Gadolinium Contrast Dyes Products Liability Litigation
| Master Docket Number: | 1:08-gd-50000 |
| Presiding Judge: | Dan Aaron Polster |
| Courtroom Deputy | Robert Pitts 216-357-7192 |
| Law Clerk | Mary Hughes 216-357-7193 |
| Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel |
Peter J. Brodhead Spangenberg Shibley & Liber 1900 East Ninth Street, Suite 2400 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Phone: 216-696-3232 Fax: 216-696-3924 Pbrodhead@spanglaw.com |
| Defendants' Liaison Counsel |
Charna Sherman Charna Law 5310 Key Tower 127 Public Square Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Phone: 216-453-0808 Fax: 216-453-0809 charna.sherman@charnalaw.com |
| Description | Plaintiffs allege that they suffered substantial injuries caused by the use, in magnetic resonance imaging procedures performed on them, of gadolinium-based contrast agents that were manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Defendants |
Orders Pertaining to MDL 1909
| Case Management Conference Order No. 1 | Preservation of Tissue and Related Physical Evidence | 3/18/2008 |
| Case Management Conference Order No. 2 | Establishing Plaintiffs' Steering Committee | 3/24/2008 |
| Case Management Conference Order No. 3 | General Procedures and Appointment of Counsel | 3/25/2008 |
| Pretrial Order No. 1 | Direct Filing of Actions in the Northern District of Ohio | 4/1/2008 |
| Case Management No. 4 | Deadline to Answer, Move, or Otherwise Plead | 5/5/2008 |
| Case Management Conference Order No. 6 - Protective Order | Case Management Conference Order No. 6 - Protective Order | 6/4/2008 |
| Case Management Order No. 5 | Product Identificateion, Plaintiff Fact Sheets and Defense Fact Sheets | 6/16/2008 |
| Case Management Order No. 7 | Regarding format of production by defendants | 7/2/2008 |
| Case Management Order No. 8 | Schedule for core discovery and case selection | 9/24/2008 |
| Case Management Order No. 9 | Case Management Order No. 9 | 11/26/2008 |
| Case Management Order No. 10 | Schedule for Core Discovery and Case Selection | 12/2/2008 |
| Pretrial Order No. 2 | Establishing Gadolinium Based Contrast Agents Fee and Expense Fund to compensate and reimburse attorneys for services performed and expenses incurred for MDL Administration and the Common Benefit | 2/20/2009 |
| Exhibit A | Participation Agreement | 2/20/2009 |
| Pretrial Order No. 3 | Appointment of Certified Public Accountant to act as escrow agent for the Common Benefit Fee and Expense Funds | 2/20/2009 |
| Amended Minute Order | 3-6-09 Large Group Conference Minutes | 3/17/2009 |
| Minute Order | 4-07-09 Small Group Conference | 4/7/2009 |
| Case Management Order No. 11 | Docket Management Protocol for non-eligible trial pool cases, including protocol for product identification depositions and limited discovery on alleged NSF diagnosis and injury. | 4/30/2009 |
| Case Management Order No. 12 | Bellwether Trial Selection Protocol | 5/12/2009 |
| Case Management Order No. 13 | Regarding Expert Discovery | 5/15/2009 |
| Case Management Order No. 14 | Amended Dates for Expert Discovery Relating to the Bayer Defendants | 6/15/2009 |
| Case Management Order No. 15 | Amended Dates for Expert Discovery Relating to the Mallinckrodt Defendants | 5/12/2009 |
| Minute Order | 7-29-09 Small Group Conference | 8/3/2009 |
| Minute Order | 8-17-09 Hearing on Bellwether Trial Picks | 8/21/2009 |
| Case Management Order No. 16 | Protocol for handling of tissue and related physical evidence | 9/10/2009 |
| Amended Case Management Order No. 12 | Bellwether Trial Selection Protocol | 9/10/2009 |
| Second Amended Case Management Order No. 12 | Bellwether Trial Selection Protocol | 9/17/2009 |
| Order Dismissing McKesson | Agreed Order Re: Distributor Defendant McKesson Corporation | 11/5/2009 |
| Case Management Order No. 18 | Second Bellwether Trial Schedule | 11/17/2009 |
| Case Management Order No. 17 | Subsequent Designations of Generic Experts in Non-Bellwether Cases. | 11/19/2009 |
| Case Management Order No. 19 | Qualifications of Documents generated by a party as authentic or business records in Bellwether Trials. | 3/10/2010 |
| Memorandum of Opinion resolving omnibus generic Daubert motions filed | Memorandum of Opinion resolving omnibus generic Daubert motions filed by Plaintiffs Steering Committee and GE Healthcare | 5/4/2010 |
| Memorandum of Opinion resolving GE Healthcare's Motion to Reconsider | Memorandum of Opinion resolving GE Healthcare's Motion to Reconsider aspects of the Court's 5/4/2010 ruling on the generic Daubert motions | 6/18/2010 |
| Case Management Order No. 22 | Third Bellwether Trial Schedule (Knase) | 6/22/2010 |
| Stipulation and Case Management Order No. 23 | Use of Exhibits in alternative format in depositions, trials or filings with the Court. | 8/19/2010 |
| Amended Case Management Order No. 22 | Third Bellwether Trial Schedule (Knase) | 10/29/2010 |
| Case Management Order No. 24 | Fourth Bellwether Trial Schedule (Marino) | 4/25/2011 |
| Case Management Order No. 25 |
Defendants’ time period to answer or otherwise plead in response to any complaint or amended complaint is extended until 30 days. |
428/2011 |
| Scheduling Order | The Court schedules a Large Group Conference to be held in Courtroom 18B on 3/1/2012 at 01:30 PM. In preparation for the Conference, the Court directs Defendants and the Plaintiffs Steering Committee to jointly file, no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 9, 2012, a chart identifying the name and number of every case that has not been settled or dismissed. The Court directs counsel to file, no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 23, 2012, either a joint proposed protocol or separate proposed protocols for resolving or remanding the remaining cases. | 1/26/2012 |
| Minutes Scheduling Order | Minutes of 3/1/12 Conference and Scheduling Order | 3/8/2012 |
| Order | Extending Discovery Deadline for Amended Protocol for addressing the remaining cases against GEHC Defendants. Court orders the extension of the deadline to complete the limited case-specific discovery outlined in the August 17, 2012 Protocol up to and including the close of business on Friday, January 4, 2013. | 10/30/2012 |
| Case Management Order No. 27 | Order Establishing Fee Committee and Procedure for Distribution of Funds | 1/8/2013 |