Jason Charles Rose , Venable, pro hac vice, Jeff Cody , Norton Rose Fulbright, Jeffrey R. Lilly , Gordon Rees, Jennifer Y. Dukart , Faegre Baker Daniels, Jennifer Blakely D. Kiefer , Wyrick Robbins et al, John E. McElligott, Jr. , Davidson Meaux et al, Jonathan B. Skidmore , Norton Rose Fulbright, Joseph M. Price , Faegre & Benson, Jude Philip Calabrese , Squire Sanders & Dempsey, K. Michele Anderson , Tucker Ellis, Kai Peters , Gordon & Rees, Katherine P. Lett , Norton Rose Fulbright, Kenneth J. Ferguson , Gordon Rees, Lawrence H. Cooke, II , Venable, Lawton Cole Callihan , Adams & Reese, Lyn Peeples Pruitt , Mitchell Williams Law Firm, Mary Nold Larimore , Ice Miller et al, Megan Haggerty Guy , Adams & Reese, Michael R. Klatt , Gordon & Rees, Michael A. Pichini , Goodell DeVries et al, Nancy Menard Riddle , Ice Miller et al, Nathan A. Huey , Sidley Austin, Neva G. Lusk , Spilman Thomas & Battle, Randall Shirres Richardson , Fulbright & Jaworski, Rebecca J. Schwartz , Shook Hardy et al, Richard C. Harlan , Sidley Austin, Shannon Elizabeth Beamer , Venable, Sherry Ann Knutson , Tucker Ellis, Victoria L. Vance , Tucker Ellis, Wendy Butler Curtis , Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Camille N. Johnson , Snow Christensen & Martineau, Gerald J. Corcoran , Montgomery McCracken et al, J. Bennett Fox, Jr. , Adams & Reese, James M. Campbell , Campbell Campbell et al, John E. Galvin, III , Fox Galvin, Jonathan H. Garside , Fox Galvin, Kathleen Fontenot Drew , Adams & Reese, Kristin Turner , Norton Rose Fulbright, Robert A. Limbacher , Goodell DeVries et al & Scott W. Sayler , Shook Hardy et al.

