In Re: Prempro Products et al

Filing 2120

ORDER granting #2060 Motion to Intervene by New York Times Company; granting #2063 Motion for Access to Discovery Materials Involving Ghostwriting Practices; granting #2076 Motion to Intervene by New York Times Company; granting #2076 Motion to Set Aside Defendant's Designation of Confidentiality ; granting #2090 Motion to De-Designate the Confidential Designation of Materials Involving Ghostwriting; denying #2101 Motion to Compel; granting #2115 #2117 Motions for Joinder; the granting of the motions regarding de-designation of confidential "ghostwriting" documents becomes effective at 5 p.m., Friday, July 31, 2009. Signed by Judge William R. Wilson, Jr on 7/24/09. (mkf)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION IN RE: PREMPRO PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION : : : : MDL DOCKET NO. 4:03-CV-1507-WRW ALL CASES

ORDER Based on the findings of facts and conclusions of law made in today's Status Conference: 1. 2. PLOS's Motion to Intervene (Doc. No. 2060) is GRANTED. PLOS's Motion for Access to Discovery Materials Involving Ghostwriting

Practices (Doc. No. 2063) is GRANTED. 3. The New York Times Company's Motion to Intervene and Motion to Set Aside

Defendant's Designation of Confidentiality (Doc. No. 2076) is GRANTED. 4. Plaintiffs' Motion to De-Designate the Confidential Designation of Materials

Involving Ghostwriting (Doc. No. 2090) is GRANTED. 5. PLOS's and The New York Times Company's Motions to Join Plaintiffs' Motion

to De-Designate (Doc. Nos. 2115, 2117) are GRANTED. The granting of the motions regarding de-designation of confidential "ghostwriting" documents becomes effective at 5 p.m., Friday, July 31, 2009. 6. Wyeth's Motion to Compel Bailey and Galyen (Doc. No. 2101) is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 24th day of July, 2009. /s/ Wm. R. Wilson, Jr.______________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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