Opinion
MISC. CASE NO. 16-mc-58
11-01-2016
FRIEDLANDER, ET AL. v. TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED, ET AL.
JUDGE DOHERTY REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR SETTLEMENT AS TO CLAIMS OF DECEDENT , IRENE FRIEDLANDER
This Court, having reviewed Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to Approve Settlement as to Claims of Public Administrator of Bronx County, as Administrator of the Estate of Irene Friedlander and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. (collectively "Takeda"), the parties having received due notice of and having had the opportunity to be heard, and this Court having considered all submissions made, I recommend to the Court that the Motion be
GRANTED and
The settlement by and between Plaintiff, Public Administrator of Bronx County, as Administrator individually and as legal heir to the Estate of Irene Friedlander, deceased, and Takeda, as notice to the Court on October 31, 2016 be
APPROVED.
The Court has jurisdiction of this matter by virtue of the Plaintiff participating in the Actos MDL Master Settlement Agreement.
ANY PARTY OBJECTING TO THIS RECOMMENDATION SHALL SUBMIT OBJECTIONS, IN WRITING, DIRECTLY TO JUDGE DOHERTY'S CHAMBERS - AND SHALL NOT FILE THE OBJECTION INTO THE RECORD - NO LATER THAN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF THIS RECOMMENDATION.
If there is no objection within ten (10) days of the entry of this Recommendation, the Recommendation will become an Order.
This is DONE AND SIGNED in Lafayette, Louisiana, this 1st of November, 2016.
/s/_________
HONORABLE PATRICK J. HANNA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE