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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
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COORDINATION PROCEEDING
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SPECIAL TITLE [RULE 3.5 50] RISPERDAL® ANI) INVEGA®
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UDICIAL COUNCIL COORDINATION
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PROI)UCT LIABILITY CASES
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AMENDED CASE
MANAGEMENT ORDER NO.4
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THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:
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This AMENDED Case Management Order No. 4 controls and applies to the litigation of any and all related actions that are coordinated with this matter, RISPERDAL® and INVEGA® PRODUCT LIABIlITY CASES, JCCI~4775. I.
APPOINTMENT OF PLAINTIFFS STEERING COMMITTEE:
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Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs request the Court appoint the following to the Plaintiffs Steering Committee: Conrad Adams
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Matthews & Associates 2905 Sackelt Street Houston, TX 77098 713-522-5250 cadarns@themafthewslawfirm .corn
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Amy Carter Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett 301 East Ocean Blvd., Suite 1950
Long Beach, California 90802 Tel: 562.590.3400 acaiter~sgpblaw.corn Plaintiffs Steering Committee
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Trevor Rockstad
Denman Heard
Davis & Crump, PC
Heard Robins Cloud, LLP
Tel: 1-800-277-0300 Fax: 228-864-0907 1712 15th St., Ste. 300 Gulfport, MS 39501 mattincrurnp@daviscrump.com Plaint~fftSteering Committee Michael K. Johnson
808 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 450 Santa Monica, CA 90401 3 10-929- 4200 dheard@heardrobins.com
Johnson Becker, PLLC
Ross Feller Casey, I.~LP
Plaintif/.~S.eering Committee Brian McCormick
33 South Sixth Street, Suite 4530 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Toll Free: 800-279-6386 Facsimile: 612-436-1801 mjohnson@johnsonbecker.com Pla!niifl.~Steering Committee
One Liberty Place 1650 Market St., Suite 3450 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Telephone 215-231-3740 bmccorrnick@rossfellercasey.com Plaint?ffl Steering Committee Willard J. Moody, Jr. The Moody Law Fiim, Inc.L1 500 Crawford Street, Suite 200L] Portsmouth, VA 23704 LI Phone: (757) 393-4093 U -
Rick Meadow
The Lanier Law Firm 126 East 56th Street LI New York, New York 10022 [] 212-421-2800 [1 917-546-0464 (fax) rdm@lanierlawfirrn.corn I’lainti/’fs Steering Committee James G. O’Callahan Girardi & Keese 1126 Wilshire BoulevardLi Los Angeles, CA 90017L1
Toll Free: (800) 368-1033
Phone: 213-977-0211L1
Dallas, TX 75204
PIointijjs Steering Com,nit’/ee Ellen Preshy The Nemeroff Law Firm A Professional Corporation 2626 Cole Avenue, Suite 450
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Fax: 213-481-1554 jgocallahan(~girardikeese.corn
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Perry R. Sanders, Jr. Sanders Law Firm, LLC 31 N. Tejon Street, Suite 400 ColoradO Springs, CO 80903 877-630-1556 perry@scclaw.net Plaint~fJsSteering Committee
Todd Hilton Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP 550 West C Street, Suite 1750 San Diego, CA 92101 1-800-714-0360 hilton@stuevesie~el.com PlaintUJi Steering Committee
Aimee Wagstaff Andrus Wagstaff 7171 West Alaska Drive Lakewood, Colorado 80226 Direct (720) 208-9414 aimee.wagstaff~AndrusWagstaffcorn
Laura Yaeger Morgan & Morgan 201 North Franklin Street, 7th Floor Tampa, FL 33602 Office: 813.223.5505 Fax :8 13.222.4796
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Office (direct): 972-707-2363 Fax: 214-393-7897 ellenpresby@nernerofflaw.com Plaint~ffsSteering Committee
LYaeger@forthepeople.COm Plaintijf~Steering Committee _______________
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Brian Depew Engstrorn, Lipscomb & Lack
Thomas J. Preuss Wagstaff& Cartrnell
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10100 Santa Monica Blvd., 12th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
4740 Grand Ave #300 Kansas City, MO 64112
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(816)701-1100 tjpreuss~wcllp.com
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Plaint ~/fi Steering Committee Dennis Reich Reich & Binstock, LLP
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Fletch Trammel Laminack, Pirtle & Martines LLP
I’lainrjffs Steering Committee Tony Buzbee The Buzbec Law Firm
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Co-Lead Counsel, Robert Mosier and Daniel Robinson, and Co-Liaison Counsel Eric
Plaintiffs Steering Committee Responsibilities
1~ Gibbs and Mark Crawford’ shall be members of the Plaintiffs Steering Committee (“PSC”). Co16 Lead Counsel shall authorize and direct the work of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (“PSC”).
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PRETRIAL DISCOVERY. a. Conduct pretrial discovery on behalf of Plaintiffs in all actions coordinated with
the instant JCCP 4775;
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b. Cause to be issued in the name of Plaintiffs the necessary pretrial discovery
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witnesses and documents needed to properly prosecute this coordinated matter on behalf of
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Mark Crawford from the Skikos, Crawford, Skikos & Joseph firm is added as Co-Liaison
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Counsel to work in tandem with his partner Gregory Skikos. Together they shall only occupy one
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c. Conduct pretrial discovery in a coordinated manner on behalf of and for the 2 benefit of Plaintiffs, in a fashion in keeping with current practice guidelines or those established in 3 4
subsequent discovery plans or orders of this Court. 2.
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PRETRIAL MOTIONS, HEARINGS AND CONFERENCES. a. Initiate proposals, suggestions, schedules, motions or briefs, and any other
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b. Examine witnesses and introduce evidence at pretrial hearings on behalf of Plaintiffs;
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c. Appear and argue any pretrial motions on behalf of Plaintiffs; and
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d. Appear on behalf of Plaintiffs at pretrial conferences or other pretrial
proceedings. 3.
MISCELLANEOUS. a. Perform any task necessary and propel
for the PSC to accomplish its
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b. Maintain adequate files of all pretrial matters, including establishing and
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maintaining a document or exhibit depository, in either real or virtual format, and having those
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Compensation for work performed and the approved costs incurred by Co-Lead, Co-
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Liaison Counsel, the PSC and any subcommittee approved by Co-Lead Counsel, will be paid by
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the Common Benefit Funds which shall be covered in a separate Case Management Order.
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IT IS SO ORDE ED.
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