Scroggin v. Wyeth et al

Filing 729

LETTER advising counsel to be prepared to go to trial on either Scroggin v. Wyeth, et al (4:04-cv-01169) or Hill v. Wyeth, et al (4:05-cv-000546) the morning of July 20, 2010. Signed by Judge William R. Wilson, Jr on 2/3/10. (mkf)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS RICHARD SHEPPARD ARNOLD UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE 500 W. CAPITOL, ROOM D444 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-3325 [phone] Facsimile [phone]

February 3, 2010 Ms. Zoe B. Littlepage Ms. Natasha D. Hanberry Littlepage Booth - Houston 2043A West Main Street Houston, TX 77098 Mr. F. Lane Heard , III Williams & Connolly 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005-5901 Mr. Alan E. Rothman Kaye Scholer, LLP - New York 425 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022-3598 Mr. Charles P. Goodell , Jr. Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP One South Street, Suite 2000 Baltimore, MD 21202 Re: Dear Counsel: My staff advises me that there is talk of a possible Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Scroggin v. Wyeth, et al.1 If the petition is filed, we will move Hill v. Wyeth, et al., No. 4:05-CV-00546 into the slot set for the Scroggin punitive damages trial, i.e., July 20, 2010, et seq. In other words, counsel should be prepared to go forward with either of these two cases the morning of July 20, 2010 -- N.B.! Have a nice day. Cordially, /s/ Wm. R. Wilson, Jr. Original to the Clerk of the Court cc: Other Counsel of Record In re Prempro, No. 4:03-CV-01507-WRW -- Fourth Bellwether Trial Hill v. Wyeth, et al., No. 4:05-CV-00546

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E.D. Ark. No. 4:04-CV-01169-WRW; 8th Cir. No. 08-2555.