Grimes et al v. CBS Corporation et al
Filed: November 4, 2021 as 1:2017cv08361
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: Foster Wheeler LLC, CBS Corporation, f/k/a Viacom Inc., successor by merger to CBS Corporation, CBS Corporation, f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Cororporation, General Electric Company, Crane Co., CBS Corporation
Plaintiff: John Grimes, Linda Phelps, Linda F. Phelps
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability
ORDER SCHEDULING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE: A settlement conference in this matter is scheduled for Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 17-D, United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York. Parties must attend in-perso n with their counsel. Corporate parties must send the person with decision making authority to settle the matter to the conference. Counsel and parties are required to follow the Court's COVID-safety protocols and should review the…
Grimes et al v. CBS Corporation et al
Filed: September 21, 2021 as 1:2017cv08361
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: Foster Wheeler LLC, CBS Corporation, f/k/a Viacom Inc., successor by merger to CBS Corporation, CBS Corporation, f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Cororporation, General Electric Company, Crane Co., CBS Corporation
Plaintiff: John Grimes, Linda Phelps, Linda F. Phelps
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability
ORDER. The parties are ORDERED to meet and confer to discuss settlement and potential trial dates. The parties previously indicated in their revised case management plan that this case is to be tried to a jury. Dkt. No. 66. Pursuant to the COVID rules for centralized jury trial scheduling in this district, the Court must request a jury trial date for a case. Due to the COVID scheduling rules and the Court's current schedule, including its heavy criminal docket, the Court is…
Grimes et al v. CBS Corporation et al
Filed: September 16, 2021 as 1:2017cv08361
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: Foster Wheeler LLC, CBS Corporation, f/k/a Viacom Inc., successor by merger to CBS Corporation, CBS Corporation, f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Cororporation, General Electric Company, Crane Co., CBS Corporation
Plaintiff: John Grimes, Linda Phelps, Linda F. Phelps
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER re: 167 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Foster Wheeler LLC. For the reasons stated above, the Court GRANTS the motion for summary judgment in favor of Defendant Foster Wheeler. Because the Court nee d not resolve the pending Daubert motions to reach this conclusion, those motions are administratively denied. This resolves Dkt. Nos. 149, 152, 155, 164, 167. SO ORDERED. Foster Wheeler LLC terminated. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on…
Adamson et al v. General Electric Company
Filed: September 14, 2021 as 3:2011cv00424
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: General Electric Company
Plaintiff: Shirley Adamson, Steven Adamson, Mark Adamson
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability
STIPULATION AND ORDER DISMISSING CASE. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on 9/14/2021. (lsS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/14/2021)
Sjunde Ap-Fonden and The Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. General Electric Company, et al.
Filed: September 3, 2021 as 1:2017cv08457
Court: New York Southern District Court
Consolidated Plaintiff: Gopal Mirani
Defendant: Jeffrey R. Immelt, General Electric Company, John Flannery, Jeffrey S. Bornstein, General Electric Inc., Keith S. Sherin, Richard A Laxer, John L. Flannery, Jan R Hauser, Jamie Miller
Interested Party: Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP
Intervenor Plaintiff: The Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund
Petitioner: Richard D. Haynie, New York City Police Pension Fund, New York City Fire Pension Fund, Michael Somma, Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Metalektro, Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York Variable Annuity Funds, New York City Employees' Retirement System, Police Officer's Variable Supplements Fund, Richard G. Pustari, John Lim, City of Boca Raton Police and Firefighters Retirement System, Stichting Mn Services Aandelendfonds Noord Amerika, Sjunde Ap-Fonden, Seamus Gilchrist, Stichting Pensioenfonds Metaal en Techniek, Fire Fighters' Variable Supplements Fund, Pension Trust Fund For Operating Engineers, Fire Officers' Variable Supplements Fund, David Tannenbaum, Police Supervisor Officers' Variable Supplements Fund, Bhanu Iyer, Teachers' Retirement System of The City of New York, JEFFREY KLOTZ
Plaintiff: Jihad A. Hachem, International Fund Management S.A., Deka International S.A., Tampa Maritime Association-International Longshoremen's Association Pension Plan, Deka Investment GmbH, Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities/Exchanges
ORDER granting 246 Motion to Intervene; granting 253 Letter Motion for Leave to File Document. On August 30, 2021, Proposed Intervenors Kevin Mahar and Mitchell West, named plaintiffs in a consolidated class action pending in the Supreme Cou rt of the State of New York, County of New York, Index No. 653648/2018, filed a motion to intervene under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24 for the limited purpose of partially opposing Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification. See ECF…
Sjunde Ap-Fonden and The Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. General Electric Company, et al.