Eli Lilly & Co, Defendant, represented by Alycia Degen , Sidley Austin. Sidley Austin, Camille N. Johnson , Snow Christensen & Martineau, David R. Dugas , McGlinchey Stafford, Gerald J. Corcoran , Montgomery McCracken et al, J. Bennett Fox, Jr. , Adams & Reese, James M. Campbell , Campbell Campbell et al, Kathleen Fontenot Drew , Adams & Reese, Lindsey N. Oswalt , Adams & Reese, Richard C. Harlan , Sidley Austin, Robert A. Limbacher , Goodell DeVries et al, Scott W. Sayler , Shook Hardy & Bacon, Sharon F. Bridges , Adams & Reese, Alan Daniel Mathis , Johnston Barton et al, Amy B. Alderfer , Greenberg Traurig, Amy Sherry Fischer , Foliart Huff et al, Andrew M. Bowman , Foliart Huff et al, Andrew W. Cary , Gordon & Rees, Brett T. Moroney , Gordon & Rees, Charles A. Deacon , Fulbright & Jaworski, Christiana C. Jacxsens , Greenberg Traurig, pro hac vice, Christopher Matthew Gaul , Sidley Austin, Colin J. Garry , Sidley Austin, David J. Walz , Carlton Fields, Donna L. Boyce , Adams & Reese, E. Paige Sensenbrenner , Adams & Reese, Eben S. Flaster , Goodell DeVries et al, Edward Walter Gerecke , Carlton Fields, Gerry Lowry , Norton Rose Fulbright, J. Dominic Campodonico , Gordon & Rees, Jack B. McCowan , Gordon & Rees, Jaimme Angelle Collins , Adams & Reese, James D. Arden , Sidley Austin, James C. Barton, Jr. , Johnston Barton et al, James Christopher Fraser , Venable, James A. Frederick , Goodell DeVries et al, pro hac vice, James W. Mizgala , Tucker Ellis, Jana D. Jobes , Sidley Austin, Jason Charles Rose , Venable, pro hac vice, Jeffrey R. Lilly , Gordon Rees, Jennifer Y. Dukart , Faegre Baker Daniels, Jennifer Blakely D. Kiefer , Wyrick Robbins et al, Jose Antonio Isasi, II , Greenberg Traurig, Joseph M. Price , Faegre & Benson, Jude Philip Calabrese , Squire Sanders & Dempsey, K. Michele Anderson , Tucker Ellis, Kai Peters , Gordon & Rees, Kenneth J. Ferguson , Gordon Rees, Lauren P. Buford , Greenberg Traurig, Lawrence H. Cooke, II , Venable, Lawton Cole Callihan , Adams & Reese, Lori Chang , Greenberg Traurig, Lori G. Cohen , Greenberg Traurig, pro hac vice, Lyn Peeples Pruitt , Mitchell Williams Law Firm, Mary Nold Larimore , Ice Miller et al, Megan Haggerty Guy , Adams & Reese, Michael R. Klatt , Gordon & Rees, Michael A. Pichini , Goodell DeVries et al, Nancy Menard Riddle , Ice Miller et al, Nathan A. Huey , Sidley Austin, Neva G. Lusk , Spilman Thomas & Battle, Rebecca J. Schwartz , Shook Hardy et al, Shannon Elizabeth Beamer , Venable, Sherry Ann Knutson , Tucker Ellis, Stephen J. McConnell , Reed Smith & Victoria L. Vance , Tucker Ellis.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Inc, Defendant, represented by Daniel B. White , Gallivan White & Boyd, Sara J. Gourley , Sidley Austin, Alan Daniel Mathis , Johnston Barton et al, Alycia Degen , Sidley Austin, Amanda Victoria Lopez , Sidley Austin, Amy Sherry Fischer , Foliart Huff et al, Carol Dan Browning , Stites & Harbison, Colin J. Garry , Sidley Austin, D'Lesli M. Davis , Norton Rose Fulbright, David J. Walz , Carlton Fields, Donna L. Boyce , Adams & Reese, E. Paige Sensenbrenner , Adams & Reese, Eben S. Flaster , Goodell DeVries et al, Edward Walter Gerecke , Carlton Fields, H. Douglas Wabner , Norton Rose Fulbright, Jaimme Angelle Collins , Adams & Reese, James D. Arden , Sidley Austin, James C. Barton, Jr. , Johnston Barton et al, James Christopher Fraser , Venable, Jane Thompson Davis , Nelson Mullins et al , Jeff Cody , Norton Rose Fulbright, Jennifer Blakely D. Kiefer , Wyrick Robbins et al, John E. McElligott, Jr. , Davidson Meaux et al, Jonathan B. Skidmore , Norton Rose Fulbright, Katherine P. Lett , Norton Rose Fulbright, Megan Haggerty Guy , Adams & Reese, Michael P. Morrissey , Sidley Austin, Nathan A. Huey , Sidley Austin, Randall Shirres Richardson , Fulbright & Jaworski, Richard C. Harlan , Sidley Austin, Robert D. Corney , Gallivan White & Boyd, Sherry Ann Knutson , Tucker Ellis, Stephen M. Bressler , Lewis & Roca, William Stevens Brown , Nelson Mullins et al, Gerald J. Corcoran , Montgomery McCracken et al, J. Bennett Fox, Jr. , Adams & Reese, John E. Galvin, III , Fox Galvin, Jonathan H. Garside , Fox Galvin, Jude Philip Calabrese , Squire Sanders & Dempsey, Kathleen Fontenot Drew , Adams & Reese, Lindsey N. Oswalt , Adams & Reese, Scott W. Sayler , Shook Hardy & Bacon & Sharon F. Bridges , Adams & Reese.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals L. L C, Defendant, represented by Daniel B. White , Gallivan White & Boyd, Sara J. Gourley , Sidley Austin, Alan Daniel Mathis , Johnston Barton et al, Alycia Degen , Sidley Austin, Amanda Victoria Lopez , Sidley Austin, Amy Sherry Fischer , Foliart Huff et al, Carol Dan Browning , Stites & Harbison, Colin J. Garry , Sidley Austin, Donna L. Boyce , Adams & Reese, E. Paige Sensenbrenner , Adams & Reese, Eben S. Flaster , Goodell DeVries et al, Jaimme Angelle Collins , Adams & Reese, James D. Arden , Sidley Austin, James C. Barton, Jr. , Johnston Barton et al, James Christopher Fraser , Venable, Jane Thompson Davis , Nelson Mullins et al , Jeff Cody , Norton Rose Fulbright, John E. McElligott, Jr. , Davidson Meaux et al, Megan Haggerty Guy , Adams & Reese, Michael P. Morrissey , Sidley Austin, Nathan A. Huey , Sidley Austin, Richard C. Harlan , Sidley Austin, Robert D. Corney , Gallivan White & Boyd, Sherry Ann Knutson , Tucker Ellis, Stephen M. Bressler , Lewis & Roca, William Stevens Brown , Nelson Mullins et al, Gerald J. Corcoran , Montgomery McCracken et al, J. Bennett Fox, Jr. , Adams & Reese, John E. Galvin, III , Fox Galvin, Jonathan H. Garside , Fox Galvin, Jude Philip Calabrese , Squire Sanders & Dempsey & Kathleen Fontenot Drew , Adams & Reese.

