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Nature of Suit Code: 245
Nature of Suit: Real Property Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT 

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TUCKER 

ELLIS LLP

Cleveland ♦ Columbus ♦ Denver ♦ Los Angeles ♦ San Francisco 

TUCKER ELLIS LLP

Rebecca M. Biernat - SBN 198635 

rebecca.biernat@tuckerellis.com 

One Market Plaza 

Steuart Tower, Suite 700 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: 415.617.2400 

Facsimile: 415.617.2409 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 

Defendant(s). 

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Case No. 3:14-cv-03929 LB

United States Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler 

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT 

STATEMENT PURSUANT TO FRCP 26(F) 

 

COME NOW PLAINTIFF ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY AND DEFENDANT 

ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. and submit the following updated JOINT CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f). 

1. Status of Settlement Negotiations 

The parties attended a mandatory settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth 

Laporte on July 17, 2015, and were unsuccessful in resolving this case. This case is one of many dryer 

fire cases that Allstate has filed against Electrolux across the United States. Allstate and Electrolux will 

be mediating certain cases, including this case, in Pennsylvania on August 26, 2015. The parties’ 

posture in mediation in this case has been to an extent dictated by these other cases, and so the parties 

may have more luck in resolving this case in the context of the other cases. 

2. Discovery 

There is some discovery outstanding that was put on hold pending the mandatory settlement 

conference. Specifically, Plaintiff subpoenaed service records from Sears on or about April 17, 2015,

but has not yet received those records. Defendant seeks to depose the person most knowledgeable 

regarding the plaintiff’s damages. The parties also agreed to stipulate to extend expert discovery until 

ORDER

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Cleveland ♦ Columbus ♦ Denver ♦ Los Angeles ♦ San Francisco 

August 7, 2015, or 21 days after the mandatory settlement conference. 

That said, the parties seek to continue the discovery deadlines until after the August 26, 2015 

mediation, and specifically to continue expert disclosures until September 18, 2015 and the discovery 

cutoff date until October 16, 2015. 

 

DATED: July 21, 2015 TUCKER ELLIS LLP

By: /s/Rebecca Biernat ___________________ 

Rebecca M. Biernat 

rebecca.biernat@tuckerellis.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 

DATED: July 21, 2015 GROTEFELD HOFFMANN LLP

By: /s/ Amy Hammond ___________________ 

Amy Hammond 

ahammond@ghlaw-llp.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 

Dated: July 24, 2015

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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APPROVED

Judge Laurel Beeler

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on July 21, 2015, a copy of the foregoing JOINT CASE 

MANAGEMENT STATEMENT was filed electronically. Notice of this filing will be sent to all 

parties by operation of the Court’s electronic filing system. Parties may access this filing 

through the Court’s system. 

s/Rebecca M. Biernat 

Rebecca M. Biernat 

Tucker Ellis LLP 

One Market Plaza 

Steuart Tower, Suite 700 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: 415.617.2223 

Facsimile: 415.617.2409 

E-mail: rebecca.biernat@tuckerellis.com 

Attorney[s] for Defendant ELECTROLUX 

HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 

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