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Cumulative from September 1968 through September 30, 1999
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Statistical Analysis of Multidistrict Litigation
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Statistical Analysis ofMultidistrict Litigation
Cumulative From September 1968 Through September 30, 1999
Cumulative Summary of Multidistrict Litigation
Summary by Circuit of Multidistrict LitigationUnder 28 U.S.C. §1407
Summary of Multidistrict Litigation by Circuitand District Under 28 U.S.C. §1407
Index to Transferee Districts with Multidistrict LitigationPending as of September 30, 1999, or Dismissed Since October 1, 1998
Summary by Docket of Multidistrict Litigation Pendingas of September 30, 1999, or Dismissed Since October 1, 1998
Summary of Litigations Docketed but Not Transferred Under28 U.S.C. §1407 for the Period October 1, 1998, to September 30, 1999
Prepared by: The Office of the Clerk
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
October 1999
CUMULATIVE SUMMARY OF MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
CUMULATIVE SUMMARY OF MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
Totals as of9/30/97
12 MonthsEnding 9/30/98
(Adjusted)
Totals as of9/30/98
12 monthsEnding 9/30/99
CurrentTotals as of
9/30/99
Actions Transferred................................. 106,088 15,730 121,818 11,219 133,037
Actions Originally Filed in Transferee Districts....................... 18,185 851 19,036 351 19,387
TOTAL ACTIONS SUBJECTED TOSECTION 1407 PROCEEDINGS ...... 124,273
16,581 140,854 11,570 152,424
TERMINATIONSActions Terminated by Transferee Courts............................Actions Reassigned to Transferor Judges within Transferee Court......................Actions Remanded by the Panel...................
(66,167)
(279)(3,781)
(16,938)
(0)(1,171)
(83,105)
(279)(4,952)
(19,997)
(34)(4,363)
(103,102)
(313)(9,315)
TOTAL ACTIONS PRESENTLYPENDING AND SUBJECTED TOSECTION 1407 PROCEEDINGS................ 54,046 52,518 39,694
SUMMARY BY CIRCUIT OFMULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
UNDER 28 U.S.C.§1407
SUMMARY OF MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION BY CIRCUIT UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1407 CUMULATIVE FROM SEPTEMBER 1968 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
12 Months Ending September 30, 1999 Cumulative 1968-1999
Total PendingFiled in Tr'e Filed in Tr'e In Transferee
Circuit Into Dist. Out of Dist.Net Change District Terminated Into Dist. Out of Dist.Net Change District Terminated District
GRAND TOTALS 11,219 11,219 - 351 24,394 133,037 133,037 - 19,387 112,730 39,694
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT 39 11 28 26 5 2,026 389 1,637 257 2,207 76FIRST CIRCUIT 4 187 -183 9 39 278 4,700 -4,422 530 488 320SECOND CIRCUIT 42 3,225 -3,183 38 223 2,854 13,476 -10,622 1,935 4,235 554THIRD CIRCUIT 10,589 84 10,505 135 2,734 87,955 4,483 83,472 8,428 63,840 32,543FOURTH CIRCUIT 14 1,354 -1,340 1 103 1,328 12,335 -11,007 457 1,750 35FIFTH CIRCUIT 77 2,508 -2,431 3 309 4,150 19,084 -14,934 1,419 2,120 3,449SIXTH CIRCUIT 25 2,432 -2,407 5 485 1,832 46,772 -44,940 1,050 2,844 38SEVENTH CIRCUIT 17 545 -528 2 216 1,444 6,385 -4,941 640 1,733 351EIGHTH CIRCUIT 80 134 -54 10 3 698 4,081 -3,383 492 1,060 130NINTH CIRCUIT 58 304 -246 29 77 1,759 9,860 -8,101 1,989 3,504 244TENTH CIRCUIT 6 127 -121 3 26 1,618 3,737 -2,119 291 1,795 114ELEVENTH CIRCUIT 268 308 -40 90 20,174 27,095 7,735 19,360 1,899 27,154 1,840
SUMMARY OF MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATIONBY CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT
UNDER 28 U.S.C.§1407
SUMMARY OF MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION BY CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1407 CUMULATIVE FROM SEPTEMBER 1968 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
12 Months Ending September 30, 1999 Cumulative 1968-1999Index to Total Pending
Transferee Filed in Filed in In Transferee
Circuit and District District Into Dist.Out of Dist. Net Change Tr'e District Terminated Into Dist. Out of Dist.Net Change Tr'e District Terminated District
GRAND TOTALS 11,219 11,219 - 351 24,394 133,037 133,037 - 19,387 112,730 39,694
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUITTOTALS 39 11 28 26 5 2,026 389 1,637 257 2,207 76
District of Columbia 090 39 11 28 26 5 2,026 389 1,637 257 2,207 76
FIRST CIRCUITTOTALS 4 187 -183 9 39 278 4,700 -4,422 530 488 320
Maine 100 - 51 -51 - - 4 581 -577 1 5 -Massachusetts 101 2 108 -106 1 32 191 3,563 -3,372 180 348 23New Hampshire 102 - 4 -4 - - 29 216 -187 23 44 8Rhode Island 103 - 22 -22 - - - 270 -270 - - -Puerto Rico 104 2 2 - 8 7 54 70 -16 326 91 289
SECOND CIRCUITTOTALS 42 3,225 -3,183 38 223 2,854 13,476 -10,622 1,935 4,235 554
Connecticut 205 2 9 -7 - 37 370 1,798 -1,428 268 569 69New York, N. 206 - 2 -2 - 2 4 733 -729 3 7 -New York, E. 207 12 63 -51 11 77 1,106 1,975 -869 636 1,663 79New York, S. 208 28 3,147 -3,119 27 107 1,374 8,093 -6,719 1,028 1,996 406New York, W. 209 - 2 -2 - - - 812 -812 - - -Vermont 210 - 2 -2 - - - 65 -65 - - -
THIRD CIRCUITTOTALS 10,589 84 10,505 135 2,734 87,955 4,483 83,472 8,428 63,840 32,543
Delaware 311 - 4 -4 - 5 44 139 -95 29 59 14New Jersey 312 56 43 13 12 89 521 1,684 -1,163 93 518 96Pennsylvania, E. 313 10,528 17 10,511 123 2,625 87,180 1,452 85,728 8,127 62,949 32,358Pennsylvania, M. 314 - 4 -4 - - 18 459 -441 10 28 -Pennsylvania, W. 315 5 14 -9 - 15 192 655 -463 169 286 75Virgin Islands 391 - 2 -2 - - - 94 -94 - - -
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SUMMARY OF MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION BY CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1407 CUMULATIVE FROM SEPTEMBER 1968 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
12 Months Ending September 30, 1999 Cumulative 1968-1999Index to Total Pending
Transferee Filed in Filed in In Transferee
Circuit and District District Into Dist.Out of Dist. Net Change Tr'e District Terminated Into Dist. Out of Dist.Net Change Tr'e District Terminated District
FOURTH CIRCUITTOTALS 14 1,354 -1,340 1 103 1,328 12,335 -11,007 457 1,750 35
Maryland 416 3 38 -35 1 81 256 1,963 -1,707 69 310 15North Carolina E. 417 10 47 -37 - 2 25 509 -484 9 24 10North Carolina, M. 418 - 45 -45 - 1 18 319 -301 7 25 -North Carolina, W. 419 - 43 -43 - - 49 513 -464 114 163 -South Carolina 420 1 197 -196 - 2 862 2,266 -1,404 160 1,013 9Virginia, E. 422 - 958 -958 - 13 67 3,730 -3,663 61 128 -Virginia, W. 423 - 19 -19 - 4 3 908 -905 2 4 1West Virginia, N. 424 - 3 -3 - - 1 123 -122 1 2 -West Virginia, S. 425 - 4 -4 - - 47 2,004 -1,957 34 81 -
FIFTH CIRCUITTOTALS 77 2,508 -2,431 3 309 4,150 19,084 -14,934 1,419 2,120 3,449
Louisiana, E. 53L 20 46 -26 - 1 348 1,171 -823 396 713 31Louisiana, M. 53N - 16 -16 - - 8 454 -446 18 26 -Louisiana, W. 536 - 49 -49 - - 9 905 -896 24 33 -Mississippi, N. 537 - 4 -4 - - 6 124 -118 7 13 -Mississippi, S. 538 7 40 -33 1 - 14 1,966 -1,952 6 4 16Texas, N. 539 - 22 -22 - 1 150 878 -728 198 344 4Texas, E. 540 47 2,293 -2,246 2 267 3,428 5,783 -2,355 579 614 3,393Texas, S. 541 3 33 -30 - 40 173 7,385 -7,212 185 353 5Texas, W. 542 - 5 -5 - - 14 418 -404 6 20 -
SIXTH CIRCUITTOTALS 25 2,432 -2,407 5 485 1,832 46,772 -44,940 1,050 2,844 38
Kentucky, E. 643 - 14 -14 - - 53 365 -312 16 69 -Kentucky, W. 644 - 27 -27 - - 80 493 -413 85 165 -Michigan, E. 645 23 24 -1 4 27 320 2,036 -1,716 224 516 28Michigan, W. 646 1 9 -8 - 1 7 134 -127 17 20 4Ohio, N. 647 1 2,283 -2,282 1 2 129 41,841 -41,712 67 196 -Ohio, S. 648 - 26 -26 - 455 1,215 677 538 616 1,831 -Tennesee, E. 649 - 32 -32 - - 2 521 -519 6 8 -Tennesee, M. 650 - 7 -7 - - 13 234 -221 11 18 6Tennessee, W. 651 - 10 -10 - - 13 471 -458 8 21 -
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SUMMARY OF MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION BY CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1407 CUMULATIVE FROM SEPTEMBER 1968 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
12 Months Ending September 30, 1999 Cumulative 1968-1999Index to Total Pending
Transferee Filed in Filed in In Transferee
Circuit and District District Into Dist.Out of Dist. Net Change Tr'e District Terminated Into Dist. Out of Dist.Net Change Tr'e District Terminated District
SEVENTH CIRCUITTOTALS 17 545 -528 2 216 1,444 6,385 -4,941 640 1,733 351
Illinois, N. 752 9 71 -62 1 216 1,189 1,633 -444 411 1,285 315Illinois, E.* - - - - - - 9 -9 - - -Illinois, C. 753 - 37 -37 - - 30 1,050 -1,020 15 19 26Illinois, S. 754 8 44 -36 1 - 8 439 -431 1 - 9Indiana, N. 755 - 266 -266 - - - 756 -756 - - -Indiana, S. 756 - 77 -77 - - 178 1,707 -1,529 72 249 1Wisconsin, E. 757 - 36 -36 - - 6 519 -513 4 10 -Wisconsin, W. 758 - 14 -14 - - 33 272 -239 137 170 -
EIGHTH CIRCUITTOTALS 80 134 -54 10 3 698 4,081 -3,383 492 1,060 130
Arkansas, E. 860 53 12 41 8 1 77 262 -185 21 7 91Arkansas, W. 861 - 13 -13 - - - 116 -116 - - -Iowa, N. 862 - 7 -7 - - 4 116 -112 4 8 -Iowa, S. 863 - 11 -11 - - 5 1,053 -1,048 3 8 -Minnesota 864 4 42 -38 1 - 308 1,065 -757 410 706 12Missouri, E. 865 23 14 9 1 2 140 521 -381 21 134 27Missouri, W. 866 - 13 -13 - - 164 418 -254 33 197 -Nebraska 867 - 7 -7 - - - 265 -265 - - -North Dakota 868 - 14 -14 - - - 223 -223 - - -South Dakota 869 - 1 -1 - - - 42 -42 - - -
* No longer a separate district.
