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Nature of Suit Code: 367
Nature of Suit: TORTS - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL 

on 

MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION 

IN RE: ZOST AV AX (ZOSTER VACCINE LIVE) 

PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION 

(SEE A TT ACHED SCHEDULE) 

CONDITIONAL TRA'lSFER ORDER (CT0-34) 

MDL No. 2848 

On August 2, 2018, the Panel transferred 50 civil action(s) to the United States District Court for the 

Eastern District of Pennsylvania for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 1407. See 330 F.Supp.3d 1378 (J.P.M.L. 2018). Since that time, 455 additional action(s) 

have been transferred to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. With the consent of that court, all such 

actions have been assigned to the Honorable Harvey Bartle, III . .,_, "> ~ """"\fl,.~ 

• "' .Oil. 

It appears that the action(s) on this conditioqa_l transfer order irivo1~.,questions of fact that are 

common to the actjons pr~"Y.f <:msly tr~a.risfqred to the Eastern District of Pemis'ylo/3J}jtl pnd assigned to -·· ;, .. , .•. ,_,.,.,.,_...., w~f:icJgsr~dle:'''" ~ ·--.., ..... , .... -~, -··· ·. . ~- .. ..... ~~ 4f> - ' ~·~. ~·._.,'" ... • """ 

Pursuant to Rule 7 .1 of the Rules of Procedure of the C nited States Judicial Pane) on Multidistrict 

Liti~atjon, the action(s) on the attached schedule are transferred under 28 U .S.C. § 1407 to the 

Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the reasons stated in the order of August 2, 2018, and, with the 

consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Harvey Bartle, Ill. 

This order does not become effective until it is filed in the Office of the Clerk of the United States 

District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The transmittal of this order to said Clerk 

shall be stayed 7 days from the entry thereof. If any party files a notice of opposition with the Clerk 

of the Panel within this 7-day period, the stay will be continued until further order of the Panel. 

Inasmuch as no objection is 

pending at this time. the 

Stay IS lifted 

I Jun 17, 2019 ! 

CLERK'S OFFICE UNITED STATFS 

JUDICIAL PA.NEL ON 

MUL T101STR.ICT 1..ITIGATION 

FOR THE PANEL: 

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John W. }';ichols 

Clerk of the Panel 

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IN RE: ZOST AV AX (ZOSTER VACCINE LIVE) 

PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION MDL No. 2848 

SCHEDULE CT0-34 - TAG-ALONG ACTIONS 

C.A.NO. CASE CAPTION 

CALIFORNIA NORTHERN 

CAN 3 

CAN 3 

CAN 3 

1'4'EW JERSEY 

NJ 3 

NJ 3 .~ 

NJ ~-3 

NJ 3 

NJ 3 

NJ 3 

NJ 3 

NJ 3 

NJ 3 

NJ 3 

NJ 3 

NEW YORK EASTER,~ 

NYE 2 

19-02955 

19-02956 

19-02957 

Fields v. Merck & Co., Inc. et al 

Raiford v. Merck & Co, Inc. et al 

Hartung v. Merck & Co, Inc. et al 

13;:J,2843 ~- CARTER v. MERCK & CO., INC. et al 

19-12846 --. ... SPILLERS v. MERCK & CO., INC. et al 

19_:_ 12848 HANCQCK et al v. MERCK & CO., INC. et al 

19-12862 LCSK et~GQ:,ING:-et-al-,..-~,...; ......... ~_ .-~ ..... ~ ...,,.,M, a.._::::..,,,._., 

19-12867 VICKERS et al v. MERCK & CO., INC. et al 

19-12997 HENNEBERRY et al v. YIERCK CO., INC. et al 

19-13302 BARGER et al v. MERCK & CO., IJl,;C. et al 

19-13303 CHAMBERS v. MERCK & CO., INC. et al 

19-13304 GARDNER et al v. MERCK & CO., INC. et al 

19-13306 JOw.-.;SON v. MERCK & CO., INC. et al 

19-13307 TURBYFILL v. MERCK & CO., INC. et al 

19-03145 Kassen v. Merck & Co., Inc. et al 

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