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IN RE: AHERN RENTALS, INC.,

TRADE SECRET LITIGATION MDL No. 2945

TRANSFER ORDER

Before the Panel: Plaintiff in the actions listed on Schedule A moves under Panel Rule 7.1 to vacate our orders that conditionally transferred the actions to MDL No. 2945. Defendants! oppose the motions to vacate. After considering the argument of counsel, we find these actions involve common questions of fact with the actions previously transferred to MDL No. 2945, and that transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 will serve the convenience of the parties and witnesses and promote the just and efficient conduct of the litigation. The MDL No. 2945 actions involve factual questions arising out of allegations of a nationwide scheme by common defendant EquipmentShare to capture market share in the equipment rental business from common plaintiff, Ahern Rentals, Inc. (Ahern), “by (1) luring away its employees and customers, and (2) using Ahern’s confidential…