Caption:
Watts v. Advocate Health Care

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-4062

District Court:
Illinois -- Northern District (Chicago)

Judge:
Joan B. Gottschall

Defendants:
Advocate Health Care Network
Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Richard F. Scruggs
Scruggs Law Firm, P.A.
Oxford, Miss.

Robert A. Clifford
Clifford Law Offices, P.C.
Chicago, Ill.

Defense Counsel:
Michael L. Shakman
Miller Shakman Hamilton
Chicago, Ill.

Ronald S. Safer
Schiff Hardin L.L.P.
Chicago, Ill.

Date Filed: 6/16/04
Other Actions:
7/21/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
9/20/04: AHA motion to dismiss filed
10/7/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. denied
11/4/04: memoranda in response to motions to dismiss filed

Caption:
Hutt v. Albert Einstein Medical Center

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-3440

District Court:
Pennsylvania -- Eastern District (Philadelphia)

Judge:
James McGirr Kelly

Defendants:
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Jefferson Health System
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Robert P. Frutkin
Law Offices of Bernard M. Gross
Philadelphia, Pa.

Defense Counsel:
Burt M. Rublin
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll
Philadelphia, Pa.

David Newmann
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
Philadelphia, Pa.

Date Filed: 7/21/04
Other Actions:
10/19/04: plaintiffs' responses to defendants' motions to dismiss filed
11/1/04: reply to plaintiffs' response filed
11/3/04: hospitals' answer filed

Caption:
Amato v. Allegheny General Hospital

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-1038

District Court:
Pennsylvania -- Western District (Pittsburgh)

Judge:
David S. Cercone
Referred to Mag. Robert C. Mitchell

Defendants:
Allegheny General Hospital
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Forbes Regional Hospital
West Penn Allegheny Health System

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Jeffrey L. Suher
Suher Law Office
Monroeville, Pa.

Defense Counsel:
Kenneth M. Argentieri
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Date Filed: 7/15/04
Other Actions:
10/21/04: unopposed motion to extend briefing schedule filed by plaintiffs
11/15/04: response by plaintiffs to defendants' motion to dismiss filed

Caption:
Kern v. Allina Health System

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-2974

District Court:
Minnesota

Judge:
Ann D. Montgomery
Referred to Mag. Arthur J. Boylan

Defendants:
Allina Health System
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Richard F. Scruggs
Oxford, Miss.

Barry G. Reed
Zimmerman Reed
Scottsdale, Ariz.

Defense Counsel:
Paul Barry Klaas
Dorsey & Whitney
Minneapolis, Minn.

Date Filed: 6/16/04
Other Actions:
7/14/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
8/20/04: order granting motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. issued
8/24/04: order consolidating with No. 04-cv-2973 issued
10/26/04: notice of hearing on hospital's motion to dismiss set for 12/7/04
11/16/04: memorandum by plaintiffs in opposition to hospital's motion to dismiss filed

Caption:
Hogland v. Athens Regional Health Services Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-50

District Court:
Georgia -- Middle District (Athens)

Judge:
C. Ashley Royal

Defendants:
Athens Regional Health Services Inc.
Athens Regional Medical Center Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Bryan A. Vroon
Vroon & Crongeyer
Atlanta, Ga.

John W. Barrett
Barrett Law Office
Lexington, Miss.

Defense Counsel:
Emmet J. Bondurant II
Bondurant, Mixon
Atlanta, Ga.

J. Edward Allen
Fortson Bentley & Griffin
Athens, Ga.

Gary J. Toman
King & Spalding
Atlanta, Ga.

Date Filed: 6/17/04
Other Actions:
7/22/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
8/4/04: hospitals' motion to dismiss filed
10/1/04: hearing held and motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. denied
10/25/04: motion by AHA to dismiss filed
10/26/04: hospitals' motion for summary judgment filed
11/4/04: plaintiffs' response to hospitals' motion to dismiss filed
11/17/04: hospitals' reply filed
11/17/04: plaintiffs' response to AHA's motion to dismiss filed

Caption:
Dosch v. Avera Health

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-4163

District Court:
South Dakota (Southern Division)

Judge:
Lawrence L. Peirsol

Defendants:
Avera Health
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Daniel R. Fritz II
Donald R. Shultz
Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun P.C.
Sioux Falls, S.D.

Philip A. Pfaffly
Stanley E. Siegel
Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel
Minneapolis, Minn.

Defense Counsel:
Not entered on docket

Date Filed: 10/16/04
Other Actions:
11/5/04: last entry on docket

Caption:
Fields v. Banner Health

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-1297

District Court:
Arizona (Phoenix)

Judge:
Susan R. Bolton

Defendants:
Banner Health
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Joel Grant Woods
Law Offices of Grant Woods
Phoenix, Ariz.

Barry G. Reed
Zimmerman Reed
Scottsdale, Ariz.

Defense Counsel:
Jeffrey A. LeVee
Jones Day
Los Angeles, Cal.

Andrew S. Gordon
Coopersmith Gordon Schermer
Phoenix, Ariz.

W. Scott Bales
Lewis & Roca L.L.P.
Phoenix, Ariz.

Date Filed: 6/23/04
Other Actions:
7/21/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
10/12/04: defendant hospitals' reply to plaintiffs' response to defendants' motion to dismiss filed
10/25/04: hospital defendants' answer filed
11/5/04: plaintiff's response to AHA's motion to dismiss filed

Caption:
Daly v. Baptist Health Systems

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-789

District Court:
Arkansas -- Eastern District (Little Rock)

Judge:
George Howard Jr.

Defendants:
Baptist Health Systems
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
James Ralph Jackson
Boswell Tucker Brewster & Smith
Bryant, Ark.

Thomas P. Thrash
Little Rock, Ark.

Charles F. Barrett
Barrett Law Office
Nashville, Tenn.

Defense Counsel:
William A. Waddell
Friday Eldredge & Clark
Little Rock, Ark.

Date Filed: 8/11/04
Other Actions:
9/16/04: motions to dismiss filed by defendants
10/19/04: motion filed by plaintiffs seeking leave to file first amended class action complaint
11/3/04: plaintiffs' memoranda in response to defendants' motions to dismiss filed
11/17/04: defendants' replies filed

Caption:
Kizzire v. Baptist Health Systems Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-1247

District Court:
Alabama -- Northern District (Southern)

Judge:
Virginia E. Hopkins

Defendants:
Baptist Health Systems Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Archie C. Lamb
Law Offices of Archie Lamb
Birmingham, Ala.

John T. Sutton
Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Defense Counsel:
Rick Robinson
Fulbright & Jaworski
Washington, D.C.

Marcus Owens
Caplin and Drysdale
Washington, D.C.

Boots Gale
Maynard Cooper and Gale
Birmingham, Ala.