Takeda San Francisco Inc, Defendant, represented by Sara J. Gourley , Sidley Austin, Sherry Ann Knutson , Tucker Ellis, Alycia Degen , Sidley Austin, Christopher Matthew Gaul , Sidley Austin, James Christopher Fraser , Venable, Jeff Cody , Norton Rose Fulbright, Richard C. Harlan , Sidley Austin, Jude Philip Calabrese , Squire Sanders & Dempsey & Nathan A. Huey , Sidley Austin.

Takeda Ventures Inc, Defendant, represented by Sara J. Gourley , Sidley Austin, Sherry Ann Knutson , Tucker Ellis, Alycia Degen , Sidley Austin, James Christopher Fraser , Venable, Megan Haggerty Guy , Adams & Reese, Richard C. Harlan , Sidley Austin, Jude Philip Calabrese , Squire Sanders & Dempsey & Nathan A. Huey , Sidley Austin.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals International L. L C, Defendant, represented by James Christopher Fraser , Venable & Megan Haggerty Guy , Adams & Reese.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals U. S. A. Inc, formerly known as Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc, Defendant, represented by K. Michele Anderson , Tucker Ellis, Sara J. Gourley , Sidley Austin, Andrew W. Cary , Gordon & Rees, Brett T. Moroney , Gordon & Rees, Bruce Robert Parker , Venable, Charles A. Deacon , Fulbright & Jaworski, Christopher Matthew Gaul , Sidley Austin, D'Lesli M. Davis , Norton Rose Fulbright, Donna L. Boyce , Adams & Reese, Eben S. Flaster , Goodell DeVries et al, Gerry Lowry , Norton Rose Fulbright, J. Dominic Campodonico , Gordon & Rees, Jack B. McCowan , Gordon & Rees, Jaimme Angelle Collins , Adams & Reese, James M. Campbell , Campbell Campbell et al, James Christopher Fraser , Venable, James A. Frederick , Goodell DeVries et al, pro hac vice, James W. Mizgala , Tucker Ellis, Jana D. Jobes , Sidley Austin, Jason Charles Rose , Venable, pro hac vice, Jeff Cody , Norton Rose Fulbright, Jeffrey R. Lilly , Gordon Rees, John E. McElligott, Jr. , Davidson Meaux et al, Jonathan B. Skidmore , Norton Rose Fulbright, Kai Peters , Gordon & Rees, Katherine P. Lett , Norton Rose Fulbright, Kenneth J. Ferguson , Gordon Rees, Lawrence H. Cooke, II , Venable, Lawton Cole Callihan , Adams & Reese, Lyn Peeples Pruitt , Mitchell Williams Law Firm, Mary Nold Larimore , Ice Miller et al, Megan Haggerty Guy , Adams & Reese, Michael R. Klatt , Gordon & Rees, Michael A. Pichini , Goodell DeVries et al, Nancy Menard Riddle , Ice Miller et al, Nathan A. Huey , Sidley Austin, Neva G. Lusk , Spilman Thomas & Battle, Rebecca J. Schwartz , Shook Hardy et al, Sandy M. Eloranto , Tucker Ellis, Shannon Elizabeth Beamer , Venable, Sherry Ann Knutson , Tucker Ellis, Victoria L. Vance , Tucker Ellis, Wendy Butler Curtis , Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Amanda Victoria Lopez , Sidley Austin, E. Paige Sensenbrenner , Adams & Reese, Gerald J. Corcoran , Montgomery McCracken et al, H. Douglas Wabner , Norton Rose Fulbright, J. Bennett Fox, Jr. , Adams & Reese, Jude Philip Calabrese , Squire Sanders & Dempsey, Kathleen Fontenot Drew , Adams & Reese, Robert A. Limbacher , Goodell DeVries et al & Scott W. Sayler , Shook Hardy & Bacon.

Takeda Industries Inc, Defendant, represented by James Christopher Fraser , Venable.

Springer Clinic Inc, Defendant, represented by Thomas H. Hull, Jr. , Barkley Law Firm, F Will DeMier , Barkley Law Firm, Jeffrey Lee Wilson , Barkley Law Firm & Parker Huntington Foster , Barkley Law Firm.

