Consolidated
Lead case: 2:18-mn-02873

South Carolina District Court
Judge:Richard M Gergel
Case #: 2:25-cv-02674
Nature of Suit365 Torts - Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause28:1442 Petition for Removal
Case Filed:Mar 31, 2025
Case in other court:Illinois Northern, 1:25-cv-02301
Last checked: Thursday May 15, 2025 7:04 AM EDT
Defendant
National Foam Inc
Defendant
Kidde-Fenwal Inc
Defendant
LN Curtis & Sons
Defendant
Lakeland Industries Inc
Defendant
Lion Apparel Inc
Defendant
Lion Group Inc
Defendant
MSA Safety Incorporated
Defendant
MSA Safety Sales LLC
Defendant
Mallory Safety and Supply LLC
Defendant
Milliken & Company
Defendant
Mine Safety Appliance Company LLC
Defendant
Municipal Emergency Services Inc
Defendant
Narcote Holding Corporation
Defendant
Narcote LLC
Defendant
Nation Ford Chemical Company
Defendant
Kidde PLC Inc
Defendant
PBI Performance Products Inc
Defendant
Perimeter Solutions LP
Defendant
RTX Corporation
Defendant
Ricochet Manufacturing Co Inc
Defendant
Safety Components Fabric Technologies Inc
Defendant
Stedfast USA Inc
Defendant
TenCate Protective Fabrics USA
6501Mall Blvd.
Union City, GA 30291
Defendant
The Chemours Company FC LLC
Defendant
Tyco Fire Products LP
Represented By
Laura K. Beasley
Joley And Oliver
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Defendant
UTC Fire & Security Americas, Inc.
Defendant
Veridian Limited
Defendant
W.L. Gore & Associates Inc
Defendant
Witmer Public Safety Group Inc
Defendant
Corteva Inc
Defendant
3M Company
Defendant
AGC Chemicals Americas Inc
55 E. Uwchlan Avenue Suite 201
Exton, PA 19341
Defendant
Allstar Fire Equipment Co
Defendant
Amerex Corporation
Defendant
Archroma US Inc
Defendant
Arkema Inc
Defendant
Buckeye Fire Equipment CO
Defendant
CB Garment Inc
Defendant
Carrier Global Corporation
Defendant
ChemDesign Products Inc
Defendant
Chemguard Inc
One Stanton Street
Marinette, WI 54143
Represented By
Laura K. Beasley
Joley And Oliver
contact info
Defendant
Chemicals Inc
Defendant
Clariant Corporation
4000 Monroe Road
Charlotte, NC 28205
Defendant
Daikin America Inc
Defendant
Deepwater Chemicals Inc
Defendant
Dynax Corporation
Defendant
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Defendant
Fire Service Plus Inc
Defendant
Fire-Dex LLC
780 Progress Dr.
Medina, OH 44256
Defendant
Globe Holding Company LLC
Defendant
Globe Manufacturing Company LLC
Defendant
Honeywell Safety Products USA Inc
Defendant
Innotex Corporation
Defendant
Johnson Controls Inc
Plaintiff
Dawnette Hicks
Represented By
William T Gibbs
Corboy And Demetrio
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Kenneth Thomas Lumb
Corboy And Demetrio
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Mitchell Wald Bild
Corboy & Demetrio, P.C.
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Plaintiff
Gary Hicks
Represented By
William T Gibbs
Corboy And Demetrio
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Kenneth Thomas Lumb
Corboy And Demetrio
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Mitchell Wald Bild
Corboy & Demetrio, P.C.
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Docket last updated: 9 hours ago
Thursday, April 03, 2025
12 12 service Certificate of Service Thu 04/03 10:47 AM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Gary Hicks on all defendants(Lumb, Kenneth)
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Att: 1 Certificate of Service on defendant AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.,
Att: 2 Certificate of Service on defendant Allstar Fire Equipment Co.,
Att: 3 Certificate of Service on defendant Amerex Corporation,
Att: 4 Certificate of Service on defendant Archroma U.S., Inc.,
Att: 5 Certificate of Service on defendant Arkema, Inc.,
Att: 6 Certificate of Service on defendant Buckeye Fire Equipment Co,,
Att: 7 Certificate of Service on defendant Carrier Global Corporation,
Att: 8 Certificate of Service on defendant CB Garment, Inc.,
Att: 9 Certificate of Service on defendant Chemdesign Products, Inc.,
Att: 10 Certificate of Service on defendant Chemguard, Inc.,
Att: 11 Certificate of Service on defendant Chemicals, Inc.,
Att: 12 Certificate of Service on defendant Clariant Corporation,
Att: 13 Certificate of Service on defendant Corveta, Inc.,
Att: 14 Certificate of Service on defendant Daikin America, Inc.,
Att: 15 Certificate of Service on defendant Deepwater Chemicals, Inc.,
Att: 16 Certificate of Service on defendant Dynax Corporation,
Att: 17 Certificate of Service on defendant E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise,
Att: 18 Certificate of Service on defendant Fire Service Plus, Inc.,
Att: 19 Certificate of Service on defendant Fire-Dex, LLC,
Att: 20 Certificate of Service on defendant Globe Holding Company, LLC,
Att: 21 Certificate of Service on defendant Globe Manufacturing Company LLC,
Att: 22 Certificate of Service on defendant Honeywell Safety Products USA, Inc.,
Att: 23 Certificate of Service on defendant Innotex Corporation,
Att: 24 Certificate of Service on defendant Johnson Controls, Inc.,
Att: 25 Certificate of Service on defendant Kidde PLC, Inc., (f/k/a Williams Holdins, Inc.), Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to National Foam, Inc.,
Att: 26 Certificate of Service on defendant Lakeland Industries, Inc.,
Att: 27 Certificate of Service on defendant Lion Apparel, Inc.,
Att: 28 Certificate of Service on defendant Lion Group, Inc.,
Att: 29 Certificate of Service on defendant L.N. Curtis & Sons,
Att: 30 Certificate of Service on defendant Mallory Safety and Supply, LLC,
Att: 31 Certificate of Service on defendant Milliken & Company,
Att: 32 Certificate of Service on defendant Mine Safety Appliance Company LLC,
Att: 33 Certificate of Service on defendant MSA Safety Incorporated,
Att: 34 Certificate of Service on defendant MSA Safety Sales, LLC,
Att: 35 Certificate of Service on defendant Municipal Emergency Services, Inc.,