Date Filed: 6/16/04
Other Actions:
7/7/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
9/2/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. denied
10/8/04: hearing on motions to dismiss held
10/21/04: order granting defendants' motion to dismiss issued
11/15/04: plaintiffs' notice of appeal filed (docketed 11/18/04 as No. 04-16017 in 11th Cir.)

Caption:
Collins v. Baptist Hospital Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-276

District Court:
Florida -- Northern District (Pensacola)

Judge:
M. Casey Rodgers
Referred to Mag. Miles Davis

Defendants:
Baptist Hospital Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Dewitt M. Lovelace
Lovelace Law Firm PA
Destin, Fla.

Defense Counsel:
Elizabeth Crawford Callahan
J. Nixon Daniel III
Beggs & Lane
Pensacola, Fla.

Date Filed: 8/13/04
Other Actions:
11/4/04: order staying case and setting 12/10/04 date for oral argument on hospital's pending motion to dismiss issued

Caption:
Sabeta v. Baptist Hospital of Miami Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-21437

District Court:
Florida -- Southern District (Miami)

Judge:
Adalberto Jordan

Defendants:
Baptist Hospital of Miami Inc.
Baptist Health South Florida Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Miguel Manual de la O
de la O & Marko
Miami, Fla.

Richard F. Scruggs
Oxford, Miss.

Bryan A. Vroon
Vroon & Crongeyer
Atlanta, Ga.

Defense Counsel:
Jody Lehman
Coral Gables, Fla.

Eric Isicoff
Isicoff, Ragatz & Koenigsberg
Miami, Fla.

John Faust
Robert Waters
Vinson & Elkins
Washington, D.C. and Dallas, Tex.

Date Filed: 6/16/04
Other Actions:
7/26/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
10/12/04: defendants' replies filed to plaintiffs' responses to defendants' motions to dismiss and for summary judgment
10/22/04: notice of filing by defendants of supplemental authorities in support of motion to dismiss
11/17/04: motion by AHA to dismiss amended complaint filed

Caption:
Cargile v. Baylor Health Care System

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-1365

District Court:
Texas -- Northern District (Dallas)

Judge:
Jane J. Boyle

Defendants:
Baylor Health Care System
Baylor University Medical Center
Baylor Medical Center at Garland
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Mark D. Frenkel
Frenkel & Frenkel
Dallas, Tex.

Sidney Backstrom
Scruggs Law Firm
Oxford, Miss.

Defense Counsel:
William C. Carmody
Susman Godfrey
Dallas, Tex.

Stephen E. Fox
Fish & Richardson
Dallas, Tex.

Catherine E. Stetson
Hogan & Hartson
Washington, D.C.

Date Filed: 6/22/04
Other Actions:
8/9/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. filed
8/19/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
10/13/04: defendants' reply to plaintiffs' response to defendants' motion to dismiss filed
10/25/04: plaintiffs' response to AHA's motion to dismiss filed
11/9/04: AHA's reply filed

Caption:
Harrington v. Baystate Medical Center

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-11663

District Court:
Massachusetts (Boston)

Judge:
Reginald C. Lindsay

Defendants:
Baystate Medical Center
Baystate Health System Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Ilyas J. Rona
Greene & Hoffman P.C.
Boston, Mass.

Defense Counsel:
Francis D. Dibble
Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas
Springfield, Mass.

Date Filed:7/27/04
Other Actions:
9/9/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. filed
9/23/04: plaintiffs' opposition to defendants' motion to dismiss filed
11/8/04: hospital's answer to complaint filed

Caption:
Quinn v. BJC Health System

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-768

District Court:
Missouri -- Eastern District (St. Louis)

Judge:
E. Richard Webber

Defendants:
BJC Health System
d/b/a BJC Healthcare
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Anthony DeWitt
Bartimus and Frickleton
Jefferson City, Mo.

Maurice Graham
Gray, Ritter & Graham
St. Louis, Mo.

Defense Counsel:
David R. Aplington
St. Louis, Mo.

J. Michael Clear
Bryan Cave
St Louis, Mo.

Catherine E. Stetson
Hogan & Hartson
Washington, D.C.

Date Filed: 6/22/04
Other Actions:
7/22/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
9/10/04: AHA's motion to dismiss filed
10/15/04: plaintiffs' responses to defendants' motions to dismiss filed
11/12/04: defendants' replies to plaintiffs' responses filed

Caption:
Lorens v. Catholic Healthcare Partners

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-1151

District Court:
Ohio -- Northern District (Cleveland)

Judge:
Solomon Oliver Jr.

Defendants:
Catholic Healthcare Partners
Community Health Partners
Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Daniel Goetz
Weisman, Kennedy & Berris
Cleveland, Ohio

Matthew Barrett
Miraldi & Barrett
Lorain, Ohio

Defense Counsel:
Geoffrey J. Ritts
Jones Day
Cleveland, Ohio

Catherine E. Stetson
Hogan & Hartson
Washington, D.C.

James J. Hughes
Bricker & Eckler
Columbus, Ohio

Date Filed: 6/16/04
Other Actions:
8/19/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
10/25/04: answer to amended complaint filed by defendants; plaintiffs' opposition to defendants' motion to dismiss filed
11/1/04: plaintiffs' opposition to AHA's motion to dismiss filed
11/12/04: hospitals' reply to plaintiffs' response to motion to dismiss filed
11/15/04: hospitals' amended answer filed

Caption:
Hudson v. Central Georgia Health Systems Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-301

District Court:
Georgia -- Middle District (Macon)

Judge:
Duross Fitzpatrick

Defendants:
Central Georgia Health Systems Inc.
Medical Center of Central Georgia Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Robert M. Beauchamp
Albany, Ga.

Defense Counsel:
Richard L. Shackelford
Lewis Joe Loveland
James W. Boswell
King & Spalding
Atlanta, Ga.

Date Filed: 9/17/04
Other Actions:
9/16/04: notice of removal from Ga. Super. Ct. (No. 04-25939) filed
10/22/04: motion by hospital defendants to dismiss filed
10/29/04: last entry on docket

Caption:
Ferguson v. Centura Health Corp.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-1285

District Court:
Colorado (Denver)

Judge:
Richard T. Matsch

Defendants:
Centura Health Corp.
Catholic Health Initiatives
Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado
Portercase Adventist Health System
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
William R. Gray
Purvis, Gray & Murphy
Boulder, Colo.

Defense Counsel:
Andrew Ryan Shoemaker
Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P.
Boulder, Colo.

Ty Cobb
Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P.
Washington, D.C.

Date Filed: 6/21/04
Other Actions:
7/28/04: second amended complaint filed
9/3/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. denied
9/29/04: plaintiffs' response opposition to defendant hospitals' motion to dismiss filed
9/30/04: plaintiffs' response in opposition to AHA's motion to dismiss filed
10/14/04: hospitals' reply to plaintiffs' response filed
10/15/04: AHA's reply to plaintiffs' response filed

Caption:
Maldonado v. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-3884

District Court:
Pennsylvania -- Eastern District (Philadelphia)

Judge:
Marvin Katz

Defendants:
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Daniel C. Levin
Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman
Philadelphia, Pa.

