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Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Dog Food Products Liability Litigation

19-md-2887

Judge Info

Julie A. Robinson
ksd_robinson_chambers@ksd.uscourts.gov

Teresa J. James
ksd_james_chambers@ksd.uscourts.gov


Case Summary

The lawsuits in this multidistrict litigation allege that certain Prescription Diet and Science Diet canned dog foods of Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. contained elevated levels of Vitamin D.  Plaintiffs seek damages relating to the purchases of these dog foods and for the alleged health issues suffered by pets that consumed these foods. For Kansas City courthouse, hotel and travel information CLICK HERE


Contact Info



Plaintiffs' Counsel

Gary E. Mason (Co-Lead Counsel and Interim Class Counsel)
Whitfield Bryson & Mason, LLP - DC
5101 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 305
Washington, DC 20016
202-429-2290
gmason@wbmllp.com
Michael Robert Reese (Co-Lead Counsel and Interim Class Counsel)
Reese, LLP - NY
100 West 93rd Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10025
212-594-5300
mreese@reesellp.com
Rachel E. Schwartz (Co-Lead Counsel and Interim Class Counsel)(Liaison Counsel)
Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP - KC
460 Nichols Road, Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64112
816-714-7125
schwartz@stuevesiegel.com
Scott A. Kamber (Co-Lead Counsel and Interim Class Counsel)
Kamberlaw
111 West Beaver Creek Blvd.
Avon, CO 81620
646-964-9600
skamber@kamberlaw.com


Plaintiff's Executive Committee

Charles E. Schaffer (Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee and Interim Class Counsel)
Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman, Esqs.
510 Walnut Street, Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-592-1500
cschaffer@lfsblaw.com
Jeffrey Scott Goldenberg (Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee and Interim Class Counsel)
Goldenberg Schneider, LPA
One West Fourth Street, 18th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-345-8291
jgoldenberg@gs-legal.com
Melissa R. Emert (Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee and Interim Class Counsel)
Stull Stull & Brody
6 East 45th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10017
954-675-5240
memert@ssbny.com
Rosemary Medellin Rivas (Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee and Interim Class Counsel)
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 650
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-373-1671
rrivas@zlk.com


Defendants' Counsel

Richard B. Goetz (Lead Counsel)
O'Melveny & Myers, LLP - LA
400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
213-430-6000
rgoetz@omm.com
Thomas P. Schult (Liaison Counsel)
Berkowitz Oliver, LLP - KCMO
2600 Grand Boulevard, Suite 1200
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-561-7007 ext 239
tschult@berkowitzoliver.com
Contact Info

Courtroom deputy for Julie A. Robinson
Bonnie E. Wiest
913-735-2365
(chambers) 913-735-2360

Courtroom deputy for Teresa J. James
Teddy Van Ness
913-735-2209
(chambers) 913-735-2260

Court Reporter
Danielle R Murray
913-907-1434
Practice & Procedure Orders

• Preliminary Practice and Procedure Order Upon Transfer Under 28 U.S.C. § 1407(A) (Doc. #2)
• Order Amending Initial Scheduling Conference Date and Other Deadlines Set Forth In Preliminary Practice and Procedure Order (Doc. #3)
• Scheduling Order No. 1 (Doc. #34)
Conditional Transfer Orders

• Transfer Order (Doc. #1)
• Conditional Transfer Order (CTO-1) (Doc. #4)
• Order including Kansas cases in MDL (Doc. #5)
• Order including Kansas cases in MDL (Doc. #6)
• Order including Kansas case in MDL (Doc. #7)
• Order including Kansas case in MDL (Doc. #8)
• ORDER including Kansas case in MDL (Doc. #10)
• Order including Kansas case in MDL (Doc. #11)
Miscellaneous Orders

• Order Appointing Counsel (Doc. #20)
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