Assigned to: Date Filed:
District Judge Denise Cote October 05, 2022
Referred to for settlement: Nature of Suit:
Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker  367 Personal Injury: Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability

Summary

The plaintiffs in this multidistrict litigation ("MDL") assert that children developed autism spectrum disorder and/or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder as a result of in utero exposure to acetaminophen. 

Dockets

The MDL docket number for this action is 1:22-md-3043 (DLC).  The MDL docket includes all the filings and orders issued in the MDL.

The master case file docket number for this action is 1:22-mc-3043 (DLC).  The master case file docket only includes significant orders issued in the MDL. 

Links to both dockets on the Southern District of New York's Electronic Case Filing system can be found in the side bar of this webpage.  A PACER account is necessary to view the dockets. 

Leadership

 

Selected Orders and Opinions

Opinion and Order denying Motions to Dismiss on the ground of Preemption November 14, 2022
Order: Defense Leadership    December 1, 2022
Order: Plaintiffs' Leadership    December 2, 2022
Order: Direct Filing    December 2, 2022
Order: Short Form Complaints     January 9, 2023
Order: Common Benefit Fund     January 9, 2023
Order: Discovery Coordination     January 27, 2023
Order: General Causation Discovery and Motions February 1, 2023
Opinion and Order denying Motion to Dismiss on the ground of Preemption April 20, 2023
Opinion and Order granting Motion to Dismiss a consumer protection claim on the ground of Express Preemption April 21, 2023
Opinion and Order denying Motion to Dismiss on Rule 8 grounds April 27, 2023
Opinion and Order granting in part and denying in part Motion to Dismiss Misrepresentation Claims April 27, 2023
Opinion and Order granting Motion to Dismiss a Standalone Apparent Manufacturer Claim and denying Motion to Dismiss on the ground of an Innocent Seller Provision April 28, 2023
Opinion and Order granting in part and denying in part Motion to Dismiss on the ground of State Safe Harbor Laws May 15, 2023
Order: Amended SFC and Renewed Motions to Dismiss July 31, 2023
Opinion and Order denying Motion to Certify two Opinions for Interlocutory Appeal  August 3, 2023
Opinion and Order granting Motion to Exclude Plaintiffs' Expert Opinions December 18, 2023