MALDONADO EX REL. MALDONADO v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM

Civil Action Nos. 11-2812, 11-2813, 11-2814, 11-2815, 11-2816, 11-2817, 11-2818, 11-2819, 11-2820, 11-2821, 11-2822, 11-2824, 11-2825, 11-2826, 11-2827, 11-2828, 11-2829, 11-2830, 11-2831, 11-2832, 11-4078, 11-4080, 11-4081, 11-4082, 11-4457, 11-4458, 11-4459.

841 F.Supp.2d 890 (2011)

Isaias Colon MALDONADO, a minor, by Frances MALDONADO, et al. v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Jasmine Caldwell, a minor, by Denine Caldwell and Jason Caldwell, as Parents and Natural Guardians v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Jesse Dewitt, a minor, by Summer Jenkings, as Parent and Natural Guardian v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Elizabeth Sedlacek, a minor, by Robin Lucas, as Parent and Natural Guardian v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Charles Stokes, a minor, by Wendy Springer, as Parent and Natural Guardian v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Victoria Chandler, a minor, by Julie L. Hill, as Parent and Natural Guardian v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Jacob Voorhees, a minor, by Tiffany Voorhees and Scott Voorhees, as Parents and Natural Guardians v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Patrick Welsh, a minor, by Barbara Welsh, as Guardian v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Mason Jason Yueill, a minor, by Michael J. Yueill, et al. v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Marion Hope Chandler, a minor, by Julie L. Hill, as Parent and Natural Guardian v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Naomi Chandler, a minor, by Trenice Chandler, et al. v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Kyla Hodnett, a minor, by Eve Hodnett, as Parent and Natural Guardian v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Ross Angely Portalatin-Mendez, a minor, by Carmen M. Mendez-Maldonado and Juan Portalatin, as Parents and Natural Guardians v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Sarah Watts, a minor, by Lester Watts and Tammy Watts, as Parents and Natural Guardians v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Alison Keefe, a minor, by Cynthia Keefe and Stanley A. Keefe, as Parents and Natural Guardians v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Jennifer Schaffter, a minor, by Debra Petty, as Parent and Natural Guardian v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Brooke Babich, a minor, by Bruce Babich, as Parent and Natural Guardian v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Arianna Smart, a minor, by Angela Smart, et al. v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Mason Andrew Steinbeck, a minor, by Mikelann Steinbeck, as Parent and Natural Guardian v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Tanner A. Wieland, a minor, by Christina Wieland, et al. v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. John-Henry Baker v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Nicholas Moore Garcia v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Deborah Hill, et al. v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Antwon McHenry, et al. v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Madison Powell, et al. v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Mikayla Nieman, et al. v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline. Alex Thorson v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

December 12, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosemary Pinto , Feldman & Pinto PC, Philadelphia, PA, Fred Thompson, III , Kimberly D. Barone Baden, Motley Rice LLC, Mt. Pleasant, SC, for Isaias Colon Maldonado, a minor, by Frances MALDONADO, et al.

Joseph E. O'Neil , Carolyn L. McCormack , Lavin O'Neil Ricci Cedrone & Disipio, Philadelphia, PA, Andrew Thomas Bayman , King and Spalding, Robert K. Woo , Stephen B. Devereaux , Steven Samuel Griffin , Atlanta, GA, for SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

SAVAGE, District Judge.

As it did in earlier pharmaceutical product liability cases involving the drug Paxil that it had removed from the state court, the defendant GlaxoSmithKline, LLC ("LLC") opposes the plaintiffs' motions to remand these cases. It challenges the determination in Brewer v. SmithKline Beacham Corp., 774 F.Supp.2d 720 (E.D.Pa. Mar.24, 2011) that, for jurisdictional...

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