On October 23, 2018 a
Proposed Order Granting Plaintiff's Emergency Motion to Sever Purdue Due to Bankruptcy
was filed
involving a dispute between
County Of Delta,
and
Actavis Inc,
Actavis Llc,
Actavis Pharma Inc,
Actavis Plc,
Allergan Finance Llc (F K A Actavis Inc F K A Watson,
Allergan Plc,
Amerisourcebergen Corporation,
Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation,
Cardinal Health 110 Llc,
Cardinal Health Inc,
Does 1 - 100,
Endo Health Solutions Inc,
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc,
Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc,
Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc,
Johnson & Johnson,
Mckesson Corporation,
Ortho-Mcneil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc (N K A Janssen,
Purdue Pharma Inc,
Purdue Pharma L P,
The Purdue Frederick Company Inc,
Watson Laboratories Inc,
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc,
Watson Pharma Inc,
for MDL - Opioid Litigation
in the District Court of Harris County.
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MarilynBurgess-DistrictClerk
HarrisCounty
EnvelopeNo:36820528
By:WILLIAMS,KATINAL
Filed:9/16/20199:08:33AM
MDL PRETRIAL CAUSE NO. 2018-77104
COUNTY OF DELTA, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Plaintiff, §
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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S EMERGENCY MOTION
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separate, severed action with the separate Cause No. 2018-77104-A, styled County of Delta v.
Purdue Pharma, L.P. (“Severed Action”), and to include in that Severed Action the following
certified pleadings:
a. Plaintiff’s Second Amended Petition and Jury Demand, Doc. No. 84864901-10, filed on
April 18, 2019, originally filed in Harris County, Cause No. 2018-77104;
b. Purdue Pharma, L.P., Purdue Pharma Inc., and The Purdue Frederick Company’s
Original Answer to Plaintiff’s Original Petition, filed on April 13, 2018, originally filed
in Delta County, Cause No. 11125 (included as Exhibit C to the Motion).
The Severed Action will remain active, although subject to the bankruptcy stay to the extent that
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Document Filed Date
September 16, 2019
Case Filing Date
October 23, 2018
Category
MDL - Opioid Litigation
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9/16/20199:08:33AM MarilynBurgess-DistrictClerk HarrisCounty EnvelopeNo:36820528 By:WILLIAMS,KATINAL Filed:9/16/20199:08:33AM MDL PRETRIAL CAUSE NO. 2018-77104 COUNTY OF DELTA, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT Plaintiff, § § v. § 62ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT § PURDUE PHARMA, L.P. et al., § k ler Defendants. § DELTA COUNTY, TEXAS tC ****************************************************************************** MASTER FILE NO. 2018-63587 ric ist § IN THE DISTRICT COURT sD IN RE: TEXAS OPIOID LITIGATION § § 152ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT es MDL NO. 18-0358 § § HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS rg Bu ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S EMERGENCY MOTION n TO SEVER PURDUE DUE TO BANKRUPTCY ily ar Having considered Plaintiff’s Emergency Motion to Sever Purdue Due to Bankruptcy M (“Motion”), the Court finds the Motion is well-founded and should be GRANTED. of e It is therefore ORDERED that the Plaintiff’s Motion is hereby GRANTED and that ffic Plaintiff’s claims against Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma Inc., and The Purdue Frederick yO Company (“Purdue Defendants”) are hereby severed from the original Cause No. 2018-77104, op styled in the clerk’s system as C County of Delta v. Allergan Finance LLC (F/K/A Actavis Inc. ial F/K/A Watson), et al. fic This Court hereby orders the clerk of the Court to place the Purdue Defendants into a of Un separate, severed action with the separate Cause No. 2018-77104-A, styled County of Delta v. Purdue Pharma, L.P. (“Severed Action”), and to include in that Severed Action the following certified pleadings: a. Plaintiff’s Second Amended Petition and Jury Demand, Doc. No. 84864901-10, filed on April 18, 2019, originally filed in Harris County, Cause No. 2018-77104; b. Purdue Pharma, L.P., Purdue Pharma Inc., and The Purdue Frederick Company’s Original Answer to Plaintiff’s Original Petition, filed on April 13, 2018, originally filed in Delta County, Cause No. 11125 (included as Exhibit C to the Motion). The Severed Action will remain active, although subject to the bankruptcy stay to the extent that k ler the law requires. Plaintiff will cover administrative costs associated with the clerk’s opening of tC the Severed Action. ric ist SIGNED this ____ day of __________________________ 2019. sD es rg Bu ___________________________________ Robert K. Schaffer n Presiding Judge ily ar M of e ffic yO op C ial fic of Un 2