476 F. Supp. 445 (1979) In re AIR CRASH DISASTER NEAR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ON MAY 25, 1979. No. 391. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. August 13, 1979. *446 Before MURRAY I. GURFEIN, Chairman, and EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY, ROY W. HARPER and CHARLES R. WEINER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER STANLEY A. WEIGEL, Judge of the Panel. I. BACKGROUND On May 25, 1979, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 jet aircraft being operated by American *447 Airlines (American)...
482 F. Supp. 333 (1979) In re NEW MEXICO NATURAL GAS ANTITRUST LITIGATION. No. 403. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. December 11, 1979. *334 Before MURRAY I. GURFEIN, [*] Chairman, and ANDREW A. CAFFREY, ROY W. HARPER, CHARLES R. WEINER, EDWARD S. NORTHROP, and ROBERT H. SCHNACKE, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation presently consists of three actions pending in two districts: two actions in the District of New Mexico and one action in the Northern...
482 F. Supp. 326 (1979) In re ALIEN CHILDREN EDUCATION LITIGATION. No. 398. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. November 16, 1979. Before MURRAY I. GURFEIN, Chairman, [*] and ANDREW A. CAFFREY, ROY W. HARPER, CHARLES R. WEINER, EDWARD S. NORTHROP and ROBERT H. SCHNACKE, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. Presently before the Panel are seven actions pending in three districts: four in the Southern District of Texas; two in the Western District of Texas; and one in the...
482 F. Supp. 330 (1979) In re CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO., INC., Disaster at Westwego, Louisiana, on December 22, 1977. No. 392. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. November 28, 1979. *331 Before MURRAY I. GURFEIN, Chairman, [*] and ANDREW A. CAFFREY, [*] ROY W. HARPER, CHARLES R. WINER, EDWARD S. NORTHROP, and ROBERT H. SCHNACKE, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. I. Background This litigation consists of seven actions pending in seven federal districts: one each in the...
509 F. Supp. 252 (1979) In re AIR CRASH AT SCHENLEY GOLF COURSE, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ON AUGUST 21, 1977. No. 390. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. November 14, 1979. Before MURRAY I. GURFEIN, Chairman, and ANDREW A. CAFFREY, [*] ROY W. HARPER, CHARLES R. WEINER, EDWARD S. NORTHROP, and ROBERT H. SCHNACKE, Judges of the Panel. *253 OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. I. BACKGROUND This litigation consists of six actions pending in four districts: three actions in the Western District...
474 F. Supp. 996 (1979) In re AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT BARROW, ALASKA, ON OCTOBER 13, 1978. No. 389. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. August 3, 1979. Before MURRAY I. GURFEIN, Chairman, and EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY, ROY W. HARPER, and CHARLES R. WEINER, Judges of the Panel. *997 OPINION AND ORDER *998 PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of four actions pending in four districts: one action each in the District of the District of Columbia, the Northern...
472 F. Supp. 1282 (1979) In re the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY STRIPPER WELL EXEMPTION LITIGATION. No. 378. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. June 29, 1979. *1283 Before MURRAY I. GURFEIN, Chairman, and EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, [*] ANDREW A. CAFFREY, [*] ROY W. HARPER, and CHARLES R. WEINER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of nineteen actions pending in four districts as follows: *1284 District of Kansas 11 actions Northern District of...
471 F. Supp. 473 (1979) In re OIL SPILL BY the "AMOCO CADIZ" OFF the COAST OF FRANCE ON MARCH 16, 1978. No. 376. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. June 4, 1979. *474 Before MURRAY I. GURFEIN, Chairman, and EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, [*] ANDREW A. CAFFREY, ROY W. HARPER and CHARLES R. WEINER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. I. BACKGROUND This litigation consists of six actions pending in three districts: three actions in the Southern District of New York,...
470 F. Supp. 862 (1979) In re MAGIC MARKER SECURITIES LITIGATION. No. 375. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. May 10, 1979. Before MURRAY I. GURFEIN, Chairman, and EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL [*] , ANDREW A. CAFFREY, ROY W. HARPER, and CHARLES R. WEINER, Judges of the Panel. *863 OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. Presently before the Panel are two actions, one pending in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania [1] and the other pending in the Southern District of New York. This...
