On May 11, 2020 a
Miscellaneous
was filed
involving a dispute between
Goetz, James,
James Goetz,
and
Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation,
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Boehringer Ingelheim Usa Corporation,
Glaxo Smith Kline, Llc,
Glaxo Smith Kline, Plc,
Pfizer, Inc.,
Safeway Health, Inc.,
Safeway, Inc.,
Sanofi -Aventis U.S. Llc,
Sanofi S.A,
Sanofi Us Services, Inc.,
The Vons Companies, Inc,
for
Unlimited Civil (Product Liability (not asbest...)
in the District Court of Alameda County.
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"Re Brent Wisner (SBN: 276003) Pedram Estandiary SEW: 312569) Forcouaruseony
Baum Hedlund Aristei& Goldman,P ratte
10940 Wilshire Blv4., 17th Floor ert YD
os Angeles, Lh ty
TELEPHONENO.:G 10) 207-3233 raxno..(310) 820-7444 ALAMIOA COUNTS
ATTORNEYFOR (Name): Plaintiffs
SUPERIOR COURT OFCALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF .Alameda / MAY 1 1 202)
streetaopress: 1225 Fallon Street
MAILING
ADDRESS:
cityAnDzipcove:Oakland 94612
srancHame: Rene C. Davidson Courthouse
CASE NAME:
James Goetz v. GlaxoSmithKline, et al.
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Complex Case Designation csenunrGbe200617 05
Unlimited
(Amount [_] Limited
(Amount
oO Counter
[3 soi
Joinder
;
hoon
demanded demanded is Filedwith first
appearance by defendant °
exceeds $25,000) $25,000 or less). (Cal.Rules ofCourt, rule3.402) DEPT:
; items 1-6 below must be completed (see instructions
onnpage 2).
1. Check one box below forthe case type thatbest describesthiscase: SO 7 7 mee
Auto Tort Contract Provisionally
Complex CivilLitigation
Auto (22) (__] Breachof contractWwarranty
(06) (Cal.Rulesof Court,rules3.400-3.403)
Uninsuredmotorist(46) __] Rule3.740 collections
(09) [1] antitrust/Trade
regulation
(03)
Other PU/PD/WD (PersonalInjury/Property L_] Othercollections
(09) [_] Construction
defect(10)
Damage/Wrongful Death)Tort C Insurancecoverage(18) [ Mass tort
(40)
Asbestos(04) L_] othercontract(37) [__] Securities
litigation
(28)
Productliability
(24) Real Property L_] Environmental/Toxic
tort
(30)
Medicalmalpractice
(45) Eminent domain/Inverse L_] insurancecoverageclaimsarising
from the
OtherPI/PD/WD (23) condemnation (14) above listed
provisionally
complexcase
Non-PI/PDWD Tort
(Other) [_] wrongfut (33)
eviction types(41)
(_] Businesstorvunfair
businesspractice
(07) [_] otherreaiproperty(26) Enforcement ofJudgment
L_] (08)
rights
Civil Unlawful Detainer LJ Enforcementof judgment(20)
(_] Defamation(13) L_] commercial (31) Miscellaneous Civil
Complaint
L_] Fraud(16) [__] Residential
(32) (_] rico (27)
[__] intetiectual
property
(19) CJ Drugs (38) Othercomplaint(notspecified
above)(42)
[__] Professional
negligence(25) JudicialReview Miscellaneous Civil
Petition
LJ othernon-PvPDWD tort(35) Assetforfeiture
(05) Partnership
and corporategovernance(21)
Employment Petition
re:arbitration
award(11) | Otherpetition
(notspecified
above)(43)
[_] wrongfultermination
(36) (__] writofmandate (02)
Otheremployment (15) [__] Otherjudicial
review(39)
‘2. Thiscase L¥lis [_] isnot complex under rule3.400.of theCaliforniaRules of Court.if the
case iscompiex, mark the
factorsrequiringexceptionaljudicialmanagemént:.
a.Lv] Large number ofseparately represented parties d,[v] | Large number of witnesses
b.(ral Extensive motion practiceraisingdifficult
or novel _—e.
[| ‘Goordinationwith relatedactionspending in one ormore courts
issues thatwillbetime-consuming to resolve in othercounties,states, or countries,
orin-afederal court
c.L¥] Substantialamount of ‘documentaryevidence f. C_] substantialpostjudgment judicial
supervision
3. Remedies sought (check allthatapply): aly] monetary b.L_] nonmonetary; declaratoryor injunctive
relief —c. punitive
4. Number of causes ofaction (specify): 7 (Seven)
5. This case L is [v] isnot aclass action suit.
6. If there
are any known relatedcases, file
and serve a noticeof relatedcase. (You4m8. i form.EM-075. .) FAXED
Date: 5/11/2020 LE
Pedram Esfandiary . » Za oe
. (TYPEORPRINTNAME) . Co. {SIGNATURE
OF PARTYORATTORNEY Ft
NOTICE ~“
e Plaintiff
must file
thiscover sheet withthe first
paper filedintheaction orproceeding (exceptsmall claims cases orcases filed
under the Probate Code, Family Code, orWelfare and Institutions
Code). (Cal.Rules of Court,rule3.220.) Failuretofilemay result
insanctions.
* Filethiscover sheet inadditionto any coversheet required by localcourtrule.
® If this
case iscomplex under rule3.400 etseq. ofthe CaliforniaRules ofCourt, you must serve a copy ofthiscover sheet on all
other partiestothe actionorproceeding.
* Unless thisisa collectionscase under rule3.740 or acomplex case, thiscover sheetwillbe used forstatistical
purposes only. 2
9819
FormAdapted
for Mandatory
Use Cal.
Rules
of Court,
rules 2.30,
3.220,
3.400-3.403,
3.740;
Judicial
Council
of Califomia CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Cal.
Standards
of Judicial Administration,
std. 3.10
CM-010
[Rev., July 1, 2007) www.courtinfo.ca.gov
CM-01
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE COVER SHEET °
To Plaintiffsand Others Filing First Papers. Ifyou are filing
a firstpaper (forexample, a complaint) in a civil
case, you must
complete and file,
alongwith your first
paper,the CivilCase Cover Sheet contained on page 1. This informationwillbe used to compile
statistics
about the types and numbers of cases filed.
You must complete items 1 through 6 on the sheet. Initem 1, you must check
one box forthecase typethat bestdescribes the case. If thecase fits
both a general and a more specifictype ofcase listedin item1,
check the more specificone. If
the case has multiplecauses of action,check the box thatbest indicatesthe primary cause of action.
To assistyou incompleting the sheet,examples ofthe cases that belong under each case typein item 1are provided below. A cover
sheet must be filedonly withyour initial
paper. Failuretofilea coversheet with the first
paper filedina civil
case may subject a party,
itscounsel,or both tosanctions under rules2.30 and 3.220 ofthe CaliforniaRules ofCourt.
To Parties inRule 3.740 Collections Cases. A “collectionscase" under rule 3.740 isdefined as an actionfor recovery ofmoney
owed ina sum statedto be certainthatisnot more than $25,000, exclusive ofinterestand attorney'sfees,arisingfrom a transactionin
which property,services,or money was acquiredon credit. A collections
case does not includean actionseeking the following:(1)tort
damages, (2) punitivedamages, (3) recovery of real property, (4) recovery of personal property, or (5) a prejudgment writof
attachment. The identification
of a case as a rule 3.740 collectionscase on thisform means thatitwillbe exempt from the general
time-for-servicerequirements and case management rules,unless a defendant filesa responsive pleading. A rule 3.740 collections
case willbe subjecttothe requirements forservice and obtaininga judgment in rule3.740.
To Partiesin Complex Cases. Incomplex cases only, partiesmust also use the CivilCase Cover Sheet to designate whether the
case is complex. Ifa plaintiff
believes the case iscomplex under rule3.400 of the CaliforniaRules ofCourt, thismust be indicatedby
completing the appropriateboxes initems 1 and 2.Ifa plaintiff
designates a case as complex, thecover sheet must be served withthe
complaint on ailparties tothe action. A defendant may fileand serve no laterthan the time of its
firstappearance a joinder inthe
plaintiffs
designation,a counter-designation thatthecase isnotcomplex, or,if the
plaintiff
has made no designation,a designationthat
the case iscomplex.
CASE TYPES AND EXAMPLES
Auto Tort Contract Provisionally
Complex CivilLitigation
(Cal.
Auto (22)-Personal
Injury/Property BreachofContract/Warranty
(06) Rules ofCourt Rules3.400-3.403)
Damage/Wrongful Death Breach ofRental/Lease AntitrusUTrade
Regulation(03)
UninsuredMotorist(46)
(if the Contract(not
unlawfuldetainer Construction
Defect(10)
case involves
an uninsured orwrongfuleviction) ClaimsInvolvingMass Tort(40)
motorist
claimsubjectto Contract/Warranty
Breach-Seller Securities
Litigation
(28)
arbitration,
checkthisitem Plaintiff
(notfraud
or negligence) Environmental/Toxic
Tort(30)
instead
of Auto) NegligentBreachofContract/ InsuranceCoverage Claims
Other Pi/PD/WD (PersonalInjury/ Warranty (arising
from provisionally
complex
PropertyDamage/Wrongful Death) OtherBreach ofContract/Warranty case typelisted
above) (41)
Tort Collections
(e.g.,
money owed, open Enforcement ofJudgment
Asbestos(04) bookaccounts)(09) EnforcementofJudgment (20)
AsbestosPropertyDamage Collection
Case—SellerPlaintiff AbstractofJudgment (Outof
Asbestos PersonalInjury/ OtherPromissoryNote/Collections County)
WrongfulDeath Case ConfessionofJudgment (non-
ProductLiability
(notasbestosor InsuranceCoverage (not
provisionally domesticrelations)
toxic/environmental)
(24) complex) (18) Sister
StateJudgment
MedicalMalpractice
(45) Auto Subrogation Administrative
AgencyAward
MedicalMalpractice— OtherCoverage (notunpaidtaxes)
Physicians& Surgeons OtherContract(37) Petition/Certification
ofEntryof
OtherProfessional
HealthCare Contractual
Fraud Judgment onUnpaid Taxes
Malpractice OtherContractDispute OtherEnforcement ofJudgment
OtherPI/PD/WD (23) Real Property Case
PremisesLiability
(e.g.,
slip Eminent Domain/Inverse Miscellaneous Civil
Complaint
and fall) Condemnation (14) RICO (27)
Intentional
BodilyInjury/PDAWD WrongfulEviction
(33) OtherComplaint (not
specified
(e.g.,
assault,
vandalism) above)(42)
OtherReal Property(e.g.,
quiettitle)
(26)
Intentional
Infliction
of Declaratory
Relief
Only
WritofPossessionof RealProperty
EmotionalDistress Injunctive
ReliefOnly(non-
Mortgage Foreclosure
NegligentInfliction
of harassment)
QuietTitle
EmotionalDistress MechanicsLien
OtherReal Property(not
eminent
Other PV/PD/WD OtherCommercial Complaint
domain,landiord/enant,
or
Non-PI/PD/WD (Other)
Tort Case (non-tor/non-complex)
foreclosure)
Unlawful Detainer OtherCivil
Complaint
BusinessTort/(Unfair
Business (non-tort/non-complex)
Practice
(07) Commercial(31)
Miscellaneous Civil
Petition
Civil
Rights(e.g.,
discrimination, Residential
(32) Partnership
and Corporate
falsearrest)
(not
civil Drugs (38)(if the
caseinvolvesillegal Governance (21)
harassment) (08) drugs,check this
item;otherwise, OtherPetition
(notspecified
Defamation(e.g.,
slander,
libel) report
as Commercialor Residential) above)(43)
(13) JudicialReview Civil
Harassment
Fraud(16) AssetForfeiture
(05) Workplace Violence
Intellectua!
Property
(19) Petition
Re:Arbitration
Award (11) Elder/DependentAdult
Professional
Negligence(25) WritofMandate (02) Abuse
LegalMalpractice Writ-Administrative
Mandamus
Election
Contest
OtherProfessional
Malpractice Writ-Mandamus on Limited
Court
Petition
forName Change
(notmedicalorlegal) Case Matter Petition
forRelief
From Late
OtherNon-Pl/PD/WD Tort(35) Writ-Other
LimitedCourtCase Claim
Employment
Review OtherCivil
Petition
WrongfulTermination(36)
OtherJudicial
Review (39)
OtherEmployment (15) Reviewof HealthOfficer
Order
Noticeof Appeal—Labor
CommissionerAppeals
CM-010[Rev.
July 1, 2007) Page2 of 2
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET
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’ e e iiiin wnt | 22692156 - | "Re Brent Wisner (SBN: 276003) Pedram Estandiary SEW: 312569) Forcouaruseony Baum Hedlund Aristei& Goldman,P ratte 10940 Wilshire Blv4., 17th Floor ert YD os Angeles, Lh ty TELEPHONENO.:G 10) 207-3233 raxno..(310) 820-7444 ALAMIOA COUNTS ATTORNEYFOR (Name): Plaintiffs SUPERIOR COURT OFCALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF .Alameda / MAY 1 1 202) streetaopress: 1225 Fallon Street MAILING ADDRESS: cityAnDzipcove:Oakland 94612 srancHame: Rene C. Davidson Courthouse CASE NAME: James Goetz v. GlaxoSmithKline, et al. CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Complex Case Designation csenunrGbe200617 05 Unlimited (Amount [_] Limited (Amount oO Counter [3 soi Joinder ; hoon demanded demanded is Filedwith first appearance by defendant ° exceeds $25,000) $25,000 or less). (Cal.Rules ofCourt, rule3.402) DEPT: ; items 1-6 below must be completed (see instructions onnpage 2). 1. Check one box below forthe case type thatbest describesthiscase: SO 7 7 mee Auto Tort Contract Provisionally Complex CivilLitigation Auto (22) (__] Breachof contractWwarranty (06) (Cal.Rulesof Court,rules3.400-3.403) Uninsuredmotorist(46) __] Rule3.740 collections (09) [1] antitrust/Trade regulation (03) Other PU/PD/WD (PersonalInjury/Property L_] Othercollections (09) [_] Construction defect(10) Damage/Wrongful Death)Tort C Insurancecoverage(18) [ Mass tort (40) Asbestos(04) L_] othercontract(37) [__] Securities litigation (28) Productliability (24) Real Property L_] Environmental/Toxic tort (30) Medicalmalpractice (45) Eminent domain/Inverse L_] insurancecoverageclaimsarising from the OtherPI/PD/WD (23) condemnation (14) above listed provisionally complexcase Non-PI/PDWD Tort (Other) [_] wrongfut (33) eviction types(41) (_] Businesstorvunfair businesspractice (07) [_] otherreaiproperty(26) Enforcement ofJudgment L_] (08) rights Civil Unlawful Detainer LJ Enforcementof judgment(20) (_] Defamation(13) L_] commercial (31) Miscellaneous Civil Complaint L_] Fraud(16) [__] Residential (32) (_] rico (27) [__] intetiectual property (19) CJ Drugs (38) Othercomplaint(notspecified above)(42) [__] Professional negligence(25) JudicialReview Miscellaneous Civil Petition LJ othernon-PvPDWD tort(35) Assetforfeiture (05) Partnership and corporategovernance(21) Employment Petition re:arbitration award(11) | Otherpetition (notspecified above)(43) [_] wrongfultermination (36) (__] writofmandate (02) Otheremployment (15) [__] Otherjudicial review(39) ‘2. Thiscase L¥lis [_] isnot complex under rule3.400.of theCaliforniaRules of Court.if the case iscompiex, mark the factorsrequiringexceptionaljudicialmanagemént:. a.Lv] Large number ofseparately represented parties d,[v] | Large number of witnesses b.(ral Extensive motion practiceraisingdifficult or novel _—e. [| ‘Goordinationwith relatedactionspending in one ormore courts issues thatwillbetime-consuming to resolve in othercounties,states, or countries, orin-afederal court c.L¥] Substantialamount of ‘documentaryevidence f. C_] substantialpostjudgment judicial supervision 3. Remedies sought (check allthatapply): aly] monetary b.L_] nonmonetary; declaratoryor injunctive relief —c. punitive 4. Number of causes ofaction (specify): 7 (Seven) 5. This case L is [v] isnot aclass action suit. 6. If there are any known relatedcases, file and serve a noticeof relatedcase. (You4m8. i form.EM-075. .) FAXED Date: 5/11/2020 LE Pedram Esfandiary . » Za oe . (TYPEORPRINTNAME) . Co. {SIGNATURE OF PARTYORATTORNEY Ft NOTICE ~“ e Plaintiff must file thiscover sheet withthe first paper filedintheaction orproceeding (exceptsmall claims cases orcases filed under the Probate Code, Family Code, orWelfare and Institutions Code). (Cal.Rules of Court,rule3.220.) Failuretofilemay result insanctions. * Filethiscover sheet inadditionto any coversheet required by localcourtrule. ® If this case iscomplex under rule3.400 etseq. ofthe CaliforniaRules ofCourt, you must serve a copy ofthiscover sheet on all other partiestothe actionorproceeding. * Unless thisisa collectionscase under rule3.740 or acomplex case, thiscover sheetwillbe used forstatistical purposes only. 2 9819 FormAdapted for Mandatory Use Cal. Rules of Court, rules 2.30, 3.220, 3.400-3.403, 3.740; Judicial Council of Califomia CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Cal. Standards of Judicial Administration, std. 3.10 CM-010 [Rev., July 1, 2007) www.courtinfo.ca.gov CM-01 INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE COVER SHEET ° To Plaintiffsand Others Filing First Papers. Ifyou are filing a firstpaper (forexample, a complaint) in a civil case, you must complete and file, alongwith your first paper,the CivilCase Cover Sheet contained on page 1. This informationwillbe used to compile statistics about the types and numbers of cases filed. You must complete items 1 through 6 on the sheet. Initem 1, you must check one box forthecase typethat bestdescribes the case. If thecase fits both a general and a more specifictype ofcase listedin item1, check the more specificone. If the case has multiplecauses of action,check the box thatbest indicatesthe primary cause of action. To assistyou incompleting the sheet,examples ofthe cases that belong under each case typein item 1are provided below. A cover sheet must be filedonly withyour initial paper. Failuretofilea coversheet with the first paper filedina civil case may subject a party, itscounsel,or both tosanctions under rules2.30 and 3.220 ofthe CaliforniaRules ofCourt. To Parties inRule 3.740 Collections Cases. A “collectionscase" under rule 3.740 isdefined as an actionfor recovery ofmoney owed ina sum statedto be certainthatisnot more than $25,000, exclusive ofinterestand attorney'sfees,arisingfrom a transactionin which property,services,or money was acquiredon credit. A collections case does not includean actionseeking the following:(1)tort damages, (2) punitivedamages, (3) recovery of real property, (4) recovery of personal property, or (5) a prejudgment writof attachment. The identification of a case as a rule 3.740 collectionscase on thisform means thatitwillbe exempt from the general time-for-servicerequirements and case management rules,unless a defendant filesa responsive pleading. A rule 3.740 collections case willbe subjecttothe requirements forservice and obtaininga judgment in rule3.740. To Partiesin Complex Cases. Incomplex cases only, partiesmust also use the CivilCase Cover Sheet to designate whether the case is complex. Ifa plaintiff believes the case iscomplex under rule3.400 of the CaliforniaRules ofCourt, thismust be indicatedby completing the appropriateboxes initems 1 and 2.Ifa plaintiff designates a case as complex, thecover sheet must be served withthe complaint on ailparties tothe action. A defendant may fileand serve no laterthan the time of its firstappearance a joinder inthe plaintiffs designation,a counter-designation thatthecase isnotcomplex, or,if the plaintiff has made no designation,a designationthat the case iscomplex. CASE TYPES AND EXAMPLES Auto Tort Contract Provisionally Complex CivilLitigation (Cal. Auto (22)-Personal Injury/Property BreachofContract/Warranty (06) Rules ofCourt Rules3.400-3.403) Damage/Wrongful Death Breach ofRental/Lease AntitrusUTrade Regulation(03) UninsuredMotorist(46) (if the Contract(not unlawfuldetainer Construction Defect(10) case involves an uninsured orwrongfuleviction) ClaimsInvolvingMass Tort(40) motorist claimsubjectto Contract/Warranty Breach-Seller Securities Litigation (28) arbitration, checkthisitem Plaintiff (notfraud or negligence) Environmental/Toxic Tort(30) instead of Auto) NegligentBreachofContract/ InsuranceCoverage Claims Other Pi/PD/WD (PersonalInjury/ Warranty (arising from provisionally complex PropertyDamage/Wrongful Death) OtherBreach ofContract/Warranty case typelisted above) (41) Tort Collections (e.g., money owed, open Enforcement ofJudgment Asbestos(04) bookaccounts)(09) EnforcementofJudgment (20) AsbestosPropertyDamage Collection Case—SellerPlaintiff AbstractofJudgment (Outof Asbestos PersonalInjury/ OtherPromissoryNote/Collections County) WrongfulDeath Case ConfessionofJudgment (non- ProductLiability (notasbestosor InsuranceCoverage (not provisionally domesticrelations) toxic/environmental) (24) complex) (18) Sister StateJudgment MedicalMalpractice (45) Auto Subrogation Administrative AgencyAward MedicalMalpractice— OtherCoverage (notunpaidtaxes) Physicians& Surgeons OtherContract(37) Petition/Certification ofEntryof OtherProfessional HealthCare Contractual Fraud Judgment onUnpaid Taxes Malpractice OtherContractDispute OtherEnforcement ofJudgment OtherPI/PD/WD (23) Real Property Case PremisesLiability (e.g., slip Eminent Domain/Inverse Miscellaneous Civil Complaint and fall) Condemnation (14) RICO (27) Intentional BodilyInjury/PDAWD WrongfulEviction (33) OtherComplaint (not specified (e.g., assault, vandalism) above)(42) OtherReal Property(e.g., quiettitle) (26) Intentional Infliction of Declaratory Relief Only WritofPossessionof RealProperty EmotionalDistress Injunctive ReliefOnly(non- Mortgage Foreclosure NegligentInfliction of harassment) QuietTitle EmotionalDistress MechanicsLien OtherReal Property(not eminent Other PV/PD/WD OtherCommercial Complaint domain,landiord/enant, or Non-PI/PD/WD (Other) Tort Case (non-tor/non-complex) foreclosure) Unlawful Detainer OtherCivil Complaint BusinessTort/(Unfair Business (non-tort/non-complex) Practice (07) Commercial(31) Miscellaneous Civil Petition Civil Rights(e.g., discrimination, Residential (32) Partnership and Corporate falsearrest) (not civil Drugs (38)(if the caseinvolvesillegal Governance (21) harassment) (08) drugs,check this item;otherwise, OtherPetition (notspecified Defamation(e.g., slander, libel) report as Commercialor Residential) above)(43) (13) JudicialReview Civil Harassment Fraud(16) AssetForfeiture (05) Workplace Violence Intellectua! Property (19) Petition Re:Arbitration Award (11) Elder/DependentAdult Professional Negligence(25) WritofMandate (02) Abuse LegalMalpractice Writ-Administrative Mandamus Election Contest OtherProfessional Malpractice Writ-Mandamus on Limited Court Petition forName Change (notmedicalorlegal) Case Matter Petition forRelief From Late OtherNon-Pl/PD/WD Tort(35) Writ-Other LimitedCourtCase Claim Employment Review OtherCivil Petition WrongfulTermination(36) OtherJudicial Review (39) OtherEmployment (15) Reviewof HealthOfficer Order Noticeof Appeal—Labor CommissionerAppeals CM-010[Rev. July 1, 2007) Page2 of 2 CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET