Legal Opinion

In re BP Securities, Derivative & Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Litigation

United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

Decided October 13, 2010No. MDL Nos. 2189, 2185Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER DENYING TRANSFER IN MDL NO. 2189 AND TRANSFERRING THE SUBJECT ACTIONS TO MDL NO. 2185

JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.

Before the entire Panel *: On July 15, 2010, plaintiff in an action (Moule) pending in the Northern District of Illinois moved, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, to centralize, in that district, three ERISA actions which are brought by participants and/or beneficiaries of one or more BP employee retirement plans against, inter alia, various BP entities, officers, and directors, and which arise from those plans’ investments in BP securities. The actions, which are listed on…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. In Re BP P.L.C. Securities LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2010
  2. In Re Pfizer Inc. Securities, Derivative & "ERISA" LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2005
  3. In Re WorldCom, Inc., Securities & "ERISA" LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2002
  4. In Re Acacia Media Technologies Corp. Patent LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2005
  5. In Re Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2008

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