Consolidated
Lead case: 2:18-mn-02873

South Carolina District Court
Judge:Richard M Gergel
Case #: 2:24-cv-05167
Nature of Suit365 Torts - Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause28:1441 Notice of Removal-Product Liability
Case Filed:Sep 19, 2024
Case in other court:North Carolina Eastern, 5:24-cv-00497
Last checked: Tuesday Mar 18, 2025 5:32 AM EDT
Defendant
Chubb Fire LTD
Defendant
UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation Inc
Defendant
Raytheon Technologies Corporation
Defendant
National Foam Inc
Corporation Trust Center 1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Defendant
Nation Ford Chemical Company
Defendant
Kidde PLC Inc
Defendant
John Doe Defendants 1-49
Defendant
Dynax Corporation
Defendant
Deepwater Chemicals Inc
Defendant
Clariant Corporation
4000 Monroe Road
Charlotte, NC 28205
Defendant
Chemicals Incorporated
Agent Schok K. Moza 12321 Hatcherville
Baytown, TX 77520
Defendant
ChemDesign Products Inc
Defendant
Carrier Global Corporation
Defendant
Buckeye Fire Equipment Company
110 Kings Road
Mountain, NC 28086
Represented By
Michael L Carpenter
Gray Layton Kersh Solomon Furr And Smith PA
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Defendant
BASF Corporation
100 Park Avenue
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Defendant
Arkema Inc
Defendant
Archroma US Inc
Defendant
Angus Fire Armour Corporation
141 Junny Road
Angier, NC 27501
Defendant
AGC Inc
Defendant
AGC Chemicals Americas Inc
f/k/a Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. 55 E. Uwchlan Avenue Suite 201
Exton, PA 19341
Plaintiff
City of Dunn
Represented By
James Scott Flowers
Hutchens Law Firm
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Philip F Cossich
Cossich Sumich Parsiola And Taylor LLC
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Brett Land
Baron And Budd PC
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Scott Summy
Baron & Budd PC
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Brandon J Taylor
Cossich Sumich Parsiola And Taylor LLC
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Christina Cossich
Cossich Sumich Parsiola And Taylor LLC
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Docket last updated: 6 hours ago
Friday, May 16, 2025
14 14 misc Stipulation of Dismissal Fri 05/16 12:19 PM
STIPULATION of Dismissal With Prejudice between Plaintiffs and Tyco, Chemguard, ChemDesign, and Released Parties by Tyco Fire Products LP.Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(Dukes, David)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A - Case List
Thursday, May 15, 2025
13 13 misc Stipulation of Dismissal Thu 05/15 6:03 PM
STIPULATION of Dismissal With Prejudice by BASF Corp.Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(Holian, Matthew)
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Att: 1 Exhibit
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
12 12 service Summons Issued Tue 09/24 10:36 AM
Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (sshe, )
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Monday, September 23, 2024
11 11 misc MDL Member Case Opened Mon 09/23 10:37 AM
MDL MEMBER CASE OPENED: North Carolina Eastern, 5:24-cv-00497, City of Dunn v. AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. et al, as DSC case 2:24-cv-05167-RMG (jbin)
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10 10 transfer Case Transferred In - District Transfer Mon 09/23 10:28 AM
Case transferred in from District of North Carolina Eastern; Case Number 5:24-cv-00497. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
Case transferred to District of South Carolina. File transmitted electronically. (Collins, S) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/23/2024.]
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Monday, September 16, 2024
9 9 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER - Pursuant to Rule 7.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the action(s) on the attached schedule are transferred under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to the District of South Carolina for the reasons stated in the order of December 7, 2018, and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Richard M. Gergel. Signed by Acting Clerk of the Panel, Marcella R.Lockert, on 9/16/2024. (Collins, S) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/23/2024.]
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8 8 Document: Text Minute Order - As stipulated in Rule 7.1(c) of the Rules of Procedure of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, transmittal of the order has been stayed 7 days to give any party an opportunity to oppose the transfer. The 7-day period has now elapsed, no opposition was received, and the order is directed to the Clerk of the United States District Court for the D. South Carolina for filing. The Panel governing statute, 28 U.S.C. 1407, requires that the transferee clerk transmit a certified copy of the Panel order to transfer to the clerk of the district court from which the action is being transferred. Signed by Acting Clerk of the Panel Marcella R. Lockert on 9/16/2024. (Collins, S) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/23/2024.]
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7 7 Document: Email of Text Order from Marcella R. Lockett, Acting Clerk of the Panel, regarding MDL 2873 advising our court of the conditional transfer order filed by the Panel and inasmuch as not objection is pending at this time, the stay is lifted. (Collins, S) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/23/2024.]