511 F. Supp. 821 (1979) In re FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT LITIGATION. No. 372. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. June 7, 1979. *822 Before MURRAY I. GURFEIN, Chairman, and EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, [*] ANDREW A. CAFFREY, ROY W. HARPER, and CHARLES R. WEINER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation presently consists of nineteen actions pending in eighteen districts as follows: District of the District of Columbia 2 Northern District of Alabama 1...
470 F. Supp. 859 (1979) In re LTV CORP. SECURITIES LITIGATION. No. 371. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. May 8, 1979. Before MURRAY I. GURFEIN, Chairman, and EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL [*] , ANDREW A. CAFFREY, ROY W. HARPER, and CHARLES R. WEINER, Judges of the Panel. *860 OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of seven actions pending in five federal districts two in the Northern District of Texas, two in the Eastern District of New York, and one each in...
470 F. Supp. 855 (1979) In re DATA GENERAL CORPORATION ANTITRUST LITIGATION. No. 369. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. May 1, 1979. *856 Before MURRAY I. GURFEIN, Chairman, and EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY, ROY W. HARPER, and CHARLES R. WEINER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of six actions pending in three districts: three actions in the Northern District of California, two actions in the District of New Jersey,...
510 F. Supp. 1220 (1979) In re DATA GENERAL CORPORATION ANTITRUST LITIGATION. Data General Corporation v. Ampex Corporation, N.D. Calif., C.A. No. C79-1002-WHO (D. N.J., C.A. No. 77-0036) Data General Corporation v. Data National Corporation, D. Mass., C.A. No. 78-2869-K Data General Corporation v. Ampex Corporation, et al., D. Mass., C.A. No. 79-193-T Data General Corporation v. Ampex Corporation, et al., C.D. Calif., C.A. No. CV79-1342-MRP. No. 369. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation....
465 F. Supp. 1295 (1979) In re CUTTER LABORATORIES, INC. "BRAUNWALD-CUTTER" AORTIC HEART VALVE PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. No. 367. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. February 28, 1979. Before MURRAY I. GURFEIN, Chairman, and EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY, ROY W. HARPER, and CHARLES R. WEINER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation presently consists of fifteen actions pending in eleven districts as follows: *1296 Northern District...
468 F. Supp. 837 (1979) In re MOTION PICTURE LICENSING ANTITRUST LITIGATION. No. 366. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. April 3, 1979. Before MURRAY I. GURFEIN, Chairman, and EDWIN A. ROBSON, STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY, ROY W. HARPER, and CHARLES R. WEINER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER *838 PER CURIAM. I. BACKGROUND This litigation presently consists of nine actions [1] pending in a total of seven federal districts: two each in the District of Arizona and the...
464 F. Supp. 961 (1979) In re OKLAHOMA INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY ACT LITIGATION. No. 365. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. February 6, 1979. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD [*] , EDWIN A. ROBSON [*] , STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY [*] , ROY W. HARPER and CHARLES R. WEINER, Judges of the Panel. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. I. BACKGROUND This litigation consists of four actions pending in three districts: one in the Western District of Oklahoma; two in...
464 F. Supp. 969 (1979) In re MULTI-PIECE RIM PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. No. 362. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. January 18, 1979. Before JOHN MINOR WISDOM, Chairman, and EDWARD WEINFELD [*] , EDWIN A. ROBSON [*] , STANLEY A. WEIGEL, ANDREW A. CAFFREY [*] , ROY W. HARPER, and CHARLES R. WEINER, Judges of the Panel. Before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. *970 OPINION AND ORDER *971 PER CURIAM. I. BACKGROUND This litigation consists of nineteen actions pending in...
464 F. Supp. 391 (1979) In re GAS METER ANTITRUST LITIGATION. No. 360. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. January 9, 1979. 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 two districts three in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and one in the Northern District of Illinois. Plaintiffs in...
463 F. Supp. 158 (1979) In re AIR CRASH DISASTER NEAR SANTA CRUZ AIRPORT, BOMBAY, INDIA ON JANUARY 1, 1978. No. 359. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. January 11, 1979. 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. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This litigation consists of 65 actions pending in two districts: 63 in the...
464 F. Supp. 955 (1979) In re CAPITAL UNDERWRITERS, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION. No. 356. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. January 18, 1979. 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. This litigation consists of nine actions pending in three federal districts: three in the Northern District of California ( Mendelsohn, McDonald and Wheeler )...
