March 6, 2021 โ There have been many pretrial orders entered over the past few months in the Zantac/Ranitidine Multi-District Litigation (MDL) as referenced below. This list will continue to be amended as new orders are entered. The orders can also be found here:ย https://www.flsd.uscourts.gov/zantac.
March 2021
March 5: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 61 โ Order on Second Round of Motions to Dismiss
February 2021
February 25: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 60 โ Generic Manufacturer Defendant Supplemental Discovery Agreement
February 12: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 59 โ Ninth Census Implementation Order: Further Timelines for Registry CPF Deficiency Processing and Other Procedures
January 2021
December 2020
December 31: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 58 โ Eighth Census Implementation Order: Product Identification Collections for Remaining Filed Plaintiffs and Unfiled Registry Claimants by Retailer and Pharmacy Defendants
December 16: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 57 โ Order Regarding Initial Discovery of Distributor Defendants
November 2020
November 23: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 56 โ Seventh Census Implementation Order: Deficiency Process for Unfiled Claimants
November 23: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 55 โ Sixth Census Implementation Order: Access to Unfiled Claimant Census Plus Forms for Non-Generic Defendants
November 11: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 54 โ Deposition Protocol for Defendantsโ Witnesses and Third Parties
October 2020
Oct. 21: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 53 โ Fifth Census Implementation Order: Access to Census Plus Forms and Aggregated Data
Oct. 9: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 52 โ Procedures for Dismissal of Defendants from the Master Complaints and the Individual Personal Injury Cases
Oct. 9: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 51 โ Fourth Census Implementation Order: Product Identification Collections for Filed Cases by Retailer and Pharmacy Defendants
Oct. 9: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 50 โ Third Census Implementation Order: Generic Manufacturer Production of Product Related Information
Oct. 5: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 49 โ Order on Class Action Discovery Timelines
Oct. 5: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 48 โ Remote Deposition Guidelines
Oct. 3: Zantac Lawsuit Amended MDL Pretrial Order # 47 โ Document Discovery Schedule for Brand Manufacturers
September 2020
Sept. 29: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 46 โ Order on Production of Defendant Discovery on Other Defendants
Sept. 29: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 45 โ Order on Service of Discovery Requests and Responses
Sept. 25: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 44 โ Order Authorizing Use of BrownGreer MDL Centrality Platform for Service of Short Form Complaints
Sept. 25: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 43 โ Order Setting Forth Service of Process of Short Form Complaints on Generic, Distributor, Repackager, and Retailer Defendants
August 2020
Aug. 29: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 42 โ Second Census Implementation Order: Temporary Census Plus Form Extension Due to Vendor Data Issue
Aug. 26: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 41 โ Protocol For In Extremis Depositions
Aug. 18: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 40 โ Protocol for Modifying Particular Defendants in the Master Complaints
Aug. 18: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 39 โ Protocol for Voluntarily Dismissing Short-Form or Individual Long-Form Complaints in Their Entirety, for Dismissing Particular Claims, and/or for Dropping Particular Defendants
Aug. 16: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 38 โ First Census Implementation Order
July 2020
July 31: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 37 โ Protocol for Common Benefit Work and Expenses
July 30: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 36 โ Order on Schedule for Rule 12 Motions to Dismiss
July 27: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 35 โ Order Regarding Core Discovery of Retailer Defendants
July 13: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 34 โ Order Regarding Initial Discovery of Generic Manufacturers
July 9: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 33 โ Order Enumerating Additional Responsibilities of Generic Liaison Counsel
June 2020
June 18: Zantac Lawsuit
MDL Pretrial Order # 32 โ Order Concerning the Discovery Process and Dispute Resolution
June 18: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 31 โ Procedures for Master Pleadings in Personal Injury Cases
June 18: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 30 โ Stipulated Discovery and Case Management Schedule
June 11: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #29 โ Protocol for ESI Discovery
June 11: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #28 โ Preservation Order
June 3: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #27 โ Order Regarding Deadline for Filing of Notice of Appearance
June 1: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #26 โ Confidentiality Order
June 1: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #25 โ Protocol for Treatment of Privileged and Work Product Materials
May 2020
May 28: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #24 โ Order Relating to Initial Status Conference
May 27: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #23 โ Order Modifying Census Plus Deadlines
May 22: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #22 โ Order Establishing Defense Leadership Structure
May 14: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #21 โ Order on Applications for Defense Leadership
May 8: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #20 โ Order Appointing Leadership
April 2020
April 28: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #19 โ Order Attaching Amended Appendix A
April 15: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order # 18 โ Order on Production of Records for Initial Census for Deceased and Incapacitated Claimantsย ย
April 10: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #17 โ Order Appointing Interim Retailer Liaison Counsel
April 3: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #16 โ Order Rescheduling Initial Conference, Establishing April Deliverables Team, and Scheduling Interviews for Leadership Applicants
April 2: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #15 โ Order on Procedures for Implementing Census
March 2020
March 20: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #14 โ Order Authorizing Continuation of Work by Interim Teams
March 20: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #13 โ Stipulated Order Setting Forth Service of Process Procedures on Certain Defendants
March 20: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #12 โ Stipulated Order Appointing Special Master
March 20: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #11 โ Stipulated Order Setting Forth Procedures for Direct Filed Personal Injury Cases
March 19: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #10 โ Order Appointing Interim Defense Leadership Team
March 13: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #9 โ Order Cancelling Initial Conference
March 10: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #8 โ Order Appointing Agenda Counsel
March 9: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #7 โ Order Appointing Defendantsโ Liaison Counsel
March 6: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #6 โ Order Modifying Science Day Deadline
February 2020
Feb. 28: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #5 โ Order Appointing Plaintiffsโ Liaison Counsel
Feb. 24: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #4 โ Order Appointing Initial Teams
Feb. 20: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #3 โ Order Clarifying Application Procedures
Feb. 20: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #2 โ Order Seeking the Establishment of a Practices and Procedure Team
Feb. 14: Zantac Lawsuit MDL Pretrial Order #1 โ Order Setting Initial Conference
Reference: โUnited States District Court.โ 20-MD-2924-Rosenberg โ In Re: Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation | Southern District of Florida | United States District Court, 5 Mar. 2021, www.flsd.uscourts.gov/zantac.