Opinion
MDL No. 2299
03-12-2012
In re: ACTOS (PIOGLITAZONE) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
(SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE)
CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-10)
On December 29, 2011, the Panel transferred 11 civil action(s) to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407. See _F.Supp.2d_ (J.P.M.L. 2011). Since that time, 149 additional action(s) have been transferred to the Western District of Louisiana. With the consent of that court, all such actions have been assigned to the Honorable Rebecca F Doherty.
It appears that the action(s) on this conditional transfer order involve questions of fact that are common to the actions previously transferred to the Western District of Louisiana and assigned to Judge Doherty.
Pursuant to Rule 7.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the action(s) on the attached schedule are transferred under 28 U.S.C. §1407 to the Western District of Louisiana for the reasons stated in the order of December 29, 2011, and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Rebecca F Doherty.
This order does not become effective until it is filed in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. The transmittal of this order to said Clerk shall be stayed 7 days from the entry thereof. If any party files a notice of opposition with the Clerk of the Panel within this 7-day period, the stay will be continued until further order of the Panel.
FOR THE PANEL:
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Jeffery N. Lüthi
Clerk of the Panel
SCHEDULE CTO-10 – TAG-ALONG ACTIONS
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