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IN RE NEW ENGLAND COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, INC. PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

MDL No. 13-02419-RWZ.

IN RE: NEW ENGLAND COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, INC. PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

January 13, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Consolidated Plaintiffs, Consolidated Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP, Harry M. Roth , Cohen,Placitella & Roth PC, James F. Neale , McGuireWoods LLP, Jennifer KM Crawford , Wilson,Updike & Nicely, Kristen A. Johnson , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Matthew Gammons , Rosenbaum & Rosenbaum, P.C., Melvin B Wright , Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter, Omar Tarazi , Tarazi Law, Robert J. Iacopino , LaFollette, Johnson, DeHaas, Fesler & Ames, Samantha K. Sledd , Hall & Sethi, PLC, Stephen W. Mullins , Luckey & Mullins, PLLC, Susan M. Bourque , Parker Scheer Attorneys, Alyson L. Oliver , Oliver Law Group PC, Annika K. Martin , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Bradford R Shively , Sanders Pianowski LLP, Christopher L. Coffin , Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP, Daniel L. Clayton , Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge, David W. Stewart , Stewart & Stewart Attorneys, Edward B. Mulligan, V , Cohen & Malad, LLP, Elliot L. Olsen , Ruohonen & Associates, P.A., Evan D. Baker , LAW OFFICES OF ROSEMARIE ARNOLD, ESQ., Fredric L. Ellis , Ellis & Rapacki, J. Kyle Roby , English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE, James Stephen King , Evans Petree, Jamie R Kendall , Price Waicukauski & Riley LLC, Jeffrey P. Fritz , SOLOFF & ZERVANOS, Jennifer F. Bean , The Miller Law Firm, P.C., John C. Thornton, III , Andrews & Thornton, Jonathan Barry Nace , Paulson and Nace PLLC, Joshua R. Gale , Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher, Goldfarb, Marc E. Lipton , Lipton Law, Mark R. Dancer , Dingeman Dancer & Christopherson PLC, Michael Frank Barrett , Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, PC, Michael Coren , Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Michael G. Derrick , Shuttleworth Williams, PLLC, Michael J. Sobieray , Stewart & Stewart Attorneys, Patrick S. Montoya , Colson Hicks Eidson, Randall Loftin Kinnard , Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge, Rebecca Cothran Blair , The Blair Law Firm, Robert W. Briley , Shuttleworth Williams PLLC, Robert T Sanders, III , Sanders Pianowski LLP, Robert B. Sickels , Sommers Schwartz PC, Robert Arthur Young , English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, Ronald Rodriguez , Law Offices of Ronald Rodriguez, PC, S. James Boumil , Boumil Law Offices, Steven A. Fabbro , Law Offices of Steven A. Fabbro, Steven D. Resnick , Golomb & Honik, P.C., Susan N. Marttala , Galligan & Newman, Thomas B. Martin , Feldman, Shepherd, Wholgelernter, Tanner, Dodig & Weinstock, Timothy P. Wickstrom , Wickstrom Morse, LLP, W. David Paxton , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP, William Daniel Leader, Jr. , Leader, Bulso & Nolan, PLC & William N Riley , Price Waicukauski & Riley LLC.

Jocelyn K. Norris, Plaintiff, represented by Pro Se.

Shirely Higdon, Plaintiff, represented by Pro Se.

Brittany Henley, Plaintiff, represented by James E. Girards , Girards Law Firm.

Joan Hulsey, Plaintiff, represented by Joshua R. Gale , Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher, Goldfarb.

Jose Ramos, Plaintiff, represented by Pro Se.

NORMA KING, TUCKER LAW GROUP LLC 1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Suite 1700 Philadelphia, Pa 19103 215-875-0609 Norma King, Plaintiff, represented by KATHLEEN KIRKPATRICK , TUCKER LAW GROUP LLC.

Thomas Randy Davis, Plaintiff, represented by Jason G. Denton , Rochelle, McCulloch & Aulds.

Cindy A Carman, Plaintiff, represented by Jason G. Denton , Rochelle, McCulloch & Aulds.

Sandra F. Artis, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP.

Dana Marlene Bradley, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP.

Ronnie A Brown, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP & J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

ronald t. courtney, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP.

Trudy R Epperly, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP.

Barbara J. Filson, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP & J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Zachary Lucas Foutz, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP.

Robert Earl Harris, Jr., Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP.

Julian D. Holbrook, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP.

Executor Robert Dana bender, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP & J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Chester T. Kalinoski, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP.

Pauline R. McFarlane, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP & J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Odessa M. shuck, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP.

James Wirt Smith, Jr., Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP.

Randolph Edward Smith, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP.

Patricia S. Brown, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP.

Jenae Patsell, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP & J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

John D. Spicer, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP & J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

rose m. white, Plaintiff, represented by Harold D Gibson , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP & J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Richard Alden Whitlow, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Sandra F. Artis, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE & W. David Paxton , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP.

Dana Marlene Bradley, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE & W. David Paxton , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP.

Ronnie A Brown, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE & W. David Paxton , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP.

ronald t. courtney, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Trudy R Epperly, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Barbara J. Filson, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Zachary Lucas Foutz, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Executor Robert Dana bender, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Chester T. Kalinoski, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Robert Earl Harris, Jr., Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Julian D. Holbrook, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Pauline R. McFarlane, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

James Wirt Smith, Jr., Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE & W. David Paxton , Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP.

Randolph Edward Smith, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Odessa M. shuck, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

John D. Spicer, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Patricia S. Brown, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Jenae Patsell, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

rose m. white, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Richard Alden Whitlow, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Sandra F. Artis, Plaintiff, represented by Pro Se

Dana Marlene Bradley, Plaintiff, represented by Pro Se.

Ronnie A Brown, Plaintiff, represented by Pro Se.

ronald t. courtney, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Trudy R Epperly, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Barbara J. Filson, Plaintiff, represented by Pro Se.

Zachary Lucas Foutz, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Robert Earl Harris, Jr., Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Julian D. Holbrook, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Executor Robert Dana bender, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Chester T. Kalinoski, Plaintiff, represented by Pro Se.

Pauline R. McFarlane, Plaintiff, represented by Pro Se.

James Wirt Smith, Jr., Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Randolph Edward Smith, Plaintiff, represented by Pro Se.

Odessa M. shuck, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

John D. Spicer, Plaintiff, represented by Pro Se.

Patricia S. Brown, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Jenae Patsell, Plaintiff, represented by Pro Se.

