In re Cordarone (amiodarone Hydrochloride) Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation

ORDER DENYING TRANSFER

Sarah S. Vance, Chair

Before the Panel:* Plaintiff in an action pending in the Northern District of Alabama (Cook) moves under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Western District of Texas. The litigation consists of nine actions pending in seven districts, as listed on the attached Schedule A.1

Plaintiffs in three constituent actions and two potential tag-along actions re*1347sponded in support of centralization in the Western District of Texas. Defendant Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Wyeth) opposes centralization, as do the self-described “Generic Defendants.”2