In re Proton-Pump Inhibitor Products Liability Litigation (No. II)

TRANSFER ORDER

SARAH S. VANCE, Chair

Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in 24 actions pending in the District of New Jersey move to centralize this litigation in that district, or, in the alternative, the Southern District of Illinois. The litigation consists of the 161 actions listed on the attached Schedule A. The Panel has been informed of 34 additional federal actions involving related issues.1

All responding plaintiffs support centralization, but certain plaintiffs argue, in the first instance, for the Southern District of Illinois. Defendants’ positions on centralization vary. Defendants…