Handy v. Ameridose, LLC et al

Filing 9

Judge Rya W. Zobel: ORDER entered. Jury trial 10/30/17 Associated Cases: 1:13-md-02419-RWZ, 1:14-cv-14019-RWZ, 1:14-cv-14022-RWZ, 1:14-cv-14029-RWZ, 1:14-cv-14033-RWZ(Urso, Lisa)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

MDL NO. 13-02419-RWZ

IN RE: NEW ENGLAND COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, INC.
PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

THIS ORDER APPLIES TO ALL ACTIONS INVOLVING
THE BOX HILL DEFENDANTS1

ORDER
April 7, 2017

ZOBEL, S.D.J.
The court takes notice of the parties’ Notices of Proposed Bellwether Case
Selections (Docket # 3334 and 3335). The following four cases shall proceed to case
specific discovery:
Bellwether Trial Living Cases
Case Name

Docket Number

Dreisch v. Box Hill Surgery Center, LLC, et al.

14-cv-14029-RWZ

Davis v. Box Hill Surgery Center, LLC, et al.

14-cv-14033-RWZ

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Ritu Bham bhani, M.D.; Ritu Bham bhani, M.D., LLC; and Box Hill Surgery Center, LLC.

Bellwether Trial Death Cases
Case Name

Docket Number

Armetta v. Box Hill Surgery Center, LLC, et al.

14-cv-14022-RWZ

Handy v. Box Hill Surgery Center, LLC, et al.

14-cv-14019-RWZ

Per the Third Amended Order Setting Discovery Deadlines (Docket # 3301),
after the close of fact discovery, the parties will select one death and one living case
from the cases listed above. The first bellwether trial will be a living case, and will
commence on Monday, October 30, 2017. Trial for the bellwether death case will begin
following the close of the living case.

April 7, 2017

/s/Rya W. Zobel

DATE

RYA W . ZOBEL
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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