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SUMMARY OF MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION BY CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1407 CUMULATIVE FROM SEPTEMBER 1968 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
12 Months Ending September 30, 1999 Cumulative 1968-1999Index to Total Pending
Transferee Filed in Filed in In Transferee
Circuit and District District Into Dist.Out of Dist. Net Change Tr'e District Terminated Into Dist. Out of Dist.Net Change Tr'e District Terminated District
NINTH CIRCUITTOTALS 58 304 -246 29 77 1,759 9,860 -8,101 1,989 3,504 244
Alaska 97X - 2 -2 - - - 229 -229 - - -Arizona 970 7 39 -32 - 4 64 945 -881 79 117 26California, N. 971 3 36 -33 2 20 512 1,469 -957 469 962 19California, E. 972 - 47 -47 - - 11 426 -415 118 129 -California, C. 973 36 37 -1 27 41 694 2,000 -1,306 855 1,377 172California, S. 974 4 21 -17 - 11 75 1,548 -1,473 58 131 2Hawaii 975 - 26 -26 - - 14 512 -498 11 25 -Idaho 976 1 6 -5 - - 6 210 -204 7 4 9Montana 977 - 14 -14 - - 4 233 -229 5 9 -Nevada 978 - 46 -46 - - 127 456 -329 343 468 2Oregon 979 - 17 -17 - - 6 862 -856 2 8 -Washington, E. 980 - 3 -3 - - - 235 -235 - - -Washington, W 981 7 10 -3 - 1 246 720 -474 42 274 14Guam 993 - - - - - - 15 -15 - - -
TENTH CIRCUITTOTALS 6 127 -121 3 26 1,618 3,737 -2,119 291 1,795 114
Colorado 1082 - 10 -10 - 9 118 859 -741 77 189 6Kansas 1083 2 23 -21 1 - 1,189 563 626 102 1,287 4New Mexico 1084 - 8 -8 - - 4 599 -595 10 14 -Oklahoma, N. 1085 1 5 -4 1 - 14 707 -693 35 47 2Oklahoma, E. 1086 - 1 -1 - - 7 60 -53 16 23 -Oklahoma, W. 1087 - 6 -6 - - 143 424 -281 45 188 -Utah 1088 1 70 -69 - 11 26 443 -417 5 22 9Wyoming 1089 2 4 -2 1 6 117 82 35 1 25 93
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SUMMARY OF MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION BY CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1407 CUMULATIVE FROM SEPTEMBER 1968 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
12 Months Ending September 30, 1999 Cumulative 1968-1999Index to Total Pending
Transferee Filed in Filed in In Transferee
Circuit and District District Into Dist.Out of Dist. Net Change Tr'e District Terminated Into Dist. Out of Dist.Net Change Tr'e District Terminated District
ELEVENTH CIRCUITTOTALS 268 308 -40 90 20,174 27,095 7,735 19,360 1,899 27,154 1,840
Alabama, N. 1126 222 32 190 76 19,999 26,465 465 26,000 969 26,057 1,377Alabama, M. 1127 1 3 -2 - 4 19 167 -148 7 8 18Alabama, S. 1128 1 15 -14 - 65 23 217 -194 106 113 16Florida, N. 1129 - 6 -6 2 2 37 400 -363 33 40 30Florida, M. 113A 1 65 -64 2 - 210 1,887 -1,677 145 122 233Florida, S. 113C 40 64 -24 8 87 215 1,117 -902 488 548 155Georgia, N. 113E 3 28 -25 2 17 126 1,397 -1,271 151 266 11Georgia, M. 113G - 27 -27 - - - 518 -518 - - -Georgia, S. 113J - 68 -68 - - - 1,567 -1,567 - - -
INDEX TO TRANSFEREE DISTRICTS WITHMULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION PENDING AS OF
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, OR DISMISSEDSINCE OCTOBER 1, 1998
INDEX TO TRANSFEREE DISTRICTS WITHMULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION PENDING AS OF
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, OR DISMISSED SINCE OCTOBER 1, 1998
090 Korean Airlines Disaster of 9/1/83 (MDL-565)*United Mine Workers (MDL-886)Fialuridine (“FIAU”) PL (MDL-1034)Consumer Credit Counseling Services Antitrust (MDL-1163)U.S. Office Products Co. Securities (MDL-1271)*Tobacco/Governmental Health Care Costs (MDL-1279)Vitamin Antitrust (MDL-1285)*Lorazepam & Clorazepate Antitrust (MDL-1290)
100 (See Note)101 New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. Sales Practices (MDL-1105)
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of NY (MDL-1143)Fidelity Magellan Fund/Micron Technologies Securities (MDL-1157)*Sears, Roebuck and Co. (MDL-1185)*Summit Technology, Inc., Securities (MDL-1195)*Nabumetone Patent (MDL-1238)
102 Presstek, Inc., Securities (MDL-1140)*104 Fire at Dupont Plaza Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 12/31/86 (MDL-721)
Pepsi-Cola Puerto Rico Bottling Co. Securities (MDL-1156)*American Airlines, Inc., Flight 574 In Flight Engine Fire Incident on 7/9/98 (MDL-1284)
205 Colonial Realty Limited Partnerships Securities (MDL-946)Air Crash at Dubrovnik, Croatia, on 4/3/96 (MDL-1180)SmithKline Beecham Labs Billing Practices (MDL-1210)Fine Host Corp. Securities (MDL-1241)
206 State of New York Claims on Abandoned Deposits (MDL-1028)207 “Agent Orange” Products Liability (MDL-381)*
Air Disaster Near Lockerbie, Scotland, on 12/21/88 (MDL-799)Air Disaster Near Cove Neck, NY, on 1/25/90 (MDL-843)MTC Technologies Company Ltd. Securities (MDL-1059)Arakis Energy Corp. Securities (MDL-1090)Playmobil, USA, Inc., Antitrust (MDL-1116)Tower Air Flight 41 Incident at J.F.K. Airport on 12/20/95 (MDL-1119)Sterling Foster & Co., Inc., Securities (MDL-1208)*Toys “R” Us, Inc., Antitrust (MDL-1211)*Cityscape Financial Corp. Securities (MDL-1234)
208 Industrial Diamond Antitrust (MDL-948)Towers Financial Corp. Noteholders Securities (MDL-994)Prudential Securities, Inc., Limited Partnerships Program Securities (MDL-1005)NASDAQ Market-Maker Antitrust & Securities (MDL-1023)*D. Blech & Co. Securities (MDL-1064)Sunrise Group Ltd. Mortgage Note Security Agreement (MDL-1065)MG Refining & Marketing, Inc., Customer Contracts (MDL-1115)Bennett Funding Group, Inc., Securities (No. II) (MDL-1153)Ford Motor Credit Co. Motor Vehicle Lease Contract (MDL-1160)*Air Crash off Long Island, New York, on 7/17/96 (MDL-1161)
Oxford Health Plans, Inc., Securities (MDL-1222)Philip Services Corp. Securities (MDL-1230)*Mezzonen S.A. Securities (MDL-1258)Stock Exchanges Options Trading Antitrust (MDL-1283)*Omeprazole Patent (MDL-1291)*
311 Manchak Patent (MDL-1228)Warfarin Sodium Antitrust (MDL-1232)
312 Pantopaque Products Liability (MDL-920)Prudential Insurance Co. of America Sales Practices (MDL-1061)Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada Sales Practices (MDL-1102)Ford Motor Co. Ignition Switch Products Liability (MDL-1112)Research Corporation Technologies, Inc., Patent (MDL-1177)Mid-American Waste Systems, Inc., Securities (MDL-1188)Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Sales Practices (MDL-1213)*American Family Publishers Business Practices (MDL-1235)Medical Resources, Inc., Securities (MDL-1247)*Cendant Corporation Securities (MDL-1292)*
313 Asbestos Products Liability (No. VI) (MDL-875)*Unisys Corp. Retiree Medical Benefit “ERISA” (MDL-969)*Orthopedic Bone Screw Products Liability (MDL-1014)Painted Aluminum Products Antitrust (MDL-1128)*Latex Gloves Products Liability (MDL-1148)Diet Drugs Products Liability (MDL-1203)*Aetna, Inc. Securities (MDL-1219)*Advanta National Bank Credit Card Terms (MDL-1233)Chrysler Corp. Vehicle Paint (MDL-1239)*Graphite Electrodes Antitrust (No. II) (MDL-1244)*Linerboard Antitrust (MDL-1261)*Air Crash Near Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia, on 9/2/98 (MDL-1269)LifeUSA Holdings, Inc., Annuity Contracts Sales Practices (No. II) (MDL-1273)*Loewen Group, Inc., Securities (No. II) (MDL-1280)*
314 (See Note)315 Air Crash Near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 9/8/94 (MDL-1040)
Mercedes-Benz of North America Employment Practices (MDL-1068)Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Sales Practices (MDL-1091)Flat Glass Antitrust (MDL-1200)Ferrosilicon Products Antitrust (MDL-1220)
416 American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Dealerships Relations (MDL-1069)Second Chance Body Armor, Inc. Advertising (MDL-1110)
417 Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS) Products Liability (MDL-1132)*418 Air Crash Near Morrisville, North Carolina, on 12/13/94 (MDL-1084)419 (See Note)420 Showa Denko K.K. L-Tryptophan Products Liability (No. II) (MDL-865)*422 Apple Juice Products Liability (MDL-1113)
INDEX TO TRANSFEREE DISTRICTS WITH MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION PENDING AS OF
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 OR DISMISSED SINCE OCTOBER 1, 1998
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423 Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. Debt Collection Practices (MDL-1198)*424 (See Note)425 (See Note)53L Ford Motor Co. Vehicle Paint (MDL-1063)
Masonite Corp. Hardboard Siding Products Liability (MDL-1098)Bank of Louisiana/Kenwin Shops, Inc., Contract (MDL-1193)
53N (See Note)536 (See Note)537 (See Note)538 Progressive Games, Inc. Patent (MDL-1209)539 Great Southern Life Insurance Company Sales Practices (MDL-1214)*540 Norplant Contraceptive Products Liability (MDL-1038)*
Alcatel Alsthom Securities (MDL-1263)*541 Crown Life Insurance Company Premium (MDL-1096)*
Lease Oil Antitrust (No. II) (MDL-1206)*542 (See Note)643 (See Note)644 (See Note)645 Air Crash Near Monroe, Michigan, on 1/9/97 (MDL-1178)
Cardizem CD Antitrust (MDL-1278)*646 Jackson National Life Insurance Company Premium (MDL-1122)*647 East Side Mario’s Franchise (MDL-1256)648 Telectronics Pacing Systems Accufix Atrial “J” Leads Products Liability (MDL-1057)649 (See Note)650 Tennessee Public Indecency Statute (MDL-1031)
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. Billing Practices (MDL-1227)651 (See Note)752 VMS Real Estate Partnerships Securities (MDL-847)*
Mortgage Escrow Deposit (MDL-899)Fund F “ERISA” (MDL-976)“Factor VIII or IX Concentrate Blood Products” Products Liability (MDL-986)*Brand-Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust (MDL-997)*General Instrument Corp. Securities (MDL-1095)Bertelsmann Music Group Collection Letters (MDL-1137)*CBC Companies, Inc., Collection Letters (MDL-1150)*Synthroid Marketing (MDL-1182)*General Electric Capital Corp. Bankruptcy Debtor Reaffirmation Agreements (MDL-1192)*Sterling, Inc., Bankruptcy Debtor Reaffirmation Agreements (MDL-1242)General Motors Corp. Type III Door Latch Products Liability (MDL-1266)*
753 Corn Sweeteners Antitrust (MDL-1087)754 MCI Non-Subscriber Telephone Rates (MDL-1275)*756 Eli Lilly & Co. Prozac Products Liability (MDL-907)757 (See Note)758 (See Note)
860 Case IH Cotton Picker Products Liability (MDL-1221)Deere & Company Cotton Picker Fire Products Liability (MDL-1282)
862 (See Note)863 (See Note)864 Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company Sales Practices (MDL-1186)*
The Hartford Sales Practices (MDL-1204)*Old Kent Mortgage Co. Yield Spread Premium (MDL-1246)*
865 General American Life Insurance Company Sales Practices (MDL-1179)*BankAmerica Corp. Securities (MDL-1264)*
866 (See Note)970 Diamond Benefits Life Insurance (MDL-972)
Western Savings & Loan/RTC Securities (MDL-995)Pillar Point Partners Antitrust & Patent (MDL-1202)*
971 Clearly Canadian Beverage Corp. Securities (MDL-993)McLaughlin Patent (MDL-1011)Felbatol Products Liability (MDL-1048)Citric Acid Antitrust (MDL-1092)Ford Motor Company Thick Film Ignition (TFI) Module Products Liability (MDL-1133)*Rational Software Corp. Securities (MDL-1224)*Sodium Gluconate Antitrust (MDL-1226)Cable News Network and Time Magazine “Operation Tailwind” (MDL-1257)*
972 (See Note)973 Air Crash Disaster Near Cerritos, California, on 8/31/86 (MDL-717)
Bank of Credit and Commerce International Depositors (MDL-908)*Precious Metals Securities (MDL-941)*Baxter Healthcare Gammagard Products Liability (MDL-1060)Citi-Equity Group, Inc., Limited Partnerships Securities (MDL-1082)Dow Environmental, Inc. Stock Appreciation Rights Plan (MDL-1205)Compact Disc Antitrust (MDL-1216)*Air Crash Near Agana, Guam, on 8/5/97 (MDL-1237)FDIC California Property Tax Penalties (MDL-1254)Regents of University of California and IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Patent (MDL-1262)Intellectual Property Development, Inc. Patent (MDL-1286)
974 Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Premium (MDL-1109)975 (See Note)976 Albertson’s, Inc., Employment Practices (MDL-1215)977 (See Note)978 Delgratia Mining Corp. Securities (MDL-1201)979 (See Note)981 Alaska Electrical Pension (MDL-855)
Ford Motor Co./Citibank N.A. Cardholder Rebate Program (MDL-1199)Air Crash Near Palembang, Indonesia, on 12/19/97 (No. II) (MDL-1276)
1082 Air Crash Near Colorado Springs, Colorado, on 3/3/91 (MDL-1022)Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Fair Labor Standards Act (MDL-1139)*
INDEX TO TRANSFEREE DISTRICTS WITH MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION PENDING AS OF
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 OR DISMISSED SINCE OCTOBER 1, 1998
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1083 Xerox Independent Service Organizations Antitrust (MDL-1021)*Baseball Bat Antitrust (MDL-1249)
1084 (See Note)1085 Multimedia Games, Inc., Securities (MDL-1252)*1086 (See Note)1087 (See Note)1088 Commercial Explosives Antitrust (MDL-1093)1089 Copley Pharmaceutical, Inc., “Albuterol” Products Liability (MDL-1013)*1126 Silicone Gel Breast Implants Products Liability (MDL-926)*
Ford Motor Company Head Rest Products Liability (MDL-1103)*1127 Consolidated “Non-Filing Insurance” Fee Antitrust (MDL-1130)*1128 Amtrak “Sunset Limited” Train Crash in Bayou Canot, Alabama, on 9/22/93 (MDL-1003)
Residential Telephone Lease Program Contract (MDL-1165)1129 Commercial Tissue Products Antitrust (MDL-1189)*113A Disposable Contact Lens Antitrust (MDL-1030)*
Recomm International Display, Inc., Contract (MDL-1118)113C Cascade International Securities (MDL-947)
Southeast Banking Corp. Securities and Loan Loss Reserves (MDL-1000)MultiVest Options, Inc., Commodities Trading Securities (MDL-1079)Air Crash Near Cali, Colombia, on 12/20/95 (MDL-1125)Air Crash in the Florida Everglades, on 5/11/96 (MDL-1131)Phonometrics, Inc., Electronic Long Distance Call Patent (MDL-1141)American Airlines, Inc., Flight 869 Turbulence Incident, on 1/17/96 (MDL-1173)Skin-Cap Products Liability (MDL-1243)*
113E Polypropylene Carpet Antitrust (MDL-1075)Motorsports Merchandise Antitrust (MDL-1212)*Gemstar Development Corp. Patent (MDL-1274)
(*) Denotes allegation of a class action under Rule 23, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
NOTE: Statistics regarding the 19,200 actions in the 636 multidistrict dockets terminatedbetween September 1968 and September 30, 1998, may be obtained by contacting theClerk's Office of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in Washington, D.C.
SUMMARY BY DOCKET OFMULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
PENDING AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1999,OR DISMISSED SINCE OCTOBER 1, 1998
SUMMARY BY DOCKET OF MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION PENDING AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, OR DISMISSED SINCE OCTOBER 1, 1998 Cases Terminated
Index to MDL No. MDL Caption Transferee Judge Transferor Districts and Number Total Tr'd Total Filed Dis'd Rem'd Cases PendingTr'e Dist. of Cases Transferred in Tr'e Court
Grand Totals...................…………… 178 Total Litigations 121485 11752 86566 6977 39694
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
090 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8 Litigations565 Korean Airlines - 9/1/83 AD Robinson, A.E. 34-CAC; 15-CAN; 4-ILN;
1-MD; 2-MA; 11-MIE; 8-NJ; 26-NYE; 49-NYS;3-NYW; 4-PAE; 3-WAW...…………. 160 54 129 85 0
886 United Mine Workers Hogan, T.F. 1-CO; 1-KYE; 1-KYW;1-VAW; 1-UT; 7-WVS........…......... 12 9 15 0 6
1034 Fialuridine ("FIAU") PL Lamberth , R.C. 1-ALS; 1-AZ; 3-MD; 1-OHN…..….. 6 3 4 0 51163 Consumer Credit Counseling Urbina, R.M. 1-IAS; 1-NYE………………………. 2 1 3 0 0
Services AT1271 U.S. Office Products Co. SEC Urbina, R.M. 1-CT; 1-DE; 1-MIE; 6-NYS………… 9 4 0 0 131279 Tobacco/Governmental Health Care Costs Friedman, P.L. 1-FLS; 1-PR; 1-TXS………….…….. 3 2 0 0 51285 Vitamin AT Hogan, T.F. 1-ARW; 1-CAS; 1-ILN; 1-KYE;
2-MIW; 2-MN; 1-MSS; 4-NJ;1-NYE; 1-SC; 8-TXN; 1-WVN…….. 24 16 0 0 40
1290 Lorazepam and Clorazepate AT Hogan, T.F. 1-ILN; 1-SC; 1-TXE…………………… 3 4 0 0 7
FIRST CIRCUIT101 MASSACHUSETTS 6 Litigations
1105 New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. Keeton, R.E. 1-MOW; 1-MSN; 1-NYS, 1-PR….…. 4 5 0 0 91143 Mutual Life Insurance Co. of NY Harrington, E.F.
9 1 2 0 81157 Fidelity Magellan Fund/Micron Stearns, R.G. 1-FLM; 1-PAE……………………… 2 14 15 0 1
Technologies, Inc. SEC1185 Sears, Roebuck and Co. Saris, P.B. 1-ILN; 1-PAE……...……..…….….. 2 5 6 1 01195 Summit Technology, Inc. SEC Tauro, J.L. 1-FLS……...…………………….…. 1 17 17 0 11238 Nabumetone PAT Lindsay, R.C. 1-NYE……..……………….....…….. 1 3 0 0 4
102 NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 Litigation1140 Presstek, Inc. SEC McAuliffe, S.J. 1-NYS………………….……..……. 1 7 0 0 8
104 PUERTO RICO 3 Litigations721 Dupont Plaza, Puerto Rico Fire - 12/31/86 CD Acosta, R.L. 7-CAC; 1-NJ; 1-NYW; 2-NYS.....…… 11 275 7 0 279
1156 Pepsi-Cola Puerto Rico Bottling Co. SEC Dominguez, D.R. 6-FLS; 1-NYE……………………… 7 2 9 0 01284 American Airlines Flight 574 In Flight Engine Acosta, R.L. 2-VI………………………………… 2 8 0 0 10
Fire - 7/9/98
2-ALM; 3-ALN; 1-KYE; 1-LAW;1-MSN; 1-PAE…………………..…..
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SECOND CIRCUIT205 CONNECTICUT 4 Litigations
946 Colonial Realty Limited Partnerships Covello, A.V. 88-NYS................................….…….. 88 36 120 0 41180 Dubrovnik, Croatia - 4/3/96 AD Covello, A.V. 2-ALN; 1-CAE; 1-CO; 8-DC;
2-FLM; 1-MA; 1-MIE; 1-NJ;5-NYS; 1-VAE…………...…………… 23 19 0 0 42
1210 SmithKline Beecham Labs Billing Practices Covello, A.V. 1-ALN; 1-FLS; 1-ILN; 1-NYE;2-PAE………....…….………………… 6 5 2 0 9
1241 Fine Host Corp. SEC Hall, J.C. 1-NYS……………....…….….……….. 1 13 0 0 14
206 NEW YORK, NORTHERN 1 Litigation
1028 State of New York Claims on Munson, H.G. 1-NYE; 1-NYW..........…........……….. 2 2 4 0 0Abandoned Deposits
207 NEW YORK, EASTERN 10 Litigations381 "Agent Orange" PL Weinstein, J.B. 8-ALN; 6-AZ; 13-CAC; 4-CAE;
13-CAN; 2-CAS; 11-CO; 5-DC;1-DE; 8-FLM; 5-FLN; 6-FLS;3-GAM; 3-GAN; 14-GAS; 2-HI;14-IAS; 17-ID; 1-ILC; 19-ILN;4-ILS; 8-INN; 1-INS; 2-KS;3-KYE; 7-KYW; 16-LAE;22-LAM; 7-LAW; 9-MA;10-MD; 13-MIE; 2-MIW;33-MN; 2-MOE; 6-MOW;5-MSN; 4-MSS; 1-MT; 1-NE;1-NH; 9-NJ; 5-NM; 3-NV;15-NYN; 8-NYS; 5-NYW;16-OHN; 15-OHS; 7-OKW; 1-OR;30-PAE; 2-PAM; 6-PAW; 9-SC;43-TNE; 1-TNM; 12-TXE;4-TXN; 32-TXS; 8-TXW; 2-VAE; 2-VI; 1-VT; 13-WAE;6-WAW; 3-WIE; 3-WIW; 1-WVN; 1-WVS……………………… 575 22 593 2 2
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SECOND CIRCUIT(continued)
799 Lockerbie, Scotland - 12/21/88 AD Platt, Jr., T.C. 1-ARE; 2-ARW; 2-CAC; 3-CT;11-DC; 54-FLS; 5-MA; 9-MIE;1-MIW; 1-NH; 4-NJ; 1-NYN; 61-NYS; 1-OHN; 4-OHS; 4-PAE;1-RI; 3-TXN; 2-TXS; 1-TXW;2-WVN………………………………… 173 104 202 56 19
843 Cove Neck, New York - 1/25/90 AD Platt, Jr., T.C. 18-FLS; 1-PAE; 2-NJ; 36-NYS;1-NYW; 1-VAE...…...….……………… 59 142 200 0 1
1059 MTC Technologies Co. Ltd. SEC Gleeson, J. 1-CAC..........................…….............. 1 9 0 0 101090 Arakis Energy Corp. SEC Ross, A.R. 1-CAC; 2-DC; 4-PAE; 1-WAW……… 8 17 6 0 191116 Playmobil, USA, Inc. AT Seybert, J. 1-FLS; 1-NJ......................…...…......... 2 1 0 0 31119 Tower Air Flight 41 Incident - 12/20/95 Gleeson, J. 2-FLS; 13-NYS........………..........….. 15 43 48 0 101208 Sterling Foster & Co., Inc., SEC Spatt, A.D. 1-MIE; 1-MOE; 1-MOW; 2-NYS;
1-PAM; 1-SC; 1-TXE………...………. 8 5 0 0 131211 Toys "R" Us, Inc. AT Gershon, N. 9-CAN; 1-ILN; 1-MD; 17-NJ;
2-PAE; 1-VT…………………………… 31 7 37 0 11234 Cityscape Financial Corp. SEC Johnson, Jr., S. 1-NJ………..…..…..……………...…… 1 11 11 0 1
208 NEW YORK, SOUTHERN 15 Litigations948 Industrial Diamond AT Conner, W.C. 1-MA; 1-OHS……….…...……......…. 2 2 2 0 2994 Towers Financial Noteholders SEC Knapp, W. 1-ILN; 2-MIE; 1-NYE; 1-PAE………… 5 15 6 0 14
1005 Prudential Securities, Inc. L.P. Program SEC Pollack, M. 4-AZ; 3-CAC; 1-CAS; 1-FLM;4-FLS; 2-ILN; 1-NJ; 3-OHN;1-WY.………………………………… 20 5 25 0 0
1023 NASDAQ Market-Maker AT & SEC Sweet, R.W. 1-ALM; 1-CAN; 2-CAS; 14-DC;1-ILN; 1-MN; 4-NJ…………………… 24 6 30 0 0
1064 D. Blech & Co. SEC Sweet, R.W. 1-CAN; 1-TXS...............….…............ 2 8 1 0 91065 Sunrise Group Ltd. Mortgage Note McKenna, L.M. 1-ALS; 1-ARE; 6-CAC; 3-CO;
Security Agreement 1-DC; 1-FLS; 3-GAN; 2-ILN;1-INN; 1-INS; 1-KYW; 1-LAE;1-MA; 1-MD; 1-MIE; 1-MN; 1-NJ;1-NM; 10-OHN; 1-OHS; 4-PAE;2-PAW; 1-TNW; 2-TXE; 4-TXN; 4-TXS; 4-WAW; 4-WVN; 2-WVS…… 66 1 41 0 26
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SECOND CIRCUIT(continued)
1115 MG Refining & Marketing CONT Casey, R.C. 1-KYW; 1-MA.....................…...…….. 2 17 19 0 01153 Bennett Funding Group SEC (No. II) Sprizzo, J.E. 3-CAS; 2-FLS; 20-NJ; 1-NYE;
1-NYN; 6-NYW; 1-TXS……………… 34 23 4 0 531160 Ford Motor Credit Co. CONT Martin, Jr., J.S. 1-FLS; 1-INS; 1-LAE; 1-MN………… 4 1 5 0 01161 Long Island, New York - 7/17/96 AD Sweet, R.W. 1-ALN; 18-CAC.; 2-CAN; 1-CT;
4-FLS; 3-GAN; 2-ILN; 1-MA;6-MOE; 2-MOW; 1-NJ; 26-NYE;1-OHN; 24-PAE; 3-PAW;4-TXS…………………..……………… 99 108 0 0 207
1222 Oxford Health Plans, Inc. SEC Brieant, C.L. 1-ARE; 38-CT; 5-NYE….…………… 44 12 0 0 561230 Philip Services Corp. SEC Mukasey, M.B. 2-NJ; 6-PAW; 1-TNE; 1-TNM…..…… 10 14 24 0 01258 Mezzonen, S.A., SEC McKenna, L.M. 1-CAC………………………………… 1 1 0 0 21283 Stock Exchanges Options Trading AT Casey, R.C. 2-CAC; 2-CAN; 6-ILN; 7-PAE……… 17 13 0 0 301291 Omeprazole PAT Jones, B.S. 2-FLS; 1-NJ; 2-WIE…………………… 5 2 0 0 7
THIRD CIRCUIT
311 DELAWARE 2 Litigations1228 Manchak PAT McKelvie, R.R. 1-CAC; 1-DC; 1-GAN; 1-INS;
1-MD; 1-MIE; 1-PAW; 1-TNW;1-TXN; 1-TXS; 1-TXW; 1-VAE……… 12 2 2 0 12
1232 Warfarin Sodium AT Robinson, S.L. 1-FLS; 1-NYS; 1-PAW…...….………… 3 2 2 1 2
312 NEW JERSEY 10 Litigations920 Pantopaque PL Lifland, J.C. 1-ARW; 1-CAS; 1-FLM; 1-FLS;
1-ILN; 1-INN; 1-INS; 1-KYW;1-LAE; 1-LAW; 3-MA; 1-ME;1-MIE; 1-MD; 1-MN; 1-NYW;1-OHN; 4-PAW; 1-UT; 1-WVS;3-WAW; 2-WVN……………………… 30 2 30 0 2
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THIRD CIRCUIT(continued)
1061 Prudential Insurance Co. Sales Practices Wolin, A.M. 36-ALM; 16-ALN; 11-ALS;2-ARE; 1-ARW; 4-AZ; 10-CAC;5-CAN; 1-CAS; 2-CO; 3-CT;45-FLM; 2-FLN; 14-FLS; 4-GAN;1-GAS; 1-ILC; 4-ILN; 7-ILS;2-INN; 3-INS; 3-KYW; 1-LAE;1-LAM; 3-MA; 1-ME; 19-MN;4-MOW; 1-NCM; 1-NCW; 2-NM;1-NV; 5-NYE; 3-NYN; 3-NYS;6-NYW; 7-OHN; 1-OHS; 1-OKE;3-OKN; 1-OKW; 1-OR; 2-PAE;4-PAM; 9-PAW; 7-SC; 6-TXE;2-TXN; 5-TXS; 2-TXW; 1-VAE;1-VT; 1-WAW; 3-WVN;1-WVS………………………………… 286 10 247 2 47
1102 Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada Politan, N.H. 1-CAN; 1-FLS; 1-HI; 1-MA;1-MSN………………………………… 5 4 9 0 0
1112 Ford Motor Co. Ignition Switch PL Simandle, J.B. 1-ALN; 1-ALM; 1-ALS; 2-CAC;1-CAN; 1-CAS; 1-ILN; 1-ILS;1-LAE; 1-MSS; 1-NYE; 1-NYS;1-TXN………….…………...………… 14 3 1 1 15
1177 Research Corp. Technologies PAT Brown, Jr., G.E. 1-CAC; 1-ILN; 2-OHN….…………… 4 1 0 0 51188 Mid-American Waste Systems, Inc., SEC Bassler, W.G. 3-OHS……………………...…...…….. 3 1 1 3 01213 Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Debevoise, D.R. 1-ALM; 1-ILN…………...…………… 2 1 0 0 31235 American Family Publishers Politan, N.H. 2-ALN; 1-AZ; 1-CAC; 1-CT; 2-DC;
Business Practices 2-FLM; 5-FLS; 1-GAN; 1-KYW;3-LAE; 1-MA; 1-MD; 2-MN;1-MOE; 1-MOW; 2-MSS; 1-NM;2-NV; 1-NYS; 1-OHN; 1-PAW;3-SC; 1-TNM; 2-TXS; 2-WAE………… 41 1 39 0 3
1247 Medical Resources, Inc., SEC Walls, W.H. 1-CAN; 3-FLM; 1-MD; 1-TNM……… 6 7 7 0 61292 Cendant Corp. SEC Walls, W.H. 2-CAC; 1-CAE; 1-CT; 1-FLS;
3-LAE; 1-NYS; 1-WIE………………… 10 5 0 0 15
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THIRD CIRCUIT(continued)
313 PENNSYLVANIA, EASTERN 14 Litigations
875 Asbestos PL (No. VI) Weiner, C.R. 153-AK; 3-ALM; 114-ALN;96-ALS; 69-ARE; 13-ARW;277-AZ; 37-CAC; 7-CAE;265-CAN; 57-CAS; 251-CO; 1318-CT; 39-DC; 14-DE;312-FLM; 3-FLN; 161-FLS;52-GAM; 348-GAN; 1288-GAS;185-HI; 30-IAN; 945-IAS;80-ID; 960-ILC; 638-ILN;335-ILS; 610-INN; 1407-INS;107-KS; 182-KYE; 233-KYW;243-LAE; 117-LAM; 258-LAW;3038-MA; 1227-MD; 506-ME;305-MIE; 35-MIW; 59-MN;193-MOE; 66-MOW; 14-MSN;1054-MSS; 127-MT; 304-NCE;167-NCM; 254-NCW; 163-ND;120-NE; 122-NH; 356-NJ;195-NM; 97-NV; 489-NYE;616-NYN; 4460-NYS; 452-NYW;41078-OHN; 154-OHS; 2-OKE; 581-OKN; 53-OKW; 176-OR;243-PAM; 315-PAW; 6-PR;155-RI; 1367-SC; 6-SD;234-TNE; 77-TNM; 75-TNW;5230-TXE; 142-TXN; 706-TXS;49-TXW; 124-UT; 3482-VAE;385-VAW; 74-VI; 2-VT;134-WAE; 295-WAW; 273-WIE;199-WIW; 21-WVN; 644-WVS;58-WY………………………………… 81966 7365 57935 60 30516Returned/Claims Remain........……… 0 0 820 0 0
969 Unisys Corp. Retiree Medical Benefit "ERISA" Kauffman, B.W. 1-MIE; 1-MN; 1-NYE....….…...……… 3 6 2 0 7
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THIRD CIRCUIT(continued)
1014 Orthopedic Bone Screw PL Bechtle, L.C. 4-AK; 20-ALM; 61-ALN;2-ALS; 6-ARE; 5-ARW; 37-AZ;146-CAC; 11-CAE; 28-CAN;25-CAS; 26-CO; 4-CT; 23-DC;58-DE; 84-FLM; 41-FLN;66-FLS; 21-GAM; 115-GAN;1-GAS; 4-IAN; 6-IAS; 1-ID;2-ILC; 25-ILN; 13-ILS; 24-INN;7-INS; 15-KS; 7-KYE; 6-KYW;117-LAE; 8-LAM; 31-LAW;44-MA; 283-MD; 27-MIE;1-MIW; 55-MN; 37-MOE;11-MOW; 3-MSN; 25-MSS;5-MT; 65-NCE; 33-NCM;19-NCW; 1-ND; 7-NE; 3-NH;37-NJ; 9-NM; 106-NV; 5-NYE.;11-NYN; 14-NYS; 20-NYW; 198-OHN; 12-OHS; 12-OKE;23-OKN; 8-OKW; 62-OR;7-PAM; 23-PAW; 1-PR; 3-RI;26-SC; 16-TNE; 2-TNM;41-TNW; 38-TXE; 95-TXN;184-TXS; 51-TXW; 9-UT;12-VAE; 10-VAW; 2-VT;7-WAE; 16-WAW; 55-WIE;9-WIW; 2-WVN; 1-WVS……………… 2797 268 1551 1232 248
Reassigned to PAE tr'or judge……… 0 0 34 0 0
1128 Painted Aluminum Products AT Pollak, L.H. 1-FLS……………………..….………… 1 2 3 0 0
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THIRD CIRCUIT(continued)
1148 Latex Gloves PL Ludwig, E.V. 2-ALN; 3-ARE; 3-ARW;3-CAC; 5-CAN; 4-FLM;1-FLN; 4-FLS; 1-GAM; 5-GAN;2-GAS; 19-HI; 1-IAN; 1-ILN;15-INS; 2-KYE; 1-KYW; 5-LAE;1-LAM; 4-LAW; 9-MA; 3-MD;41-ME; 23-MIE; 14-MN; 3-MOE; 2-MSN; 2-MSS; 6-NCE; 1-NCM;1-NCW; 1-NE; 2-NH; 5-NJ; 1-NM;3-NYE; 1-NYN; 29-NYS; 1-NYW; 10-OHN; 14-OHS; 5-OR; 1-PAM;9-PAW; 1-RI; 13-SC; 1-SD;2-TNE; 3-TNW; 1-TXE; 1-TXS;1-VAE; 1-VAW; 1-WAE; 9-WAW;5-WIE; 1-WIW; 1-WVN……………… 310 51 18 0 343
1203 Diet Drugs PL Bechtle, L.C. 3-AK; 3-ALM; 34-ALN; 20-ALS;11-ARE; 12-ARW; 41-AZ; 93-CAC;24-CAE; 34-CAN; 14-CAS; 12-CO;3-CT; 6-DC; 19-FLM; 6-FLN;52-FLS; 3-GAM; 40-GAN; 10-GAS;4-HI; 5-IAN; 5-IAS; 6-ID; 4-ILC;7-ILN; 13-ILS; 4-INN; 4-INS;35-KS; 34-KYE; 19-KYW;63-LAE; 13-LAM; 24-LAW;11-MA; 10-MD; 7-MIE;3-MIW; 31-MN; 8-MOE;9-MOW; 1-MSN; 5-MSS; 7-MT;48-NCE; 4-NCM; 5-NCW;17-ND; 8-NE; 2-NH; 22-NJ;3-NM; 3-NV; 8-NYE; 59-NYS;28-OHN; 25-OHS; 4-OKE;2-OKN; 5-OKW; 11-OR; 1-PAM;1-PAW; 41-SC; 13-TNE; 4-TNM;6-TNW; 4-TXE; 9-TXN;23-TXS; 3-TXW; 101-UT; 7-VAE;16-VAW; 2-VT; 3-WAE; 2-WAW;3-WIE; 2-WIW; 3-WVN;14-WVS; 5-WY….…………………… 1289 92 216 1 1164
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THIRD CIRCUIT(continued)
1219 Aetna, Inc., SEC Padova, J.R. 3-CT………………………….………… 3 2 0 0 51233 Advanta National Bank Credit Card Terms Robreno, E.C. 1-CAC; 1-CAN; 1-NJ; 3-TNE;
1-TXN; 1-TXW………………………. 8 1 6 0 31239 Chrysler Corp. Vehicle Paint Van Antwerpen, F.S. 1-ILS…………………………….……. 1 1 1 0 11244 Graphite Electrodes AT (No. II) Weiner, C.R. 1-OHN; 1-PAW………………..……… 2 13 0 0 151261 Linerboard AT DuBois, J.E. 3-ILN…………………………………. 3 5 6 0 21269 Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia - 9/2/98 AD Giles, J.T. 1-AZ; 1-CT; 1-FLM; 1-MA;
1-MSS; 18-NYE; 19-NYS……………… 42 1 0 0 431273 LifeUSA Holdings, Inc., Annuity Contracts Joyner, J.C. 1-NJ…………………………………… 1 1 0 0 2
Sales Practice (No. II)1280 Loewen Group, Inc., SEC (No. II) O'Neill, Jr., T.N. 7-NYE………………………………… 7 13 11 0 9
315 PENNSYLVANIA, WESTERN 5 Litigations
1040 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 9/8/94 AD Standish, W.L. 1-CAC; 1-CT; 1-FLS; 1-ILN; 2-MA;1-MOW; 3-NYE; 2-NYS; 1-NYW;3-OHN; 1-OHS; 2-PAE…….………… 19 47 54 0 12
1068 Mercedes-Benz Employment Practices Standish, W.L. 2-CAC; 1-FLM...............…...………… 3 4 0 0 71091 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Ambrose, D.W. 1-ALN; 1-ALS; 1-CAC; 3-FLM;
Sales Practices 1-IAS; 2-NCW; 1-NJ; 1-NYS;1-RI; 3-TXS; 1-WVN…….…………… 16 19 10 0 25
1200 Flat Glass AT Ziegler, D.E. 2-CAN; 5-ILN; 4-MN; 1-OR;1-WIW………………………………… 13 18 0 0 31
1220 Ferrosilicon Products AT Lancaster, G.L. 1-PAE………………………...………… 1 6 7 0 0
FOURTH CIRCUIT416 MARYLAND 2 Litigations
1069 American Honda Dealerships Relations Motz, J.F. 25-CAC; 10-CAE; 4-CAN; 1-CT;1-FLM; 1-FLS; 2-GAN; 2-MA;1-MIE; 7-NH; 3-NJ; 1-NYW;1-OHN; 3-PAE; 3-PAM; 1-PAW;5-SC; 1-TXN; 2-TXW; 1-VAW……… 75 19 88 0 6
1110 Second Chance Body Armor, Inc. Davis, A.M. 1-CAC; 1-CO; 1-FLM; 2-MA;1-PAW; 1-TXS………………………… 7 2 0 0 9
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FOURTH CIRCUIT(continued)
417 NORTH CAROLINA, EASTERN 1 Litigation1132 Exterior Insulation Finish System PL Britt, W.E. 9-ALN; 1-FLN; 1-ILC; 1-MN;
1-NCW; 3-SC………………………… 16 5 11 0 10
418 NORTH CAROLINA, MIDDLE 1 Litigation
1084 Morrisville, North Carolina - 12/13/94 AD Bullock, Jr., F.W. 7-ILN; 1-MA; 1-NYE..........…….……. 9 1 2 8 0
420 SOUTH CAROLINA 1 Litigation865 Showa Denko K.K. L-Tryptophan PL (No. II) Perry, Jr., M.J. 2-AK; 6-ALN; 1-ALS; 3-ARE;
27-AZ; 25-CAC; 5-CAE; 11-CAN;16-CAS; 18-CO; 18-CT; 3-DC;7-FLN; 25-FLM; 10-FLS; 5-GAM;16-GAN; 4-GAS; 5-HI; 14-ILN;4-ILS; 4-INN; 10-INS; 6-IAS; 9-KS;5-KYE; 3-KYW; 1-LAE; 1-LAM;25-MA; 6-MD; 5-ME; 14-MIE;8-MIW; 19-MN; 3-MSN; 7-MSS;9-MOE; 9-MOW; 5-MT; 6-NCE;8-NCM; 9-NCW; 6-NE; 6-NH;20-NJ; 32-NM; 10-NYE; 1-NYN;159-NYS; 1-NV; 13-OHN; 17-OHS;6-OKN; 6-OKE; 7-OKW; 17-OR;15-PAE; 1-PAW; 5-PR; 5-RI; 2-TNE;10-TNM; 7-TNW; 5-TXE; 4-TXN;18-TXS; 8-TXW; 2-UT; 10-VAW;10-VAE; 1-VT; 3-WAE; 6-WAW;19-WIE; 1-WIW; 1-WVN; 4-WVS;2-WY............…………………………. 837 116 437 407 9
Reassigned to SC tr'or judge………… 0 0 100 0 0
422 VIRGINIA, EASTERN 1 Litigation
1113 Apple Juice PL Spencer, J.R. 1-ALM; 2-ALN; 1-AZ; 1-FLS;1-KS; 2-LAE; 1-MN; 3-NYE;1-WIW…….…………………………… 13 0 13 0 0
423 VIRGINIA, WESTERN 1 Litigation1198 Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., Debt Kiser, J.L. 1-CT; 1-MIW; 1-NYE…………..……. 3 2 3 1 1
Collection Practices
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FIFTH CIRCUIT53L LOUISIANA, EASTERN 3 Litigations
1063 Ford Motor Co. Vehicle Paint PL Vance, S.S. 1-ALN; 1-AZ; 1-ILC; 1-KS; 2-MN; 1-MSS; 1-WIW………………………… 8 1 6 0 3
1098 Masonite Corp. Hardboard Siding PL Feldman, M.L.C. 1-ALN; 1-FLS; 23-MSS; 13-TXS;1-TXW…….……...…………………… 39 1 17 0 23
1193 Bank of Louisiana/Kenwin Shops, Inc., CONT Duval, Jr., S.R. 3-NYS..……………………..………… 3 2 0 0 5
538 MISSISSIPPI, SOUTHERN 1 Litigation1209 Progressive Games, Inc., PAT Wingate, H.T. 2-CT; 1-ILN; 1-INS; 1-MOE;
1-MOW; 2-NJ; 5-NV…………………. 13 3 0 0 16
539 TEXAS, NORTHERN 1 Litigation1214 Great Southern Life Insurance Kendall, J. 1-ALN; 1-FLM; 1-FLS; 1-TXE;
Sales Practices 1-TXS……………….………………… 5 0 1 0 4
540 TEXAS, EASTERN 2 Litigations1038 Norplant Contraceptive PL Schell, R.A. 12-ALM; 4-ALN; 3-ALS;
14-ARE; 23-ARW; 36-AZ;31-CAC; 10-CAE; 19-CAN;52-CAS; 13-CO; 3-CT;6-DC; 5-DE; 37-FLM;8-FLN; 61-FLS; 348-GAM;52-GAN; 96-GAS; 9-HI; 1-IAN;5-IAS; 1-ID; 2-ILC; 97-ILN;4-ILS; 1-INN; 8-INS;29-KS; 17-KYE; 22-KYW;30-LAE; 1-LAM; 8-LAW;17-MA; 40-MD; 13-MIE;3-MIW; 75-MN; 51-MOE;36-MOW; 9-MSS; 7-MT;3-NCE; 5-NCM; 59-NCW;1-ND; 2-NE; 75-NJ; 7-NM;7-NV; 14-NYE; 4-NYN; 99-NYS;33-NYW; 12-OHN; 37-OHS;12-OKE; 17-OKN; 22-OKW;8-OR; 213-PAE; 3-PAM;4-PAW; 3-PR; 6-RI; 125-SC;4-SD; 17-TNE; 5-TNM;57-TNW; 18-TXN; 23-TXS;6-TXW; 19-UT; 18-VAE;78-VAW; 1-VT; 51-WAW;28-WIE; 11-WIW; 63-WVN;899-WVS; 1-WY……………………… 3389 559 580 0 3368
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FIFTH CIRCUIT(continued)
1263 Alcatel Alsthom SEC Brown, P.N. 1-DE; 17-NYS; 5-TXN………...……… 23 2 0 0 25
541 TEXAS, SOUTHERN 2 Litigations1096 Crown Life Insurance Co. Premium Lake, S. 1-ALN; 1-ALS; 3-CAC; 1-CAN;
4-CT; 1-GAN; 1-INS; 1-LAE;1-MA; 1-MSS; 2-MOE; 1-NCW;1-NJ; 1-NYS; 1-OKW; 3-SC;6-TXW; 1-WVS…..………….. 31 25 50 1 5
1206 Lease Oil AT (No. II) Jack, J.G. 2-ALS; 6-LAW; 4-MSS; 1-WY……… 13 2 13 2 0
SIXTH CIRCUIT
645 MICHIGAN, EASTERN 2 Litigations1178 Monroe, Michigan - 1/9/97 AD Feikens, J. 1-CAC; 18-FLS; 1-GAN; 2-KYE;
1-MSS; 2-NYS; 1-PAE; 1-OHS……… 27 7 22 5 7
1278 Cardizem CD AT Edmunds, N.G. 1-ALM; 2-CAN; 1-CAS; 1-DC;5-FLS; 1-ILN; 1-KS; 1-MN;1-NCW; 1-NYE; 1-NYS; 1-TNE;1-TNM; 2-WIE………………………… 20 1 0 0 21
646 MICHIGAN, WESTERN 1 Litigation
1122 Jackson National Life Insurance CONT McKeague, D.W. 1-CAS; 2-ILN; 2-TXN.…........………. 5 1 2 0 4
647 OHIO, NORTHERN 1 Litigation1256 East Side Mario's Franchise Nugent, D.C. 1-MIE…………………………………. 1 1 2 0 0
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SIXTH CIRCUIT(continued)
648 OHIO, SOUTHERN 1 Litigation1057 Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc. Spiegel, S.A. 1-ALM; 7-ALN; 7-ALS; 3-AZ;
Accufix Atrial "J" Leads PL 45-CAC; 47-CAE; 2-CAN; 5-CAS;38-CO; 5-CT; 2-DC; 25-FLM;3-FLN; 13-FLS; 1-GAM; 15-GAN;21-GAS; 1-IAN; 1-IAS; 1-ILC;10-ILN; 1-INN; 2-INS; 4-KS;1-KYE; 4-KYW; 23-LAE; 1-LAM; 8-LAW; 3-MA; 2-MD; 1-ME;10-MIE; 1-MIW; 6-MN; 4-MOE;3-MOW; 1-MSN; 5-MSS; 1-NCM;1-NCW; 1-ND; 3-NE; 1-NH; 29-NJ;7-NM; 14-NYE; 4-NYS; 7-NYW;6-OHN; 1-OKN; 3-OKW; 1-OR;1-PAE; 1-PAM; 1-PAW; 2-RI;7-SC; 1-SD; 9-TNE; 1-TXE;7-TXN; 4-TXS; 2-VAE; 1-VAW;1-WAE; 1-WIE; 1-WVS....…………… 452 4 456 0 0
650 TENNESSEE, MIDDLE 2 Litigations1031 Tennessee Public Indecency Statute Echols, R.L. 1-TNE; 3-TNW....................…………. 4 2 5 0 11227 Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. Higgins, T.A. 3-TXE……….……………..…………. 3 2 0 0 5
Billing Practices
SEVENTH CIRCUIT752 ILLINOIS, NORTHERN 12 Litigations
847 VMS Real Estate SEC Zagel, J.B. 1-AZ; 1-CAE; 1-CAS; 1-CAN;1-CAC; 1-DC; 1-IAN; 1-FLM;1-MA; 1-MIE; 1-MIW; 1-NYS; 1-NE; 1-OR; 2-PAE; 1-TXN; 1-VAE………….................…………… 18 37 55 0 0
899 Mortgage Escrow Deposit Zagel, J.B. 2-ALN; 1-AZ; 1-CAC; 1-CAN;1-CAS; 1-FLM; 1-FLS; 2-GAN;1-INS; 1-KS; 1-MD; 1-MIE; 13-MN;1-MOE; 3-NYE; 1-NYN; 2-NYS;15-NYW; 1-PR; 1-OHS; 1-TXE;2-TXN; 1-TXS; 1-WAW……………… 56 18 53 0 21
976 Fund F "ERISA" Zagel, J.B. 1-MIE; 1-MOW; 1-WIE……………… 3 4 6 0 1
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SEVENTH CIRCUIT(continued)
986 "Factor VIII or IX Concentrate Blood Grady, J.F. 25-ALN; 1-ARW; 10-AZ; 15-CAC; Products" PL 5-CAE; 1-CO; 2-CT; 24-FLM;
1-FLN; 10-FLS; 1-GAN; 4-IAS;5-ID; 2-ILS; 5-KS; 20-LAE;2-LAM; 2-MA; 3-MD; 1-ME;2-MIE; 4-MIW; 1-MN; 2-MOE;2-MOW; 4-MSS; 6-NCE; 1-NCM;2-NH; 19-NJ; 15-NYE; 1-NYN;6-NYS; 1-OHN; 8-OHS; 2-OKW;2-OR; 1-PAE; 1-RI; 2-SC; 2-SD;2-TNE; 3-TXN; 8-TXS; 1-TXW;3-VAE; 1-WVN..........……...………… 241 8 135 63 51
997 Brand-Name Prescription Drugs AT Kocoras, C.P. 2-ALM; 3-ALS; 4-ARE; 1-AZ; 1-CAE; 5-CAN; 1-CO; 2-CT;1-DE; 4-FLM; 1-FLN; 1-FLS;4-GAS; 1-IAN; 4-ID; 2-INS; 5-KS;3-KYE; 5-LAE; 1-MD; 2-MIE;3-MN; 3-MOE; 1-MSS; 1-MT;2-NCE; 1-NH; 1-NM; 1-NV;9-NYE; 16-NYS; 6-OHN; 1-OHS;2-OKE; 2-OR; 10-PAE; 9-PAM;1-PAW; 4-SC; 2-SD; 3-TNM;6-TXE; 10-TXS; 2-TXW; 4-VAE;2-WAW; 3-WVS; 2-WY..........………. 160 21 7 0 174
1095 General Instrument Corp. SEC Leinenweber, H.D. 1-CAN; 6-PAE...…......…….......……… 7 7 0 0 141137 Bertelsmann Music Group Holderman, Jr., J.F. 2-NYE………...…………...…….……. 2 3 5 0 01150 CBC Companies, Inc., Collection Letters Bucklo, E.E. 1-FLM; 1-NYE; 1-WVS………...……. 3 1 0 1 3
1182 Synthroid Marketing Bucklo, E.E. 2-ALN; 2-ALS; 1-ARE; 3-CAC;7-CAN; 1-CAS; 1-CO; 1-DC; 2-FLS;1-GAN; 1-HI; 1-LAE; 2-LAW;1-MA; 1-MD; 1-MN; 2-MOE;1-MSS; 1-NJ; 1-NM; 1-OHS;1-OKE; 1-OR; 1-PR; 2-SC;2-TNM; 4-TXS; 1-WVS……………… 46 2 2 0 46
1192 General Electric Capital Corp. Holderman, Jr., J.F. 3-CAN; 2-MA………………....……… 5 4 9 0 01242 Sterling, Inc., Bankruptcy Debtor Aspen, M.E. 1-WAW………………………….…… 1 1 0 0 2
Reaffirmation Agreements1266 General Motors Type III Door Latch PL Zagel, J.B. 1-ALN; 1-TXS…….…………..……… 2 1 0 0 3
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SEVENTH CIRCUIT(continued)
753 ILLINOIS, CENTRAL 1 Litigation1087 Corn Sweeteners AT Mihm, M.M. 4-ALN; 9-CAE; 4-CAN; 1-KS;
1-LAE; 2-MN; 1-NJ; 1-NYE;1-NYS; 1-OR; 1-WVS......…………… 26 12 12 0 26
754 ILLINOIS, SOUTHERN 1 Litigation
1275 MCI Non-Subscriber Telephone Rates Herndon, D.R. 1-ALN; 3-DC; 1-FLM; 1-NJ;1-NYS; 1-PR………….……………… 8 1 0 0 9
756 INDIANA, SOUTHERN 1 Litigation907 Eli Lilly & Co. Prozac PL Dillin, S.H. 1-ALN; 1-ARE; 2-ARW; 1-AZ;
7-CAC; 1-CAE; 1-CAN; 2-CAS;1-DC; 1-FLS; 7-GAN; 1-HI; 1-ID;1-IAS; 9-ILN; 1-ILS; 4-MD; 1-MSS; 5-NJ; 1-NCW; 1-NYE; 1-NYN;3-NYS; 1- OHS; 1-OKE; 1-OKN;2-OR; 3-PAE; 2-SC; 6-TXN;3-TXE; 1-TXS; 5-TXW; 1- TNE;1-VAW; 1-WAW.……………………… 82 3 41 43 1
EIGHTH CIRCUIT
860 ARKANSAS, EASTERN 2 Litigations1221 Case IH Cotton Picker PL Eisele, G.T. 1-ALM; 19-GAM; 9-GAS; 1-LAW;
2-MOE; 6-MSN; 1-MSS; 6-NCE;3-SC; 13-TNW……………………….. 61 19 1 0 79
1282 Deere & Co. Cotton Picker Fire PL Eisele, G.T. 4-GAM; 3-GAS; 1-LAW; 1-NCE;1-TNW………………………………… 10 2 0 0 12
864 MINNESOTA 3 Litigations1186 Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co. Doty, D.S. 1-CAC; 1-CAN; 1-LAW……...……… 3 3 0 0 61204 The Hartford Sales Practices Kyle, R.H. 1-LAE; 1-WIE……...………….……… 2 1 1 0 21246 Old Kent Mortgage Co. Doty, D.S. 2-ALN; 1-AZ………….…….………… 3 1 0 0 4
865 MISSOURI, EASTERN 2 Litigations1179 General American Life Insurance Co. Perry, C.D. 1-CO; 1-ILS; 1-MSN; 1-NCM;
1-TXE………………………………… 5 1 1 0 51264 BankAmerica Corp. SEC Nangle, J.F. 2-CAN; 1-ILS; 2-NCW; 3-NYE;
14-NYS……………………..………… 22 1 1 0 22
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NINTH CIRCUIT970 ARIZONA 3 Litigations
972 Diamond Benefits Life Insurance CONT Strand, R.G. 1-CAS; 2-NYS; 4-RI....….……....…… 7 3 4 0 6995 Western Savings & Loan/RTC SEC McNamee, S.M. 1-ILN; 1-NM....…......................……... 2 17 15 0 4
1202 Pillar Point Partners AT & PAT Rosenblatt, P.G. 2-CAC; 4-CAN; 1-CO; 1-FLM;1-MA; 3-NJ; 1-PAE; 1-TXS;2-WIE………………………………… 16 3 3 0 16
971 CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN 8 Litigations993 Clearly Canadian Beverage Corp. SEC Walker, V.R. 1-WAW.......…...….................……….. 1 2 0 0 3
1011 McLaughlin PAT Ware, J. 4-CAE..................................….………. 4 8 12 0 01048 Felbatol PL Wilken, C. 1-ARW; 1-CAC; 1-CT; 1-FLN;
1-GAN; 1-IAS; 1-INS; 1-LAE;2-LAW; 1-MIE; 1-MIW; 1-MSN; 1-MSS; 1-NCM; 1-ND; 1-NJ; 1-NV; 1-OHN; 1-OHS; 1-OKN;1-PR; 2-PAE; 5-TXN; 2-VAW………… 31 10 39 1 1
1092 Citric Acid AT Smith, F.M. 1-ALN; 1-CAC; 7-CAE; 2-PAE;1-WVS………….…………...………… 12 8 20 0 0
1133 Ford Motor Co. Thick Film Ignition PL Lynch, E.F. 1-ALS; 1-ILN; 1-MD……..…….……… 3 0 0 0 31224 Rational Software Corp. SEC Fogel, J.D. 2-NYE……..………….…….….……… 2 5 0 0 71226 Sodium Gluconate AT Wilken, C. 1-ILN; 1-MA………………….……… 2 2 4 0 01257 CNN & Time Magazine "Operation Tailwind" Fogel, J.D. 1-ARE; 1-FLS; 1-NCW……….……… 3 2 0 0 5
973 CALIFORNIA, CENTRAL 11 Litigations
717 Cerritos, California - 8/31/86 AD Kenyon, D.V. 1-CAN; 1-HI; 6-ILN; 2-NYE;1-TXS; 2-TXW..........…...……………. 13 75 80 0 0Reassigned to CAC tr'r judge………. 0 0 8 0 0
908 Bank of Credit and Commerce Marshall, C.B. 1-CAS; 1-NYS; 1-PAE; 1-TXS;International Depositors 1-VAW........................……………….. 5 7 11 0 1
941 Precious Metals SEC Lew, R.S. 1-CAN; 1-ILC; 1-ILN; 1-MN…..……… 4 11 15 0 01060 Baxter Healthcare Gammagard PL Real, M.L. 2-ALN; 1-ARE; 1-AZ; 3-CAE;
5-CAN; 2-FLM; 2-FLS; 2-GAM;1-GAN; 1-GAS; 1-IAN; 1-IAS;2-ID; 1-ILS; 2-KS; 1-KYW; 1-LAW;13-MA; 4-MD; 1-ME; 4-MIE;32-MI; 2-NCE; 3-NCM; 1-NH;2-NJ; 5-NYE; 3-NYS; 1-NYW;2-OHN; 1-OKN; 1-OR; 2-PAE;3-PAW; 1-PR; 1-TNE; 3-TNW;2-TXN; 1-TXW; 1-UT; 1-WAE;6-WAW; 1-WIE……………………… 126 8 102 2 30
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NINTH CIRCUIT(continued)
1082 Citi-Equity Group SEC Paez, R.A. 1-CAS; 1-SD..............…........………… 2 3 0 0 51205 Dow Environmental, Inc., Stock Plan Taylor, G.L. 1-PAW……….…..……….…..………… 1 1 2 0 01216 Compact Disc AT Letts, J.S. 2-NYS…………………….…………… 2 3 0 0 51237 Agana, Guam - 8/5/97 AD Hupp, H.L. 14-GA; 1-NJ; 1-NYS…………..……… 16 81 5 0 921254 FDIC California Property Tax Penalties Hupp, H.L. 12-CAE; 8-CAN; 1-CAS…….….……… 21 6 1 0 261262 Regents of University of CA & IDEXX Pfaelzer, M.R. 1-NYE…………………………...……. 1 2 3 0 0
Laboratories, Inc., PAT1286 Intellectual Property Development, Inc., PAT Pfaelzer, M.R. 1-FLM; 1-FLS; 1-ILC; 1-ILN;
1-INN; 1-MD; 1-MIW; 2-NYS;1-TXN; 1-TXS; 1-VAW……………… 12 1 0 0 13
974 CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN 1 Litigation1109 Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. Premium Moskowitz, B.T. 1-CAN; 1-GAN; 1-ILN; 1-MA;
2-MD; 1-MSN; 2-NJ; 1-PAE;1-TXN; 1-TXS………………………… 12 2 12 0 2
976 IDAHO 1 Litigation1215 Albertson's, Inc., EP Winmill, B.L. 1-CAE; 1-CO; 1-NM; 1-NV…………… 4 5 0 0 9
978 NEVADA 1 Litigation1201 Delgratia Mining Corp. SEC Pro, P.M. 1-NYS; 1-WAW…………..……..…… 2 0 0 0 2
981 WASHINGTON, WESTERN 3 Litigations855 Alaska Electrical Pension Coughenour, J.C. 1-AK; 1-ILN...……................….…….. 2 0 1 0 1
1199 Ford Motor Co./Citibank Cardholder Rebate Dwyer, W.L. 1-ALN; 1-CAC; 1-ILN; 1-NYE;1-OR…………………………………… 5 1 0 0 6
1276 Palembang, Indonesia - 12/19/97 (No. II) AD Coughenour, J.C. 5-CAC; 1-CAS; 1-NYS………………… 7 0 0 0 7
TENTH CIRCUIT1082 COLORADO 2 Litigations
1022 Colorado Springs, Colorado - 3/3/91 AD Nottingham, E.W. 1-CAN; 9-ILN; 1-PAE….............……. 11 0 10 1 01139 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., EP Weinshienk, Z.L. 1-TXS………...………………………. 1 5 0 0 6
1083 KANSAS 2 Litigations1021 Xerox Independent Service Organizations AT Vratil, K.H. 1-CAN...............................…....……… 1 1 1 0 11249 Baseball Bat AT Vratil, K.H. 2-MIE…………………..……………… 2 1 0 0 3
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TENTH CIRCUIT(continued)
1085 OKLAHOMA, NORTHERN 1 Litigation1252 Multimedia Games, Inc., SEC Holmes, S.E. 1-CAS………………………………… 1 1 0 0 2
1088 UTAH 1 Litigation
1093 Commercial Explosives AT Sam, D. 2-ILN; 4-INS; 3-KYW; 3-MOE;4-TXN; 2-TXW; 1-WAW.....………… 19 2 12 0 9
1089 WYOMING 1 Litigation1013 Copley Pharmaceutical, Inc., "Albuterol" PL Brimmer, C.A. 4-ALM; 2-ALS; 2-AZ; 8-CAC;
4-CAE; 5-CAN; 3-CAS;1-DC;1-DE; 2-FLS; 2-GAN; 1-GAS;2-HI; 2-ILC; 4-ILN; 3-INN;1-INS; 5-KYW; 5-LAE; 1-LAM;1-LAW; 1-MD; 5-MIE; 1-MN;1-MOE; 2-MOW; 2-MSS; 1-MT;2-NCM; 1-NE; 1-NH; 2-NJ; 1-NV;1-NYE; 2-NYS; 3-OHN; 7-OHS;1-OKE; 1-PAE; 2-PAM; 2-PAW;4-PR; 3-SC; 1-TNE; 1-TNM;1-TNW; 1-TXE; 2-TXN; 6-TXS……… 117 1 25 0 93
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ELEVENTH CIRCUIT1126 ALABAMA, NORTHERN 2 Litigations
926 Silicone Gel Breast Implants PL Pointer, Jr., S.C. 9-AK 64-ALM; 31-ALS; 113-ARE; 30-ARW; 328-AZ; 398-CAC;74-CAE; 272-CAN; 1250-CAS;289-CO; 268-CT; 133-DC; 8-DE; 1128-FLM; 287-FLN; 280-FLS;24-GAM; 645-GAN; 80-GAS;148-HI; 21-IAN; 24-IAS; 38-ID;36-ILC; 136-ILN; 19-ILS;47-INN; 167-INS; 228-KS;57-KYE; 137-KYW; 471-LAE;251-LAM; 444-LAW; 97-MA;199-MD; 13-ME; 1298-MIE;3-MIW; 234-MN; 114-MOE;171-MOW; 71-MSN; 735-MSS;52-MT; 23-NCE; 38-NCM;111-NCW; 5-ND; 60-NE; 27-NH;722-NJ; 287-NM; 171-NV; 1007-NYE; 25-NYN; 1879-NYS;189-NYW; 220-OHN; 190-OHS;4-OKE; 40-OKN; 241-OKW;457-OR; 565-PAE; 102-PAM;95-PAW; 4-PR; 46-RI; 548-SC;14-SD; 122-TNE; 95-TNM;164-TNW; 343-TXE; 354-TXN;6044-TXS; 170-TXW; 86-UT;66-VAE; 371-VAW; 7-VI; 2-VT;32-WAE; 173-WAW; 19-WIE;8-WIW; 9-WVN; 372-WVS;1-WY…………………………………… 26430 956 21011 4998 1377
1103 Ford Motor Co. Head Rest PL Pointer, Jr., S.C. 1-GAM........................…..........…….. 1 1 2 0 0
1127 ALABAMA, MIDDLE 1 Litigation1130 Consolidated "Non-Filing Insurance" Fee AT Clemon, U.W. (ALN) 1-FLM; 3-FLN; 3-GAM; 3-ILN;
8-MSS.; 1-TNW………..……………… 19 7 8 0 18
1128 ALABAMA, SOUTHERN 2 Litigations
1003 Amtrak "Sunset Limited" Train Crash in Vollmer, Jr., R,W. 1-AZ; 8-ALN; 1-FLM; 3-FLN;Bayou Canot, Alabama - 9/22/93 CD 1-ILN; 1-LAE…...……………………… 15 98 101 0 12
1165 Residential Telephone Lease Program CONT Butler, Jr., C.R. 1-ALN; 1-CAS; 1-MOE……….……… 3 1 0 0 4
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ELEVENTH CIRCUIT(continued)
1129 FLORIDA, NORTHERN 1 Litigation
1189 Commercial Tissue Products AT Paul, M.M. 1-CAN; 2-CAS; 2-FLM; 1-GAN;1-SC; 1-WAE; 3-WIE………………… 11 30 11 0 30
113A FLORIDA, MIDDLE 2 Litigations1030 Disposable Contact Lens AT Schlesinger, H.E. 1-CAS; 2-NYE; 1-TXN; 1-VAE;
1-WAW………………………………… 6 11 1 0 16
1118 Recomm International Display, Inc., CONT Beer, P. (LAE) 1-ALM; 6-ALN; 2-ALS; 2-ARE; 8-CAC; 1-CT; 2-FLS; 1-GAM;1-HI; 11-IAN; 1-IAS; 1-INN;1-KS; 2-LAE; 3-LAM; 30-LAW; 3-MA; 1-MD; 1-MIE; 5-MOE;1-MOW; 1-MSS; 4-MT; 1-NCW;3-NJ; 1-NM; 1-NYE; 2-NYN;1-NYW; 2-OKE; 3-PAE; 1-PAW;3-SC; 1-SD; 1-TNE; 2-TNM;39-TNW; 1-TXE; 7-TXN;10-TXS; 1-TXW; 1-VAW;1-WIW; 2-WVN…..……..…………… 173 93 49 0 217
113C FLORIDA, SOUTHERN 8 Litigations947 Cascade International SEC Nesbitt, L.C. 1-CAS.....................................………. 1 17 17 0 1
1000 Southeast Banking Corp. SEC & Loan Davis, E.B. 1-FLM........................…...........…….. 1 6 6 0 1Loss Reserves
1079 MultiVest Options Commoditites SEC Ungaro-Benages, U. 1-MIE..…...................................…… 1 1 2 0 01125 Cali, Colombia - 12/20/95 AD Ungaro-Benages, U. 2-CAC; 1-CAN; 1-CT; 3-ILN;
3-MA; 3-MOW; 7-PAE 3-PR;4-TXN; 3-TXS...…….………………… 30 206 144 0 92
1131 Florida Everglades - 5/11/96 Davis, E.B. 5-GAN; 1-PAE; 1-PAW; 1-PR;4-TXN……..….………………………. 12 45 46 0 11
1141 Phonometrics, Inc., PAT Ryskamp, K.L. 1-CAN…….…………………………… 1 20 21 0 01173 American Airlines Flight 869 - 1/17/96 AD Tjoflat, G.B. (11th Circuit) 8-PR; 2-VI……….……….....………… 10 3 8 0 51243 Skin-Cap PL Graham, D.L. 2-CAC; 24-CAE; 1-CAS; 1-ILC;
1-ILN; 2-MD; 1-NH; 2-NJ; 1-NYE;1-PAE; 1-SC; 5-VAE; 1-WIE………… 43 2 0 0 45
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ELEVENTH CIRCUIT(continued)
113E GEORGIA, NORTHERN 3 Litigations1075 Polypropylene Carpet AT Murphy, H.L. 1-KS; 1-MN; 1-SC; 1-TXS…………… 4 17 17 0 41212 Motorsports Merchandise AT Thrash, Jr., T.W. 1-NCM………………………..………. 1 3 1 0 31274 Gemstar Development Corp. PAT Hunt, Jr., W.B. 2-CAC; 1-CAN………………………… 3 1 0 0 4
SUMMARY OF LITIGATIONS DOCKETEDBUT NOT TRANSFERRED UNDER 28 U.S.C. §1407
FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 1998,TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
Summary of Litigations Docketed by the
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
But Not Transferred Under 28 U.S.C. Section 1407
For the Period October 1, 1998, to September 30, 1999
¹ of ¹ of
Dockets Actions
October 1, 1998 thru September 30, 1999 20 72
September 1968 thru September 30, 1999 460 5,314
TOTALS 480 5,386
MDL ¹ Caption Type
of Lit.
Number of Actions
and District
Total
Actions
Disposition
1250 General Motors Corp. Vehicle Paint MISC 2-CAN; 1-ILN 3 Moot
1251 “The Best of the 20 Century”th
Advertising
MISC 1-CAC; 1-MD 2 Denied
1253 Ohmeda Inc. Anesthesia Systems AT 1-CAE; 1-DE 2 Denied
1255 Credit Collection Debt Collection
Practices
MISC 2-ILN; 1-INS 3 Denied
1259 Paclitaxel PAT 1-MA; 6-NJ 7 Moot
1260 Boeing Co. EP 1-PAE; 2-WAW 3 Motion Withdrawn
1265 Coenzyme Q-10 Capsules Advertising MISC 1-CAN; 1-NYE 2 Motion Withdrawn
1268 Holocaust Victims’ Asset Conversion MISC 3-NYE; 2-NYS 5 Moot
1270 Palembang, Indonesia-12/19/97 AD 1-CAS; 1-NYS 2 Moot
1272 Physicians Resource Group, Inc. SEC 9-TXN; 1-TXS 10 Moot
1277 Richard L. Stearnsmiller Civil Rights
(No. II)
MISC 2-GAN; 1-GAS; 1-SC 5 Stricken
Summary of Litigations Docketed by the
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
But Not Transferred Under 28 U.S.C. Section 1407
For the Period October 1, 1998, to September 30, 1999
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MDL ¹ Caption Type
of Lit.
Number of Actions
and District
Total
Actions
Disposition
1281 Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.
Qui Tam
MISC 2-FLM; 1-ILN; 1-TNM; 1-TXS;
1-TXW
6 Stricken
1287 Donald W. Waldrep Habeas Corpus MISC 1-KS 1 Stricken
1288 Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. “Colorado
Notice” Debt Collection Practices
MISC 2-ILN; 1-MN 3 Denied
1289 Principal Life Insurance Co. Sales
Practices
MISC 1-ALM; 1-IAS 2 Moot
1295 General Motors Corp. Vehicle Paint
(No. II)
MISC 2-ILN; 1-ILS; 1-PAE 4 Motion Withdrawn
1299 Dome Patent, L.P. PAT 1-CAN; 1-NYW 2 Moot
1305 Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Business
Practices
MISC 1-CAN; 1-CAS 2 Moot
1312 Johnny Ray Graham MISC 2-TNW 2 Stricken
1314 Carbon Fiber AT 5-CAC; 1-NJ 6 Motion Withdrawn
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