Defense Counsel:
Mark H. Gallant
Cozen O'Connor
Philadelphia, Pa.

Date Filed: 8/16/04
Other Actions:
9/29/04: plaintiffs' response to defendants' motion to dismiss filed
10/12/04: plaintiffs' voluntary motion to dismiss filed
10/14/04: defendants' response supporting dismissal filed
10/19/04: plaintiffs' motion to dismiss granted and case closed

Caption:
Bobo v. Christus Health

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-626

District Court:
Texas -- Eastern District (Beaumont)

Judge:
Howell Cobb

Defendants:
Christus Health
Christus Health Southeast Texas d/b/a St. Elizabeth Hospital
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Ethan L. Shaw
Tommy L. Yeates
Moore Landrey
Beaumont, Tex.

Patrick Pendley
The Pendley Lawfirm
Plaquemine, La.

Defense Counsel:
Patricia Diane Chamblin
Mehaffy & Weber
Beaumont, Tex.

Heather Pertulla Slovak
Haynes & Boone
Dallas, Tex.

Date Filed: 10/1/04
Other Actions:
10/1/04: notice of removal from Tex. Dist. Ct. (No. A-0173113) filed
11/19/04: plaintiff's motion to remand case to state court filed

Caption:
Harrison v. Christus Health

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-550

District Court:
Louisiana -- Middle District (Baton Rouge)

Judge:
Ralph E. Tyson

Defendants:
Christus Health
Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana
Christus St. Patrick Hospital
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Drew A. Ranier
Ranier, Gayle & Elliot
Lake Charles, La.

Defense Counsel:
John Zipprich
Nancy Poblenz
Houston, Tex.

Date Filed: 8/5/04
Other Actions:
8/9/04: order setting scheduling conference for 11/18/04
11/19/04: order deferring further scheduling issued

Caption:
Patel v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-1330

District Court:
Ohio -- Northern District (Cleveland)

Judge:
Paul R. Matia

Defendants:
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland Clinic Health System
Fairview Hospital

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Daniel P. Goetz
Weisman, Kennedy & Berris
Cleveland, Ohio

John W. Barrett
Barrett Law Office
Lexington, Miss.

Joseph Braun
Strauss & Troy
Cincinnati, Ohio

Defense Counsel:
Tracy K. Stratford
Jones Day
Cleveland, Ohio

Date Filed: 7/15/04
Other Actions:
9/1/04: order granting continuance and setting 10/21/04 date for case management conference
11/2/04: hospitals' motion to dismiss filed

Caption:
Howard v. Columbus Regional Healthcare System Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-122

District Court:
Georgia -- Middle District (Columbus)

Judge:
Clay D. Land

Defendants:
Columbus Regional Healthcare System Inc.

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Laura Shamp
Atlanta Ga.

Defense Counsel:
Richard L. Shackelford
Lewis Joe Loveland
James W. Boswell
King & Spalding
Atlanta, Ga.

Date Filed: 9/17/04
Other Actions:
9/17/04: notice of removal from Ga. Super. Ct. (No. SU-04-CV-2889) filed
10/22/04: motion by hospital defendants to dismiss filed
11/18/04: last entry on docket

Caption:
Frimpong v. DeKalb Medical Center

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-1745

District Court:
Georgia -- Northern District (Atlanta)

Judge:
William C. O'Kelley

Defendants:
DeKalb Medical Center Inc.
DeKalb Regional Healthcare Systems
Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Bryan A. Vroon
Vroon & Crongeyer
Atlanta, Ga.

John W. Barrett
Barrett Law Office
Lexington, Miss.

Defense Counsel:
Eric Schroeder
James C. Rawls
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy
Atlanta, Ga.

Date Filed: 6/16/04
Other Actions:
7/20/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
9/3/04: order accepting voluntary dismissal without prejudice and without court approval

Caption:
McCoy v. East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-223

District Court:
Texas -- Eastern District (Marshall)

Judge:
T. John Ward

Defendants:
East Texas Medical Center Regional
Healthcare System
East Texas Medical Center Jacksonville
East Texas Medical Center

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Richard F. Scruggs
Oxford, Miss.

Robert William Richards
The Richards Law Firm
Jacksonville, Tex.

Defense Counsel:
Robert Walters
Vinson & Elkins
Dallas, Tex.

Date Filed: 6/16/04
Other Actions:
10/8/04: defendants' reply to plaintiffs' response to defendants' motion to dismiss filed
10/26/04: J.P.M.L. order denying transfer filed

Caption:
Peterson v. Fairview Health Services

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-2973

District Court:
Minnesota

Judge:
Ann D. Montgomery
Referred to Mag. Arthur J. Boylan

Defendants:
Fairview Health Services
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Richard F. Scruggs
Oxford, Miss.

Barry G. Reed
Zimmerman Reed
Scottsdale, Ariz.

Defense Counsel:
Alpha B. Khaldi
Dorsey & Whitney
Minneapolis, Minn.

Date Filed: 6/16/04
Other Actions:
7/7/04: second amended complaint filed
8/20/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. granted
10/26/04: notice of hearing on hospital's motion to dismiss set for 12/7/04
11/16/04: memorandum by plaintiffs in opposition to hospital's motion to dismiss filed

Caption:
Jellison v. Florida Hospital Healthcare

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-1021

District Court:
Florida -- Middle District (Orlando)

Judge:
John Antoon II
Referred to Mag. Karla R. Spaulding

Defendants:
Florida Hospital Healthcare System Inc.
Florida Hospital
Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
David P. Carlton
Hill, Ward & Henderson
Tampa, Fla.

Archie C. Lamb
Law Offices of Archie Lamb
Birmingham, Ala.

E. Kirk Wood
Law Offices of E. Kirk Wood
Birmingham, Ala.

Mark Saine
Carlton & Carlton
Punta Gorda, Fla.

Defense Counsel:
Carol Licko
Hogan & Hartson
Miami, Fla.

Date Filed: 7/7/04
Other Actions:
7/22/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
9/9/04: motions to dismiss by AHA and hospitals filed
9/21/04: motion to stay granted and motions to dismiss denied without prejudice
10/22/04: order lifting stay and setting 11/19/04 deadline for submitting case management report issued
11/5/04: plaintiffs' responses to defendants' motions to dismiss filed
11/8/04: motion to certify class filed

Caption:
Maldonado v. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-3883

District Court:
Pennsylvania -- Eastern District (Philadelphia)

Judge:
Edmund v. Ludwig

Defendants:
The Hospital of the University of
Pennsylvania

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Daniel Levin
Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman
Philadelphia, Pa.

