Consolidated
Lead case: 2:18-mn-02873

South Carolina District Court
Judge:Richard M Gergel
Case #: 2:23-cv-03632
Nature of Suit240 Real Property - Torts to Land
Cause28:1442 Petition for Removal
Case Filed:Jul 27, 2023
Case in other court:Tennessee Middle, 3:23-cv-00676
Last checked: Tuesday Jan 23, 2024 4:09 AM EST
Defendant
Chemguard Inc
One Stanton Street
Marinette, WI 54143
Represented By
Thomas J. Cullen, Jr.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
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Defendant
Tyco Fire Products LP
One Stanton Street
Marinette, WI 54143
Represented By
Thomas J. Cullen, Jr.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
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Defendant
The Chemours Company
Defendant
National Foam Inc
Defendant
Kidde PLC Inc
Defendant
EIDP Inc
Defendant
Dynax Corporation
Defendant
Dupont De Nemours Inc
Defendant
Corteva Inc
Defendant
Clamant Corporation
Defendant
ChemDesign Products Inc
Defendant
Carrier Global Corporation
Defendant
Carrier Fire & Security Americas Corporation
Defendant
Buckey Fire Equipment Company
Defendant
BASF Corporation
Defendant
Arkema Inc
Defendant
Archroma US Inc
Defendant
Amerex Corporation
Defendant
AGC Chemicals Americas Inc
55 E. Uwchlan Avenue Suite 201
Exton, PA 19341
Defendant
ABC Corporations 1-10
Defendant
3M Company
Represented By
Amy Marie Pepke
Butler Snow Llp (memphis)
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Jin Yoshikawa
Butler Snow LLP
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Plaintiff
Jonathan Skrmetti
Represented By
Amanda E. Callihan
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Sohnia W. Hong
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Plaintiff
State of Tennessee
Represented By
Lauren H. Shah
Kelley Drye And Warren LLP
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Amanda E. Callihan
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Sohnia W. Hong
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Docket last updated: 9 hours ago
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
26 26 service Certificate of Service Wed 11/27 2:31 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by State of Tennessee re24 Amended Complaint,,25 Summons Issued (Shah, Lauren)
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
25 25 service Summons Issued Wed 10/23 2:50 PM
Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (sshe, )
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
24 24 cmp Amended Complaint Tue 10/22 2:29 PM
AMENDED COMPLAINT [First] against 3M Company, ABC Corporations 1-10, AGC Chemicals Americas Inc, Archroma US Inc, Arkema Inc, BASF Corporation, Buckey Fire Equipment Company, Carrier Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Carrier Global Corporation, ChemDesign Products Inc, Chemguard Inc, Clamant Corporation, Corteva Inc, Dupont De Nemours Inc, Dynax Corporation, EIDP Inc, Kidde PLC Inc, National Foam Inc, The Chemours Company, Tyco Fire Products LP, Carrier Fire & Security Corporation, Kidde-Fenwal, Inc., United Technology Corporation, filed by State of Tennessee. Service due by 1/21/2025 (Shah, Lauren)
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Monday, October 21, 2024
23 23 2 pgs order Order on Motion for Leave to File Mon 10/21 3:25 PM
ORDER This Order Relates to Case No. 2:23-cv-03632-RMG. The motion to amend (Dkt. No. 6239 in case 2:18-mn-02873-RMG; (22) in case 2:23-cv-03632-RMG) is GRANTED and Plaintiff is directed to promptly file the amended complaint. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed by Honorable Richard M Gergel on 10/21/2024.Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG, 2:23-cv-03632-RMG(sshe, )
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Wednesday, October 09, 2024
22 22 motion Leave to File Document Wed 10/09 1:48 PM
MOTION for Leave to File First Amended Complaint by State of Tennessee. Response to Motion due by 10/23/2024. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45.No proposed order.Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG, 2:23-cv-03632-RMG(Shah, Lauren)
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Att: 1 Memo in Support of Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint,
Att: 2 Exhibit A - Proposed First Amended Complaint,
Att: 3 Exhibit B - Redlined Proposed First Amended Complaint
Thursday, June 06, 2024
20 20 notice Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Thu 06/06 11:04 AM
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by State of Tennessee as to Defendant Amerex Corporation [Without Prejudice] Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG, 2:23-cv-03632-RMG(Shah, Lauren)
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Thursday, September 21, 2023
19 19 notice Notice of Appearance Thu 09/21 5:02 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Lauren H. Shah on behalf of State of Tennessee, State of Oregon Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG, 2:23-cv-03632-RMG, 2:23-cv-03633-RMG(Shah, Lauren)
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Friday, July 28, 2023
18 18 misc MDL Member Case Opened Fri 07/28 3:46 PM
MDL MEMBER CASE OPENED: Tennessee Middle (associated as of 7/27/2023), 3:23-cv-00676, State of Tennessee et al v. 3M Company et al, as DSC case 2:23-cv-03632-RMG NOTICE TO NEW COUNSEL: MDL No. 2:18-mn-2873-RMG (LEAD case) is open as the master docket assigned to Judge Richard M. Gergel, District of South Carolina. This civil action is now associated as a member case. All counsel of record are directed to take the steps necessary to be registered as electronic filers in the District of South Carolina ( See CMO No. 3 pg. 17 Electronic Filing at 22. footnote 5 (ECF Multidistrict Litigation Attorney Registration Form - available at link at the end of this NOTICE). CMO Nos. 1 - 26, (including any supplemental CMO Nos. i.e., 2.A, etc.) govern all cases in the MDL proceedings and can be viewed in the Lead case. Counsel will be notified by Liaison Counsel re new Case Management Orders and other new documents posted in the lead case. Please also read CLERKS NOTICE / NOTICE (s) and QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE (s) TO ALL COUNSEL ASSOCIATED WITH MDL 2873 filed in the Lead case. NOTICE of Hearing: Next Monthly Status Conference TBD. See the District Court's website containing information on the MDL at[LINK:MDL-2873] (sshe, ) (Entered: 07/28/2023)