Richard Alden Whitlow, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

rose m. white, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

ronald t. courtney, Plaintiff, represented by Pro Se.

Executor Robert Dana bender, Plaintiff, represented by Pro Se.

Benjamin T. Foutz, Parent-Next Friend of Zachary L. Foutz, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Andrea L. Foutz, Plaintiff, represented by J. Scott Sexton , GENTRY LOCKE RAKES & MOORE.

Mr. John Charles Sawyers, Plaintiff, represented by Brian L. Schuette , Crain, Schuette & Associates.

Mrs. Elizabeth Sawyers, Plaintiff, represented by Brian L. Schuette , Crain, Schuette & Associates.

Hilda C Allen, Plaintiff, represented by Patrick Thomas Fennell , CRANDALL & KATT.

Juanita Rivera, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Frank Barrett , Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, PC.

Chad Trudeau, Plaintiff, Pro Se.

Denia Taliaferro, Plaintiff, represented by Jennifer KM Crawford , Wilson,Updike & Nicely.

Forrest Linthicum, Plaintiff, represented by Jennifer KM Crawford , Wilson,Updike & Nicely.

Allison Morris Stoots, Plaintiff, represented by Jennifer KM Crawford , Wilson,Updike & Nicely.

Linda Charlene Boggs, Plaintiff, represented by Jennifer KM Crawford , Wilson,Updike & Nicely.

Kimberly Elaine Brown, Plaintiff, represented by Jennifer KM Crawford , Wilson,Updike & Nicely.

Treva Dawn Morris, Plaintiff, represented by Jennifer KM Crawford , Wilson,Updike & Nicely.

Maria Lumbreras, Plaintiff, represented by Ronald Rodriguez , Law Offices of Ronald Rodriguez, PC.

William L. Neal, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Gladys G. Austin, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Richard Blankenship, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Cheryl Brogan, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Kimberly Chitwood, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Christopher Compton, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Shirley Doyle, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Renate Fariss, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Nancy Goodfellow, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Norma Hurley, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Mabel Hutcherson, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Arnold Moon, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Rosanne Moon, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Sharon Overstreet, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Mary Radford, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Audrey Ransome, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Nosworthy Reid, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Larry Hall, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Frank Haranzo, Jr., Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Susanne Hastings, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Jacob Helm, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Stuart Katz, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Melissa Marshall, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

John Marsinko, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Jane McKeon, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Angela Norman, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Larry Rice, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Deanna Smith, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Stevie Thomas, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Brenda Varley, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Christine Wheeler, Plaintiff, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

Brian T. Pennington, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Frank Barrett , Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, PC.

William Lewis, Plaintiff, Pro Se.

Joseph Brady, Plaintiff, Pro Se.

Rebecca Brady, Plaintiff, Pro Se.

James Roman, Plaintiff, represented by Jonathan Barry Nace , Paulson and Nace PLLC.

BERNADETTE EFFENDIAN, Plaintiff, represented by Evan D. Baker , LAW OFFICES OF ROSEMARIE ARNOLD, ESQ..

MARY DENISE MORELL, Plaintiff, Pro Se.

Elisha N. Hawk, Plaintiff, represented by Pro Se.

ROBERT PINKSTAFF, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel Tysen Smith, II , Dolt, Thompson, Shepherd & Kinney PSC.

RANDALL FORSTER, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel Tysen Smith, II , Dolt, Thompson, Shepherd & Kinney PSC.

DONNA TULEY, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel Tysen Smith, II , Dolt, Thompson, Shepherd & Kinney PSC.

WILLIAM TULEY, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel Tysen Smith, II , Dolt, Thompson, Shepherd & Kinney PSC.

JARROD WHIRLEY, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel Tysen Smith, II , Dolt, Thompson, Shepherd & Kinney PSC.

Burton Panitz, Plaintiff, represented by Matthew Gammons , Rosenbaum & Rosenbaum, P.C..

Linda Lui Luong, P.A., Plaintiff, represented by Robert J. Iacopino , LaFollette, Johnson, DeHaas, Fesler & Ames.

Eugen D Williams, M.D., Plaintiff, represented by Robert J. Iacopino , LaFollette, Johnson, DeHaas, Fesler & Ames.

Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, Plaintiffs Liaison Counsel, represented by Elizabeth J. Cabraser , Lieff, Cabraser & Heimann, J. Gerard Stranch, IV , Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC, Kimberly A. Dougherty , Janet Jenner & Suggs, LLC, Kristen A. Johnson , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Marc E. Lipton , Lipton Law, Mark P. Chalos , Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, O. Mark Zamora , Patrick Thomas Fennell , CRANDALL & KATT, Thomas M. Sobol , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Annika K. Martin , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP & Steven D. Resnick , Golomb & Honik, P.C..

Federal-State Liaison Counsel, Plaintiffs Liaison Counsel, represented by Elizabeth J. Cabraser , Lieff, Cabraser & Heimann & Mark P. Chalos , Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP.

Lead Counsel, Plaintiffs Liaison Counsel, represented by Jessica Rose MacAuley , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Thomas M. Sobol , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP & Kristen A. Johnson , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.

Alaunus Pharmaceutical, LLC, Defendant, represented by Franklin H. Levy , Lawson & Weitzen & Ryan A. Ciporkin , Lawson & Weitzen.

New England Compounding Pharmacy, Inc., doing business as New England Compounding Center, Defendant, represented by Frederick H. Fern , Harris Beach PLLC, Alan M. Winchester , Harris Beach, PLLC, Daniel E. Tranen , Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Geoffrey M. Coan , Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Jessica Saunders Eichel , Harris Beach PLLC & Judi Abbott Curry , Harris Beach, PLLC.

Ameridose LLC, Defendant, represented by Alan M. Winchester , Harris Beach, PLLC, Matthew P. Moriarty , Tucker Ellis, LLP, Richard A. Dean , Tucker Ellis, LLP, Thomas W. Coffey , Tucker Ellis LLP, Matthew E. Mantalos , Tucker, Saltzman & Dyer, LLP, Paul Saltzman , Tucker, Saltzman & Dyer, LLP, Scott H. Kremer , Tucker, Heifetz & Saltzman & Scott J. Tucker , Tucker, Saltzman & Dyer, LLP.

Medical Sales Management, Inc., Defendant, represented by Daniel M. Rabinovitz , Michaels, Ward & Rabinovitz, LLP, Nicki Samson , Michaels, Ward & Rabinovitz & Brady J. Hermann , Michaels, Ward & Rabinovitz.

