Salmon Indirect Antitrust Litigation
Case No.: 1:19-cv-22128-RS (SD Fla.)
Case: Wood Mountain Fish LLC, Plaintiff v. Mowi ASA (fka Marine Harvest ASA), Marine Harvest USA, LLC, Marine Harvest Canada, Inc., Ducktrap River of Maine LLC, Grieg Seafood ASA, Grieg Seafood BC Ltd., Bremnes Seashore AS, Ocean Quality AS, Ocean Quality North America Inc., Ocean Quality USA Inc., Ocean Quality Premium Brands, Inc., SalMar ASA, Leroy Seafood Group ASA, Leroy Seafood USA Inc., and Scottish Sea Farms Ltd., Defendants.
Summary: On May 24, 2019, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Wood Mountain Fish LLC filed a Complaint for Damages and Injunctive Relief against Mowi ASA, et al. The filings and orders in this matter are available below.
Notice to Defendants: If you fail to respond to this complaint, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. To prevent this from happening you must file a response with the court clerk or administrator within 21 days of the date this message was posted. Your response must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney, Thomas H. Burt. Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, NY 10016; phone: 212-545-4600; email: burt@whafh.com .
Documents
1. Complaint
1-1. Civil Cover Sheet
1-2. Summonses
2. Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Ursula Ungaro.
Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge John J. O’Sullivan is available to handle any or all proceedings in this case. If agreed, parties should complete and file the Consent form found on our website. It is not necessary to file a document indicating lack of consent.
4. Bar Letter re: Admissions sent to attorney, Thomas H. Burt.
5. Bar Letter re: Admissions sent to attorney Heidi M. Silton
6. Bar Letter re: Admissions sent to attorney Elizabeth C. Pritzker
7. Bar Letter re: Admissions sent to attorney Richard J. Vita
8-1. Errata A – Order
9. MOTION to Appoint Lead CounselThomas H. Burt (Appointment as Interim Class Counsel) by Wood Mountain Fish LLC
9-1. Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support
9-2. Declaration of Thomas H. Burt in Support
9-3. Exhibit A to Thomas H. Burt Declaration – 5-13-19 Consolidation Order of Judge Altonaga
9-4. Exhibit B to Thomas H. Burt Declaration – Notice of Pending, Refiled, Related, or Similar Actions and Motion to Transfer and Coordinate
9-5. Exhibit C to Thomas H. BurtDeclaration – Firm Resume of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP
9-6. Exhibit D to Thomas H. Burt Declaration – Hearing transcript portions
9-7. Exhibit E to Thomas H. Burt Declaration – SFMS Firm Resume
9-8. Exhibit F to Thomas H. Burt Declaration – Lockridge Grindal Firm Resume
9-9. Exhibit G to Thomas H. Burt Declaration – Pritzker Levine LLP
9-10. Text of Proposed Order
10-1. Certification of Heidi M. Silton
10-2. Text of Proposed ORder
11-1. Certification of Veronica M. Bosco
11-2. Text of Proposed Order
12-1. Certification of Thomas H. Burt
12-2. Text of Proposed Order
13. MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Thomas H. Burt
13-1. Certification of Thomas H. Burt
13-2. Text of Proposed Order
18. ORDER granting 13 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney(s) Thomas H. Burt
19. Order Setting Initial Planning And Scheduling Conference
20-1. Certification of Elizabeth C. Pritzker
20-2. Text of Proposed Order
22. ORDER OF REASSIGNMENT to Judge Rodney Smith for all further proceedings
23. ORDER REASSIGNING CASE to Magistrate Judge Lauren Fleischer Louis
24. ORDER granting 9 MOTION to Appoint Interim Class Counsel Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP
26-1. Declaration of Heidi M. Silton in Support
26-2. Exhibit 1 – Dkt 29 Order re Alt Serv
26-3. Exhibit 2 – Mowi Contact
26-4. Exhibit 3 – Marine Harvest to more than double
26-5. Exhibit 4 – FL Corp Name Chg Mowi
26-6. Exhibit 5 – Contact Ocean Quality
26-7. Exhibit 6 – Grieg Seafood Contact
26-8. Exhibit 7 – Sales Grieg Seafood
26-9. Exhibit 8 – Contact us Bremnes Seashore
26-10. Exhibit 9 – SalMar
26-11. Exhibit 10 – Leroy Seafood Contact
26-12. Exhibit 11 – Hague Service Abroad
26-13. Exhibit 12- Outline Hague Service Convention
26-14. Exhibit 13 – Translation and Hague Blog
26-15. Exhibit 14 – Norway HCCH Authority
26-16. Text of Proposed Order
27. STATUS REPORT by Wood Mountain Fish LLC
30. NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by John Carl Seipp, Jr on behalf of Leroy Seafood USA Inc.
31. NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Christine L. Welstead on behalf of Leroy Seafood USA Inc.
34-1. Text of Proposed Order
36. Corporate Disclosure Statement by Ducktrap River of Maine LLC, Marine Harvest USA, LLC
37-1. Certification of Paul M. Eckles
37-2. Text of Proposed Order Granting Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Design
38. PAPERLESS ORDER granting 34 Motion for Extension of Time. Defendants Ocean Quality USA, Inc., Ocean Quality Premium Brands, Inc., Marine Harvest USA, LLC, Ducktrap River of Maine, LLC, and Leroy Seafood USA Inc., shall respond to the 1Complaint by no later than August 2, 2019. Signed by Judge Rodney Smith on 7/3/2019
39. PAPERLESS ORDER VACATING 19 Order. Signed by Judge Rodney Smith on 7/3/2019.
41. PAPERLESS ORDER granting 37 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney Paul M. Eckles. The Court finds that the application satisfies the requirements of S.D. Fla. Local Atty. R. 4. Therefore, the Clerk is directed to add Paul M. Eckles, Esq., as counsel of record for Defendant Marine Harvest USA, LLC and Ducktrap River of Maine LLC. Signed by Judge Rodney Smith on 7/3/2019.
42-1. Certification
42-2. Text of Proposed Order Granting Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Design
43. PAPERLESS ORDER granting 42 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney Karen Hoffman Lent. The Court finds that the application satisfies the requirements of S.D. Fla. Local Atty. R. 4. Therefore, the Clerk is directed to add Karen Hoffman Lent, Esq., as counsel of record for Defendant Marine Harvest USA, LLC and Ducktrap River of Maine LLC. Signed by Judge Rodney Smith on 7/8/2019.
44. Corporate Disclosure Statement by Ocean Quality Premium Brands, Inc., Ocean Quality USA Inc.
46-1. CERTIFICATION OF DAVID I. GELFAND
46-2. Text of Proposed Order
47-1. CERTIFICATION OF CAROLINE STANTON
47-2. Text of Proposed Order