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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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NOT FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

IN RE: Zicam Cold Remedy Marketing,

Sales Practices, and Products Liability

Litigation.

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THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:

Bethel, Carol J. v. Matrixx Initiatives, Inc.,

et al. 

CV 10-1701-PHX-NVW,

Nunley, Janee M. v. Matrixx Initiatives,

Inc., et al. 

CV 10-1702-PHX-GMS,

Nunley, Juliette M. v. Matrixx Initiatives,

Inc., et al. 

CV 10-1703-PHX-DGC,

Saunders, Leslie M. v. Matrixx Initiatives,

Inc., et al. 

CV 10-1704-PHX-DKD.

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No. MDL 09-2096-PHX-FJM

ORDER

The court has before it the parties’ “Stipulated Motion to Transfer Related Cases to

MDL No. 2096 In Re: Zicam Cold Remedy Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products

Liability Litigation” (doc. 705).

Plaintiffs allege that they suffered anosmia after using Zicam Cold Remedy, and assert

claims for fraud, negligence, failure to warn, defective design, manufacturing defect,

breaches of express and implied warranty, and violation of the Unfair and Deceptive Trade

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Practices Act. Plaintiffs’ cases involve the same defendants and call for determination of

substantially the same questions of law as the other personal injury cases in the MDL. See

LRCiv 42.1(a). 

Therefore, IT IS ORDERED GRANTING the parties’ stipulated motion to transfer

(doc. 705). IT IS ORDERED that CV 10-1701-PHX-NVW, CV 10-1702-PHX-GMS, 

CV 10-1703-PHX-DGC, and CV 10-1704-PHX-DKD shall be transferred to In Re: Zicam

Cold Remedy Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, MDL 09-2096-

PHX-FJM.

DATED this 24th day of August, 2010.

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