Barry J Cadden, Defendant, represented by Alan M. Winchester , Harris Beach, PLLC, Robert H. Gaynor , Sloane & Walsh LLP, Bruce A. Singal , Donoghue, Barrett & Singal, PC, Callan G. Stein , Donoghue, Barrett & Singal, PC, John P. Ryan , Sloane & Walsh, Michelle R. Peirce , Donoghue, Barrett & Singal, PC & William J. Dailey, Jr. , Sloane & Walsh, LLP.

Greg Conigliaro, Defendant, represented by Alan M. Winchester , Harris Beach, PLLC, John P. Ryan , Sloane & Walsh, Robert H. Gaynor , Sloane & Walsh LLP & William J. Dailey, Jr. , Sloane & Walsh, LLP.

Lisa Conigliaro Cadden, Defendant, represented by Alan M. Winchester , Harris Beach, PLLC, Robert H. Gaynor , Sloane & Walsh LLP, Bruce A. Singal , Donoghue, Barrett & Singal, PC, Callan G. Stein , Donoghue, Barrett & Singal, PC, John P. Ryan , Sloane & Walsh, Michelle R. Peirce , Donoghue, Barrett & Singal, PC & William J. Dailey, Jr. , Sloane & Walsh, LLP.

GDC Properties Management, LLC, Defendant, represented by Joseph P. Thomas , Ulmer & Berne LLP, Joshua A. Klarfeld , Ulmer & Berne LLP & Robert A. Curley, Jr. , Curley & Curley P.C..

ARL Bio Pharma, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kenneth B. Walton , Donovan & Hatem, LLP, Courtney Ann Longo , Donovan Hatem, LLP, Kristen R. Ragosta , Donovan & Hatem, LLP & Pamela C. Selvarajah , Donovan & Hatem, LLP.

Douglas Conigliaro, Defendant, represented by Alan M. Winchester , Harris Beach, PLLC, Melinda L. Thompson , Todd & Weld, Christopher R. O'Hara , Todd & Weld LLP, Christopher Weld, Jr. , Todd & Weld, John P. Ryan , Sloane & Walsh, Robert H. Gaynor , Sloane & Walsh LLP & William J. Dailey, Jr. , Sloane & Walsh, LLP.

Carla Conigliaro, Defendant, represented by Alan M. Winchester , Harris Beach, PLLC, Melinda L. Thompson , Todd & Weld, Christopher R. O'Hara , Todd & Weld LLP, Christopher Weld, Jr. , Todd & Weld, John P. Ryan , Sloane & Walsh, Robert H. Gaynor , Sloane & Walsh LLP & William J. Dailey, Jr. , Sloane & Walsh, LLP.

Glenn Chin, Defendant, represented by Alan M. Winchester , Harris Beach, PLLC, John P. Ryan , Sloane & Walsh, Robert H. Gaynor , Sloane & Walsh LLP & William J. Dailey, Jr. , Sloane & Walsh, LLP.

South Jersey Healthcare, Defendant, represented by Kristin Muir Mykulak , Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, LOUIS R. MOFFA, JR. , MONTGOMERY, McCRACKEN, WALKER & RHOADS, LLP, Michael B. Hayes , Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP & Stephen A. Grossman , Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP.

South Jersey Regional Medical Center, Defendant, represented by Kristin Muir Mykulak , Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, LOUIS R. MOFFA, JR. , MONTGOMERY, McCRACKEN, WALKER & RHOADS, LLP, Michael B. Hayes , Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP & Stephen A. Grossman , Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP.

Nitesh Bhagat, Defendant, represented by John M. Lovely , Cashman & Lovely & Joseph R. Lang , Lenox, Socey, Formidoni, Giordano, Cooley, Lang & Casey, LLC.

Carilion Surgery Center New River Valley LLC, d/b/a New River Valley Surgery Center, LLC, Defendant, represented by Michael Preston Gardner , Leclair Ryan, A Professional Corporation.

Premier Orthopaedic And Sports Medicine Associates Of Southern New Jersey, LLC, trading as Premier Orthopaedic Associates, Defendant, represented by Christopher M. Wolk , Law Offices of Jay J. Blumberg, ESQ. & Jay J. Blumberg , Law Offices of Jay Blumberg.

Premier Orthopaedic Associates Surgical Center, LLC, Defendant, represented by Christopher M. Wolk , Law Offices of Jay J. Blumberg, ESQ. & Jay J. Blumberg , Law Offices of Jay Blumberg.

Kimberly Yvette Smith, M.D., also known as Kimberly Yvette Smith-Martin, M.D., Defendant, represented by Christopher M. Wolk , Law Offices of Jay J. Blumberg, ESQ. & Jay J. Blumberg , Law Offices of Jay Blumberg.

Saint Thomas Outpatient Neurosurgical Center, LLC, Defendant, represented by Alan S. Bean , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLLC, C. J. Gideon, Jr. , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, Chris J. Tardio , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, John-Mark Zini , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC & Matthew H. Cline , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC.

Howell Allen Clinic, A Professional Corporation, Defendant, represented by Alan S. Bean , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLLC, C. J. Gideon, Jr. , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, Chris J. Tardio , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, John-Mark Zini , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC & Matthew H. Cline , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC.

Ocean State Pain Management, Inc., Defendant, represented by Sean E. Capplis , Ficksman & Conley LLP, Katharine A. Dennis , Capano & DeJoie Law Offices & Matthew R. Connors , Connors & Carrol, P.C..

John Culclasure, M.D., Defendant, represented by Alan S. Bean , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLLC, C. J. Gideon, Jr. , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, Chris J. Tardio , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, John-Mark Zini , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC & Matthew H. Cline , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC.

Debra Schamberg, M.D., Defendant, represented by Alan S. Bean , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLLC, C. J. Gideon, Jr. , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, Chris J. Tardio , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, John-Mark Zini , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC & Matthew H. Cline , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC.

Insight Imaging, Inc., (See case no. 13-cv-10558-FDS. Counsel reports that the defendant's correct name is Insight Health Corp.), Defendant, represented by Albert L. Hogan, III , SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM, LLP, Diane Flannery , MCGUIREWOODS LLP, Matthew J. Matule , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Ron E. Meisler , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Samuel T. Towell , MCGUIREWOODS LLP & Stephen D. Busch , McGuireWoods LLP.

Saint Thomas West Hospital, formerly known as Saint Thomas Hospital, Defendant, represented by Eric J. Hoffman , FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI, LLP, Marcy H. Greer , Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsent, Sarah P. Kelly , Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP, Yvonne K. Puig , FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P., Adam T. Schramek , Fulbright & Jaworski LLP & Stephen J. Brake , Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP.

