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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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 PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 13: REVISED AUTHORIZATIONS FOR RELEASE OF 

MEDICAL AND OTHER RECORDS – M:05-CV-01699-CRB 

 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

IN RE: BEXTRA AND CELEBREX 

MARKETING SALES PRACTICES AND 

PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION 

CASE NO. M:05-CV-01699-CRB 

MDL No. 1699 

This Order Relates to: 

 ALL CASES. 

PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 13: REVISED 

AUTHORIZATIONS FOR RELEASE OF 

MEDICAL AND OTHER RECORDS 

1. Order Applicable to All Product Liability Plaintiffs in MDL Proceedings. 

This Order shall apply to all Plaintiffs who allegedly suffered personal injury from taking 

Bextra® and/or Celebrex® in cases currently pending in MDL No. 1699 (“the product liability 

actions”) and to all related product liability actions that have been or will be originally filed in, 

transferred to, or removed to this Court and assigned thereto (collectively, “the MDL 

proceedings”). This Order is binding on all parties and their counsel in all product liability cases 

currently pending or subsequently made part of these proceedings. This Order shall not apply to 

those plaintiffs who are asserting exclusively purchase claims in these proceedings. 

2. Revised Authorizations for Release of Medical and Other Records. 

Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel and Defendants’ Liaison Counsel have met and conferred regarding 

the authorizations for the release of medical and other records adopted by the Court pursuant to 

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PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 13: REVISED AUTHORIZATIONS FOR RELEASE OF 

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paragraphs 3(a) and 3(b) of Pretrial Order No. 6 and Pretrial Order No. 9. As a result of those 

discussions, the parties have agreed to revise the language in the authorizations pertaining to the 

release of medical and employment records. The following revised authorizations are attached 

hereto: 

Attachment Authorization

A Authorization for the Release of Medical Records 

(No Psychological Injury Asserted) 

B Authorization for the Release of Medical Records 

(Psychological Injury Asserted) 

C Authorization for the Release of Employment Records 

(No Wage Loss Asserted) 

D Authorization for the Release of Employment Records 

(Wage Loss Asserted) 

3. Use of Revised Authorizations. Any plaintiff who has not provided the 

fully complete authorizations required by Pretrial Order No. 6 and Pretrial Order No. 9 to 

Defendants’ Counsel as of the date of this Order shall instead provide the revised authorizations 

contained herein, pursuant to the provisions of Pretrial Order No. 6. Moreover, if a custodian 

requires a newly-signed authorization for any plaintiff pursuant to paragraph 3(c) of Pretrial 

Order No. 6, such plaintiff shall provide the revised authorizations contained herein. 

4. No Other Amendment to Pretrial Order Nos. 6 and 9. This Order shall not 

be construed to amend any other provision of Pretrial Order Nos. 6 and 9. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 13, 2006 /s/ 

HONORABLE CHARLES R. BREYER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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