On 11/23/2020 Johnson filed a Personal Injury - Asbestos Product Liability lawsuit against Ablest, Inc. This case was filed in U.S. District Courts, North Carolina Western District. The Judges overseeing this case are Martin Reidinger and W. Carleton Metcalf. The case status is Pending - Other Pending.
1:20-CV-00336
11/23/2020
Pending - Other Pending
U.S. District Courts
North Carolina Western District
Martin Reidinger
W. Carleton Metcalf
Rika O. Johnson
ViacomCBS Inc.
Daniel International Corporation
Fluor Constructors International
Goulds Pumps, Incorporated
Covil Corporation
William Powell Company
Crane Co.
Great Barrier Insulation Co.
Ablest, Inc.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Toledo Engineering Co., Inc.
General Electric Company
Grinnell LLC doing business as Grinnell Corporation
Aurora Pump Company
Fluor Constructors International, Inc.
Fluor Enterprises, Inc.
Daniel Construction Company, Inc.
Fluor Daniel Services Corporation
J & L Insulation, Inc.
William M. Graham
Attorney at Wallace & Graham
525 North Main Street
Salisbury, NC 28144
Shawna Forbes-King
Attorney at Dean Omar Branham Shirley LLP
302 N. Market Street, Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75202
Jennifer M. Techman
Attorney at Evert Weathersby Houff
3455 Peachtree Road, Ne, Suite 1550
Atlanta, GA 30326
W. David Conner
Attorney at Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd P.A.
75 Beattie Place, 11Th Floor
Greenville, SC 29601
Scott E. Frick
Attorney at Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd P.A.
75 Beattie Place, 11Th Floor
Greenville, SC 29601
Christopher B. Major
Attorney at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.
P.O. Box 2048
Greenville, SC 29602-2408
William M. Starr
Attorney at Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, LLP
301 South College Street, 23Rd Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202-4000
Tracy Edward Tomlin
Attorney at Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough LLP
301 South College Street, 23Rd Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202
Curtis J. Shipley
Attorney at Ellis & Winters LLP
Post Office Box 2752
Greensboro, NC 27402
Ashley Kamphaus Brathwaite
Attorney at Ellis & Winters, LLP
Post Office Box 33550
Raleigh, NC 27636
Leslie C. Packer
Attorney at Ellis & Winters, LLP
P. O. Box 33550
Raleigh, NC 27636
David B Oakley
Attorney at Poole Brooke Plumlee PC
4705 Columbus Street, Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Carl E. Pierce, III
Attorney at Pierce Sloan Kennedy & Early
321 East Bay St
Charleston, SC 29401
Carter T. Lambeth
Attorney at CARTER T. LAMBETH ATTORNEY, P.C.
P.O. Box 660
Wilmington, NC 28402
Cheryl D. Shoun
Attorney at Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Post Office Box 486
Charleston, SC 29402
Peter A. Santos
Attorney at Nexsen Pruet, PLLC
227 West Trade Street, Suite 1550
Charlotte, NC 28202
Kimberly Sullivan
Attorney at Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
301 S. College St., Suite 3500
Charlotte, NC 28202
Mary Elizabeth O'Neill
Attorney at Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
301 S. College Street, Ste,. 3500, 301 South College Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Joshua H. Bennett
Attorney at Bennett Guthrie Latham, PLLC
1560 Westbrook Plaza Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Jasmine M. Pitt
Attorney at Bennett Guthrie PLLC
1560 Westbrook Plaza Dr
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
(#61) Corporate Disclosure Statement by J & L Insulation, Inc. (Williamson, Stephen) (Entered: 02/08/2021)
(#60) ANSWER to #1 Complaint with Jury Demand by J & L Insulation, Inc..(Williamson, Stephen) (Entered: 02/08/2021)
