UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1 Case :-cv-00-ajb-mdd Document Filed 0// Page of 0 0 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA IN RE: INCRETIN MIMETICS ) MDL Case No.md AJB (MDD) PRODUCTS LIABILITY ) LITIGATION, ) As to all related and member cases ) ) ORDER APPOINTING A ) PLAINTIFFS STEERING ) COMMITTEE Presently before the Court is the designation of Plaintiffs Co-Lead Counsel, Co-Liaison Counsel, Executive Committee, and Steering Committee. Defendants have no objection. Following the October, 0 Status Conference, the Count enters the following Order:. To act on behalf of Plaintiffs, the Court hereby appoints: PLAINTIFFS CO-LEAD COUNSEL Ryan L. Thompson WATTS GUERRA LLP 0 Prue Rd., Ste. San Antonio, Texas 0 Phone: (0) -000 Fax: (0) RThompson@WattsGuerra.com Hunter J. Shkolnik NAPOLI, BERN, RIPKA & SHKOLNIK LLP 0 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 00 Phone: () -00 Fax: () Hunter@NapoliBern.com md AJB (MDD)

2 Case :-cv-00-ajb-mdd Document Filed 0// Page of 0 0 Tor Hoerman TOR HOERMAN LAW, LLC 0 W. Vandalia Street, Suite 0 Edwardsville, Illinois 0 Phone: () -00 Fax: () -0 THoerman@torhoermanlaw.com PLAINTIFFS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE John M. Restaino THE RESTAINO LAW FIRM Columbine Street, Suite Denver, Colorado 00 Phone: (0) -00 Fax: (0) -0 jrestaino@restainolawfirm.com Neil D. Overholtz AYLSTOCK, WITKIN, KREIS & OVERHOLTZ E. Main Street, Suite 00 Pensacola, Florida 0 Phone: (0) 0-00 Fax: (0) - NOverholtz@awkolaw.com Nicholas J. Drakulich THE DRAKULICH FIRM Camino del Rio South, Suite San Diego, California 0 Phone: () - Fax: () - njd@draklaw.com Michael K. Johnson JOHNSON BECKER, PLLC South Sixth Street, Suite 0 Minneapolis, MN 0 Phone: () -0 Fax: () -0 mjohnson@johnsonbecker.com Plaintiffs Co-Lead Counsel shall be a member of and direct the work of the Plaintiffs Steering Committee. In this regard, Plaintiffs Co-Lead Counsel shall be responsible for coordinating the activities of plaintiffs during pretrial proceedings and in consultation and with the assistance of Plaintiff's Executive Committee, shall: A. Determine and present (after consultation with other members of Plaintiffs' Steering Committee), by briefs, oral argument, or such other fashion as may be appropriate, personally or by a designee, to the Court and opposing md AJB (MDD)

3 Case :-cv-00-ajb-mdd Document Filed 0// Page of 0 0 parties, the position of the plaintiffs on all matters arising during pretrial proceedings; B. Coordinate the initiation and conduct of discovery on behalf of plaintiffs consistent with the requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relating to discovery or any other subsequent Order of this Court; C. Conduct settlement negotiations on behalf of plaintiffs, but not enter binding agreements except to the extent expressly authorized; D. Delegate specific tasks to other counsel in a manner to ensure that pretrial preparation for the plaintiffs is conducted effectively, efficiently and economically; E. Enter into stipulations with opposing counsel as necessary for the conduct of the litigation; F. Prepare and distribute to other Plaintiff's counsel periodic status reports; G. Maintain adequate time and disbursement records covering services of designated counsel and establish guidelines for approval by the Court as to the keeping of time records and expenses; H. Monitor the activities of co-counsel to ensure that schedules are met and unnecessary expenditures of time and funds are avoided; I. Perform such other duties as may be incidental to proper coordination of plaintiffs' pretrial activities or authorized by further Order of the Court; and J. Submit, if appropriate, additional committees and counsel for designation by the Court.. To act on behalf of plaintiffs, the Court hereby designates the following as: CO-LIAISON COUNSEL Michael S. Berg Law Offices of Michael S. Berg 0 West A Street,?Suite 00? San Diego, CA 0? Phone: (). Fax: () -0 Michael@criminallaw.com md AJB (MDD)

