In re Tylenol (acetaminophen) Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation

TRANSFER ORDER

KATHRYN H. VRATIL, Acting Chairman.

Before the Panel: * Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, plaintiffs in 21 actions pending in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania move for centralization of this litigation in that district. The litigation encompasses the 27 actions listed on Schedule A.1

All responding plaintiffs, with the exception of plaintiff in the Southern District of Mississippi Coleman action, support centralization in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. All responding defendants, however, oppose centralization,2 and defendant Novartis specifically requests that if an MDL is…