Filed: August 31, 2021 as 1:2017cv08457
Court: New York Southern District Court
Consolidated Plaintiff: Gopal Mirani
Defendant: Jeffrey R. Immelt, General Electric Company, John Flannery, Jeffrey S. Bornstein, General Electric Inc., Keith S. Sherin, Richard A Laxer, John L. Flannery, Jan R Hauser, Jamie Miller
Interested Party: Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP
Intervenor Plaintiff: The Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund
Petitioner: Richard D. Haynie, New York City Police Pension Fund, New York City Fire Pension Fund, Michael Somma, Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Metalektro, Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York Variable Annuity Funds, New York City Employees' Retirement System, Police Officer's Variable Supplements Fund, Richard G. Pustari, John Lim, City of Boca Raton Police and Firefighters Retirement System, Stichting Mn Services Aandelendfonds Noord Amerika, Sjunde Ap-Fonden, Seamus Gilchrist, Stichting Pensioenfonds Metaal en Techniek, Fire Fighters' Variable Supplements Fund, Pension Trust Fund For Operating Engineers, Fire Officers' Variable Supplements Fund, David Tannenbaum, Police Supervisor Officers' Variable Supplements Fund, Bhanu Iyer, Teachers' Retirement System of The City of New York, JEFFREY KLOTZ
Plaintiff: Jihad A. Hachem, International Fund Management S.A., Deka International S.A., Tampa Maritime Association-International Longshoremen's Association Pension Plan, Deka Investment GmbH, Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities/Exchanges
ORDER re: 246 MOTION to Intervene For The Limited Purpose Of Filing Partial Opposition To Plaintiffs Motion For Class Certification. filed by Mitchell West, Kevin Mahar, Set Deadlines/Hearing as to 246 MOTION to Intervene For The Limited Purpose Of Filing Partial Opposition To Plaintiffs Motion For Class Certification. If any party intends to object to the motion to intervene, it shall file a letter to that effect by September 2, 2021. In the absence of su ch a…
Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited v. General Electric Company et al
Filed: August 30, 2021 as 1:2018cv11386
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: GE Medical Systems Israel LTD., Arie Escho, Jean-Paul Bouhnik, General Electric Company, Sergio Steinfeld, Yaron Hefetz, Nathan Hermony, GE Healthcare, Inc.
Plaintiff: Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
ORDER granting 348 Letter Motion to Seal. APPLICATION GRANTED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker on 8/30/2021) (vfr)
Sjunde Ap-Fonden and The Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. General Electric Company, et al.