4 Case :-cv-00-ajb-mdd Document Filed 0// Page of 0 0 Gayle M. Blatt CASEY, GERRY, SCHENK, FRANCA-VILLA, BLATT & PENFIELD LLP 0 Laurel Street San Diego, CA 0 Phone: () - Fax: () - gmb@cglaw.com Co- Plaintiffs Liaison Counsel shall: A. Maintain and distribute to all other plaintiffs' counsel and to defendants' counsel an up-to-date service list; B. On behalf of all counsel for all plaintiffs, receive from defendants, the Court, and third parties, and as appropriate, distribute to all other plaintiffs' counsel the following: written and electronic communications from the Court, defendants, and third parties; pleadings; Orders from the Court; and discovery and documents from defendants and third parties; and C. Maintain and make available to all other plaintiffs' counsel at reasonable hours a complete file of all documents served by or upon each party, and establish and maintain an electronically accessible document depository.. To act on behalf of plaintiffs, the Court hereby designates the following as the Plaintiffs Steering Committee: PLAINTIFFS STEERING COMMITTEE Ramon R. Lopez LOPEZ MCHUGH, LLP 00 Bayview Circle, Suite 00 Newport Beach, California 0 Phone: () -0 Fax: () -0 rlopez@lopezmchugh.com Thomas J. Preuss WAGSTAFF & CARTMELL LLP 0 Grand Avenue, Suite 00 Kansas City, MO Phone: () 0- Fax: () - tjpreuss@wcllp.com md AJB (MDD)

5 Case :-cv-00-ajb-mdd Document Filed 0// Page of 0 0 Maxwell S. Kennerly THE BEASLEY FIRM Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA 0 Phone: () - Fax: () -0 max.kennerly@beasleyfirm.com Stephen B. Murray, Jr. MURRAY LAW FIRM 0 Poydras Street, Suite 0 New Orleans, LA 00 Phone: (0) - Fax: (0). smurrayjr@murray-lawfirm.com Michael Goetz MORGAN & MORGAN, P.A. One Tampa City Center, th Floor 0 N. Franklin Street Tampa, Florida 0 Phone: () - Fax: () - MGoetz@forthepeople.com Neal L. Moskow URY & MOSKOW, LLC? Black Rock Turnpike? Fairfield, Connecticut 0? Phone: (0) 0-? Fax: (0) 0- neal@urymoskow.com Julia Reed Zaic HEAVISIDE REED ZAIC Broadway Street, Suite 0 Laguna Beach, CA Phone: () -0 Fax: () - julia@hrzlaw.com Paul D. Stevens MILSTEIN ADELMAN, LLP 00 Donald Douglas Loop North Santa Monica, CA 00 Phone: (0) -00 ext. Fax: (0) - pstevens@milsteinadelman.com James R. "Tripp" Segars, III DIAZ LAW FIRM, PLLC 0 Waterford Square, Suite 00 Madison, MS 0 Phone: (0) 0. Fax: (0) 0. tripp@msattorneys.com md AJB (MDD)

6 Case :-cv-00-ajb-mdd Document Filed 0// Page of 0 0 Keith Altman THE LAW OFFICE OF KEITH ALTMAN 0 Calle Avella Temecula, CA Phone: () - kaltman@lawampmmt.com Jacob W. Plattenberger TOR HOERMAN LAW, LLC S. Wabash, th Floor Chicago, IL 00 Phone: () -00 Fax: () - jplattenberger@torhoermanlaw.com Robert A. Mosier PHILLIPS GROSSMAN PLLC 00 Herricks Road Mineola, NY 0 Phone: () -00 Fax: () -0 Rmosier@thesandersfirm.com Michael S. Love Ridenour, Hienton & Lewis 0 N. Central Ave., Suite 00 Phoenix, Arizona 00 Phone: (0) - Fax: (0) mlove@rhlfirm.com. To act on behalf of Plaintiffs, the Court hereby designates the following as: STATE AND FEDERAL COURT LIAISON Marc J. Bern NAPOLI, BERN, RIPKA & SHKOLNIK LLP 0 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 00 Phone: () -00 Fax: () MJBern@NapoliBern.com IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: October, 0 Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia U.S. District Judge md AJB (MDD)