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16 16 transfer Case Transferred In - District Transfer Fri 07/28 3:36 PM
Case transferred in from District of Tennessee Middle; Case Number 3:23-cv-00676. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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Thursday, July 27, 2023
15 15 TEXT ORDER: Pursuant to the Conditional Transfer Order (CTO-144) of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, MDL No. 2879, this case is hereby transferred to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina for coordinated or consolidated proceedings. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case and electronically transmit the record to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. It is so ORDERED. Signed by District Judge William L. Campbell, Jr on 07/27/2023. (lh) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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14 14 CERTIFIED COPY OF CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-144), In Re Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2873, received from the Clerk of Court for the District of South Carolina. (Case is ready for closing/transfer.) (lh) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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13 13 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER FINALIZED (CTO-144) filed by UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL on MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION IN RE: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2873, transferring the case to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. Inasmuch as no objection is pending at this time, the stay is lifted. This order does not become effective until it is filed in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. (lh) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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***Civil Case Terminated. (af) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
12 12 SUMMONS returned executed by State of Tennessee, Jonathan Skrmetti. Chemdesign Products, Inc. served on 6/14/2023. (Callihan, Amanda) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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11 11 SUMMONS returned executed by State of Tennessee, Jonathan Skrmetti. Dynax Corporation served on 6/15/2023. (Callihan, Amanda) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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Friday, July 14, 2023
10 10 BUSINESS ENTITY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Chemguard, Inc., TYCO Fire Products LP. (Cullen, Thomas) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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Thursday, July 13, 2023
9 9 ORDER granting8 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer to 1 Complaint . Signed by Magistrate Judge Alistair Newbern on 7/13/2023. (af) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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TN State Bar status verified as active for Jin Yoshikawa admitted to this court . (af) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
8 8 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to Complaint by 3M Company. (Yoshikawa, Jin) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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Monday, July 10, 2023
7 7 ORDER: This case is REFERRED to the Magistrate Judge for customized case management in accordance with Local Rule 16.01 and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A). Signed by District Judge William L. Campbell, Jr on 7/10/2023. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.) (af) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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6 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas J. Cullen, Jr on behalf of Chemguard, Inc., TYCO Fire Products LP (Cullen, Thomas) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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5 5 BUSINESS ENTITY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by 3M Company. (Yoshikawa, Jin) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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TN State Bar status verified as active for Sohnia W. Hong admitted to this court . (af) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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TN State Bar status verified as active for Amy Marie Pepke admitted to this court . (af) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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TN State Bar status verified as active for Amanda E. Callihan admitted to this court . (af) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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TN State Bar status verified as active for Thomas J. Cullen, Jr admitted to this court . (af) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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Friday, July 07, 2023
4 4 NOTICE of Initial Case Management Conference by Telephone set for 9/11/2023 at 09:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Alistair Newbern. (af) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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3 3 NOTICE/INFORMATION regarding Consent of the Parties to the Magistrate Judge. (af) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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2 2 NOTICE of Business Entity Disclosure Statement filing requirement. (af) [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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1 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by 3M Company from Circuit Court for Davidson County, case number 23C1259. ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ATNMDC-3860283)(af) Modified on 7/10/2023 (af). [Transferred from Tennessee Middle on 7/28/2023.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit A - Complaint,
Att: 2 Exhibit B - Circuit Pleadings,
Att: 3 Attachment - Civil Cover Sheet