Fontana v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al

Filing 8

CONSENT ORDER Dismissing Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, and/or Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation Without Prejudice. In the instant case, Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporat ion and Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation were voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff and were terminated from the action on November 20, 2012. Nonetheless, the terms consented to in this order shall apply to the November 20, 2012 dismissals of Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation and Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation.Signed by Chief Judge David R. Herndon on 12/7/2012. (dsw)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

IN RE: PRADAXA (DABIGATRAN
ETEXILATE) PRODUCTS
LIABILITY LITIGATION

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3:12-md-02385-DRH-SCW
MDL No. 2385

This Document Relates to:

Vernie Bargo,
Individually and
as Administrator
for the Estate of
Jennie Mills

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

MDL 3:12-cv50028

Calvin D. Biddix

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

MDL 3:12-cv50020

John Bishop and
Laura Bishop

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

MDL 3:12-cv50014

William Bohl

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.

MDL 3:12-cv50024

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Esther L. Ciambro v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

MDL 3:12-cv50021

Betty Corirossi

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.

MDL 3:12-cv50019

Brenda Lee
Crosby,
Individually and
as the
Representative of
the Estate of Rose
Marie Martin,
Deceased

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

MDL 3:12-cv50010

Carl Ecklund and
Joan Ecklund

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma
GmbH & Co. KG
Boehringer Ingelheim
International GmbH
Bidachem S.P.A.

MDL 3:12-cv60007

Khaleel Elahee
and Sarah Elahee

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

MDL 3:12-cv50015

Nancye Farley
and James Farley

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.

MDL 3:12-cv60056

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Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

John Fontana

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
MDL 3:12-cv60084
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Fremont,
Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma
GmbH & Co. KG
Boehringer Ingelheim International
GmbH
Bidachem S.P.A

Melvin Giles, Jr.,
Individually and
as Representative
of the Estate of
Melvin Giles, Sr.,
Deceased

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Boehringer
Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma
GmbH & Co. KG
Boehringer Ingelheim
International GmbH

MDL 3:12-cv60014

Claire Gornetsky

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

MDL 3:12-cv50022

Dolly Groves

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Boehringer
Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.

MDL 3:12-cv50023

Roy Brown Heady

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.

MDL 3:12-cv60034

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Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.
Phyllis Kekich

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

Mary Ann Krszal
and William
Krszal

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
MDL 3:12-cvPharmaceuticals, Inc.
60085
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.,
Boehringer Ingelheim International
GmbH
Boehringer Sohn AG & Co. KG
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim
Auslandsbeteiligungs GmbH
Boehringer Sohn
Grundstucksverwaltung GmbH &
CO

Anthony L.
Kujawski,
Individually and
as Personal
Representative of
the Estate of
Margaret
Kujawski,
Deceased

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

MDL 3:12-cv60055

John A. Lagoe

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

MDL 3:12-cv50030

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MDL 3:12-cv50009

Colleen
v. Boehringer Ingelheim
MacGilvray and
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Roger MacGilvray,
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Jr., Individually
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
and as Personal
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Representatives
Inc.
of the Estate of
Roger MacGilvray,
Sr., Deceased

MDL 3:12-cv50029

William Martin

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.;
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

MDL 3:12-cv50016

Stacy McCoy and
Dawn McCoy,
individually and
as attorney in
fact for their
Mother Constance
Love

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

MDL 3:12-cv50013

Richard Milazzo

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

MDL 3:12-cv50018

Roy Pulse,
Individually and
as Representative
of the Estate of
Violet Pulse,
Deceased

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

MDL 3:12-cv50026

Heather
Schaufelberger,
On Behalf of Yoka
Schaufelberger,

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.

MDL 3:12-cv50025

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Deceased

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

Arthur
Schemerhorn

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

MDL 3:12-cv5002

Lynn Schofield

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

MDL 3:12-cv50017

Amanda Scott,
Individually and
as Representative
of the Estate of
Ray Herndon
Celsor, Deceased

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Boehringer
Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma
GmbH & Co. KG Boehringer
Ingelheim International GmbH

MDL 3:12-cv60029

Bobby D.
Sessoms and
Ruby J. Sessoms

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Boehringer
Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
Boehringer Ingelheim
International GmbH Bidachem
S.P.A.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.

MDL 3:12-cv60012

Kathryn Jospine
Spitz

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
MDL 3:12-cvPharmaceuticals, Inc.
60086
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim International
GmbH
Boehringer Sohn AG & Co. KG
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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BI Auslandsbeteiligungs GmbH
Boehringer Sohn
Grundstucksverwaltung GmbH &
CO

Arnold Sykes

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
MDL 3:12-cv60005
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma
GmbH & Co. KG
Boehringer Ingelheim International
GmbH

Robert Webber,
Individually and
on Behalf of All
Wrongful Death
Beneficiaries of
Lillian Webber,
Deceased, and the
Estate of Lillian
Webber, By and
Through Robert
Webber, Executor

MDL 3:12-cvv. Boehringer Ingelheim
60058
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Boehringer
Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma
GmbH & Co. KG
Boehringer Ingelheim International
GmbH

Lois Williams,
Individually and
as the
Representative of
the Estate of
Elbert Williams,
Deceased

v. Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Boehringer
Ingelheim Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc.

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MDL 3:12-cv50011

Sharon Williams
v. Boehringer Ingelheim
MDL 3:12-cvIndividually and
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Boehringer
60067
as Legal
Ingelheim Corp.
Guardian of the
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp.
Person and Estate
Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc.
of Roy Graybeal,
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma
an Incapacitated
GmbH & Co. KG
Person
Boehringer Ingelheim International
GmbH
Bidachem S.P.A.
CONSENT ORDER DISMISSING BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA,
INC., BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ROXANE, INC., BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM
CORPORATION AND BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION
WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Based on the agreement of the Parties, the Court hereby Orders as follows:
1.

In the actions listed above, the Court dismisses all claims against

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane, Inc.,
Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, and/or Boehringer Ingelheim USA
Corporation without prejudice.
2.

Consistent with the provisions contained in Case Management Order 7

applicable to the tolling of the statute of limitations (CMO-7, ECF No. 43,
entered 10/3/2012), the dismissal of the above-named entities is subject to
the following:
a.

The statute of limitations applicable to plaintiffs’ claims against
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim
Roxane, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, and/or
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation will not expire until the
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later of (i) the expiration of the then-existing statute of
limitations, (ii) on October 3, 2013, or (iii) as extended by
agreement of the Parties in writing.
b.

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim
Roxane, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, and
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation expressly reserve all
jurisdictional defenses, including those previously raised by
motion in this Court in member actions 3:12-cv-50001
through 3:12-cv-50008.

c.

The tolling of the statute of limitations is without waiver of any
jurisdictional defenses of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica,
Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim
Corporation, and/or Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation,
and each plaintiff expressly agrees that the tolling of such
limitations period shall not be raised in an effort to assert
jurisdiction over those entities in state or federal court in
Illinois or elsewhere.

d.

Should a plaintiff initiate and/or reinstate his or her claims
against one or more of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.,
Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim
Corporation, and/or Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation,

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then counsel for those Defendants agrees, and is hereby
ordered, to execute a waiver of service as provided in Rule 4(d)
of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as a means of
eliminating the requirement for formal service of process
through the Uninvolved Defendants’ registered agents.
So Ordered:

Digitally signed by
David R. Herndon
Date: 2012.12.07
16:26:08 -06'00'
Chief Judge
United States District Court

Date: December 7, 2012

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