453 F. Supp. 648 (1978) In re SWINE FLU IMMUNIZATION PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. [*] No. 330. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. July 5, 1978. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY, and ROY W. HARPER, [*] Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. On February 28, 1978, the Panel, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ยง 1407, transferred a number of actions in this litigation to the District of the...
450 F. Supp. 1168 (1978) In re the UPJOHN CO. ANTIBIOTIC "CLEOCIN" PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. No. 343. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. May 23, 1978. As Corrected May 31, 1978. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY, and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. *1169 OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of fifteen actions pending in twelve districts as follows: Eastern...
443 F. Supp. 447 (1978) In re HELICOPTER CRASH IN GERMANY ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1975. No. 297. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. January 24, 1978. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY, and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. I. BACKGROUND OF THE LITIGATION On September 26, 1975, a helicopter crash occurred in West Germany causing the deaths of a number of military...
462 F. Supp. 391 (1978) In re VERNITRON SECURITIES LITIGATION. No. 355. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. December 18, 1978. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY, and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. *392 OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of four actions pending in three districts: [1] two actions in the Central District of California, [2] one action in the Northern District of Illinois,...
455 F. Supp. 1388 (1978) In re WOMEN'S CLOTHING ANTITRUST LITIGATION. No. 350. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. September 8, 1978. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY [*] , and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. Before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. *1389 OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. In October 1974, a federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of New York handed down an indictment...
458 F. Supp. 223 (1978) In re GARRISON DIVERSION UNIT LITIGATION. No. 348. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. September 15, 1978. OPINION AND ORDER Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY [*] , and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of two actions pending in two districts, one each in the District of the District of Columbia and the District of North Dakota. Both actions involve...
458 F. Supp. 225 (1978) In re COMMONWEALTH OIL/TESORO PETROLEUM SECURITIES LITIGATION. No. 347. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. September 20, 1978. *226 Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY [*] , and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. I. BACKGROUND This litigation consists of four actions pending in two districts three in the Southern District of New York and one in the Western...
449 F. Supp. 604 (1978) In re GENERAL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION ANTITRUST/TORT CLAIMS ACT LITIGATION. No. 344. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. May 11, 1978. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY, and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. *605 OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of two actions, one in the District of the District of Columbia and one in the Eastern District of...
458 F. Supp. 1223 (1978) In re URANIUM INDUSTRY ANTITRUST LITIGATION. No. 342. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. July 31, 1978. *1224 OPINION AND ORDER Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY, and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. STANLEY A. WEIGEL, Judge of the Panel. I. BACKGROUND This litigation consists of four actions pending in the following federal districts: the Northern District of...
451 F. Supp. 995 (1978) In re FIRST NATIONAL BANK, HEAVENER, OKLAHOMA (FIRST MORTGAGE REVENUE BONDS) SECURITIES LITIGATION. No. 339. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. May 15, 1978. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY, and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. *996 OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of two actions pending in different districts one in the Eastern District...
459 F. Supp. 1006 (1978) In re AIRPORT CAR RENTAL ANTITRUST LITIGATION. Pacific Auto Rental Corp., etc. v. The Hertz Corp., et al., D. Hawaii, C.A. No. C78-0197 No. 338. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. November 15, 1978. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. The Panel previously centralized several actions in this litigation in the Northern...
448 F. Supp. 273 (1978) In re AIRPORT CAR RENTAL ANTITRUST LITIGATION. No. 338. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. March 28, 1978. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, [*] STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY [*] and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. *274 OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of six actions pending in five districts two in the Northern District of California and one each in the Central...
446 F. Supp. 1266 (1978) In re RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION. No. 337. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. March 22, 1978. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, JOSEPH S. LORD, III [*] , STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY [*] , and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of two actions, one in the Central District of California and one in the Southern District of New York....
447 F. Supp. 1073 (1978) In re ORTHO PHARMACEUTICAL "LIPPES LOOP" PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. No. 336. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. March 28, 1978. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN *1074 A. ROBSON, JOSEPH S. LORD, III [*] , STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY [*] , and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of five actions pending in different federal districts one each in the Middle District of...
447 F. Supp. 1071 (1978) In re AIR CRASH DISASTER AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN DENVER, COLORADO, ON AUGUST 7, 1975. No. 335. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. March 23, 1978. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, JOSEPH S. LORD, III [*] , STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY [*] , and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. Before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of six...
448 F. Supp. 276 (1978) In re AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP. "RELEASED VALUE" CLAIMS LITIGATION. No. 333. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. April 10, 1978. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, JOSEPH S. LORD, III [*] , STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY [*] , and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. *277 OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of three actions pending in three federal districts one each in the Northern District of...
448 F. Supp. 271 (1978) In re 21ST CENTURY PRODUCTIONS, INC. "THRILSPHERE" CONTRACT LITIGATION. No. 332. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. March 27, 1978. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, [*] STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY, [*] and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of two actions, each of which is pending in a different *272 district: one in the District of New...
444 F. Supp. 1348 (1978) In re WIRING DEVICE ANTITRUST LITIGATION. No. 331. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. February 17, 1978. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM [*] , Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD [*] , EDWIN A. ROBSON [*] , JOSEPH S. LORD, *1349 III, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY, and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation was spawned by the indictment of seven manufacturers, a corporation that manages trade associations, and eleven of their...
446 F. Supp. 244 (1978) In re SWINE FLU IMMUNIZATION PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. No. 330. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. February 28, 1978. As Corrected March 21, 1978. *245 Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM [*] , Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD [*] , EDWIN A. ROBSON [*] , JOSEPH S. LORD, III, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. I. Background of the Litigation This litigation presently consists of 26 actions pending in...
446 F. Supp. 242 (1978) In re ELI LILLY AND COMPANY (CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE) PATENT LITIGATION. No. 326. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. February 28, 1978. *243 Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM [*] , Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD [*] , EDWIN A. ROBSON [*] , JOSEPH S. LORD, III, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY and ROY W. HARPER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of three actions, each of which is pending in one of three districts: the Southern...