Defense Counsel:
John S. Summers
Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin
Philadelphia, Pa.

Date Filed: 8/16/04
Other Actions:
9/14/04: order issued giving defendants until 10/29/04 to answer
10/29/04: motion by hospital to dismiss filed
11/16/04: order giving plaintiffs until 12/3/04 to respond issued

Caption:
Shipman v. Inova Health Care

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-910

District Court:
Virginia -- Eastern District (Alexandria)

Judge:
Gerald Bruce Lee
Referred to Mag. Thomas Rawles Jones Jr.

Defendants:
Inova Health Care Services
Inova Health Systems Foundation
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Deborah Elaine Mayer
Garver Law Offices P.C.
Reston, Va.

Defense Counsel:
John A. C. Keith
Blankingship & Keith P.C.
Fairfax, Va.

Robert Bruce Duncan
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
McLean Va.

Date Filed: 8/6/04
Other Actions:
9/30/04: notice of plaintiffs' voluntary dismissal without prejudice
10/13/04: plaintiffs' response to defendants' motion for award of attorneys' fees and expenses filed
10/18/04: order denying award of attorneys' fees issued

Caption:
Woodrum v. Integris Health Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-835

District Court:
Oklahoma -- Western District (Oklahoma City)

Judge:
Joe Heaton

Defendants:
Integris Health Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Rex Travis
Oklahoma City, Okla.

Defense Counsel:
Beth Pauchnik
Oklahoma City, Okla.

David v. Stewart
Crowe & Dunlevy
Oklahoma City, Okla.

Catherine E. Stetson
Hogan & Hartson
Washington, D.C.

Date Filed: 7/7/04
Other Actions:
7/21/04: second amended complaint naming AHA filed
8/16/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. denied
9/27/04: motion for voluntary dismissal granted
10/15/04: motion for award of $77,000 in attorneys' fees filed by Integris
11/2/04: plaintiffs' response to motion for award of attorneys' fees filed
11/18/04: defendant's reply to plaintiff's response filed

Caption:
Corley v. John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-110

District Court:
Georgia -- Middle District (Albany)

Judge:
W. Louis Sands

Defendants:
John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital
Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Bryan A. Vroon
Vroon & Crongeyer
Atlanta, Ga.

Ralph O. Scoccimaro
Albany, Ga.

Defense Counsel:
George Lilly
Alexander & Vann
Thomasville, Ga.

James W. Boswell
King & Spalding
Atlanta, Ga.

Date Filed: 7/28/04
Other Actions:
8/16/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. granted
9/13/04: plaintiffs' response to defendants' motion to lift stay filed
11/15/04: order granting motion to lift stay issued
11/18/04: order setting 12/8/04 deadline for responding to motion to dismiss issued

Caption:
Nash v. Lee Memorial Health

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-369

District Court:
Florida -- Middle District (Ft. Myers)

Judge:
Virginia M. Hernandez Covington
Referred to Mag. Douglas N. Frazier

Defendants:
Lee Memorial Health System
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Archie C. Lamb
Law Offices of Archie Lamb
Birmingham, Ala.

E. Kirk Wood
Law Offices of E. Kirk Wood
Birmingham, Ala.

Mark Saine
David Carlton
Carlton & Carlton
Punta Gorda, Fla.

Defense Counsel:
H. Jack Klingensmith
Walters Levine Brown Klingensmith &
Thomison
Sarasota, Fla.

Carol Licko
Hogan & Hartson
Miami, Fla.

Date Filed: 7/7/04
Other Actions:
7/22/04: second amended complaint naming AHA filed
8/6/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. filed
8/25/04: motion to stay denied
9/10/04: AHA's motion to dismiss filed
10/5/04: motion to certify class filed
10/12/04: plaintiffs' response to AHA's motion to dismiss filed
10/25/04: motion to dismiss first amended complaint filed by defendant hospitals
11/4/04: memorandum opposing motion to certify class filed
11/18/04: plaintiffs' response opposing hospitals' motion to dismiss filed

Caption:
Turner v. Legacy Health System

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-1395

District Court:
Oregon (Portland)

Judge:
Garr M. King

Defendants:
Legacy Health System
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and
Medical Center
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Brian S. Campf
Michael L. Williams
Williams Love O'Leary Craine &
Powers P.C.
Portland, Ore.

Defense Counsel:
John F. McGrory Jr.
Davis Wright Tremaine L.L.P.
Portland, Ore.

Date Filed: 9/29/04
Other Actions:
9/29/04: scheduling order filed
10/25/04: order filed granting defendants until 11/30/04 to answer complaint
11/16/04: order granting defendants until 12/8/04 to respond to complaint issued

Caption:
Carlson v. Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-3086

District Court:
New York -- Eastern District (Central Islip)

Judge:
Leonard D. Wexler
Referred to Mag. Arlene R. Lindsay

Defendants:
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
North Shore University Hospital in
Manhasset
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health
System Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Ronald Aranoff
Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz
New York, N.Y.

Defense Counsel:
Robert S. Fischler
Winston & Strawn
New York, N.Y.

Date Filed: 7/21/04
Other Actions:
9/17/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. filed
10/1/04: defendants' responses in opposition to motion to stay filed
10/8/04: plaintiffs' reply to defendants' responses filed
10/20/04: notice that J.P.M.L. denied transfer filed

Caption:
Lively v. MCG Health

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-113

District Court:
Georgia -- Southern District (Augusta)

Judge:
Dudley H. Bowen Jr.

Defendants:
MCG Health Inc.
Medical College of Georgia Foundation
Inc. (voluntarily dismissed 8/4/04)
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Dennis T. Cathey
Cathey & Strain
Cornelia, Ga.

Defense Counsel:
David E. Hudson
Hull Towill Norman Barrett & Salley
Augusta, Ga.

Date Filed: 7/7/04
Other Actions:
8/2/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
8/4/04: Medical College of Georgia Foundation Inc. voluntarily dismissed
8/5/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. filed
8/13/04: motion to stay granted
9/2/04: motion to lift stay denied
10/21/04: defendant hospitals' motion to dismiss filed
11/1/04: AHA motion to dismiss filed
11/16/04: memoranda by plaintiffs opposing defendants' motions to dismiss filed

Caption:
Washington v. Medical Center of Central Georgia Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-185

District Court:
Georgia -- Middle District (Macon)

Judge:
C. Ashley Royal

Defendants:
Medical Center of Central Georgia Inc.
Central Georgia Health System Inc.
Medcen Community Health Foundation
Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Bryan A. Vroon
Vroon & Crongeyer
Atlanta, Ga.

Defense Counsel:
James W. Boswell
King & Spalding
Atlanta, Ga.