Saint Thomas Network, Defendant, represented by Eric J. Hoffman , FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI, LLP, Marcy H. Greer , Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsent, Sarah P. Kelly , Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP, Yvonne K. Puig , FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P., Adam T. Schramek , Fulbright & Jaworski LLP & Stephen J. Brake , Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP.

Saint Thomas Health, Defendant, represented by Eric J. Hoffman , FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI, LLP, Marcy H. Greer , Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsent, Sarah P. Kelly , Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP, Yvonne K. Puig , FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P., Adam T. Schramek , Fulbright & Jaworski LLP & Stephen J. Brake , Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP.

BKC Pain Specialists, Defendant, represented by Tory A. Weigand , Morrison, Mahoney, & Miller LLP & Anthony E. Abeln , Morrison Mahoney LLP.

Adil Katabay, Defendant, represented by Tory A. Weigand , Morrison, Mahoney, & Miller LLP & Anthony E. Abeln , Morrison Mahoney LLP.

Nikesh Batra, Defendant, represented by Tory A. Weigand , Morrison, Mahoney, & Miller LLP & Anthony E. Abeln , Morrison Mahoney LLP.

Kenneth R. Lister, M.D., Defendant, represented by Alan S. Bean , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLLC, C. J. Gideon, Jr. , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, Chris J. Tardio , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, John-Mark Zini , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, Matthew H. Cline , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, Jason A. Lee , Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Burrow, PLLC & Megan A. Carrick , Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Burrow, PLLC.

Marion Pain Management Center, Inc., Defendant, represented by Robert L. Boston , Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy, PC.

Unifirst Corporation a/d/b/a Uniclean Cleanroom Services, Defendant, represented by James Rehnquist , Goodwin Procter, LLP, Abigail K. Hemani , Goodwin Procter LLP, Damian W. Wilmot , Goodwin Procter LLP, Josh L. Launer , Goodwin Procter, LLP, Michael K. Murray , Goodwin Procter, LLP & Roberto M. Braceras , Goodwin Procter LLP.

Medical Advanced Pain Specialists, PA, Defendant, represented by Clare F Carroll , McCarthy, Bouley & Barry, PC.

David M. Schultz, M.D., Defendant, represented by Clare F Carroll , McCarthy, Bouley & Barry, PC.

Ascension Health, Defendant, represented by Marcy H. Greer , Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsent & Sarah P. Kelly , Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP.

Ascension Health Alliance, Defendant, represented by Marcy H. Greer , Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsent & Sarah P. Kelly , Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP.

Specialty Surgery Center, PLLC, Defendant, represented by Alan S. Bean , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLLC, Chris J. Tardio , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, Jason A. Lee , Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Burrow, PLLC, Kent E. Krause , Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Burrow, PLLC, Megan A. Carrick , Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Burrow, PLLC & Parks T. Chastain , Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Burrow, PLLC.

Vaughan A. Allen, M.D., Defendant, represented by Chris J. Tardio , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC.

Saint Thomas Hospital West f/k/a Saint Thomas Hospital, Defendant, represented by Adam T. Schramek , Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Marcy H. Greer , Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsent, Sarah P. Kelly , Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP & Stephen J. Brake , Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP.

Advanced Pain & Anesthesia Consultants PC d/b/a APAC Centers for Pain Management, Defendant, represented by Tory A. Weigand , Morrison, Mahoney, & Miller LLP & Anthony E. Abeln , Morrison Mahoney LLP.

Randolph Y. Chang, M.D., Defendant, represented by Tory A. Weigand , Morrison, Mahoney, & Miller LLP & Anthony E. Abeln , Morrison Mahoney LLP.

Kenneth Lister, M.D., P.C., Defendant, represented by Chris J. Tardio , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC.

Image Guided Pain Management, P.C., Defendant, represented by Nancy Fuller Reynolds , Leclair Ryan, A Professional Corporation & John Thomas Jessee , LeClair Ryan, A Professional Corporation.

Cincinnati Pain Management Consultants, Inc., Defendant, represented by Tory A. Weigand , Morrison, Mahoney, & Miller LLP.

Cincinnati Pain Management Consultants, Ltd., Defendant, represented by Tory A. Weigand , Morrison, Mahoney, & Miller LLP.

Gururau Sudarshan, M.D., Defendant, represented by Tory A. Weigand , Morrison, Mahoney, & Miller LLP.

Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, LLC, Defendant, represented by Maura K. Monaghan , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.

Wilson Chu, Defendant, represented by Maura K. Monaghan , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.

HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Defendant, represented by Barbara Hayes Buell , Smith Duggan Buell & Rufo LLP.

Tenet HealthSystem Hahnemann, LLC, Defendant, represented by Barbara Hayes Buell , Smith Duggan Buell & Rufo LLP.

Abbeselom Ghermay, Defendant, represented by Elizabeth Masters Fraley , Fraley & Fraley LLP.

Dallas Back Pain Management/Momentum Pain Management, Defendant, represented by Elizabeth Masters Fraley , Fraley & Fraley LLP.

Nasareth Hospital, Defendant, represented by Daniel J. Divis , Gerolamo, McNulty, Divis & Lewbart & Frank A. Gerolamo , Gerolamo, McNulty, Divis & Lewbart.

Mercy Health System of S.E. Pennsylvania, Defendant, represented by Daniel J. Divis , Gerolamo, McNulty, Divis & Lewbart & Frank A. Gerolamo , Gerolamo, McNulty, Divis & Lewbart.

Dr John Mathis, Defendant, represented by Nancy Fuller Reynolds , Leclair Ryan, A Professional Corporation & John Thomas Jessee , LeClair Ryan, A Professional Corporation.

Robert O'Brien, Defendant, represented by Nancy Fuller Reynolds , Leclair Ryan, A Professional Corporation & John Thomas Jessee , LeClair Ryan, A Professional Corporation.

MD WILLIAM A. ANDERSON, Defendant, represented by Brook Hastings , O'brien & Ryan.

THE ROTHMAN INSTITUTE, Defendant, represented by Brook Hastings , O'brien & Ryan.

The Rothman Institute at Nazareth Hospital, Defendant, represented by Brook Hastings , O'brien & Ryan.

Jeffrey B. Glaser, Defendant, represented by Stephanie R. Hanning , Schmid & Voiles.