Filed: August 23, 2021 as 1:2017cv08457
Court: New York Southern District Court
Consolidated Plaintiff: Gopal Mirani
Defendant: Jeffrey R. Immelt, General Electric Company, John Flannery, Jeffrey S. Bornstein, General Electric Inc., Keith S. Sherin, Richard A Laxer, John L. Flannery, Jan R Hauser, Jamie Miller
Interested Party: Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP
Intervenor Plaintiff: The Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund
Petitioner: Richard D. Haynie, New York City Police Pension Fund, New York City Fire Pension Fund, Michael Somma, Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Metalektro, Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York Variable Annuity Funds, New York City Employees' Retirement System, Police Officer's Variable Supplements Fund, Richard G. Pustari, John Lim, City of Boca Raton Police and Firefighters Retirement System, Stichting Mn Services Aandelendfonds Noord Amerika, Sjunde Ap-Fonden, Seamus Gilchrist, Stichting Pensioenfonds Metaal en Techniek, Fire Fighters' Variable Supplements Fund, Pension Trust Fund For Operating Engineers, Fire Officers' Variable Supplements Fund, David Tannenbaum, Police Supervisor Officers' Variable Supplements Fund, Bhanu Iyer, Teachers' Retirement System of The City of New York, JEFFREY KLOTZ
Plaintiff: Jihad A. Hachem, International Fund Management S.A., Deka International S.A., Tampa Maritime Association-International Longshoremen's Association Pension Plan, Deka Investment GmbH, Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities/Exchanges
ORDER: Counsel are reminded that they must submit a joint status letter on ECF no later than the Thursday prior to the conference, the contents of which are described in the Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order. ECF No. 211. In their joint le tter, the parties should also indicate whether they believe they can do without a conference altogether. Unless and until the Court orders otherwise, the conference remains in effect and will be held in person in Courtroom 1105 of the…
Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited v. General Electric Company et al
Filed: August 19, 2021 as 1:2018cv11386
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: GE Medical Systems Israel LTD., Arie Escho, Jean-Paul Bouhnik, General Electric Company, Sergio Steinfeld, Yaron Hefetz, Nathan Hermony, GE Healthcare, Inc.
Plaintiff: Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
ORDER ADJOURNING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES: The Following Case Management conferences in this matter are hereby adjourned sine die. Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.; Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.; Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.; Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker on 8/19/2021) (vfr)
Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited v. General Electric Company et al
Filed: August 18, 2021 as 1:2018cv11386
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: GE Medical Systems Israel LTD., Arie Escho, Jean-Paul Bouhnik, General Electric Company, Sergio Steinfeld, Yaron Hefetz, Nathan Hermony, GE Healthcare, Inc.
Plaintiff: Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
ORDER granting 324 Letter Motion to Seal. APPLICATION GRANTED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker on 8/18/2021) (vfr)
Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited v. General Electric Company et al
Filed: August 13, 2021 as 1:2018cv11386
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: GE Medical Systems Israel LTD., Arie Escho, Jean-Paul Bouhnik, General Electric Company, Sergio Steinfeld, Yaron Hefetz, Nathan Hermony, GE Healthcare, Inc.
Plaintiff: Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
ORDER terminating 327 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to File ; terminating 327 Letter Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages; granting 328 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to File ; granting 328 Letter Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. APPLICATION GRANTED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker on 8/13/2021) (vfr)
Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited v. General Electric Company et al
Filed: August 11, 2021 as 1:2018cv11386
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: GE Medical Systems Israel LTD., Arie Escho, Jean-Paul Bouhnik, General Electric Company, Sergio Steinfeld, Yaron Hefetz, Nathan Hermony, GE Healthcare, Inc.
Plaintiff: Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
ORDER granting 321 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to File. APPLICATION GRANTED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker on 8/11/2021) (vfr)
Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited v. General Electric Company et al
Filed: August 10, 2021 as 1:2018cv11386
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: GE Medical Systems Israel LTD., Arie Escho, Jean-Paul Bouhnik, General Electric Company, Sergio Steinfeld, Yaron Hefetz, Nathan Hermony, GE Healthcare, Inc.
Plaintiff: Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
OPINION re: 282 LETTER MOTION to Compel re: documents clawed back by Defendants addressed to Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker from Neil F. Greenblum dated June 21, 2021 filed by Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited. For all the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff's motion to compel is DENIED. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker on 8/10/2021) (vfr)
Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited v. General Electric Company et al
Filed: August 10, 2021 as 1:2018cv11386
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: GE Medical Systems Israel LTD., Arie Escho, Jean-Paul Bouhnik, General Electric Company, Sergio Steinfeld, Yaron Hefetz, Nathan Hermony, GE Healthcare, Inc.