Date Filed: 6/16/04
Other Actions:
7/23/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
9/30/04: order denying stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. filed
10/22/04: answer to complaint filed by hospitals
10/25/04: motion to dismiss filed by AHA
11/1/04: plaintiffs' response to hospitals' motion to dismiss filed
11/15/04: defendants' reply filed
11/17/04: plaintiffs' response to AHA's motion to dismiss filed

Caption:
Valencia v. Mississippi Baptist Medical Center

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-628

District Court:
Mississippi -- Southern District (Jackson)

Judge:
William H. Barbour Jr.

Defendants:
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc.
Mississippi Baptist Health System Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
David L. Merideth
Ridgeland, Miss.

Defense Counsel:
Bill Grete
Jackson, Miss.

Eugene R. Naylor
Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway
Jackson, Miss.

Date Filed: 8/13/04
Other Actions:
9/29/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. filed
10/5/04: defendants' response to motion to stay filed
10/18/04: defendant AHA's motion to dismiss filed
11/1/04: motion by hospitals to stay discovery filed
11/19/04: plaintiff's response to AHA's motion to dismiss filed

Caption No.:
Barbour v. New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-5733

District Court:
New York -- Southern District (Foley Square)

Judge:
Loretta A. Preska

Defendants:
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York Weill/Cornell Medical Center

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Denise A. Rubin
Napoli & Bern, L.L.P.
New York, N.Y.

Defense Counsel:
Jeffrey J. Greenbaum
Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross
New York, N.Y.

Date Filed: 7/22/04
Other Actions:
9/28/04: docketed as related to No. 04-cv-5506
10/27/04: amended complaint filed

Caption:
Eroglu v. New York Presbyterian Hospital

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-7573

District Court:
New York -- Southern District (Foley Square)

Judge:
Loretta A. Preska

Defendants:
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York Presbyterian Health Care
System Inc.

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Denise A. Rubin
Napoli & Bern
New York, N.Y.

Defense Counsel:
Jeffrey J. Greenbaum
Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross
New York, N.Y.

Date Filed: 9/24/04
Other Actions:
1/24/04: case transferred from E.D.N.Y. (No. 04-cv-3495)
10/1/04: hospitals' motion to dismiss filed
10/27/04: amended complaint filed

Caption:
Kolari v. New York Presbyterian Hospital

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-5506

District Court:
New York -- Southern District (Foley Square)

Judge:
Loretta A. Preska

Defendants:
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York Presbyterian Health Care
System Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Keith Martin Fleischman
Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz
New York, N.Y.

Defense Counsel:
James M. Hirschhorn
Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross
New York, N.Y.

Date Filed: 7/15/04
Other Actions:
9/15/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. denied
9/20/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
10/12/04: defendant hospitals' motion to dismiss amended complaint filed
11/3/04: memorandum opposing hospitals' motion to dismiss filed
11/8/04: order consolidating case with No. 04-cv-5733 and No. 04-cv-7573 and scheduling oral argument on motions to dismiss 11/23/04 filed
11/9/04: AHA motion to dismiss filed

Caption:
Gardner v. North Mississippi Health Services

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-235

District Court:
Mississippi -- Northern District (Eastern)

Judge:
Michael P. Mills

Defendants:
North Mississippi Health Services Inc.
North Mississippi Medical Center Inc.

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Timothy Reese Balducci
Langston Law Firm
Booneville, Miss.

Jack Rhea Tannehill
Tannehill Law Firm
Oxford, Miss.

Sidney A. Backstrom
Scruggs Law Firm
Oxford, Miss.

Defense Counsel:
William M. Beasley
Phelps Dunbar
Tupelo, Miss.

Date Filed: 8/6/04
Other Actions:
9/2/04: hearing on proposed partial settlement
9/27/04: notice of continuance of 11/6/04 case management conference pending further court order

Caption:
Kelly v. Northeast Georgia Medical Center

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-139

District Court:
Georgia -- Northern District (Gainesville)

Judge:
William C. O'Kelley

Defendants:
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Northeast Georgia Health Systems Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Bryan A. Vroon
Vroon & Crongeyer
Atlanta, Ga.

Defense Counsel:
Michael B. Terry
Bondurant Mixson & Elmore
Atlanta, Ga.

Date Filed: 7/21/04
Other Actions:
8/23/04: plaintiffs' voluntary dismissal motion filed

Caption:
Winter v. Northside Hospital Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-2856

District Court:
Georgia -- Northern District (Atlanta)

Judge:
William S. Duffey

Defendants:
Northside Hospital Inc.

Plaintiff's Counsel:
David Andrew Bain
Martin D. Chitwood
Chitwood & Harley
Atlanta, Ga.

Defense Counsel:
Kathy Butler Polvino
Powell, Goldstein
Atlanta Ga.

Date Filed: 9/29/04
Other Actions:
11/12/04: last entry on docket

Caption:
Maldonado v. Ochsner Clinic Foundation

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-1987

District Court:
Louisiana -- Eastern District (New Orleans)

Judge:
Martin L. C. Feldman

Defendants:
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Unidentified Parties
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Andre Brian Burvant
Oreck, Bradley, Crighton, Adams &
Chase
New Orleans, La.

Sidney A. Backstrom
Scruggs Law Firm
Oxford, Miss.

Defense Counsel:
Thomas A. Casey, Jr.
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent,
Carrere & Denegre,
New Orleans, La.

John William Borkowski
Hogan & Hartson
New Orleans, La.

Date Filed: 7/15/04
Other Actions:
7/30/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
8/17/04: plaintiffs' motion to stay pending transfer filed
8/23/04: motion of voluntary dismissal filed and case closed

Caption:
Kabeller v. Orlando Regional Healthcare

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-1106

District Court:
Florida -- Middle District (Orlando)

Judge:
Patricia C. Fawsett
Referred to Mag. David A. Baker

Defendants:
Orlando Regional Healthcare System
Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
A. David Fawal
Law Offices of Archie Lamb
Birmingham, Ala.

David Carlton
Carlton & Carlton
Punta Gorda, Fla.

Defense Counsel:
Carol Licko
Hogan & Hartson
Miami, Fla.

David Evans
Mateer & Harbert
Orlando, Fla.

Date Filed: 7/21/04
Other Actions:
8/10/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. filed
10/12/04: plaintiffs' response to defendants' motion to dismiss filed
11/10/04: case management report filed
11/16/04: order granting in part joint motion to stay issued
11/19/04: hospitals' motion to dismiss filed

Caption:
Ellis v. Phoebe Putney Health

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-80

District Court:
Georgia -- Middle District (Albany)

Judge:
W. Louis Sands

Defendants:
Phoebe Putney Health Systems Inc.
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Bryan A. Vroon
John Crongeyer
Vroon & Crongeyer
Atlanta, Ga.

John W. Barrett
Barrett Law Office
Lexington, Miss.

Defense Counsel:
C. Richard Langley
William W. Calhoun
Langley & Lee
Albany, Ga.