Glaser Pain Institute, Defendant, represented by Stephanie R. Hanning , Schmid & Voiles.

Anonymous Health Care Provider 1, Defendant, represented by Sarah P. Kelly , Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP.

Anonymous Health Care Provider 2, Defendant, represented by Sarah P. Kelly , Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP.

Anonymous Health Care Provider 3, Defendant, represented by Sarah P. Kelly , Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP.

Anonymous Health Care Provider 5, Defendant, represented by Sarah P. Kelly , Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP.

Fullerton Orthopaedic Surgery Medical Group, Inc., Defendant, represented by Robert J. Iacopino , LaFollette, Johnson, DeHaas, Fesler & Ames.

Chance Baker, Movant, represented by Lauren Ellerman , Frith & Ellerman Law Firm, P.C..

Ferman Wertz, Movant, represented by Lauren Ellerman , Frith & Ellerman Law Firm, P.C..

Patrick Johnston, Movant, represented by Lauren Ellerman , Frith & Ellerman Law Firm, P.C..

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 Case of New England Compounding Pharmacy, Inc., Interested Party, represented by David J. Molton , Brown Rudnick LLP, Anne Andrews , Andrews & Thornton, Rebecca L. Fordon , Brown Rudnick LLP & William R. Baldiga , Brown Rudnick LLP.

United States of America, Interested Party, represented by Christine J. Wichers , United States Attorney's Office MA.

Roanoke Area LichtensteinFishwick Intervenors, Roanoke Area LichtensteinFishwick Intervenors, Interested Party, represented by Gregory Lee Lyons , LICHTENSTEINFISHWICK PLC.

J. Does 1-4, Interested Party, represented by Michael J. Pineault , Clements & Pineault, LLP.

John Doe, John Doe c/o Paul W. Shaw, Interested Party, represented by Paul W. Shaw , Verrill Dana, LLP.

J. Does 5-10, Interested Party, represented by Mark D Smith , Laredo & Smith, LLP.

Orlando Center for Outpatient Sugery, LP, doing business as Orlando Center for Outpatient Surgery, Interested Party, represented by Theresa A. Domenico , McCumber, Daniels, Buntz, Hartig & Puig, P.A..

OSMC, Interested Party, represented by Robert James Durant , Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP.

Victory Mechanical Services, Inc., Interested Party, represented by Michael P. Sams , Kenney & Sams, P.C..

Victory Heating & Air Conditioning Co., Inc., Interested Party, represented by Michael P. Sams , Kenney & Sams, P.C..

Carlos Jassir, M.D., Pain Management Center of West Orange, Interested Party, represented by Richards H. Ford , Wicker, Smith, O'Hara, McCoy & Ford, P.A..

Virginia Crandall & Katt Plaintiffs, Interested Party, represented by Patrick Thomas Fennell , CRANDALL & KATT.

Erlanger Health System, Objector, represented by Arthur P. Brock , Spears, Moore, Rebman & Williams, PC, Cara E. Weiner , Spears, Moore, Rebman, & Williams, PC & John B. Bennett , Spears, Moore, Rebman & Williams, PC.

Neurosurgical Group of Chattanooga, doing business as Chattanooga Neurosurgery & Spine, Objector, represented by C. J. Gideon, Jr. , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, Chris J. Tardio , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, John-Mark Zini , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC & Matthew H. Cline , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC.

Specialty Surgery Center, PLLC, Objector, represented by C. J. Gideon, Jr. , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, Chris J. Tardio , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, Jason A. Lee , Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Burrow, PLLC, John-Mark Zini , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, Kent E. Krause , Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Burrow, PLLC, Matthew H. Cline , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, Megan A. Carrick , Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Burrow, PLLC & Parks T. Chastain , Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Burrow, PLLC.

Dr. Donald Jones, M.D., Objector, represented by Alan S. Bean , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLLC, C. J. Gideon, Jr. , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, Chris J. Tardio , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC, John-Mark Zini , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC & Matthew H. Cline , Gideon, Cooper & Essary, PLC.

Liberty Industries, Inc., Objector, represented by Nicole D. Dorman , Law Office of Nicole D. Dorman, LLC, Peter G. Hermes , Hermes, Netburn, O'Connor & Spearing, Scott S. Spearing , Hermes, Netburn, O'Connor & Spearing & Kara A. Loridas , Hermes, Netburn, O'Connor & Spearing.

Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital, Objector, represented by Kathryn J. Humphrey , Attorneys for Southeast Michigan & Steven Weiss , Shatz, Schwartz & Fentin P.C..

Surgical Park Center, Ltd., Objector, represented by Cari A. Wint , Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP, Mark P. Goodman , Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP & Maura K. Monaghan , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.

HCA Health Services of Tennessee, Inc., also known as Centennial Medical Center, Objector, represented by Cari A. Wint , Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP, Mark P. Goodman , Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP & Maura K. Monaghan , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.

Michigan Pain Specialists, PLLC, Objector, represented by C. Mark Hoover , Hackney, Grover, Hoover & Bean, David M. Thomas , RUTLEDGE, MANION, RABAUT, TERRY & THOMAS, P.C., & Randy J. Hackney , Hackney, Grover, Hoover & Bean.

Thorek Memorial Hospital, Objector, represented by Kip J. Adams , Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Scott C. Bentivenga , Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP & Thomas J. Schlesinger , Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP.

Surgery Center Associates of High Point, LLC, Objector, represented by Carrie A. Hanger , Smith, Moore, Leatherwood, LLP & Terrill J. Harris , Smith, Moore, Leatherwood, LLP.

Baltimore Pain Management Center, Objector, represented by Michelle J. Marzullo , Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien, Doherty & Kelly, P.C..

North Carolina Orthopaedic Clinic, Objector, represented by Mark E. Anderson , McGuireWoods LLP.

Martin Kelvas, Objector, represented by Eric J. Hoffman , FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI, LLP, Marcy H. Greer , Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsent & Yvonne K. Puig , FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P..

The South Bend Clinic, LLP, Objector, represented by David E. Fialkow , Nelson Mullins.

Surgery Center of Wilson, LLC, Objector, represented by C. Houston Foppiano , Batten Lee PLLC, David H. Batten , Batten Lee PLLC & G. Adam Moyers , Batten Lee PLLC.

Neuromuscular and Rehabilitation Associates of Northern Michigan, and its employees, Objector, represented by Brett J. Bean , Hackney, Grover, Hoover & Bean & Timothy J. Dardas , Hackney, Grover, Hoover & Bean.

