In re Lipitor (Atorvastatin Calcium) Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation

ORDER DENYING TRANSFER

JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.

Before the Panel: Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, plaintiffs in three actions pending in the District of South Carolina move to centralize this litigation in that district. The litigation encompasses the five actions listed on Schedule A.1

All responding plaintiffs support centralization, but there is some disagreement as to an appropriate transferee district. Plaintiff in the Eastern District of Virginia constituent action supports centralization in the District of South Carolina, as do plaintiffs in three potential tag-along actions pending,…