(#59) ORDER granting #53 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Alexandra H. Austin admitted to practice in this action and added to case docket for Ablest, Inc. Signed by Chief Judge Martin Reidinger on 1/12/2021. (Attorney Austin served with this Order via NEF at aaustin@nexsenpruet.com) (maf) Modified text to reflect proper judge on 1/13/2021. NEF Regenerated. (maf) (Entered: 01/13/2021)
(#58) ANSWER to #1 Complaint with Jury Demand by William Powell Company.(Oakley, David) (Entered: 01/12/2021)
(#57) Corporate Disclosure Statement by William Powell Company (Oakley, David) (Entered: 01/12/2021)
(#56) NOTICE of Appearance by David B Oakley on behalf of William Powell Company (Oakley, David) (Entered: 01/12/2021)
(#55) Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer re: #1 Complaint by J & L Insulation, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Williamson, Stephen). Modified referral on 1/11/2021 (thh). (Entered: 01/08/2021)
Proposed Order
(#59) ORDER granting #53 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Alexandra H. Austin admitted to practice in this action and added to case docket for Ablest, Inc. Signed by Chief Judge Martin Reidinger on 1/12/2021. (Attorney Austin served with this Order via NEF at aaustin@nexsenpruet.com) (maf) Modified text to reflect proper judge on 1/13/2021. NEF Regenerated. (maf) (Entered: 01/13/2021)
(#9) MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Shawna Forbes-King Filing fee $ 288, receipt number 0419-4804386. by Rika O. Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order Admitting Shawna Forbes-King) (Graham, William). Motions referred to W. Carleton Metcalf. (Entered: 12/14/2020)
(#8) NOTICE of Appearance by Jasmine M. Pitt on behalf of Warren Pumps, LLC (Pitt, Jasmine) (Entered: 12/13/2020)
(#7) Corporate Disclosure Statement by Warren Pumps, LLC (Bennett, Joshua) (Entered: 12/13/2020)
(#6) ANSWER to #1 Complaint with Jury Demand by Warren Pumps, LLC.(Bennett, Joshua) (Entered: 12/13/2020)
(#5) Corporate Disclosure Statement by Great Barrier Insulation Co. (Lambeth, Carter) (Entered: 12/07/2020)
(#4) ANSWER to #1 Complaint by Great Barrier Insulation Co..(Lambeth, Carter) (Entered: 12/07/2020)
(#3) NOTICE of Appearance by Carter T. Lambeth on behalf of Great Barrier Insulation Co. (Lambeth, Carter) (Entered: 12/07/2020)
(#2) Summons Issued Electronically as to Ablest, Inc., Aurora Pump Company, Covil Corporation, Crane Co., Daniel International Corporation, Fluor Constructors International, Fluor Constructors International, Inc., Fluor Daniel Services Corporation, Fluor Enterprises, Inc., General Electric Company, Goulds Pumps, Incorporated, Great Barrier Insulation Co., Grinnell LLC, J & L Insulation, Inc., Rika O. Johnson, Toledo Engineering Co., Inc., ViacomCBS Inc., Warren Pumps, LLC, William Powell Company. NOTICE: Counsel shall print the summons and serve with other case opening documents in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P.4 . (maf) (Entered: 11/23/2020)
(#55) Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer re: #1 Complaint by J & L Insulation, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Williamson, Stephen). Modified referral on 1/11/2021 (thh). (Entered: 01/08/2021)
Docket(#61) Corporate Disclosure Statement by J & L Insulation, Inc. (Williamson, Stephen) (Entered: 02/08/2021)
Docket(#60) ANSWER to #1 Complaint with Jury Demand by J & L Insulation, Inc..(Williamson, Stephen) (Entered: 02/08/2021)
DocketNotice to Alexandra H. Austin: Pursuant to Local Rule 83.1 you are required to Register for ECF at #www.ncwd.uscourts.gov by 1/20/2021. (Attorney Austin served with this Notice via NEF at aaustin@nexsenpruet.com) (maf) (Entered: 01/13/2021)