Date Filed: 6/16/04
Other Actions:
7/22/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
8/19/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. granted
9/29/04: plaintiffs' response to defendants' motion to lift stay filed
11/12/04: plaintiffs' motion to lift stay filed
11/17/04: hospitals' response filed

Caption:
Pitts v. Phoebe Putney Health Systems Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-153

District Court:
Georgia -- Middle District (Albany)

Judge:
W. Louis Sands

Defendants:
Phoebe Putney Health Systems Inc.
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Inc.

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Bryan A. Vroon
John Crongeyer
Vroon & Crongeyer
Atlanta, Ga.

John W. Barrett
Barrett Law Office
Lexington, Miss.

Defense Counsel:
C. Richard Langley
William W. Calhoun
Langley & Lee
Albany, Ga.

Date Filed: 10/7/04
Other Actions:
10/7/04: notice of removal from Ga. Super. Ct. (04-cv-1991-3) filed
10/13/04: motion by hospital to dismiss filed
11/5/04: motion by plaintiffs to remand to state court filed; response to defendants' motion to dismiss filed
11/19/04: reply by defendants to plaintiffs' response filed

Caption:
Garcia v. Presbyterian Health

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-832

District Court:
New Mexico (Santa Fe)

Judge:
Judith C. Herrera
Referred to Mag. W. Daniel Schneider

Defendants:
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Christopher Moody
Albuquerque, N.M.

A. David Fawal
Law Offices of Archie Lamb
Birmingham, Ala.

E. Kirk Wood
Law Offices of E. Kirk Wood
Birmingham, Ala.

Defense Counsel:
Gregory M. Luce
Jones Day
Washington, D.C.

Bruce D. Hall
Rodey Dickason Sloan Akin & Robb
Albuquerque, N.M.

Bradford C. Berge
Holland & Hart, L.L.P.
Santa Fe, N.M.

Date Filed: 7/21/04
Other Actions:
8/6/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. filed
9/10/04: motion to stay granted
10/29/04: order lifting stay issued
11/9/04: hospitals' answer filed
11/12/04: plaintiffs' response to hospitals' motion to dismiss filed
11/18/04: AHA's motion to dismiss filed

Caption:
Shriner v. ProMedica Health System Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-7435

District Court:
Ohio -- Northern District (Toledo)

Judge:
James G. Carr

Defendants:
ProMedica Health System Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Daniel P. Goetz
R. Eric Kennedy
Weisman, Kennedy & Berris
Cleveland, Ohio

David W. Zoll
Michelle Kranz
Zoll & Kranz
Toledo, Ohio

Defense Counsel:
Cary R. Cooper
Cooper Walinski
Toledo, Ohio

David S. Rosenbloom
Jeffrey J. Bushofsky
McDermott Will & Emery
Chicago, Ill.

Date Filed: 7/20/04
Other Actions:
9/15/04: defendants' motion to dismiss filed
10/12/04: plaintiffs ordered to respond to defendants' dismissal motion by 11/5/04
11/9/04: order extending until 12/6/04 time for plaintiffs to file response issued

Caption:
Schmitt v. Protestant Memorial Medical Center Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-577

District Court:
Illinois -- Southern District (East St. Louis)

Judge:
David R. Herndon
Referred to Mag. Clifford J. Proud

Defendants:
Protestant Memorial Medical Center
Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Charles F. Barrett
Barrett Law Office
Nashville, Tenn.

Elizabeth v. Heller
Goldenberg, Miller
Edwardsville, Ill.

Kevin T. Hoerner
Becker, Paulson
Belleville, Ill.

Defense Counsel:
David M. Harris
Greensfelder, Hemker
St. Louis, Mo.

Jeffrey J. Bushofsky
McDermott, Will
Chicago, Ill.

J. William Lucco
Lucco, Brown
Edwardsville, Ill.

Date Filed: 8/17/04
Other Actions:
10/11/04: defendant hospital's motion to dismiss filed
10/12/04: defendant AHA's motion to dismiss filed
11/4/04 cased reassigned to Judge David R. Herndon
11/15/04: plaintiffs' response to defendants' motions to dismiss filed

Caption:
Dumas v. Provena Health

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-4063

District Court:
Illinois -- Northern District (Chicago)

Judge:
Ruben Castillo

Defendants:
Provena Health
Provena Hospital
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Robert A Clifford
Clifford Law Offices, P.C.
Chicago, Ill.

George Bellas
Bellas & Wachowski
Park Ridge, Ill.

Defense Counsel:
Meghan M. Kieffer
Mokema, Ill.

Patrick S. Coffey
Scott J. Fisher
Gardner, Carton & Douglas
Chicago, Ill.

Date Filed: 6/16/04
Other Actions:
7/21/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
8/4/04: order granting administrative stay, dismissal without prejudice issued
10/29/04: notice of J.P.M.L. order denying transfer filed

Caption:
Block v. Providence Health System

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-2046

District Court:
Washington -- Western District (Seattle)

Judge:
James L. Robart

Defendants:
Providence Health System,
Providence Health System-Oregon

Plaintiff's Counsel:
John Wentworth Phillips
Matthew Geyman
Phillips Law Firm
Seattle, Wash.

Defense Counsel:
Douglas Corlett Ross
Davis Wright Tremaine L.L.P.
Seattle, Wash.

Date Filed: 9/29/04
11/17/04: order giving defendants until 12/8/04 to respond to complaint issued

Caption:
Burgher v. Rapid City Regional Hospital Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-5092

District Court:
South Dakota (Western Division)

Judge:
Karen E. Schreier

Defendants:
Rapid City Regional Hospital Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Donald R. Shultz
Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun P.C.
Sioux Falls, S.D.

Philip A. Pfaffly
Stanley E. Siegel
Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel
Minneapolis, Minn.

Defense Counsel:
Not entered on docket

Date Filed: 10/6/04
Other Actions:
11/12/04: last entry on docket

Caption:
Cygan v. Resurrection Medical Center

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-4168

District Court:
Illinois -- Northern District (Chicago)

Judge:
Joan B. Gottschall

Defendants:
Resurrection Medical Center
Resurrection Health Care
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Robert A. Clifford
Clifford Law Offices P.C.
Chicago, Ill.

Richard Scruggs
Scruggs Law Firm
Oxford, Miss.

Defense Counsel:
Steven P. Handler
McDermott Will & Emery
Chicago, Ill.

Ronald S. Safer
Schiff Hardin L.L.P.
Chicago, Ill.

Date Filed: 6/22/04
Other Actions:
7/20/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
11/3/04: answer and affirmative defenses filed
11/4/04: memorandum by plaintiffs opposing motion to dismiss filed
11/18/04: replies by defendants to plaintiffs' responses filed

Caption:
Jakubiec v. Sacred Heart Health Systems Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-274

District Court:
Florida -- Northern District (Pensacola)

Judge:
M. Casey Rodgers
Referred to Mag. Elizabeth M. Timothy
Defendants:
Sacred Heart Health Systems Inc.
Ascension Health
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Dewitt M Lovelace
Lovelace Law Firm PA
Destin, Fla.

