Bell v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al

Filing 6

ORDER granting 5 Motion to Establish QSF. Signed by Judge David R. Herndon on 11/7/2014. (dsw)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS IN RE: PRADAXA (DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION This Document Relates To: Ardelia Bell v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. And Related Cases (See Doc. 5-1) ) ) ) ) ) ) 3:12-MD-02385-DRH-SCW MDL No. 2385 Judge David R. Herndon ORDER ) ) Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-50893 -DRH) SCW ) Upon the Motion of Plaintiffs, and for good cause shown, the Court hereby orders as follows: 1. Lynch-Peiffer Pradaxa Qualified Settlement Fund is approved and the Court retains jurisdiction thereof. Lynch-Peiffer Pradaxa Qualified Settlement Fund shall be established and operated in a manner consistent with the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.468B-1. Lynch-Peiffer Pradaxa Qualified Settlement Fund shall remain open to receive settlement amounts on behalf of later-settling Plaintiffs, subject to approval by Defendants, as described in the accompanying Motion. 2. The purpose of this lawsuit is to facilitate the settlement of claims. No adjudication of Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Boehringer Ingelheim International GMBH’s liability shall be made in this lawsuit. 3. Scott H. Freeman is hereby appointed as Administrator of Lynch- Peiffer Pradaxa Qualified Settlement Fund pursuant to the terms, conditions, and restrictions of the Master Settlement Agreement and the accompanying Motion. Lynch-Peiffer Pradaxa Qualified Settlement Fund Administrator is authorized to (a) invest the Fund (b) make distributions from the Fund and (c) segregate the Fund into sub-accounts consistent with the Master Settlement Agreement and the accompanying Motion. Further, as Lynch-Peiffer Pradaxa Qualified Settlement Fund Administrator is authorized upon final distribution of all monies paid into the Fund, to take appropriate steps to wind down the Fund and thereafter discharging the Fund Administrator from any further responsibility with respect to the Fund. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED this 7th day of November, 2014. Digitally signed by David R. Herndon Date: 2014.11.07 17:03:31 -06'00' United States District Judge Page 2 of 2

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