Insight Health Corp., Objector, represented by Albert L. Hogan, III , SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM, LLP, Christopher E. Trible , McGuireWoods, LLP, Clinton R. Shaw , Bonner, Kiernan, Trebach & Crociata, LLP, Diane Flannery , MCGUIREWOODS LLP, Lena L. Busscher , McGuire Woods LLP, Leo John McDermott Boyd , McGuireWoods LLP, Matthew J. Matule , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Nicholas R. Kennedy , McGuireWoods LLP, Ron E. Meisler , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Samuel T. Towell , MCGUIREWOODS LLP, Stephen D. Busch , McGuireWoods LLP & James F. Neale , McGuireWoods LLP.

Greenspring Surgical Center, Objector, represented by John T. Sly , Waranch & Brown, LLC.

Dr. O'Connell's Pain Care Center, Inc., Objector, represented by William E. Christie , Shaheen & Gordon, P.A. & Benjamin T. Siracusa Hillman , Shaheen & Gordon, P.A..

Rochester Brain and Spine Neurosurgery & Pain Management, LLC, Objector, represented by Alan J Bozer , Phillips Lytle, LLP, Joanna J. Chen , Phillips Lytle, LLP & Michael E. Hager .

Dr. O'Connell's Pain Care Center, Objector, represented by William E. Christie , Shaheen & Gordon, P.A. & Benjamin T. Siracusa Hillman , Shaheen & Gordon, P.A..

Pain Consultants of West Florida, Objector, represented by Halley M. Stephens , Fuller, Mitchell, Hood & Stephens, LLC.

Doylestown Hospital, Objector, represented by John B. Reiss , Doylestown Hospital.

Allegheny Pain Management, P.C., Objector, represented by Allen P. Neely , McQuaide, Blasko, Inc..

Encino Outpatient Surgery Center, Objector, represented by Cynthia A. Palin , Prindle, Amaro, Goetz, Hillyard, Barnes & Reinholtz.

Harford County Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC, Objector, represented by Thomas J. Althauser , Eccleston and Wolf, P.C..

Interventional Spine & Sports Medicine, PC, Objector, represented by Martin S. Hyman , Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP & Matthew C. Daly , Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP.

High Point Surgery Center, Objector, represented by Carrie A. Hanger , Smith, Moore, Leatherwood, LLP & Terrill J. Harris , Smith, Moore, Leatherwood, LLP.

Sahara Outpatient Surgery Center, Ltd., Objector, represented by Cari A. Wint , Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP, Mark P. Goodman , Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP & Maura K. Monaghan , Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.

Pain Associates of Charleston, LLC d/b/a InverveneMD, Objector, represented by Robert Homes Hood, Jr. , Hood Law Firm.

Universal Pain Management Medical Coporation, doing business as Universal Pain Management, Objector, represented by Paul M. Corson , Law, Brandmeyer Packer, LLP.

Pain Medicine Specialists P.A., Objector, represented by Gregory K. Kirby , Pessin Katz Law, P.A..

Travelers Property Casualty Company of America, Objector, represented by Brian M. Cullen , Law Offices of Steven B. Stein.

Surgcenter of Bel Air, LLC, Objector, represented by Gregory K. Kirby , Pessin Katz Law, P.A..

Box Hill Surgery Center, LLC, Objector, represented by Gregory K. Kirby , Pessin Katz Law, P.A..

Baltimore Pain Management Center, Objector, represented by Michelle J. Marzullo , Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien, Doherty & Kelly, P.C..

Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company, Objector, represented by Nancy D. Adams , Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, PC.

Paul D. Moore, in his capacity as Chapter 11 Trustee of the Defendant New England Compounding Pharmacy, Inc. d/b/a New England Compounding Center, Trustee, represented by Jennifer Mikels , Duane Morris LLP, Michael R. Gottfried , Duane Morris LLP, Frederick H. Fern , Harris Beach PLLC, Jessica Saunders Eichel , Harris Beach PLLC & Thomas B.K. Ringe, III , Duane Morris LLP.

Tennessee, State of, Intervenor, represented by Joseph Ahillen , Office of Attorney General & Mary M. Bers , Office of Attorney General.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

RYA W. ZOBEL, District Judge.

On May 7, 2014, defendants Advanced Pain & Anesthesia Consultants, P.C. d/b/a APAC Centers for Pain Management ("APAC") and Randolph Y. Chang, M.D. ("Chang"), sought dismissal of all claims against them in two actions direct-filed in this court through MDL short-form complaints1 for lack of personal jurisdiction, or in the alternative, failure to state a claim under Fed. R. Civ. 12(b)(1) & (6) (Docket # 1108).

After that filing, plaintiffs brought identical suits in the Northern District of Illinois which were subsequently transferred to this MDL (hereinafter "the Illinois-filed actions"). See Musselwhite v. Advanced Pain & Anaesthesia Consultants, P.C., d/b/a Apac Centers For Pain Management et al, No. 1:14-cv-13676-RWZ (filed 9/23/2014), Kennedy et al v. Advanced Pain & Anesthesia Consultants, P.C. et al, No. 1:14-cv-13689 (filed 9/24/2014).

APAC and Chang sought dismissal of all claims against them in the direct-filed actions for lack of personal jurisdiction, and in the direct-filed and Illinois-filed actions, for failure to state a claim under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) & (6) (Docket # 1208). The parties later agreed by stipulation to consolidate the direct-filed actions into the Illinoisfiled actions2 and adopt APAC and Chang's motion to dismiss in the consolidated action. See Docket # 1605. Defendants also withdrew without prejudice their jurisdictional arguments under Rule 12(b)(1)3, and plaintiffs withdrew their claims for conspiracy, agency, and battery in the consolidated action. For the reasons that follow, defendants' motion is DENIED IN PART and ALLOWED IN PART.

I. Background4

A. The Multidistrict Litigation

This multidistrict litigation stems from an outbreak of fungal meningitis caused by contaminated methylprednisolone acetate ("MPA") manufactured and sold by the New England Compounding Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a New England Compounding Center ("NECC"). NECC operated a compounding pharmacy in Framingham, Massachusetts, that combined and mixed ingredients to create specific formulations of pharmaceutical products. In the Fall of 2012, health officials traced a number of cases of fungal meningitis to injections of MPA that had been manufactured by NECC. NECC initiated a recall of several contaminated batches of MPA before eventually surrendering its pharmacy license and ceasing production of all pharmaceutical products. NECC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2012.