Defense Counsel:
Karen Emmanuel
P. Michael Patterson
Emmanuel Sheppard and Condon
Pensacola, Fla.

Catherine E. Stetson
Hogan & Hartson
Washington, D.C.

Date Filed: 8/5/04
Other Actions:
9/10/04: AHA motion to dismiss filed
9/14/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. filed
10/8/04: defendants' memorandum in opposition to motion to stay filed
10/25/04: hospital defendants' answer to class action complaint filed
11/4/04: order staying case pending resolution of dismissal motions issued

Caption:
Campbell v. Saint Barnabas Corp.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-3201

District Court:
New Jersey (Newark)

Judge:
William G. Bassler
Referred to Mag. Madeline C. Arleo

Defendants:
Saint Barnabas Corp. d/b/a Saint
Barnabas Health Care System

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Robert J. Berg
Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz
Fort Lee, N.J.

Defense Counsel:
Mark S. Olinsky
Michael R. Potenza
Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross
Newark, N.J.

Date Filed: 7/7/04
Other Actions:
9/15/04: order giving defendants until 14 days after J.P.M.L. ruling to file answer to complaint
11/4/04: hospital's answer filed

Caption:
Hagedorn v. Saint Thomas Hospital

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-526

District Court:
Tennessee -- Middle District (Nashville)

Judge:
Aleta A. Trauger

Defendants:
Saint Thomas Hospital Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Keith M. Fleischman
Bernstein, Liebhard & Lifshitz L.L.P.
New York, N.Y.

Patrick M. Barrett
Barrett Law Office
Nashville, Tenn.

Defense Counsel:
Paul A. Alexis
Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry
Nashville, Tenn.

John K. Walkup
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Nashville, Tenn.

Edward C. Crooke
Hogan & Hartson
Washington, D.C.

Date Filed: 6/16/04
Other Actions:
7/22/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
7/26/04: motion by defendant hospital to dismiss filed
8/9/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. granted
9/20/04: motion by AHA to dismiss filed
10/5/04: order granting motion to suspend briefing on AHA's motion to dismiss issued
10/21/04: order granting motion to set briefing schedule granted; plaintiffs ordered to respond to defendants' motions to dismiss by 11/22/04
11/18/04: plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to AHA's motion to dismiss filed

Caption:
Nygaard v. Sioux Valley Hospitals and Health System

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-4164

District Court:
South Dakota (Southern Division)

Judge:
Lawrence L. Piersol

Defendants:
Sioux Valley Hospitals and Health System
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Daniel R. Fritz II
Donald R. Shultz
Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun P.C.
Sioux Falls, S.D.

Philip A. Pfaffly
Stanley E. Siegel
Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel
Minneapolis, Minn.

Defense Counsel:
Not entered on docket

Date Filed: 10/6/04
Other Actions:
11/5/04: last entry on docket

Caption:
Wright v. St. Dominic Health

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-521

District Court:
Mississippi -- Southern District (Jackson)

Judge:
Tom S. Lee

Defendants:
St. Dominic Health Services Inc.
St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Richard Scruggs
Scruggs Law Firm
Oxford, Miss.

David Merideth
Ridgeland, Miss.

John W. Barrett
Barrett Law Office
Lexington, Miss.

Elizabeth Cabraser
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
San Francisco, Cal.

Defense Counsel:
Edmund Brunini
Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes
Jackson, Miss.

Date Filed: 7/7/04
Other Actions:
7/22/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
8/12/04: stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. granted
10/20/04: motion by defendant hospitals to dismiss complaint filed
10/28/04: hospitals' answer filed
11/19/04: plaintiffs' response to hospitals' motion to dismiss filed

Caption:
Sebren v. St. Elizabeth's Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-576

District Court:
Illinois -- Southern District (East St. Louis)

Judge:
Michael J. Reagan
Referred to Mag. Clifford J. Proud

Defendants:
St. Elizabeth's Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis (d/b/a St. Elizabeth's Hospital)
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Charles F. Barrett
Barrett Law Office
Nashville, Tenn.

Elizabeth v. Heller
Goldenberg, Miller,
Edwardsville, Ill.

Kevin T. Hoerner
Becker, Paulson,
Belleville, Ill.

Defense Counsel:
Erika N. Walsh
Quarles & Brady
Chicago, Ill.

Ty Cobb
Hogan & Hartson
Washington, D.C.

J. William Lucco
Lucco, Brown
Edwardsville, Ill.

Date Filed: 8/17/04
Other Actions:
10/25/04: motions to dismiss complaint filed by AHA and hospital defendants
11/16/04: scheduling and discovery order filed

Caption:
Darr v. Sutter Health

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-2624

District Court:
California -- Northern District (San Francisco)

Judge:
William H. Alsup

Defendants:
Sutter Health, including Alta Bates Summit Medical Center

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Bill Lann Lee
Leiff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
San Francisco, Cal.

Defense Counsel:
Erin L. Burke
Jones Day
Los Angeles, Cal.

Date Filed: 6/30/04
Other Actions:
9/2/04: hospital's motion to dismiss filed
10/21/04: defendants' reply to plaintiffs' opposition to defendants' motion to dismiss filed
11/2/04: hospitals' answer filed
11/4/04: hearing on motion to dismiss held

Caption:
Muhammad v. Sutter Health

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-2837

District Court:
California -- Northern District (San Francisco)

Judge:
William H. Alsup

Defendants:
Sutter Health, including Sutter Solano Hospital
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
California Pacific Medical Center
St. Luke's Hospital

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Reginald Van Terrell
The Terrell Law Group
Richmond, Cal.

C. Donald Amamgbo
Amamgbo & Associates
Oakland, Cal.

Defense Counsel:
Erin L. Burke
Jones Day
Los Angeles, Cal.

Date Filed: 7/14/04
Other Actions:
9/23/04: motion by defendants to dismiss filed
10/15/04: plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to defendants' motion to dismiss filed
10/21/04: defendants' reply to plaintiffs' response opposing defendants' motion to dismiss filed
11/3/04: hospitals' answer filed

Caption:
Pollack v. Sutter Health

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-4263

District Court:
California -- Northern District (San Francisco)

Judge:
William H. Alsup

Defendants:
Sutter Health

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Elizabeth J. Cabraser
Bill Lann Lee
Leiff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
San Francisco, Cal.

Defense Counsel:
Jeffrey A. LeVee
Erin L. Burke
Jones Day
Los Angeles, Cal.

Date Filed: 10/7/04
Other Actions:
10/7/04: notice of removal from Cal. Super. Ct. (No. RGO 4-173716) filed
11/12/04: plaintiffs' motion to remand filed

Caption:
Whitehead v. Sutter Health

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-4441

District Court:
California -- Northern District (San Francisco)

Judge:
William H. Alsup

Defendants:
Sutter Health

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Theodore Franklin
William A. Sokol
Weinberg Roger & Rosenfeld
Oakland, Cal.

