IN RE PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE (PPA) PRODUCTS LIAB. LIT.

Nos. C01-2186, MDL NO. 1407.

344 F.Supp.2d 686 (2003)

In re: PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE (PPA) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION, Alvis v. Glaxosmithkline, et al.,

United States District Court, W.D. Washington at Seattle.

January 13, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Antriss Edward, Thomas Jason Taylor, LaDonna Curto, Jo Hill, Rezso Horvath, Marta Kuehne, Anne Marie Mancebo.Jessica Black, Charles Michael Brumley, Nancy Brumley, Shirley Jean Byers, Robin Cooke, Karen Dancey, Tommy Dancey, Bonita DeMoss, Roland DeMoss, Sr., Loreta Eslin, R.D. Eslin, Diola Garza, Pedro Garza, Bobbie Ray Gentry, Lisa Grantham, Roger Grantham, James Harris, Linda Sue Hudson, Harold Jones, Patsy Marie Jones, Rose Lewis, Robert Mayes, Maria McClellan, Luz Ann Medrano, Ruben Medrano, Charles Moore, Gary Murray, Margaret Murray, Jennifer Ogbojo, Ali Parsa, Ana Marie Parsa, Beverly Pellegrin, Ronald Joseph Pellegrin, Ashley Perthuis, Jerri Lynn Perthuis, Kenny Perthuis, Michael Rees, Nancy Rees, Theresa Renteria, Nena Rideau, Stephen Rideau, Charles Scott, Karen Scott, Charles Sherwood, Mary Lynn Sherwood, Dara R. Sims, Kirk Sims, Daniel West, Janet Lee West, for pro se plaintiffs.

Christopher A. Seeger, Seeger Weiss, New York, NY, for plaintiff John Park.

David C. Greenstone, Waters & Kraus, Dallas, TX, for plaintiffs Carlota Bernal, Ramon Cardenas, Jose Garcia, Ruben Garibay, Charles Jackson, Antonia Olovas, Jose Tavarez, Ruben Valdez, Jr.

Jennifer L. Frank, Merritt T. Carey, Lewis Saul & Associates, Portland, ME, for plaintiffs Betty L. Wood, Peggy Stevens, Janet D. Sportsman, Shirley A. Sewell, Susan Schuster, Tracy Russell, Patsy Rawlings, Betty F. Pringle, Viola Pitt, Brunilda Perez, Gary Odom, Roger Dale Moore, Sharon Latofsky, Kathleen Kanouff, Keith Johnson, Amy M. George, Tine M. Fogg, Kevin Fisher, Kelly M. Delano, William G. Clymer, Joanna Brown-Clark, Letitia Bohahan, Geneva Benton, David Barbee.

Barry James Cooper, Jr., Cooper Law Firm, LLC, New Orleans, LA, Charles K. Wiggins, Wiggins & Masters, Brainbridge Island, WA, Damon A. Kirin, Robert J. Diliberto, Stephen Barnett Murray, Murray Law Firm, Jack W. Harang, Michael G. Stag, Raphael Juneau, Jr., Stuart Housel Smith, PPA Litigation Group, L.C., New Orleans, LA, Nancy Guy Armstrong, McComb, MS, Reshonda Leshay Bradford, Shreveport, LA, Ronnie Glynn Penton, Bogalusa, LA, Todd Brentley Ott, Law Office of Ronnie G. Penton, Bogalusa, LA, Viki L. Buba, Andrew J. Horne, Oldfather & Morris, Louisville KY, W. James Singleton, a Professional Law Corp., Shreveport, LA, Brian Kelly Herrington, Herrington & White, Ridgeland, MS, William M. Cunningham, Jr., Gary W. Fillingim, Peter F. Burns, Peter S. Mackey, Burns Cunningham Mackey & Fillingim, Mobile, AL, Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., Reserve, LA, James D. Gotz, Robinson & Cole, Boston, MA, James Rodney Nixon, Edward A. Williamson Law Firm, Philadelphia, MS, John Chandler Loupe, Claitor & Loupe, Baton Rouge, LA, Justin G. Witkin, Aylstock Witkin & Sasser PLC, Gulf Breeze, FL, Kenneth W. Smith, Miller & Associates, Alexandria, VA, Lambert Joseph Hassinger, Jr., Usry Weeks & Matthews, New Orleans, LA, T. Roe Frazer, II, Frazer & Davidson PA, Jackson, MS, Thomas Edward Dutton, Pittman Hooks Dutton & Hollis, Birmingham, AL, for all other plaintiffs.

Sharon L. Caffrey, Duane Morris (PA), Philadelphia, PA, Teresa Cavenagh, Duane Morris, Pennsylvania, Pa, Randy J. Aliment, Peter S. Hicks, Timothy David Blue, Darren Anthony Feidler, Williams Kastner & Gibbs, Seattle WA, for defendants Pam Holdings Inc. DE, Sidmark Laboratories, Inc., Pilva Inc., Alon Petroleum Pipeline Co., Pilva DD, Sobel NV.

Michael L. Atchley, Dallas TX, for defendant Advocare, International LLC.

