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Kent Co

Delaware

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Case Information

Filed 2025-06-24
Status NEW - NEW
Type Cb Asbestos
Docket 145 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Townsend, Patrick | Townsend, Patrick | Townsend, Gail | Townsend, Gail | Smith, Michael C | Balick, Adam L
Defendant Arvinmeritor, Inc.,
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Hon. Judge, Asbestos

Kent Co

Delaware

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Docket Entries

  1. INIT FILING ASBESTOS
  2. INITIAL COMPLAINT
  3. PRAECIPE FILED
  4. PRAECIPE FILED
  5. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FILED
  6. NOTICE OF SERVICE
  7. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FILED
  8. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  9. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  10. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  11. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  12. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  13. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  14. WRIT ISSUED
  15. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  16. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  17. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  18. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  19. ANSWER
  20. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FILED
  21. NOTICE OF ADOPTION
  22. ANSWER FORM 30 INTERROGATORIES
  23. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FILED
  24. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FILED
  25. AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
  26. AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
  27. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FILED
  28. AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
  29. AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
  30. ANSWER
  31. ANSWER
  32. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FILED
  33. ANSWER
  34. ANSWER
  35. CASE INFORMATION STATEMENT
  36. ANSWER
  37. ANSWER & CROSSCLAIM
  38. NOTICE OF ADOPTION
  39. ANSWER
  40. CASE INFORMATION STATEMENT
  41. NOTICE OF ADOPTION
  42. ANSWER
  43. ANSWER & CROSSCLAIM
  44. NOTICE OF ADOPTION
  45. ANSWER & CROSSCLAIM
  46. NOTICE OF ADOPTION
  47. ANSWER
  48. ANSWER
  49. NOTICE OF SERVICE
  50. SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
  51. MOTION TO AMEND
  52. OMNIBUS AGENDA
  53. ORDER
  54. AMENDED COMPLAINT FILED
  55. WRIT ISSUED
  56. ANSWER TO AMENDED COMPLAINT
  57. ANSWER TO AMENDED COMPLAINT
  58. AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
  59. ANSWER TO AMENDED COMPLAINT
  60. ANSWER TO AMENDED COMPLAINT
  61. ANSWER TO AMENDED COMPLAINT
  62. ANSWER TO AMENDED COMPLAINT
  63. ANSWER TO AMENDED COMPLAINT
  64. ANSWER TO AMENDED COMPLAINT
  65. ANSWER TO AMENDED COMPLAINT
  66. ANSWER TO AMENDED COMPLAINT
  67. OMNIBUS MOTION
  68. NOTICE
  69. SUGGESTION OF DEATH
  70. CASE INFORMATION STATEMENT DATE DOCKETED: JULY 29, 2025 DEFENDANT TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY'S INC.'S SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL CASE INFORMATION STATEMENT ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 76739997
  71. ANSWER
  72. ANSWER TO COMPLAINT DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 1, 2025 ANSWER TO THE COMPLAINT BY DEFENDANT HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 76759002
  73. ANSWER & CROSSCLAIM
  74. ANSWER AND CROSSCLAIM DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 1, 2025 ANSWER OF DEFENDANT LEVITON MANUFACTURING COMPANY TO THE COMPLAINT WITH AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES AND CROSSCLAIMS CASE INFORMATION SHEET FOR LEVITON MANUFACTURING COMPANY ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 76760737
  75. NOTICE OF ADOPTION
  76. NOTICE OF ADOPTION DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 1, 2025 NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF DEFENDANT LEVITON MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC.'S OBJECTIONS AND RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' INTERROGATORIES DIRECTED TO ALL DEFENDANTS AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION FILED ON OR ABOUT JUNE 25, 2020 ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 76760737
  77. ANSWER
  78. ANSWER TO COMPLAINT DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 1, 2025 FEDERAL-MOGUL ASBESTOS PERSONAL INJURY TRUST, AS SUCCESSOR TO FELT PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING COMPANY'S ANSWER TO PLAINTIFFS' COMPLAINT ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 76761409
  79. CASE INFORMATION STATEMENT
  80. CASE INFORMATION STATEMENT DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 1, 2025 SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL CASE INFORMATION STATEMENT ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 76761409
  81. NOTICE OF ADOPTION
  82. NOTICE OF ADOPTION DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 1, 2025 NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF FEDERAL-MOGUL ASBESTOS PERSONAL INJURY TRUST, AS SUCCESSOR TO FELT PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING COMPANY'S OF ITS OBJECTIONS AND RESPONSES TO STANDING ORDER NO. 1 INTERROGATORIES AS DEPOSITED WITH DEFENSE COORDINATING COUNSEL ON JULY 30, 2009 (E-FILE 26366829), AND ITS MASTER WITNESS AND EXHIBIT LIST AS DEPOSITED WITH DEFENSE COORDINATING COUNSEL ON FEBRUARY 21, 2017 (E-FILE 60240346) ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 76761409
  83. ANSWER
  84. ANSWER TO COMPLAINT DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 2, 2025 EATON CORPORATION, INDIVIDUALLY ASI TO CUTLER-HAMMER, INC.'S ANSWER TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL CASE INFORMATION STATEMENT ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 76769064
  85. ANSWER & CROSSCLAIM
