Legal Opinion
In Re Avaulta Pelvic Support Systems Products Liability Litigation
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided October 12, 2010No. MDL No. 2187PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRANSFER ORDER
JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.
Before the entire Panel: Plaintiffs in all actions before the Panel have moved, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings of this litigation in the Southern District of West Virginia or, alternatively, the Northern District of Georgia. Defendants C.R. Bard, Inc. (Bard), Covidien, Inc. (Covidien), and Mitchell E. Nutt, M.D., oppose centralization or, alternatively, support centralization in the Southern District of West Virginia (Dr. Nutt) or the Northern District of Georgia (Bard and Covidien).
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- Donna Cisson v. C. R. Bard, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
- In re American Medical Systems, Inc.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2012
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