Legal Opinion
In Re Yamaha Motor Corp. Rhino Atv Products
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided February 13, 2009No. MDL 2016PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRANSFER ORDER
JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.
Before the entire Panel *: Plaintiffs in seventeen actions have moved, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings of this litigation. Movants recommend several choices as a suitable transferee district. Plaintiffs in seventeen additional federal court actions support the motion. Various Yamaha related and other defendants oppose centralization or, alternatively, support centralization in the Northern District of Georgia or the Middle District of Tennessee. Three other defendants and plaintiffs in four other…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re Prudential Ins. Co. of America Sales Pract.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2001
- In Re Multi-Piece Rim Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1979
- In Re Vioxx Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2005
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- In Re Darvocet, Darvon & Propoxyphene Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2011
- In Re Yamaha Motor Corp. Rhino ATV Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2011
- In re Tribune Co. Fraudulent Conveyance LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2011
- In re Tylenol (acetaminophen) Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2013