Wilcox v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company et al

Filing 40

STIPULATION AND ORDER re (16 in 3:17-cv-03180-JST), (39 in 3:17-cv-01870-JST), (38 in 3:17-cv-01872-JST), (41 in 3:17-cv-01873-JST), (38 in 3:17-cv-01871-JST), (15 in 3:17-cv-03019-JST), (42 in 3:17-cv-01869-JST), (36 in 3:17-cv-02430-JST), (17 i n 3:17-cv-03098-JST), (39 in 3:17-cv-01662-JST) STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re (19) MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction or, in the Alternative, to Transfer. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on August 1, 2017. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/1/2017)

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TIMOTHY M. CLARK (Bar No. 284447)
[e-mail]
LAUREN A. WELLING (Bar No. 291813)
[e-mail]
SANDERS PHILLIPS GROSSMAN, LLC
2860 Michelle Drive, Suite 220
Irvine, CA 92606
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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DONALD F. ZIMMER, JR. (State Bar No. 112279)
[e-mail]
WILLIAM E. STEIMLE (State Bar No. 203426)
[e-mail]
KING & SPALDING LLP
101 Second Street, Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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Attorneys for Defendants
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY,
ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP, and
MCKESSON CORPORATION

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Plaintiff,

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Case No.: 3:17-cv-1869-JST

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STIPULATION FOR ORDER DENYING
MOTION TO DISMISS AND GRANTING
MOTION TO TRANSFER PURSUANT
TO 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)

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ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS
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LP; MCKESSON CORPORATION; and
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Judge:

Hon. Jon S. Tigar

Defendants.

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AND RELATED ACTIONS:

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Tony Campbell v. Bristol-Myers Squibb
Company, et al., Case No. 3:17-cv-01872-JST;

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Anita Rochelle Holland v. Bristol-Myers
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STIPULATION FOR ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS AND
GRANTING MOTION TO TRANSFER PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)

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Michael Miller v. Bristol-Myers Squibb
Company, et al., Case No. 3:17-cv-01870-JST;
Lester Speights v. AstraZeneca
Pharmaceuticals LP, et al.,
Case No. 3:17-cv-01873-JST;

Nichole Wilcox v. Bristol-Myers Squibb
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Robbie York v. Bristol-Myers Squibb
Company, et al., Case No. 4:17-cv-01871-JST;
Sheryle Christensen v. Bristol-Myers Squibb
Company, et al., Case No. 3:17-cv-03098-JST
(in which Defendants are specially appearing);
Donielle Cousins v. Bristol-Myers Squibb
Company, et al., Case No. 3:17-cv-03180-JST
(in which Defendants are specially appearing);
Norman Johnson v. Bristol-Myers Squibb
Company, et al., Case No. 3:17-cv-03019-JST
(in which Defendants are specially appearing).

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TO THE COURT AND ALL PARTIES:

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WHEREAS, Defendants AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP (AstraZeneca) and Bristol-

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Myers Squibb Company (BMS) filed Motions to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction in the

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Barnes, Campbell, Holland, Miller, Speights, Wilcox, and York actions on May 26, 2017;

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WHEREAS, in the alternative, AstraZeneca, BMS, and McKesson Corporation argued

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that Plaintiffs’ respective home states were a more convenient forum and that these cases should

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be transferred pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a);

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WHEREAS, Defendants have yet to appear in the Christensen, Cousins, and Johnson
cases, but would file the same motions in response to the complaints in those cases;
WHEREAS, based on the Court’s recent rulings denying Defendants’ motions to dismiss

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for lack of personal jurisdiction and granting Defendants’ motions to transfer in related actions

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Dubose v. Bristol-Myers Squibb, et al., Case No. 3:17-cv-00244-JST (Doc 39) and Cortina v.

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Bristol-Myers Squibb, et al., Case No. 3:17-cv-00247-JST (Doc 36), the parties anticipate that
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STIPULATION FOR ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS AND
GRANTING MOTION TO TRANSFER PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)

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the Court will reach the same result with respect to Defendants’ pending motions and in similar

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motions that would be filed in the Christensen, Cousins, and Johnson cases, because the motions

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are based on substantially similar factual circumstances;

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WHEREAS, while Defendants respectfully disagree with the Court’s ruling denying their

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motion to dismiss and Plaintiffs respectfully disagree with the Court’s ruling granting

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Defendants’ motion to transfer, the parties agree to the following stipulation in an effort to

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conserve resources and minimize expense for the parties and the Court;

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NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties stipulate and agree that the Court will deny the
motions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and will grant the motions to transfer the cases to the
districts where Plaintiffs reside pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), as follows:

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Barnes, Kathy; Eastern District of Kentucky;

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Campbell, Tony; Eastern District of Tennessee;

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Holland, Anita Rochelle; Middle District of North Carolina;

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Miller, Michael; Northern District of Indiana;

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Speights, Lester; Eastern District of Louisiana;

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Wilcox, Nichole; Western District of Tennessee;

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York, Robbie; Northern District of Georgia;

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Christensen, Sheryle; District of Idaho;

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Cousins, Donielle; Southern District of Indiana;

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Johnson, Norman; Northern District of Georgia.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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DATED: July 27, 2017

SANDERS PHILLIPS GROSSMAN, LLC

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By: /s/ Timothy M. Clark
Timothy M. Clark
Lauren Welling
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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STIPULATION FOR ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS AND
GRANTING MOTION TO TRANSFER PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)

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DATED: July 27, 2017

KING & SPALDING LLP

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By: /s/ William E. Steimle
Donald F. Zimmer, Jr.
William E. Steimle
Attorneys for Defendants

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Signature Attestation (N.D. Cal. L.R. 5-1(i)(3)
I, William E. Steimle, attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been

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obtained from each signatory whose ECF user ID and password are not being used in the

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electronic filing of this document.

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Having considered the above stipulation to transfer, and good cause appearing, the
Parties’ Stipulation is GRANTED.
The action entitled Kathy Barnes v. Bristol Myers Squibb, et al. Case No. 3:17-cv-1869JST, shall be transferred to the Eastern District of Kentucky.
The action entitled Tony Campbell v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, et al., Case No.
3:17-cv-01872-JST, shall be transferred to the Eastern District of Tennessee.
The action entitled Anita Rochelle Holland v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, et al., Case
No. 3:17-cv-02430, shall be transferred to the Middle District of North Carolina.
The action entitled Michael Miller v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, et al., Case No.

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The action entitled Lester Speights v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, et al., Case No.

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The action entitled Nichole Wilcox v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, et al., Case No.

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The action entitled Robbie York v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, et al., Case No. 4:17-

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STIPULATION FOR ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS AND
GRANTING MOTION TO TRANSFER PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)

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The action entitled Sheryle Christensen v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, et al., Case

2 No. 3:17-cv-03098-JST, shall be transferred to the District of Idaho.
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The action entitled Donielle Cousins v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, et al., Case No.

4 3:17-cv-03180-JST, shall be transferred to the Southern District of Indiana;
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The action entitled Norman Johnson v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, et al., Case No.

6 3:17-cv-03019-JST, shall be transferred to the Northern District of Georgia.
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HONORABLE JON S. TIGAR
United States District Judge

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STIPULATION FOR ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS AND
GRANTING MOTION TO TRANSFER PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)