In re Fluidmaster, Inc.

TRANSFER ORDER

SARAH S. VANCE, Chair.

Before the Panel:* Defendant Fluid-master, Inc. (Fluidmaster) moves under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to centralize pretrial proceedings in the Northern District of Illinois. Defendant’s motion encompasses four actions1 pending in four districts, as listed on Schedule A. The cases in this litigation involve alleged defects in Fluid-master’s NO-BURST water supply lines, which are used to connect a wall water supply to a household device, such as a toilet or dishwasher, that feature acetal plastic coupling nuts and/or stainless braided steel supply lines.

All parties…