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