Plaintiff: Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
ORDER CONVERTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE: The Case Management Conference in this matter scheduled for Thursday, August 19, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. is hereby converted to a telephonic conference. Counsel for the parties are directed to call Judge Park er's AT&T conference line at the scheduled time. Please dial (866)434-5269; access code 4858267. SO ORDERED. ( Telephone Conference set for 8/19/2021 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge…
Portland General Electric Company et al v. NorthWestern Corporation et al
Filed: August 2, 2021 as 1:2021cv00047
Court: Montana District Court
Defendant: NorthWestern Corporation, Talen Montana, LLC, Austin Knudsen
Plaintiff: PacifiCorp, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Portland General Electric Company, Avista Corporation
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
ORDER granting 79 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice Alexander P. Frawley. Acknowledgment of PHV Order due by 8/17/2021. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto on 8/2/2021. (APP)
Portland General Electric Company et al v. NorthWestern Corporation et al
Filed: August 2, 2021 as 1:2021cv00047
Court: Montana District Court
Defendant: NorthWestern Corporation, Talen Montana, LLC, Austin Knudsen
Plaintiff: PacifiCorp, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Portland General Electric Company, Avista Corporation
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
ORDER granting 78 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Adam Carlis. Acknowledgment of PHV Order due by 8/17/2021. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto on 8/2/2021. (APP)
Portland General Electric Company et al v. NorthWestern Corporation et al
Filed: August 2, 2021 as 1:2021cv00047
Court: Montana District Court
Defendant: NorthWestern Corporation, Talen Montana, LLC, Austin Knudsen
Plaintiff: PacifiCorp, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Portland General Electric Company, Avista Corporation
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
ORDER granting 77 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Barry Barnett. Acknowledgment of PHV Order due by 8/17/2021. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto on 8/2/2021. (APP)
Amorosa et al v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY et al
Filed: July 28, 2021 as 1:2021cv03137
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Jeffrey S. Bornstein
Plaintiff: Dominic F. Amorosa, Esp., Dominic F. Amorosa
Nature of Suit: Stockholders Suits
ORDER denying as moot 13 Motion to Dismiss. In light of Defendants' new motion to dismiss, see ECF No. 18, Defendants' earlier motion to dismiss filed at ECF No. 13 is hereby DENIED as moot. Plaintiff's opposition to the new motion to dismiss is due by August 10, 2021. Defendants' reply, if any, is due by August 17, 2021. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate ECF No. 13. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 7/28/21) (yv)
Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited v. General Electric Company et al
Filed: July 23, 2021 as 1:2018cv11386
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: GE Medical Systems Israel LTD., Arie Escho, Jean-Paul Bouhnik, General Electric Company, Sergio Steinfeld, Yaron Hefetz, Nathan Hermony, GE Healthcare, Inc.
Plaintiff: Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
ORDER: granting 306 Letter Motion to Seal. Application Granted. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker on 7/23/2021) (ama)
Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited v. General Electric Company et al
Filed: July 21, 2021 as 1:2018cv11386
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: GE Medical Systems Israel LTD., Arie Escho, Jean-Paul Bouhnik, General Electric Company, Sergio Steinfeld, Yaron Hefetz, Nathan Hermony, GE Healthcare, Inc.
Plaintiff: Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
ORDER: Pursuant to Defendant's request to claw-back documents that were inadvertently produced, the Defendants are hereby ordered to provide certified translations of the notes that are the subject of this request (i.e., Hefetz notes on page s GE_SDM_00135814-15, GE_SDM_00135823, GE_SDM_00135830-31, and GE_SDM_0013583), that appear to be in Hebrew. The translations should be submitted to the Court in camera by email to the Chambers email address by Friday, July 30, 2021. SO…
