Barnes v. Taked Pharms. Am., Inc.

Full title: CAROLYN BARNES, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF…

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: Oct 27, 2016

MISC. CASE NO. 16-mc-45 (W.D. La. Oct. 27, 2016)

Opinion

MISC. CASE NO. 16-mc-45

10-27-2016

CAROLYN BARNES, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIE BARNES, PLAINTIFFS v. TAKED PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.; TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., f/k/a TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERCIA, INC., and TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED; DEFENDANTS

MAGISTRATE JUDGE HANNA

JUDGE DOHERTY

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR SETTLEMENT AS TO CLAIMS OF DECEDENT , WILLIE BARNES

This Court, having reviewed Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion to Approve Settlement as to Claims of Carolyn Barnes (surviving spouse) as Representative and Derivative; and Taquet Barnes, Andrea Ardoin, Dr. Nathaniel Barnes, Dr. Lorraine Barnes, Michael Barnes, Karl Barnes, Daniel Barnes and Willie Barnes, Jr. as Derivative Claimants 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 Plaintiffs, Carolyn Barnes as Representative and Derivative; and Taquet Barnes, Andrea Ardoin, Dr. Nathaniel Barnes, Dr. Lorraine Barnes, Michael Barnes, Karl Barnes, Daniel Barnes and Willie Barnes, Jr. as Derivative Claimants individually and as legal heirs to the Estate of Willie Barnes deceased, and Takeda, as notice to the Court on October 25, 2016 be

APPROVED.

The Court has jurisdiction of this matter by virtue of the Plaintiffs 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 27th of October, 2016.

/s/_________

HONORABLE PATRICK J. HANNA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE