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Defendants C. R. Bard, Inc. and Davol Inc Case NJ/2:18-cv-02533 Document 12 Filed 05/03/18 Page 1 of 25 BEFORE THE UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION IN RE: DAVOL, INC./C.R. BARD, INC. POLYPROPYLENE HERNIA MESH MDL Docket No: 2846 PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION DEFENDANTS C. R. BARD, INC. AND DAVOL INC.’S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR § 1407 COORDINATION/CONSOLIDATION & TRANSFER OF RELATED ACTIONS TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO Case NJ/2:18-cv-02533 Document 12 Filed 05/03/18 Page 2 of 25 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1 BACKGROUND OF BARD HERNIA MESH LITIGATION ........................................ 3 I. Review of Bard Hernia Mesh Litigation in Federal Court, Including In re: Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1842 ................................ 3 II. Current Landscape of Bard Hernia Mesh Cases Before Federal Courts ..................... 6 III. The Coordinated Actions in Rhode Island State Court ......................................... 7 DISCUSSION ................................................................................................ 8 I. Although There Are Many Appropriate Potential MDL Venues, the District of New Jersey and Southern District of New York Are the Most Appropriate ................ 8 A. District of New Jersey ..................................................................... 8 B. Southern District of New York .......................................................... 12 II. The Eastern District of New York, District of Rhode Island, and Eastern District of Louisiana Are Also Sensible Alternatives ................................................... 14 A. Eastern District of New York ............................................................ 14 B. District of Rhode Island .................................................................. 15 C. Eastern District of Louisiana ............................................................ 16 III. Moving Plaintiffs’ Proposed Venues—the Southern District of Ohio and the Western District of Missouri—Are Random Choices and Not Particularly Logical Choices .............................................................................................. 16 IV. The Proposed MDL Should Include All Bard Polypropylene Hernia Mesh Products, Without Exception ..................................................................... 19 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................. 20 -i- Case NJ/2:18-cv-02533 Document 12 Filed 05/03/18 Page 3 of 25 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Page(s) Cases Bartolucci v. 1-800 Contacts, Inc., 245 F. Supp. 3d 38 (D.D.C. 2017) .....................................................................................10, 11 In re: Benicar (Olmesartan) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2606 ...........................................................................................................................9 In re: Cutter Laboratories, Inc., “Braumwald-Cutter” Aortic Valve Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 367 ...........................................................................................................................14 In re: Eliquis (Apixaban) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2754 .........................................................................................................................12 In re: Ethicon Physiomesh Flexible Composite Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2782 ...........................................................................................................................5 In re: Farxiga (Dapagliflozin) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2776 .........................................................................................................................12 In re: Fosamax & Actonel Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1789 .........................................................................................................................12 In re: Fosamax (Alendronate Sodium) Products Liability Litigation (No. II), 787 F. Supp. 2d 1355 (U.S.J.P.M.L. 2011)..............................................................................10 In re: Fosamax (Alendronate Sodium) Products Liability Litigation (No. II), MDL No. 2243 ...........................................................................................................................9 In re: Invokana (Canagliflozin) Products Liability Litgation, MDL No. 2750 ...........................................................................................................................9 In re: Invokana (Canagliflozin) Products Liability Litigation, 223 F. Supp. 3d 1345 (U.S.J.P.M.L. 2016)..............................................................................10 In re: Janus Mutual Funds Investment Litigation., 310 F. Supp. 2d 1359 (U.S.J.P.M.L. 2004)................................................................................9 In re: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Liability Litigation, 220 F. Supp. 3d 1356 (U.S.J.P.M.L. 2016)..............................................................................11 -ii- Case NJ/2:18-cv-02533 Document 12 Filed 05/03/18 Page 4 of 25 In re: Keurig Green Mountain Single-Serve Coffee Anti-Trust Litigation, 24 F. Supp. 3d 1361 (U.S.J.P.M.L. 2014)................................................................................13 In Re: Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1842, Doc. 248 (D.R.I. Jan. 24, 2008) ............................................................ passim In re: Loestrin 24 Fe Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2472 .........................................................................................................................15 In re: Mirena IUD Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2434 ...................................................................................................................12, 13 In re: Mirena IUS Levonorgetrel-Related Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2767 .........................................................................................................................12 In re: Oppenheimer Rochester Funds Group Securities Litigation, 626 F. Supp. 2d 1350 (U.S.J.P.M.L. 2009)................................................................................8 In re: Pamidronate Products Liability Litigation, MDL. No. 2120 ........................................................................................................................14 In re: Paxil Products Liability Litigation, 296 F. Supp. 2d 1374 (U.S.J.P.M.L. 2003)................................................................................9 In re: Peanut Crop Insurance Litigation, 342 F. Supp. 2d 1353 (U.S.J.P.M.L. 2004)..............................................................................11 In re: Plavix Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation (No. II), 923 F. Supp. 2d 1376 (U.S.J.P.M.L. 2013)..............................................................................10 In re: Plavix Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation (No. II), MDL No. 2418 ...........................................................................................................................9 In re: Proton-Pump Inhibitor Products Liability Litigation (No. II), MDL No. 2789 ...........................................................................................................................9 In re: Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation, 528 F. Supp. 2d 1358 (U.S.J.P.M.L. 2007)................................................................................8 Republic Techs. (NA), LLC v. BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLC, 240 F. Supp. 3d 848 (N.D. Ill. 2016) .......................................................................................11 In re Rhodia S.A., Securities Litigation, 398 F. Supp. 2d 1359 (U.S.J.P.M.L. 2005)..............................................................................13 -iii- Case NJ/2:18-cv-02533 Document 12 Filed 05/03/18 Page 5 of 25 In re: Taxotere (Docetaxel) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2740 .........................................................................................................................16 Thorpe v. Davol Inc., No. 1:08-cv-0463, 1:07-md-01842, MDL No. 1842 (D.R.I) .....................................................4 In re: Vioxx Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1657 .........................................................................................................................16 In re: Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2592 .........................................................................................................................16 In re: Zimmer Durom Hip Cup Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2158 ...........................................................................................................................9 In re: Zyprexa Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1596 .........................................................................................................................14 Statutes 28 U.S.C. § 1407 ........................................................................................................................1, 20 Miscelleous http://www.jpml.uscourts.gov/sites/jpml/files/Pending_MDL_Dockets_By_District -April-16-2018.pdf ...................................................................................................................14
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