Minutes | Filed: August 05, 2026
| Entered: August 05, 2026
Ricker, et al. v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., et al.
P.I. : Asbestos | Massachusetts
Status Conference ~Util - Set Hearings
Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler: Status Conference held on 8/5/2026. Counsel reviews the agenda document no. 1035 filed in 12-11532-AK and states the status of each case.
22-10243-FDS Callaghan case: One defendant remaining in case, John Crane Inc. Joint Motion to Modify Scheduling Order has been filed and granted, docket entries 243 and 244.
23-10327-IT King case: Magistrate Judge Donald L. Cabell assigned to case on January 22, 2026 for ADR, docket entry 171. Mediation held on June 23, 2026, further mediation date scheduled for September 10, 2026.
25-10605 JEK Spiro case: Magistrate Judge Donald L. Cabell assigned to case on May 27, 2026 for ADR, docket entry 103.
24-10905-PBS McAtamney case: Case is fully resolved; settlements are being finalized.
24-11818-AK Weidner case: Case is fully resolved; settlements are being finalized.
24-12464-FDS Lynn case: Joint Motion for Order to Schedule the Case for Alternative Dispute Resolution filed and granted, docket entries 179 and 180.
25-11984-AK Lapuzza case: Fact discovery remains ongoing. Product identification witnesses have been deposed. Deadline to produce product identification witnesses for depositions is in late September.
25-12047-AK Little Case: Fact discovery remains ongoing. Product identification witnesses have been deposed. Deadline to produce product identification witnesses for depositions is in late September.
26-11965-BEM Carson Case: Fact discovery remains ongoing. Product identification witnesses have been deposed. Deadline to produce product identification witnesses for depositions is in late September.
Next Status Conference set for 10/14/2026 02:30 PM in Courtroom 7 (In person with remote access provided) before Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler.(Court Reporter: Digital Recording.) To order a copy of this Digital Recording, please go to https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/Audio.html. For a transcript of this proceeding, contact mad_transcripts@mad.uscourts.gov.
(Attorneys present: Christopher P. Duffy, Stephen T. Armato, Andrew Wainwright) Associated Cases: 1:12-cv-11532-AK et al.(SG)