Opinion
MISC. CASE NO. 16-mc-37
10-26-2016
PANICCIA, ET AL. v. TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED, ET AL.
JUDGE DOHERTY REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR SETTLEMENT AS TO CLAIMS OF DECEDENT , THEODORE W. PANICCIA
This Court, having reviewed Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion to Approve Settlement as to Claims of Edward Paniccia, as Administrator of the Estate of Theodore W. Paniccia 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, Edward Paniccia, as Administrator individually and as legal heir to the Estate of Theodore W. Paniccia, deceased, and Takeda, as notice to the Court on October 24, 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 26th of October, 2016.
/s/_________
HONORABLE PATRICK J. HANNA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE