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On December 9, 2011, Judge William D. Maddux, Presiding Judge of the Law Division for the Circuit Court of Cook County, assigned all of the In Re Actos cases filed in Cook County to Judge Deborah Mary Dooling for all purposes, including trial, pursuant to General Administrative Order 91-4. These cases were consolidated under the general case caption In Re Actos, Case No. 2011 L 010011.
On February 24, 2012, the Illinois Supreme Court ordered that cases currently filed throughout the state of Illinois be transferred and consolidated with in In re Actos Related Cases, Cook County No. 11 L 010011, et al, pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 384.
The following are Case Management Orders entered in In Re Actos, Case No. 2011 L 010011.
The Court holds monthly case management conferences for In Re Actos, Case No. 2011 L 010011. The following are status reports generated after each case management conference. The status reports contain a summary of the case management conference, a current case list, an attorney contact list, and all orders entered during the previous month.
- Status Report 1: January 17, 2012
- Status Report 2: February 23, 2012
- Status Report 3: March 27, 2012
- Status Report 4: May 2, 2012
- Status Report 5: June 5, 2012 (Part 1 of 3; Part 2 of 3; Part 3 of 3)
- Status Report 6: July 17, 2012 (Part 1 of 2; Part 2 of 2)
- Status Report 7: September 25, 2012
- Status Report 8: December 4, 2012
- Status Report 9: February 4, 2013
- Status Report 10: March 15, 2013
- Status Report 11: April 23, 2013
The Court has appointed the following attorneys as lead counsel:
Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs
Peter J. Flowers
Foote, Meyers, Mielke & Flowers, LLC
3 North Second Street, Suite 300
St. Charles, IL 60174
630-232-6333
PJF@Foote-Meyers.com
Tor Hoerman
TorHoerman Law LLC
101 W. Vandalia Street, Suite 350
Edwardsville, IL 62025
618-656-4400
Thoerman@torhoermanlaw.com
Allen Schwartz
Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz
60 W. Randolph, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
312-782-2525
aschwartz@kjs-law.com
Kenneth T. Fibich
Fibich Hamptom Leebron Briggs Josephson LLP
1150 Bissonet
Houston, TX 77005
713-751-0025
tfibich@fhl-law.com
Lead Counsel for Defendants
Sherry Knutson
Sidley Austin
One S Dearborn, Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60603
312-853-7000
Sknutson@sidley.com
Should you have any questions about In Re Actos, Case No. 2011 L 010011 policies or procedures, please contact the chambers of:
Honorable Deborah Mary Dooling
Law Division
Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
50 West Washington Street, Suite 2404
Richard J. Daley Center
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 603-6017
InReActos@cookcountyil.gov
On July 20, 2011, Judge William D. Maddux, Presiding Judge of the Law Division for the Circuit Court of Cook County, assigned all of the In Re DePuy ASR Hip Litigation cases filed in Cook County to Judge Deborah Mary Dooling for all purposes, including trial, pursuant to General Administrative Order 91-4. These cases were consolidated under the general case caption In Re DePuy ASR Hip Litigation, Case No. 2010 L 010506.
On September 15, 2011, the Illinois Supreme Court ordered that any present or future action filed in any Illinois Circuit Court regarding DePuy ASR Hip Systems shall be transferred to the Circuit Court of Cook County, pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 384.
The following are Case Management Orders entered in In Re DePuy ASR Hip Litigation, Case No. 2010 L 010506.
The Court holds monthly case management conferences for In Re DePuy ASR Hip Litigation, Case No. 2010 L 010506. The following are status reports generated after each case management conference. The status reports contain a summary of the case management conference, a current case list, an attorney contact list, and all orders entered during the previous month.
- Status Report 1: July 29, 2011
- Status Report 2: August 25, 2011
- Status Report 3: September 29, 2011
- Status Report 4: November 10, 2011
- Status Report 5: December 19, 2011
- Status Report 6: January 17, 2012
- Status Report 7: February 28, 2012
- Status Report 8: March 27, 2012
- Status Report 9: May 2, 2012
- Status Report 10: June 26, 2012
- Status Report 11: September 10, 2012
- Status Report 12: December 10, 2012
- Status Report 13: January 28, 2013
The Court has appointed the following attorneys as lead counsel:
Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs
Peter J. Flowers
Foote, Meyers, Mielke & Flowers, LLC
3 North Second Street, Suite 300
St. Charles, IL 60174
630-232-6333
PJF@Foote-Meyers.com
Lead Counsel for Defendants
David B. Sudzus
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
191 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 3700
Chicago, IL 60606
312-569-1000
david.sudzus@dbr.com
Should you have any questions about In Re DePuy ASR Hip Litigation, Case No. 2010 L 010506 policies or procedures, please contact the chambers of:
Honorable Deborah Mary Dooling
Law Division
Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
50 West Washington Street, Suite 2404
Richard J. Daley Center
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 603-6017
InReDePuy@cookcountyil.gov