Legal Opinion
In re Coloplast Corp. Pelvic Support Systems Products Liability Litigation
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided August 6, 2012No. MDL No. 2387PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRANSFER ORDER
JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.
Before the Panel: * Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, defendant Coloplast Corp. (Coloplast) moves to centralize this litigation in the Southern District of West Virginia. The motion encompasses thirteen actions listed on Schedule A.1
Mentor Worldwide LLC (Mentor), which is a defendant in eleven of the thirteen actions, states that it does not oppose the motion for centralization. Plaintiffs in nine of the thirteen actions oppose the motion,2 as does plaintiff in a potential tag-along action (Channell) pending in the Northern District of Texas. TEI…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re American Medical Systems, Inc.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2012
- In Re Avaulta Pelvic Support Systems Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2010
- In Re Method of Processing Ethanol Byproducts & Related SubsystemsUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2010
- In Re Mentor Corp. Obtape Transobturator Sling Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2008
3Cited by3 opinions
- In re Cook Medical, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2013
- In re Neomedic Pelvic Repair System Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2014
- In re Nexium (Esomeprazole) Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2012