Docket(#59) ORDER granting #53 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Alexandra H. Austin admitted to practice in this action and added to case docket for Ablest, Inc. Signed by Chief Judge Martin Reidinger on 1/12/2021. (Attorney Austin served with this Order via NEF at aaustin@nexsenpruet.com) (maf) Modified text to reflect proper judge on 1/13/2021. NEF Regenerated. (maf) (Entered: 01/13/2021)
Docket(#58) ANSWER to #1 Complaint with Jury Demand by William Powell Company.(Oakley, David) (Entered: 01/12/2021)
Docket(#57) Corporate Disclosure Statement by William Powell Company (Oakley, David) (Entered: 01/12/2021)
Docket(#56) NOTICE of Appearance by David B Oakley on behalf of William Powell Company (Oakley, David) (Entered: 01/12/2021)
DocketTEXT-ONLY ORDER granting #55 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. J & L Insulation, Inc. answer due 2/8/2021. Text of Order: The Defendant J&L Insulation, Inc.'s Motion is GRANTED, and this Defendant shall have an additional thirty (30) days, through and including February 8, 2021, within which to serve its Answer or otherwise respond to the Plaintiffs Complaint. So Ordered. Entered by Chief Judge Martin Reidinger on 1/12/21. (LMR) (Entered: 01/12/2021)
DocketMagistrate Judge W. Carleton Metcalf no longer assigned to case. (thh) (Entered: 01/11/2021)
Docket(#55) Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer re: #1 Complaint by J & L Insulation, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Williamson, Stephen). Modified referral on 1/11/2021 (thh). (Entered: 01/08/2021)
Docket(#9) MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Shawna Forbes-King Filing fee $ 288, receipt number 0419-4804386. by Rika O. Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order Admitting Shawna Forbes-King) (Graham, William). Motions referred to W. Carleton Metcalf. (Entered: 12/14/2020)
Docket(#8) NOTICE of Appearance by Jasmine M. Pitt on behalf of Warren Pumps, LLC (Pitt, Jasmine) (Entered: 12/13/2020)
Docket(#7) Corporate Disclosure Statement by Warren Pumps, LLC (Bennett, Joshua) (Entered: 12/13/2020)
Docket(#6) ANSWER to #1 Complaint with Jury Demand by Warren Pumps, LLC.(Bennett, Joshua) (Entered: 12/13/2020)
Docket(#5) Corporate Disclosure Statement by Great Barrier Insulation Co. (Lambeth, Carter) (Entered: 12/07/2020)
Docket(#4) ANSWER to #1 Complaint by Great Barrier Insulation Co..(Lambeth, Carter) (Entered: 12/07/2020)
Docket(#3) NOTICE of Appearance by Carter T. Lambeth on behalf of Great Barrier Insulation Co. (Lambeth, Carter) (Entered: 12/07/2020)
Docket(#2) Summons Issued Electronically as to Ablest, Inc., Aurora Pump Company, Covil Corporation, Crane Co., Daniel International Corporation, Fluor Constructors International, Fluor Constructors International, Inc., Fluor Daniel Services Corporation, Fluor Enterprises, Inc., General Electric Company, Goulds Pumps, Incorporated, Great Barrier Insulation Co., Grinnell LLC, J & L Insulation, Inc., Rika O. Johnson, Toledo Engineering Co., Inc., ViacomCBS Inc., Warren Pumps, LLC, William Powell Company. NOTICE: Counsel shall print the summons and serve with other case opening documents in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P.4 . (maf) (Entered: 11/23/2020)
DocketCase assigned to Chief Judge Martin Reidinger and Magistrate Judge W. Carleton Metcalf. Notice: You must click this link to retrieve the #Case Assignment Packet. This is your only notice - you will not receive a separate document. (maf) (Entered: 11/23/2020)
Docket(#1) COMPLAINT , with Jury Demand, filed by Jackie Lee Johnson against All Defendants. (Filing fee $400, receipt number 0419-4773525) (Graham, William) Modified docket text on 11/23/2020. (maf) Modified text on 12/1/2020 (rth). (Entered: 11/23/2020)
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