David Borgen
Teresa Demchak
Goldstein Demchak, Baller Borgen &
Dardarian
Oakland, Cal.

Defense Counsel:
Jeffrey A. LeVee
Erin L. Burke
Jones Day
Los Angeles, Cal.

Date Filed: 10/20/04
Other Actions:
10/20/04: notice of removal from Cal. Super. Ct. (No. CGC-04434647) filed
11/18/04: plaintiffs' motion to remand filed

Caption:
Feliciano v. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-4177

District Court:
Pennsylvania -- Eastern District (Philadelphia)

Judge:
James McGirr Kelly

Defendants:
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Jefferson Health Systems Inc.

Plaintiff's Counsel:
W. Steven Berman
Napoli Kaiser Bern & Associates
Marlton, N.J.

Defense Counsel:
Burt M. Rublin
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll
Philadelphia, Pa.

Date Filed: 9/2/04
Other Actions:
9/28/04: order giving plaintiffs until 10/19/04 to file opposition to defendants' motion to dismiss
10/18/04: plaintiffs' response in opposition to defendants' motion to dismiss filed
11/1/04: defendants reply filed
11/14/04: defendants' answer filed

Caption:
Grant v. Trinity Health-Michigan Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-72734

District Court:
Michigan -- Eastern District (Detroit)

Judge:
Gerald E. Rosen
Referred to Donald A. Scheer

Defendants:
Trinity Health-Michigan Inc.
Trinity Health Corp.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Frank J. Kelly
Kelley Cawthorne
Lansing, Mich.

Defense Counsel:
Robert M. Jackson
Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn
Detroit, Mich.

Date Filed: 7/21/04
Other Actions:
9/9/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. filed
9/17/04: motion by AHA to dismiss filed
9/27/04: defendant hospital's motion to dismiss filed
10/5/04: order granting motion to stay issued
10/29/04: hospitals' answer filed
11/3/04: order setting scheduling conference for 12/2/04 issued

Caption:
Amato v. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-1025

District Court:
Pennsylvania -- Western District (Pittsburgh)

Judge:
David S. Cercone
Referred to Mag. Robert C. Mitchell

Defendants:
UPMC
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
UPMC Southside
UPMC St. Margaret
UPMC Emergency Medicine
UPMC Braddock

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Jeffery L. Suher
Suher Law Office
Monroeville, PA

Defense Counsel:
Bryan D. Kocher
Jones Day
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Date Filed: 7/14/04
Other Actions:
10/5/04: motion by hospitals to dismiss filed
11/15/04: response to plaintiffs' motion to dismiss filed
11/23/04: magistrate's report and recommendation that motion to dismiss be granted filed

Caption:
Wright v. Washington Hospital Center

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-1644

District Court:
District of Columbia

Judge:
Paul L. Friedman

Defendants:
Washington Hospital Center

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Kathy L. Krieger
James & Hoffman
Washington, D.C.

Defense Counsel:
Not entered on docket

Date Filed: 9/24/04
Other Actions:
9/24/04: last entry on docket

Caption:
Moore v. Washington Regional Medical

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-5228

District Court:
Arkansas -- Western District (Fayetteville)

Judge:
Jimm Larry Hendren

Defendants:
Washington Regional Medical Center
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Don Elliott
Odom Elliott & Winburn
Fayetteville, Ark.

Defense Counsel:
Kathlyn Graves
Wright Lindsey & Jennings
Little Rock, Ark.

Thomas Olmstead
Fayetteville, Ark.

Kevin Egan
Foley & Lardner
Chicago, Ill.

Ty Cobb
Hogan & Hartson
Washington, D.C.

Date Filed: 9/7/04
Other Actions:
9/7/04: notice of removal from Ark. Cir. Ct. (No. 04-1386) filed
10/22/04: motion filed by defendant to stay discovery pending ruling on motions to dismiss
11/15/04: plaintiffs' responses to defendants' motions to dismiss filed

Caption:
Cruz v. Wellstar Health System

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-1746

District Court:
Georgia -- Northern District (Atlanta)

Judge:
G. Ernest Tidwell

Defendants:
Wellstar Health System Inc.
Douglas Hospital Inc.
Kennestone Hospital Inc.
Cobb Hospital Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Bryan A. Vroon
John Crongeyer
Vroon & Crongeyer
Atlanta, Ga.

Defense Counsel:
Charles W. Lyons
Parker Hudson Rainer Dobbs
Atlanta, Ga.

Nisbet Stovall Kendrick
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice
Atlanta, Ga.

Charles K. McKnight
Nations, Toman Nutter & McKnight
Atlanta, Ga.

Date Filed: 6/16/04
Other Actions:
7/22/04: amended complaint naming AHA filed
10/14/04: order denying motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. issued
10/25/04: motion to dismiss amended complaint filed by AHA
11/9/04: order staying motion for class certification issued
11/12/04: plaintiffs' response to hospitals' motion to dismiss filed
11/19/04: plaintiffs' response to AHA's motion to dismiss filed

Caption:
Burton v. William Beaumont Hospital

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-72735

District Court:
Michigan -- Eastern District (Detroit)

Judge:
Avern Cohn
Referred to Donald A. Scheer

Defendants:
William Beaumont Hospital
Beaumont Properties Inc.
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Frank J. Kelly
Kelley Cawthorne
Lansing, Mich.

Defense Counsel:
Gordon J. Walker
Butzel Long
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Leonard M. Niehoff
Ann Arbor, Mich.

Date Filed: 7/21/04
Other Actions:
9/9/04: motion to stay pending transfer to J.P.M.L. filed
9/17/04: motion by AHA to dismiss filed
9/28/04: motion to stay denied
10/26/04: notice of hearing on defendants' motions to dismiss set for 12/1/04
11/19/04: defendants' replies to plaintiffs' responses to defendants' motion to dismiss filed

Caption:
Rivera v. Yale Haven Hospital Inc.

Case No.:
No. 04-cv-1515

District Court:
Connecticut (New Haven)

Judge:
Stefan R. Underhill

Defendants:
Yale New Haven Hospital Inc.
Yale-New Haven Hospital Services Corp.
d/b/a Yale-New Haven Health System
American Hospital Association

Plaintiff's Counsel:
Brian Fournier
Hurwitz, Sagarin & Slossberg
Milford, Conn.

Defendant's Counsel:
Kim E. Rinehart
Wiggin & Dana
New Haven, Conn.

Date Filed: 9/13/04
Other Actions:
11/3/04: defendants' motions to dismiss filed
11/17/04: order setting 12/20/04 deadline for plaintiffs' responses to defendants' motions to dismiss filed