In re Benicar (Olmesartan) Products Liability Litigation

TRANSFER ORDER

SARAH S. VANCE, Chair.

Before the Panel: Plaintiff in an action {Johnson) pending in the Northern District of Ohio moves under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to centralize this litigation in that district. The litigation consists of the fifteen actions listed on Schedule A.1

All responding plaintiffs support centralization, although there is some disagreement concerning the choice of an appropriate transferee district. Most plaintiffs support selection of the Northern District of Ohio, but other plaintiffs suggest the Northern District of Alabama, the Central District of California, the…