Takeda California Inc, formerly known as Takeda San Diego Inc, Defendant, represented by Sara J. Gourley , Sidley Austin, Sherry Ann Knutson , Tucker Ellis, Andrew W. Cary , Gordon & Rees, Brett T. Moroney , Gordon & Rees, Bruce Robert Parker , Venable, Charles A. Deacon , Fulbright & Jaworski, Christopher Matthew Gaul , Sidley Austin, D'Lesli M. Davis , Norton Rose Fulbright, Donna L. Boyce , Adams & Reese, Eben S. Flaster , Goodell DeVries et al, Gerry Lowry , Norton Rose Fulbright, J. Dominic Campodonico , Gordon & Rees, Jack B. McCowan , Gordon & Rees, Jaimme Angelle Collins , Adams & Reese, James M. Campbell , Campbell Campbell et al, James Christopher Fraser , Venable, James A. Frederick , Goodell DeVries et al, pro hac vice, James W. Mizgala , Tucker Ellis, Jana D. Jobes , Sidley Austin, Jason Charles Rose , Venable, pro hac vice, Jeff Cody , Norton Rose Fulbright, Jeffrey R. Lilly , Gordon Rees, John E. McElligott, Jr. , Davidson Meaux et al, Jonathan B. Skidmore , Norton Rose Fulbright, K. Michele Anderson , Tucker Ellis, Kai Peters , Gordon & Rees, Katherine P. Lett , Norton Rose Fulbright, Kenneth J. Ferguson , Gordon Rees, Lawrence H. Cooke, II , Venable, Lyn Peeples Pruitt , Mitchell Williams Law Firm, Megan Haggerty Guy , Adams & Reese, Michael R. Klatt , Gordon & Rees, Michael A. Pichini , Goodell DeVries et al, Nathan A. Huey , Sidley Austin, Neva G. Lusk , Spilman Thomas & Battle, Rebecca J. Schwartz , Shook Hardy et al, Scott W. Sayler , Shook Hardy & Bacon, Shannon Elizabeth Beamer , Venable, Victoria L. Vance , Tucker Ellis, Wendy Butler Curtis , Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Amanda Victoria Lopez , Sidley Austin, E. Paige Sensenbrenner , Adams & Reese, Gerald J. Corcoran , Montgomery McCracken et al, Jude Philip Calabrese , Squire Sanders & Dempsey & Kathleen Fontenot Drew , Adams & Reese.

Takeda America Holdings Inc, Defendant, represented by Sara J. Gourley , Sidley Austin, James Christopher Fraser , Venable, Jude Philip Calabrese , Squire Sanders & Dempsey, Megan Haggerty Guy , Adams & Reese, Nathan A. Huey , Sidley Austin & Sherry Ann Knutson , Tucker Ellis.

Alabama C. V. S. Pharmacy L. L C, Defendant, represented by J. Allen Sydnor, Jr. , Huie Fernambucq & Stewart.

Warren Clinic Inc, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey Lee Wilson , Barkley Law Firm & Parker Huntington Foster , Barkley Law Firm.

Takeda Development Center Americas Inc, formerly known as Takeda Global Research & Development Center Inc, Defendant, represented by D'Lesli M. Davis , Norton Rose Fulbright, Sara J. Gourley , Sidley Austin, Christopher Matthew Gaul , Sidley Austin, E. Paige Sensenbrenner , Adams & Reese, Jaimme Angelle Collins , Adams & Reese, James M. Campbell , Campbell Campbell et al, James Christopher Fraser , Venable, Jeff Cody , Norton Rose Fulbright, Jonathan B. Skidmore , Fulbright & Jaworski, Lyn Peeples Pruitt , Mitchell Williams Law Firm, Nathan A. Huey , Sidley Austin, Sherry Ann Knutson , Tucker Ellis, Wendy Butler Curtis , Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe & Kathleen Fontenot Drew , Adams & Reese.

Board of Regents of University of Nebraska, doing business as University of Nebraska Medical Center, Movant, represented by Richard P. Jeffries , Cline Williams et al.

Patricia Adkins, Personal Representative of the Estate of Patricia Freeman, Movant, represented by Chad Alan McGowan , McGowan Hood & Felder & Chad Alan McGowan , McGowan Hood & Felder.

Ron Hoven, Material Witness, represented by Michael D. Skinner , Skinner Law Firm.


ORDER

Gary J. Russo, Special Master, submitted a Request for Distribution of Funds to this Court on March 16, 2017 (Invoice No. 876841) for services rendered for the month of February, 2017. Magistrate Judge Hanna has reviewed the Request and made a recommendation [Doc. No. 6862...

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