Rodney L. Umberger, Jr., Jan Catherine Kirkwood, Williams Kastner & Gibbs, Seattle, WA, for Chattern Inc.

Donna Brown Jacobs, Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Cannada, Jackson, MS, Tyson B. Shofstahl, Adams & Reese, New Orleans, LA, for defendant Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, Inc.

Timothy Karl Borchers, Cozen O'Connor, Seattle, WA, for defendants Delaco Co., IVAX Corp.

Richard G. Placey, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Ronald Edward McMillan, Watkins & Eager, Jackson, MS, for defendant Novartis Consumer Health Inc.

D. Joseph Hurson, Lane Powell Spears Lubersky, Seattle, WA, Jennifer Jansen Bouchard, Ulmer Berne LLP, Cincinnati, OH, Richard G. Placey, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Ronald Edward McMillian, Watkins & Eager, Jackson, MS, for defendant Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

Henry Lockwood Miller, Couglin Duffy Kelly Lisovicz Midlige & Wolff, Morristown, NJ, Vincent Edward Gunter, Shook, Hardy, & Bacon, LLP, Kansas City, MO, Arissa M. Peterson, Douglas A. Hoffman, Williams Kastner & Gibbs, Seattle WA, Frank A. Wood Jr., Watkins & Eager, Jackson, MS, J. Todd Hedgepeth, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, San Antonio, TX, Nicole K. Asch, Peter H. Mason, Fulbright & Jaworski, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant Bayer Corp.

Robert J. Clary, Owens, Clary, & Aiken, LLP, Dallas, TX, for defendant Alon USA Interests, LLC.

P. Arley Harrel, Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, Seattle WA, for defendant Procter & Gamble Distributing Co.

Grant J. Silvernale, III, Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, for defendants Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Novartis AG.

Daniel Lee Keller, Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold (NY), New YOrk City, NY, for defendant Sanofi-Synthelabo, Inc.

Staci C. Pirnar, Babcock & Mosher, Blaine, WA, for defendants American Home Products Corp., Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Arthur Sherman, Sherman Salkow & Petoyan, Los Angeles, CA, Richard S. Lewis, Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll, Washington, DC, John Chandler Loupe, Claitor & Loupe, Baton Rouge, LA, Lance Eugene Palmer, Levinson Friedman, Seattle, WA, Shauna C. Bryce, Sills Cummis Radin Tischman Epstein & Gross, Newark, NJ, Randolph S. Sherman, Kaye Scholer LLP, New York City, NY, Terry 0. Tottenham, Fulbright & Jaworski, Austin, TX, C. Joyce Hall, Watkins & Eager, Jackson, MS, D Joseph Hurson, Lane Powell Spears Lubersky, Seattle, WA, Stephania Camp Denton, Mills Meyers Swartling, Seattle, WA, Douglas A. Hoffman, Peter S. Hicks, Timothy David Blue, Jeffrey Royal Johnson, Williams Kastner & Gibbs, Seattle, WA, Edward M. Libby, Wilson, Smith, Cochran & Dickerson, Seattle, WA, Michael J. Stortz, Drinker Biddie & Reath, San Francisco, CA, Brandi J. McKay, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Los Angeles, CA, Jena W. Smith, Baldwin & Haspel, New Orleans, LA, C. Paige Herring, Scott Sullivan Streetman & Fox, Jackson MS, Millard Lane Fretland, Conroy Simberg Ganon Krevans & Abel, Pensacola, FL, for defendant Procter & Gamble Distributing Co. and Interested Parties, Counsel PLA Lead, Counsel DFT Lead, Counsel PLA Laison, Counsel DFT Liaison, Counsel T. Haller Jackson, III and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Wallgreenco.

Cyntiha L. Kendrick, Katharine R. Latimer, Spriggs & Hollingsworth, Washington, DC, G. Todd Hoffpauir, James J. Montgomery, Montgomery Rennie & Jonson, Cincinnanti, OH, Rodney L. Umberger, Jr., P. Arley Harrel, Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, Seattle, WA, Sue Nations, Thomas R. Juneau, Juneau Farm, Lafayette, LA, Brandi J. McKay, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Los Angeles, CA, Donna Bron Jacobs, Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Cannada, Jackson, MS, Jack Etherton Truitt, Truitt Law Firm, Madisonville, LA, Jena W. Smith, Baldwin & Haspel, New Orleans, LA, Kathy Ann Cochran, Wilson, Smith, Cochran & Dickerson, Seattle, WA, Ronald Edward McMillan, Watkins & Eager, Jackson, MS, Stephania Camp Denton, Mills Meyers Swartling, Seattle, WA, Tina Cutlip Jones, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge, & Rice PLLC, Raleigh, NC, Traci Militano Caponigro, Drinker, Biddle, & Reath LLP, San Francisco, CA, Tyson B. Shofstahl, Adams & Reese, New Orleans, LA, for all other defendants.


ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT NOVARTIS AG'S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION

ROTHSTEIN, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff, a resident of Tennessee, filed a complaint in federal district court in Oregon alleging injuries stemming from her consumption of PPA-containing products. She included in this action as defendants, among others, Novartis AG ("NAG"), Novartis Corporation, Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., and Novartis Pharmaceuticals...

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