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ZENITH RADIO CORP. v. MATSUSHITA ELEC. INDUS. CO.

Civ. A. Nos. 74-2451, 74-3247 and M.D.L. No. 189.

478 F.Supp. 889 (1979)

ZENITH RADIO CORPORATION v. MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., et al. NATIONAL UNION ELECTRIC CORPORATION v. MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., et al. In re JAPANESE ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS ANTITRUST LITIGATION.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

Memorandum and Order of Certification August 21, 1979.

As Amended September 14, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin P. Rome, William H. Roberts Blank, Rome, Comisky and McCauley, Philadelphia, Pa., for Zenith Radio Corp. and National Union Elec. Corp.

Philip J. Curtis, John Borst, Jr., Edward McCausland, Glenview, Ill., for Zenith Radio Corp.

Morton P. Rome, Philadelphia, Pa., for National Union Elec. Corp.

Donald J. Zoeller, John P. Hederman, Thomas P. Lynch, Mudge, Rose, Guthrie & Alexander, New York City, Patrick T. Ryan, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia, Pa., for Toshiba.

A. Paul Victor, Joel B. Harris, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, Miles W. Kirkpatrick, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, Pa., for Matsushita.

Charles F. Schirmeister, Robert J. Lynch, Reid & Priest, New York City, for Mitsubishi Intern. & Mitsubishi Corp.

Peter J. Gartland, Peter A. Dankin, Wender, Murase & White, New York City, for Sharp.

Asa D. Sokolow, Rosenman, Colin, Freund, Lewis & Cohen, New York City, Franklin Poul, Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen, Philadelphia, Pa., for Sony Corp. of America & Sony Corp.

E. Houston Harsha, Thomas P. Coffey, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, Ill., for Motorola.

OPINION

EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.

                                     CONTENTS

  I. Preliminary Statement                                                       892

 II. The Parties' Contentions Regarding the Size & Complexity of the Litigation  897

III. Discussion                                                                  899

     A. Introduction                                                   ...

                    
                    
                    

                        

                            

                                
                            

                            

                                

                                    
    
                                        
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