In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation

Full title: IN RE: ASBESTOS PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION (No. VI) This Document…

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: May 14, 2010

CIVIL ACTION NO. MDL 875, MISC. ACTION No. 09-MC-103 (Oil Rig Cases) (E.D. Pa. May. 14, 2010)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. MDL 875, MISC. ACTION No. 09-MC-103 (Oil Rig Cases).

May 14, 2010

ORDER

DAVID STRAWBRIDGE, Magistrate Judge

AND NOW, this 14th day of May, 2010, upon consideration of Defendants "Combined Motion and Brief of Union Carbide Corporation to Hold Dr. Jay T. Segarra in Civil Contempt" (09-MC-103, Doc. 49) ("Motion for Contempt"), Plaintiffs response (09-MC-103, Doc. 69), and Defendant's reply, (09-MC-103, Doc. 70), it is HEREBY ORDERED THAT Defendants Motion for Contempt is DENIED.

Further, and upon consideration of Plaintiffs' "Motion to Dismiss" (09-MC-103, Doc. 100) and Defendant "Union Carbide Corporation's Combined (1) Response to Plaintiffs' Motion to Dismiss, (2) Motion for Leave to File Bill of Costs and (3) Brief on the Impact of Plaintiffs' Motion to Dismiss on Union Carbide Corporation's [Motion for Contempt]," (09-MC-103, Doc. 102), it is ORDERED THAT Defendant's Motion for Leave to File a Bill of Costs is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Defendants shall have fourteen (14) days to file a bill of cost reflecting the reasonable attorney's fees and costs expended in its preparation for, and participation in, telephone conferences regarding the development of the document segregation protocol, the drafting of proposed language for this order, and any other costs and fees reasonably connected to its role in assisting the Court and Plaintiffs in developing this mechanism for the discovery of Dr. Segarra's documents and materials.¹

1 The Court's reasoning as to the disposition of these motions is set out in detail in the accompanying memorandum opinion.

ATTACHED LIST OF CASES

Last Name First Name Mississippi State Dist EDPA Docket No. Court Number Brady Clinton L. 2006-407-CV11 5:08-cv-87071 Broom Harvey E. 2006-519-CV11 5:08-cv-87069 Bullock Deloice 2006-520-CV11 5:08-cv-87072 Crawford Joseph 2006-394-CV11 5:08-cv-87080 Curd Patrick 2006-525-CV11 5:08-cv-87083 Daniels Willie Lee 2006-409-CV11 5:08-cv-87068 Daughdrill Dan Mack 2006-526-CV11 5:08-cv-87081 Dearman Rolland 2006-410-CV11 5:08-cv-87070 Dixon George D. 2006-374-CV11 5:08-cv-87077 Emler Louie T. 2006-464-CV11 5:08-cv-87084 Faust Johnny W. 2006-90-CV3 5:08-cv-85894 Herring (dec'd) Henry A. 2006-468-CV11 5:08-cv-87079 Livingston Daniel 2006-94-CV3 5:08-cv-85987 Lord, Sr. Archie A. 16-0056 5:08-cv-87030 McPhail Ralph T. 2006-345-CV9 5:08-cv-87048 Mounteer, Sr. Eliel K. 2006-555-V11 5:08-cv-87073 Newsom Joseph 16-0018 5:08-cv-87076 Newsom Lonnie 2006-414-CV11 5:08-cv-87031 Piner Ted L. 2006-415-CV11 5:08-cv-87078 Polk Brandon Kaye 2006-206-CV3 5:08-cv-85986 Polk Dale F. 2006-85-CV3 5:08-cv-85985 Rawls Ray C. 2006-417-CV11 5:08-cv-87075 Smith (dec'd) Cleophus 2006-75 5:08-cv-87032 Thomas Tony N. 2006-573-CV11 5:08-cv-87082 Wallace Terry 2006-491-CV11 5:08-cv-87074