Lawsuits alleging death or injury caused by contaminated MPA were filed against NECC, affiliated entities and individuals, and/or health care providers in multiple state and federal jurisdictions around the country beginning in November 2012. In February 2013, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") issued an order under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 transferring a number of cases pending in several federal courts to this court for coordinated and consolidated pretrial proceedings; subsequent JPML orders also transferred "tag-along" cases here. Other cases pending in both federal and state court were likewise transferred to this court via additional transfer orders. See In re New Eng. Compounding Pharm., Inc. Prods. Liability Litig., 496 B.R. 256 (D. Mass. 2013) (Docket # 176); In re New Eng. Compounding Pharm., Inc. Prods. Liability Litig., Civil Action No. 13-2419-RWZ, 2014 WL 2040139 (D. Mass. May 15, 2014) (Docket # 1131); June 4, 2014, Transfer Order (Docket # 1173).

On November 5, 2013, in accordance with MDL Order No. 6 (Docket # 209), the court-appointed plaintiffs' steering committee filed a master complaint against numerous non-NECC parties, including hospitals, clinics, and health care facilities (as well as their physicians, staff, agents, and employees) that allegedly obtained contaminated MPA from NECC and administered it to their patients.5 See Master Complaint ("Master Compl."), Docket # 545. Plaintiffs who already had cases on file or who wished to file in the multidistrict litigation thereafter filed short-form complaints to assert facts and claims as set out in the master complaint.

B. The Musselwhite & Kennedy Actions

The actions for decision here are Musselwhite v. Advanced Pain & Anesthesia Consultants, P.C., d/b/a APAC Centers for Pain Management et al., No. 1:13-cv-13228-RWZ, and Kennedy et al. v. Advanced Pain & Anesthesia Consultants, P.C. et. al., No. 1:13-cv-13227-RWZ (collectively the "Directly Filed actions) and Musselwhite v. Advanced Pain & Anesthesia Consultants, P.C., d/b/a APAC Centers for Pain Management et al., No. 1:14-cv-13676-RWZ (filed 9/23/2014); Kennedy et al. v. Advanced Pain & Anesthesia Consultants, P.C. et al., No. 1:14-cv-13689 (filed 9/24/2014) (collectively the "Illinois-Filed actions").

Plaintiffs allege that they were administered contaminated NECC MPA by Dr. Chang, an employee of APAC, and that they suffered injuries and damages as a result. They allege Dr. Chang and APAC owed them a duty of care based on their physicianpatient relationship, and that Dr. Chang and APAC breached that duty by bulk ordering MPA from NECC through the use of lists of false patient names and failure to make any inquiry into the safety of NECC's products.

II. Legal Standard

"To survive a motion to dismiss, a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to `state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.'" Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (quoting Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007). Plausibility "is not akin to a probability requirement, but [requires] more than a sheer possibility that a defendant has acted unlawfully." Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678. Thus, "[a] pleading that offers `labels and conclusions' or `a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action will not do.'" Id. When ruling on a motion to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), the court accepts as true all factual allegations contained in the complaint, but not legal conclusions. Id.

III. Discussion

A. Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Docket # 1108)

Plaintiffs allege claims6 against the defendants for common law negligence and gross negligence, violation of the Illinois consumer protection statute (Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. ch. 815, 505/1 et seq.), common law failure to warn, Illinois product liability statutory claims, and punitive damages. Defendants assert that all these claims should be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

1. Negligence7 (Count III)

To prove medical negligence under Illinois law, a plaintiff must establish "a duty owed by defendant to the plaintiff, a breach of duty, an injury proximately caused by the breach, and resultant damages." Reynolds v. Decatur Mem'l Hosp., 277 Ill.App.3d 80, 85, 660 N.E.2d 235, 238 (1996).

Defendants argue that plaintiffs have failed to allege any of the elements necessary for negligence or gross negligence because "Illinois law does not impose a duty on physicians to regulate pharmacies and/or engage in any type of due diligence prior to lawfully purchasing medications from a licensed pharmacy such as NECC." This position misconstrues plaintiffs' allegations. The relevant misconduct is set out in detail in the master complaint which alleges that defendants had a duty to:

• exercise reasonable care to ensure that the drugs they purchased to administer to their patients were procured from drug companies that complied with pharmaceutical laws, made safe and effective drugs, and utilized proper quality control, safety, and sterility measures; • exercise reasonable care to avoid administering to plaintiff contaminated drugs, or drugs they knew or should have known to be contaminated; • provide plaintiff with reasonable care and treatment; • obtain from the plaintiff informed consent for the procedure performed, by adequately and accurately describing the nature and risks of the procedure, including the drugs that were to be administered; and • inform plaintiff of the source of the drug (an unaccredited, mass producing, out-of state, compounding pharmacy, unregulated by the FDA) and the dangers associated therewith.

See Master Compl. at ¶¶ 226-232. The master complaint further alleges that defendants breached these duties by, among other things, failing to exercise reasonable and prudent care to ensure that the drugs they purchased and provided to plaintiffs were made and sold in compliance with all applicable pharmaceutical laws; failing to follow certain policies and procedures to ensure such drugs were safe; failing to adequately supervise and train employees and agents who ordered the drugs; failing to promptly notify plaintiffs that they were injected with potentially contaminated steroids; and generally failing to exercise reasonable care or conduct due diligence to ensure they were not injecting contaminated and dangerous drugs into their patients. See id. at ¶ 234. Plaintiffs maintain, via the master complaint, that these breaches proximately caused their injuries and that defendants' actions "went beyond mere thoughtlessness, inadvertence or error of judgment," "constituted such utter disregard for the rights of others, and such utter disregard for prudence, that they amount to complete neglect of the safety of patients." Id. at ¶¶ 236-239.

Such allegations of duty are sufficient to make out claims for negligence and gross negligence under Illinois law. Defendants' motion is therefore denied as to these claims.

2. Violation of Illinois' Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (Count IV)

To state a claim under the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act, a plaintiff must allege:

(1) a deceptive act or unfair practice occurred; (2) the defendant intended for plaintiff to rely on the deception; (3) the deception occurred in the course of conduct involving trade or commerce; (4) the plaintiff sustained actual damages; and (5) such damages were proximately caused by the defendant's deception. Walton v. Bayer Corp. (In Re Yasmin and Yaz (Drospiernone) Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation), 692 F.Supp.2d 1012, 1023 (S.D. Ill. 2010).

