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Vioxx Products Liability Litigation
United States District Court Eastern District Of Louisiana
LEXIS/NEXIS File & Server:
In August, 2005 Lexis/Nexis began electronically pulling all new MDL cases from the database of the Clerk of Court's Office. This electronic pull was done nightly and cases were uploaded to File & Serve every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, thereby providing quicker access to the new cases on File & Serve. This process was interrupted by Hurricane Katrina and the relocations of this Court and the Clerk's Office. Lexis/Nexis is working with counsel and the Clerk to reinstitute the nightly pull and to capture all new cases filed in or transferred to the MDL since the hurricane and hopes to
have its database current in the near future. A number of lawyers displaced by Hurricane Katrina have limited or no
access to e-mail or to File & Serve. The parties will be prepared to discuss this further at the monthly status conference on September 29, 2005.
Orders Issued As A Result Of Hurricane Katrina:
As a result of Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco and Chief Judge Ginger Berrigan issued certain orders suspending and/or interrupting deadlines and prescriptive periods. The parties will be prepared to discuss this further at the monthly status conference on September 29, 2005.
Selection Of Case For Early Federal Court Trial:
PSC and DSC have selected the Irvin case, a heart attack case, for trial commencing November 28, 2005. The parties have agreed that Houston, Texas is an appropriate and convenient forum for the trial. Accordingly, by Minute Entry dated September 16, 2005, the Court ordered that the Irvin trial will be held at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 515 Rusk Street, Houston, Texas 77002. PSC and DSC have agreed on the categories of cases for the second, third, and fourth trials, but disagree on which cases should be tried.
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