298 F. Supp. 1326 (1969) In re Multidistrict Civil Actions Involving FOURTH CLASS POSTAGE REGULATIONS. No. 16. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. April 3, 1969. Before ALFRED P. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM, EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, WILLIAM H. BECKER, and STANLEY A. WEIGEL, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER TRANSFERRING MULTIDISTRICT CIVIL ACTIONS UNDER SECTION 1407, TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE WEIGEL, Judge of the Panel: This proceeding involves seventeen...
305 F. Supp. 60 (1969) In re Multidistrict Civil Antitrust Litigation Involving PHOTOCOPY PAPER. No. 28. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. October 27, 1969. *61 Before ALFRED P. MURRAH [*] , Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM, EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, WILLIAM H. BECKER, JOSEPH S. LORD, III [*] , and STANLEY A. WEIGEL [*] , Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. On August 15, 1969, the Panel ordered the parties in the actions listed on the attached Schedule A to show...
307 F. Supp. 559 (1969) In the Matter of WESTEC CORPORATION. Docket No. 27. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. December 18, 1969. Before ALFRED P. MURRAH [*] , Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM, EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, WILLIAM H. BECKER, JOSEPH S. LORD, III [*] , and STANLEY A. WEIGEL [*] , Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. Westec Corporation (Westec) was formed in 1964 through the merger of Western Equities Corporation (Western) and Geo-Space Corporation (Geo-...
302 F. Supp. 1342 (1969) In re TEXAS CONCRETE PIPE Antitrust Litigation. No. 26. Judicial Panel of Multidistrict Litigation. August 13, 1969. *1343 Before ALFRED P. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM [*] , EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, WILLIAM H. BECKER, JOSEPH S. LORD, III [*] , and STANLEY A. WEIGEL, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. As the Panel had already transferred the East of the Rockies Concrete Pipe cases to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for...
303 F. Supp. 507 (1969) In re West of the Rockies CONCRETE PIPE Antitrust Cases. No. 25. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. August 28, 1969. Before ALFRED P. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM [*] , EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, WILLIAM H. BECKER, JOSEPH S. LORD, III [*] , and STANLEY A. WEIGEL, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. On June 4, 1969 the majority of the defendants [1] in the State of Utah case filed a motion with the Panel to transfer *508 that case...
303 F. Supp. 1053 (1969) In re Multidistrict Private Civil Treble Damage Litigation Involving WESTERN LIQUID ASPHALT. No. 24. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. August 22, 1969. As Amended October 1, 1969. Before ALFRED P. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM [*] , EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, WILLIAM H. BECKER, JOSEPH S. LORD, III [*] , and STANLEY A. WEIGEL, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. On May 29, 1969 the plaintiffs in six liquid asphalt antitrust...
304 F. Supp. 873 (1969) In re Multidistrict Private Civil Treble Damage Antitrust Litigation Involving WATER METERS. No. 23. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. October 10, 1969. Before ALFRED P. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM [*] , EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, WILLIAM H. BECKER, JOSEPH S. LORD, III [*] , and STANLEY A. WEIGEL, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. On April 21, 1969, counsel for the plaintiffs in the ten cases then pending in the Northern...
300 F. Supp. 1402 (1969) In re Multidistrict Commodity Credit Corporation Litigation Involving GRAIN SHIPMENTS. No. 22. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. June 23, 1969. As Amended June 26, 1969. Before ALFRED P. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM [*] , EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, WILLIAM H. BECKER, JOSEPH S. LORD, III and STANLEY A. WEIGEL, Judges of the Panel. *1403 OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. The cases listed on the attached Schedule A were brought by the United States...
302 F. Supp. 1339 (1969) In re Multidistrict Private Civil Treble Damage Antitrust Litigation Involving ADMISSION TICKETS. No. 21. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. August 15, 1969. *1340 Before ALFRED P. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM, EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, WILLIAM H. BECKER, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, and STANLEY A. WEIGEL, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. Following notice to counsel for all parties in the then pending cases, a hearing was held on...
302 F. Supp. 239 (1969) In re Multidistrict Patent and Antitrust Litigation Involving KORATRON. No. 20. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. June 19, 1969. *240 Before ALFRED P. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM, WILLIAM H. BECKER, [*] JOSEPH S. LORD, III, EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, and EDWARD WEINFELD, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Judge of the Panel. Koratron Company, Inc. is a California corporation with its principal offices in San Francisco....
299 F. Supp. 543 (1969) In re Multidistrict Civil Antitrust Actions Involving the Distribution of SCOTCH WHISKEY. No. 19. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. May 21, 1969. Before ALFRED H. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM, WILLIAM H. BECKER, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, and EDWARD WEINFELD, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Judge of the Panel. On February 24, 1969 certain defendants in the cases listed on the attached schedule...
302 F. Supp. 796 (1969) In re Multidistrict Private Civil Treble Damage Antitrust Litigation Involving IBM. No. 18. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. July 31, 1969. *797 Before ALFRED P. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM, WILLIAM H. BECKER, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, and EDWARD WEINFELD, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Judge of the Panel. On February 3, 1969 International Business Machines Corporation (hereinafter IBM or...
298 F. Supp. 1323 (1969) In re Multidistrict Civil Actions Arising from the AIR CRASH DISASTER AT FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA ON AUGUST 6, 1966. No. 17. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. May 2, 1969. Before ALFRED P. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM, EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, WILLIAM H. BECKER, and STANLEY A. WEIGEL, Judges of the Panel. *1324 OPINION AND ORDER EDWARD WEINFELD, Judge of the Panel. A Braniff Airways BACl-11 broke up in flight and crashed near Falls City,...
303 F. Supp. 510 (1969) In re Multidistrict Private Civil Treble Damage Litigation Involving GYPSUM WALLBOARD. No. 14. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. May 22, 1969. Before ALFRED P. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM, EDWARD WEINFIELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, WILLIAM H. BECKER, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, and STANLEY A. WEIGEL, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. Following a hearing in San Francisco, the Panel ordered three cases pending in different districts transferred to...
297 F. Supp. 1350 (1969) In re Multidistrict Private Civil Treble Damage Litigation Involving GYPSUM WALLBOARD. No. 14. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. February 27, 1969. *1351 Before ALFRED P. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM, EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, WILLIAM H. BECKER, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, and STANLEY A. WEIGEL, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. When the defendants filed their motion seeking coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings there...
297 F. Supp. 1039 (1969) In re Multidistrict Civil Actions Involving the MID-AIR COLLISION NEAR HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA ON JULY 19, 1967. No. 13. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. January 14, 1969. Before ALFRED P. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM, EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, WILLIAM H. BECKER, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, and STANLEY A. WEIGEL, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. On July 19, 1967, a Boeing 727 being operated by Piedmont Aviation, Inc.,...
302 F. Supp. 244 (1969) In re "East of the Rockies" CONCRETE PIPE Antitrust Cases. Docket No. 12. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. May 23, 1969. Before ALFRED P. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM, WILLIAM H. BECKER, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, and EDWARD WEINFELD, Judges of the Panel. *245 OPINION AND ORDER WILLIAM H. BECKER, Judge of the Panel. General Factual Background Certain plaintiffs and intervening plaintiffs, in civil treble damage...
299 F. Supp. 1403 (1969) In re Multidistrict Civil Antitrust Actions Involving ANTIBIOTIC DRUGS. No. 10. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. April 3, 1969. *1404 Before ALFRED P. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM, EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON and WILLIAM H. BECKER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. Following notice to all counsel in the then pending cases, an initial hearing in this litigation was held on September 18, 1968 in Washington, D. C. On October 21,...
