Legal Opinion

In re Droplets, Inc., Patent Litigation

United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

Decided December 12, 2012No. MDL No. 2403PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER DENYING TRANSFER

JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.

Before the Panel: * Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, patentholder Droplets, Inc. (Droplets) moves to centralize this litigation in the Northern District of Texas, or, in the alternative, the Southern District of New York. The motion encompasses the six patent infringement actions listed on Schedule A, one in the Southern District of New York, two in the Eastern District of Texas, and three in the Northern District of California.1

All defendants2 oppose centralization. More particularly, defendants in the first-filed Southern District of New York…

2Cases cited4 opinions

In Re Plumbing Fixture CasesUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1968
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In Re Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2011
In Re Adelphia Communications Corp. Securities & Derivative Litigation (No. II)United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2003

3Cited by2 opinions

In re Brandywine Communications Technologies, LLC, Patent LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2013
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