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6 6 ORDER granting 2 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer Complaint regarding 1 Notice of Removal. Counsel is reminded to read the order in its entirety for critical deadlines and information. Signed by Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 9/16/2024. (Collins, S) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/23/2024.]
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Thursday, September 05, 2024
5 5 Financial Disclosure Statement by Buckeye Fire Equipment Company (Carpenter, Michael) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/23/2024.]
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4 4 Notice regarding1 Notice of Removal and requirement to make a Notice of Appearance sent to Counsel, J. Scott Flowers of HUTCHENS LAW FIRM LLP at 4317 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28311; Scott Summy of BARON & BUDD P.C. at 3102 Oak Law Avenue, Suite 1100, Dallas, TX 75219-4281; Phillip F. Cossich, Jr., Brandon J. Taylor & Christina M. Cossich of COSSICH, SUMMICH, PARSIOLA & TAYLOR, PLLC at 8397 Highway 23, Suite 100, Belle Chasse, LA 70037; Peter Condron & Clifford J. Zatz of CROWELL & MORING at 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20004-2595; Heidi Levine of SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP at One South Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60603; Melanie Black Dubis & Charles Raynal of PARKER POE ADAMS & BERNSTEIN LLP at 301 Fayetteville Street, Suite 400 Raleigh, NC 27601; Matt Holian of DLA PIPER LLP (US) at 33 Arch Street, 26th Floor Boston, MA 02110-1447; John Wellschlager of DLA PIPER LLP (US) at The Marbury Building 6224 Smith Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21209-3600; Jonathan Blakley of GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP at One North Franklin, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606; John Parker & Oliver Twaddell of GOLDBERG SEGALLA LLP at 711 Third Ave., Suite 1900, New York, NY 10017; Kurt D. Weaver of WOMBLE BOND DICKSON (US) LLP at 555 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1100, Raleigh, NC 27601; Kirk G. Warner, Clifton L. Brinson & Addie K.S. Ries of SMITH, ANDERSON, BLOUNT, DORSETT, MITCHELL & JERNIGAN, L.L.P. at Post Office Box 2611, Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-2611; Ethan R. Ware of WILLIAMS MULLEN at 1441 Main Street, Suite 1250P.O. Box 8116, Columbia, SC 29202; Keith E. Smith of Greenberg Traurig, LLP at Three Logan Square, 1717 Arch Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19103; Jonathan Isaac Handler & Keith H. Bensten of DAY PITNEY LLP at One Federal Street, 29th Floor, Boston, MA 02110 and UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc., c/o Registered Office, 15720 Brixham Hill Ave., #300, Charlotte, NC 28277 mailed via US Mail on September 5, 2024.. (Rudd, D.) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/23/2024.]
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NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY - Failure to File Financial Disclosure Statement as to Buckeye Fire Equipment Company. Pursuant to 7.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Civil Rule 7.3, all parties shall file a financial disclosure statement. A negative statement is required if a party has no disclosures to make. The disclosure statement must be on a form provided by the clerk. This form is available at the clerk's office and on the court's website. (Rudd, D.) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/23/2024.]
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Notice to Counsel - Counsel should file a Notice of Appearance pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5.2(a). (Rudd, D.) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/23/2024.]
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Notice to Counsel regarding: [1-3] Supplemental Removal Cover Sheet. Counsel is reminded that the filing user must lock or flatten the PDF document. Failure to flatten documents may result in the clerks office issuing a notice of deficiency. Counsel should "flatten" ( the supplemental removal cover sheet ) prior to attaching it in accordance with Section IV.B of the CM/ECF Policies and Procedures Manual. No further action is needed. (Rudd, D.) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/23/2024.]
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Motion Referred to Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court regarding2 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer Complaint. (Collins, S) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/23/2024.]
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Wednesday, September 04, 2024
3 3 Proposed Order regarding2 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer Complaint by Buckeye Fire Equipment Company. (Carpenter, Michael) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/23/2024.]
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2 2 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer Complaint filed by Buckeye Fire Equipment Company. (Carpenter, Michael) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/23/2024.]
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024
1 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Buckeye Fire Equipment Company from Harnett County, case number 24CV002088-420. ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ANCEDC-7752434), filed by Buckeye Fire Equipment Company. (Carpenter, Michael) Modified on 9/5/2024 to describe exhibit. (Rudd, D.) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/23/2024.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit- State Court Pleadings,
Att: 2 Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 3 Supplement