Plaintiffs allege that defendants "deceptively concealed" information about the product actually used (NECC's MPA) by representing, among other things, that the patients "were receiving FDA-approved Depo-medrol when in fact [defendants] injected [plaintiffs] with NECC's compounded MPA." Master Compl. ¶¶ 243, 247, 251, 253. Such allegations are supported, if not proven, by subsequent invoices for Depo-medrol rather than MPA. Plaintiffs have plausibly alleged that defendants were aware of the difference in risk between NECC's MPA and its FDA-approved counterpart Depomedrol, and concealed which drug was in fact used in the course of medical treatment to induce plaintiffs' consent to the procedure. While the question of proximate cause is a close one at this stage, the Supreme Court of Illinois has stressed that "the required allegation of proximate cause is minimal since that determination is best left to the trier of fact." Connick v. Suzuki Moto Co., Ltd., 174 Ill.2d 482, 504 (1996). The plaintiffs have therefore adequately plead a cause of action under the Illinois' Consumer Fraud Act.

3. Failure to Warn (Count VIII)

Plaintiffs assert that defendants failed to inform them that they were being administered "an unsafe, unreasonably dangerous drug compounded by NECC," and that the consent form she was provided "failed to inform [her] of the risks and benefits of the procedure[] before it was performed." Master Compl. ¶ 301-302. Defendants contend that "the Complaints do not contain any allegations that the Clinic Related Defendants knew or should have known that using preservative-free MPA or a compounded drug is unsafe or more dangerous than using a drug produced by an FDA-regulated manufacturer." Docket # 1109, pg. 21. This is simply false. See Master Compl. ¶ 48-55, 151-206.

In Illinois, "consumers should principally look to their prescribing physician to convey the appropriate warnings regarding drugs, and it is the prescribing physician's duty to convey these warnings to the patients." Frye v. Medicare-Glaser Corp., 153 Ill.2d 26, 34-35 (1992); see also Walton, 692 F. Supp.2d at 1019 ("physicians have a duty to warn patients of those dangers"). When taken in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, the factual allegations are sufficient to show dangerous propensities and unequal knowledge of those propensities. Plaintiffs have adequately plead a claim for failure to warn under Illinois law.

4. Illinois Product Liability Law (Count IX)

A claim for strict product liability in Illinois is comprised of three elements: (1) the product was defective, in that it was unreasonably dangerous in light of its nature and intended use; (2) the product's defective condition was present when it left the manufacturer's control; and (3) the defective condition of the product proximately caused plaintiff's injuries. Samansky v. Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Med. Ctr., 208 Ill.App.3d 377, 389 (1990). Defendants assert that they cannot be subject to strict liability because they were providers of a service.8 The Illinois Supreme Court has held that "the dispensation of drugs and other medications by hospitals or other entities, where injury or disease result[s] from the existence of deleterious contaminants therein would ... result in the application of the strict liability theory." Cunningham v. MacNeal Mem'l Hosp., 47 Ill.2d 443, 453 (1970); Brandt v. Boston Scientific Corp., 204 Ill.2d 640, 650 (2003) (ruling subsequent legislative abrogation applies to Cunningham "only as to human blood products and tissue.")

"Courts in strict liability cases must find that the defendant sold a product rather than services before imposing liability." Brandt, 204 Ill.2d 640, 650. However, since the adoption of the Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC"), when a transaction in Illinois involves both the provision of goods and services, courts apply the "predominant purpose test" to determine whether there has been a transaction in goods. Pursuant to the predominant purpose test, "there is a `transaction in goods' only if the contract is predominantly for goods and incidentally for services." In Re Yasmin & Yaz, 692 F. Supp. 2d at 1022. There is no question here that plaintiffs were billed, separately, for both a service (the act of injection), and a product (the MPA). However, the provision of the MPA was part-and-parcel with the service of its injection — the only purpose of the visit was the injection itself, something only a physician with special skill could provide. Under Illinois law, there is no action for strict liability on the complaint as alleged.

5. Punitive Damages (Count XIV)

In Illinois, punitive damages may be awarded "when torts are committed with fraud, actual malice, . . . or when the defendant acts willfully, or with such gross negligence as to indicate a wanton disregard of the rights of others." Rockford Redi-Mix, Inc. v. Teamsters Local 325, 195 Ill.App.3d 294, 309 (1990). The master complaint includes various assertions that defendants' actions "went beyond mere thoughtlessness, inadvertence or error of judgment," Master Compl. at ¶ 237, and "constituted such utter disregard for the rights of others, and such utter disregard for prudence, that they amount to complete neglect for the safety of patients," id. at ¶ 239. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants willfully and knowingly failed to abide by consumer safety regulations and withheld important safety information from patients. Id. at ¶ 249-50. Such allegations are enough to sustain plaintiffs' punitive damages claims at this early stage.

IV. Conclusion

It is ORDERED that the direct-filed actions be consolidated into their corresponding Illinois-filed actions.

Plaintiffs' claims for agency (Count X), civil conspiracy (Count XI), and battery (Count VII) are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE per stipulation of the parties (Docket # 1603).

Defendants' motion to dismiss (Docket # 1208) is ALLOWED as to plaintiffs' claim for strict product liability (Count IX) and DENIED as to all other claims.

FootNotes


1. Musselwhite, et al. v. Advanced Pain & Anesthesia Consultants, P.C., et al., No. 1:13-cv-13228-RWZ, and Kennedy v. Advanced Pain & Anesthesia Consultants, P.C., et al., No. 1:13-cv-13227-RWZ (hereinafter "the direct-filed cases").
2. Such consolidation is now ORDERED.
3. It is not clear that a jurisdictional argument of this nature can be withdrawn by the parties as they raise serious questions regarding my authority to adjudicate. The consolidation of the direct-filed cases into the Illinois-filed cases, however, largely moots the jurisdictional problems presented.
4. A detailed account of the background of the case is set forth in previous opinions of the court. See, e.g., In re New Eng. Compounding Pharm., Inc. Prods. Liability Litig., 496 B.R. 256, 260-263 (D. Mass. 2013). Only a brief summary is outlined here.
5. The master complaint was intended to be an administrative tool, allowing the allegations and claims against all defendants to be stated in one document.
6. I address the claims as plead and litigated noting, however, that some of the "claims" are not, properly speaking, independent causes of action.
7. To the extent plaintiffs assert a seperate claim for gross negligence as its own cause of action, it is dismissed. See Merit Ins. Co. v. Colao, 603 F.2d 654, 659 (7th Cir. 1979) ("Illinois does not recognize gross negligence as an independent ground for recovery.")
8. Defendants also argue that because the Master Complaint fails to specifically cite the Illinois Products Liability Law, it fails to adequately state a claim. This argument is utterly without merit.

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