Connerton et al v. Menu Foods Midwest Corporation et al
| Plaintiffs: | Megan Connerton and Kimberly Mello |
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| Defendants: | Menu Foods Midwest Corporation, Menu Foods Income Fund, Menu Foods Limited, Menu Foods Inc., Menu Foods Holdings, Inc., The Iams Company, Nutro Products, Inc., Target Corporation, ChemNutra Inc. and Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Company Ltd. |
| Case Number: | 1:2007cv10797 |
| Filed: | April 25, 2007 |
| Court: | Massachusetts District Court |
| Office: | Boston Office [ Court Info ] |
| County: | Middlesex |
| Presiding Judge: | Judge Douglas P. Woodlock |
| Nature of Suit: | Contract - Contract Product Liability |
| Cause: | 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability |
| Jurisdiction: | Diversity |
| Jury Demanded By: | Plaintiff |
| Amount Demanded: | $5,000,000.00 |
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| April 25, 2007 | 1 | COMPLAINT against all defendants Filing fee: $ 350, receipt number 1496389, filed by Megan Connerton, Kimberly Mello. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet # 2 Appendix Civil Cover Sheet Attachment# 3 Appendix Local Category Form)(Richard, Eugene) (Entered: April 25, 2007) |
| April 26, 2007 | ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Douglas P. Woodlock assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Sorokin (Nici, Richard) (Entered: April 26, 2007) | |
| April 26, 2007 | Summons Issued as to Nutro Products, Inc., Target Corporation, ChemNutra Inc., Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Company Ltd., Menu Foods Midwest Corporation, Menu Foods Income Fund, Menu Foods Limited, Menu Foods Inc., Menu Foods Holds, Inc., The Iams Company. (Nici, Richard) (Entered: April 26, 2007) | |
| May 17, 2007 | 2 | WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed The Iams Company waiver sent on 5/3/2007, answer due 7/2/2007. (Richard, Eugene) (Entered: May 17, 2007) |
| May 22, 2007 | 3 | WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed ChemNutra Inc. waiver sent on 5/3/2007, answer due 7/2/2007. (Richard, Eugene) (Entered: May 22, 2007) |
| May 22, 2007 | 4 | WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed Target Corporation waiver sent on 5/3/2007, answer due 7/2/2007. (Richard, Eugene) (Entered: May 22, 2007) |
| June 26, 2007 | 5 | WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed Nutro Products, Inc. waiver sent on 5/3/2007, answer due 7/2/2007. (Richard, Eugene) (Entered: June 26, 2007) |
| June 29, 2007 | 6 | STIPULATION and Proposed Order Staying all Proceedings and for Preservation of Evidence by Nutro Products, Inc., Target Corporation, ChemNutra Inc., Megan Connerton, Kimberly Mello, Menu Foods Midwest Corporation, Menu Foods Income Fund, Menu Foods Limited, Menu Foods Inc., Menu Foods Holdings, Inc., The Iams Company. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Lane, Maureen) (Entered: June 29, 2007) |
| June 29, 2007 | 7 | NOTICE by Menu Foods Midwest Corporation, Menu Foods Income Fund, Menu Foods Limited, Menu Foods Inc., Menu Foods Holdings, Inc. Notice of Potential Transfer of Potential Tag-Along Case and Request for Continuance of Stay of Disclosure (Attachments: # 1)(Lane, Maureen) (Entered: June 29, 2007) |
| July 3, 2007 | 8 | SUMMONS Returned Executed Menu Foods Holdings, Inc. served on 5/8/2007, answer due 5/28/2007. (Richard, Eugene) (Entered: July 3, 2007) |
| July 3, 2007 | 9 | SUMMONS Returned Executed Menu Foods Limited served on 5/8/2007, answer due 5/28/2007. (Richard, Eugene) (Entered: July 3, 2007) |
| July 3, 2007 | 10 | SUMMONS Returned Executed Menu Foods Income Fund served on 5/8/2007, answer due 5/28/2007. (Richard, Eugene) (Entered: July 3, 2007) |
| July 3, 2007 | 11 | SUMMONS Returned Executed Menu Foods Midwest Corporation served on 5/8/2007, answer due 5/28/2007. (Richard, Eugene) (Entered: July 3, 2007) |
| July 3, 2007 | 12 | SUMMONS Returned Executed Menu Foods Inc. served on 5/8/2007, answer due 5/28/2007. (Richard, Eugene) (Entered: July 3, 2007) |
| July 19, 2007 | 13 | Copy of MDL Conditional Transfer Order number 1 in MDL Case 1850 received from the MDL Panel. (Jones, Sherry) (Entered: July 19, 2007) |
| July 23, 2007 | Judge Douglas P. Woodlock : Electronic ORDER entered ALLOWING 6 Stipulation, filed by Menu Foods Inc., Target Corporation, The Iams Company, Kimberly Mello, Menu Foods Holdings, Inc., ChemNutra Inc., Menu Foods Limited, Nutro Products, Inc., Menu Foods Midwest Corporation, Menu Foods Income Fund, Megan Connerton (Lovett, Jarrett) (Entered: July 23, 2007) | |
| July 23, 2007 | 14 | Certified copy of MDL Conditional Transfer Order number 1 in MDL Case 1850 received from District of New Jersey requesting transfer of case for consolidated pretrial proceedings. (Jones, Sherry) Additional attachment(s) added on 7/23/2007 (Jones, Sherry). (Entered: July 23, 2007) |
| August 7, 2007 | 15 | NOTICE of Appearance by Madonna E. Cournoyer on behalf of Nutro Products, Inc. (Cournoyer, Madonna) (Entered: August 7, 2007) |
| August 9, 2007 | 16 | NOTICE of Appearance by Sean J. Milano on behalf of Target Corporation (Milano, Sean) (Entered: August 9, 2007) |
Docket Report Last Checked: November 29, 2007 14:30:47 PST
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| Plaintiff: Megan Connerton | |
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| Defendant: Menu Foods Midwest Corporation | |
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| Defendant: Menu Foods Holdings, Inc. | |
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| Defendant: The Iams Company | |
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| Defendant: Nutro Products, Inc. | |
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| Represented By: Madonna E. Cournoyer | |
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| Defendant: Target Corporation | |
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| Represented By: Sean J. Milano | |
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| Defendant: ChemNutra Inc. | |
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| Defendant: Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Company Ltd. | |
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