  86. ANSWER AND CROSSCLAIM DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 14, 2025 ANSWER, AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES AND CROSSCLAIMS FOR INDEMNIFICATION, CONTRIBUTION AND OR SET-OFF OF DEFENDANT GENUINE PARTS COMPANY, INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED AS GENUINE PARTS COMPANY, TRADING AS NAPA AUTO PARTS, TO PLAINTIFFS' COMPLAINT CASE INFORMATION STATEMENT TO ANSWER, AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES AND CROSSCLAIMS FOR INDEMNIFICATION, CONTRIBUTION AND OR SET-OFF OF DEFENDANT GENUINE PARTS COMPANY, INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED AS GENUINE PARTS COMPANY, TRADING AS NAPA AUTO PARTS, TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE TO ANSWER, AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES AND CROSSCLAIMS FOR INDEMNIFICATION, CONTRIBUTION AND OR SET-OFF OF DEFENDANT GENUINE PARTS COMPANY, INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED AS GENUINE PARTS COMPANY, TRADING AS NAPA AUTO PARTS, TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 76858718
  87. NOTICE OF ADOPTION
  88. NOTICE OF ADOPTION DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 14, 2025 NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF DEFENDANT GENUINE PARTS COMPANY, INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED AS GENUINE PARTS COMPANY, TRADING AS NAPA AUTO PARTS, OF STANDING ORDER NO. 1 RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE TO NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF DEFENDANT GENUINE PARTS COMPANY, INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED AS GENUINE PARTS COMPANY, TRADING AS NAPA AUTO PARTS, OF STANDING ORDER NO. 1 RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 76858839
  89. ANSWER & CROSSCLAIM
  90. ANSWER AND CROSSCLAIM DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 19, 2025 ANSWER, AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES AND CROSSCLAIMS FOR INDEMNIFICATION, CONTRIBUTION AND OR SET-OFF OF DEFENDANT MCCORD CORPORATION TO PLAINTIFFS COMPLAINT CASE INFORMATION STATEMENT TO ANSWER, AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES AND CROSSCLAIMS FOR INDEMNIFICATION, CONTRIBUTION AND OR SET-OFF OF DEFENDANT MCCORD CORPORATION TO PLAINTIFFS COMPLAINT CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE TO ANSWER, AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES AND CROSSCLAIMS FOR INDEMNIFICATION, CONTRIBUTION AND OR SET-OFF OF DEFENDANT MCCORD CORPORATION TO PLAINTIFFS COMPLAINT ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 76884210
  91. NOTICE OF ADOPTION
  92. NOTICE OF ADOPTION DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 19, 2025 NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF DEFENDANT MCCORD CORPORATION OF ITS STANDARD ANSWERS TO STANDING ORDER NO. 1 INTERROGATORIES AND REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE TO NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF DEFENDANT MCCORD CORPORATION OF ITS STANDARD ANSWERS TO STANDING ORDER NO. 1 INTERROGATORIES AND REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 76884353
  93. ANSWER
  94. ANSWER TO COMPLAINT DATE DOCKETED: SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 ANSWER TO THE COMPLAINT BY DEFENDANT STERLING WANDER LLLP FKA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. CASE INFORMATION STATEMENT ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 76969028
  95. ANSWER
  96. ANSWER TO COMPLAINT DATE DOCKETED: SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 ANSWER TO COMPLAINT WITH AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES OF DEFENDANT, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC. CASE INFORMATION STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF DEFENDANT, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC. ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 77005651
  97. NOTICE OF SERVICE
  98. NOTICE OF SERVICE DATE DOCKETED: OCTOBER 16, 2025 NOTICE OF DISCOVERY MATERIALS, RADIOLOGY, SERVED UPON LORETO RUFO, ESQ., AS DEFENSE COORDINATING COUNSEL ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 77314236
  99. SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
  100. SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL DATE DOCKETED: NOVEMBER 22, 2025 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY, INC. ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 77779237
  101. MOTION TO AMEND
  102. MOTION TO AMEND DATE DOCKETED: JANUARY 7, 2026 MOTION TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT TO ADD ONE (1) DEFENDANT NOTICE OF OMNIBUS MOTION: NOTICE OF PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO ADD ONE (1) DEFENDANT TO BE HEARD ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2026 EXHIBIT A PROPOSED AMENDED COMPLAINT PROPOSED ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT TO ADD ONE (1) DEFENDANT ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 78130792
  103. OMNIBUS AGENDA
  104. OMNIBUS AGENDA DATE DOCKETED: JANUARY 10, 2026 WEEKLY OMNIBUS MOTION AGENDA JANUARY 9, 2026 ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 78170099
  105. ORDER
  106. ORDER DATE DOCKETED: JANUARY 17, 2026 ORDER SIGNED BY: JUDGE, ASBESTOS SO ORDERED (PROPOSED ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT TO ADD ONE (1) DEFENDANT) ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 78224851
  107. AMENDED COMPLAINT FILED
  108. AMENDED COMPLAINT FILED DATE DOCKETED: JANUARY 21, 2026 AMENDED COMPLAINT AMENDED CASE INFORMATION STATEMENT AMENDED 10 DEL. C. 3104 PRAECIPE AMENDED 10 DEL. C. 3104 SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER NO. 1 ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 78236132
  109. WRIT ISSUED
  110. WRIT(S) ISSUED ON DATE DOCKETED: JANUARY 21, 2026 ORDER SIGNED BY: JUDGE, ASBESTOS ONE (1) WRIT ISSUED - SENT TO PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL FOR SERVICE IN 3104 1-20-2026 ACCEPTED BY: DS TRANSACTION ID: 78241348

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