Opinion
1:22-cv-06359-NGG-MMH
10-20-2022
IN RE: EXACTECH POLYETHYLENE ORTHOPEDIC PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
MDL No. 3044
(SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE)
CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO -1)
On October 7, 2022, the Panel transferred 20 civil action(s) to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. See F.Supp.3d(J.P.M.L. 2022). Since that time, no additional action(s) have been transferred to the Eastern District of New York. With the consent of that court, all such actions have been assigned to the Honorable Nicholas G Garaufis.
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 Eastern District of New York and assigned to Judge Garaufis.
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 Eastern District of New York for the reasons stated in the order of October 7, 2022, and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Nicholas G Garaufis.
This order does not become effective until it is filed in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. 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.
DIST
DIV.
C.A.NO.
CASE CAPTION
ARKANSAS EASTERN
ARE
4
22−00772
Flowers et al v. Exactech Inc
ARE
4
22−00890
Clark v. Exactech Inc
CALIFORNIA CENTRAL
CAC
2
22−04106
Richard Reilly v. Exactech, Inc. et al
COLORADO
CO
1
22−01511
Carolina v. Exactech, Inc. et al
CONNECTICUT
CT
3
22−01072
Gourd v. Exactech, Inc. et al
INDIANA SOUTHERN
INS
1
22−01237
WILDER v. EXACTECH U.S., INC. et al
KENTUCKY WESTERN
KYW
3
22−00423
Palmer v. Exactech, Inc. et al
LOUISIANA EASTERN
LAE
2
22−03168
Cheramie v. Exactech, Inc. et al
LAE
2
22−03519
Briscoe v. Exactech, Inc.
LAE
2
22−03524
Romero v. Exactech, Inc.
LOUISIANA MIDDLE
LAM
3
22−00568
Hoyt et al v. Exactech, Inc. et al
MARYLAND
MD
1
22−01846
Romano et al v. Exactech, Inc. et al
NEW JERSEY
NJ
2
22−05240
OBRIEN v. EXACTECH, INC. et al
NJ
3
22−04399
ZEEVALK et al v. EXACTECH, INC. et al
NJ
3
22−04559
DECORTE et al v. EXACTECH, INC. et al
NEW YORK NORTHERN
NYN
3
22−00673
Gehm v. Exactech, Inc. et al
NEW YORK SOUTHERN
NYS
1
22−05863
Perez v. Exactech, Inc. et al
NYS
1
22−05864
Matchett et al v. Exactech, Inc. et al
NYS
1
22−07778
Slanovec v. Exactech, Inc. et al
NYS
7
22−08154
Guglielmo et al v. Exactech US, Inc.
OHIO NORTHERN
OHN
1
22−01487
McGuire et al v. Exactech, Inc. et al
OHN 5
5
22−01320
Bellian et al v. Exactech, Inc. et al
PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN
PAE
2
22−02339
BRICKMAN v. EXACTECH, INC.
PAE
2
22−02895
CAMP et al v. EXACTECH, INC. et al
PAE
2
22−03772
BROWN et al v. EXACTECH, INC. et al
TEXAS EASTERN
TXE
1
22−00377
Smith v. Exactech, Inc. et al
TEXAS NORTHERN
TXN
3
22−01554
Kenney et al v. Exactech Inc et al
TEXAS SOUTHERN
TXS
1
22−00135
Salazar v. Exactech, Inc. et al
VIRGINIA EASTERN
VAE
3
22−00626
Uhle v. Exactech, Inc. et al