Att: 36 Certificate of Service on defendant Narcote Holding Corporation (f/k/a Stedfast, Inc., and/or Stedfast USA, Inc.),
Att: 37 Certificate of Service on defendant Narcote, LLC (f/k/a Stedfast, Inc., and/or Stedfast USA, Inc.),
Att: 38 Certificate of Service on defendant Nation Ford Chemical Company,
Att: 39 Certificate of Service on defendant National Foam, Inc.,
Att: 40 Certificate of Service on defendant PBI Performance Products, Inc.,
Att: 41 Certificate of Service on defendant Perimeter Solutions, LP,
Att: 42 Certificate of Service on defendant Ricochet Manufacturing Co., Inc.,
Att: 43 Certificate of Service on defendant Safety Components Fabric Technologies, Inc.,
Att: 44 Certificate of Service on defendant Stedfast USA, Inc.,
Att: 45 Certificate of Service on defendant Tencate Protective Fabrics USA, d/b/a Southern Mills, Inc.,
Att: 46 Certificate of Service on defendant The Chemours Company FC, LLC, Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise,
Att: 47 Certificate of Service on defendant The Chemours Company, Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise,
Att: 48 Certificate of Service on defendant Tyco Fire Products, L.P. as Successor-In-Interest to The Ansul Company,
Att: 49 Certificate of Service on defendant RTX Corporation, as successor-in-interest to United Technologies Corporation, a/k/a Raytheon Technologies Corporation,
Att: 50 Certificate of Service on defendant UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc. (f/k/a GE Interlogix, Inc.), Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to National Foam, Inc.,
Att: 51 Certificate of Service on defendant Veridian Limited d/b/a Veridian Fire Protective Gear,
Att: 52 Certificate of Service on defendant Witmer Public Safety Group, Inc., d/b/a "The Fire Store",
Att: 53 Certificate of Service on defendant W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Monday, March 31, 2025
11 11 service Summons Issued Mon 03/31 1:38 PM
Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (sshe, )
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10 10 misc MDL Member Case Opened Mon 03/31 1:06 PM
MDL MEMBER CASE OPENED: Illinois Northern (associated as of 3/31/2025), 1:25-cv-02301, Hicks et al v. 3M Company et al, as DSC case 2:25-cv-02674-RMG (sshe, )
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8 8 transfer Case Transferred In - District Transfer Mon 03/31 1:00 PM
Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:25-cv-02301. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
7 7 transfer Case Transferred Out - District Not MDL Mon 03/31 11:04 AM
TRANSFERRED to the USDC South Carolina the electronic record. (nsf, )
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6 6 2 pgs order Order Mon 03/31 10:56 AM
CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER from MDL Panel transferring case to District of South Carolina. (nsf, )
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***Civil Case Terminated pursuant to MDL 2873 Conditional Transfer Order filed 3/26/25. (nsf, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/31/2025.]
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utility Terminate Civil Case Mon 03/31 10:58 AM
***Civil Case Terminated pursuant to MDL 2873 Conditional Transfer Order filed 3/26/25. (nsf, )
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Thursday, March 13, 2025
5 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: On or before 5/27/2025, the parties shall file a joint initial status report. A template for the Joint Initial Status Report, setting forth the information required, may be found at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Judges.aspx by clicking on Judge Valderrama's name and then again on the link entitled 'Joint Initial Status Report. Plaintiff must serve this Minute Entry on all other parties. If the defendant(s) has not been served with process by that date, plaintiff's counsel is instructed to file an individual status report indicating the status of service of process by the same deadline. The parties are further ordered to review all of Judge Valderrama's standing orders and the information available on his webpage. Any nongovernmental corporate party that qualifies under the Rules is reminded of the requirement to file a disclosure statement under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1/N.D. Ill. Local Rule 3.2. Mailed notice. (jcm) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/31/2025.]
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Thursday, March 06, 2025
4 4 MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record. (emc, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/31/2025.]
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CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached[LINK:Consent To] [LINK:form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (emc, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/31/2025.]
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Wednesday, March 05, 2025
3 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant TYCO Fire Products L.P. by Laura Kristin Beasley (Beasley, Laura) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/31/2025.]
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2 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Beasley, Laura) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/31/2025.]
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1 1 NOTICE of Removal from Cook County Law Division, case number (2025L001345) filed by TYCO Fire Products L.P. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23166109.(Beasley, Laura) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/31/2025.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit State Court Complaint
CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Heather K. McShain. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (cvk, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/31/2025.]
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