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GAVALIK v. CONTINENTAL CAN CO.

Nos. 85-3597, 85-3615.

812 F.2d 834 (1987)

Robert GAVALIK, Frank Grelo, Joseph Urban, Anthony Ulyan, Donald A. Berger, Ronald Clarke, Henry Foster, George Patterson, Joseph Kellerman, Robert Pavlik, Phillip Farley, Thomas Riley, Thomas Warren and Francis Humenik v. CONTINENTAL CAN COMPANY. Albert J. JAKUB, Fred Cipriana, Jr., Anthony J. Bernardo, Thomas A. Mulligan, William T. Tarr, Donald W. Roberts, Ernest Wirbecki and George W. Stepanic on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated Alfred Borrelli, Jr., Michael Di Iorio, Anthony Folino, Thomas E. Johston, Robert Kapolka, John C. Kincel, Peter A. Rumain, Harry H. Smith, Melvin J. Smith, Jack A. Stull and Ernest B. Taddeo, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. CONTINENTAL CAN COMPANY, a member of Continental Group, Inc. Appeal of Robert GAVALIK, et al. and Albert J. Jakub, et al. Appeal of CONTINENTAL CAN COMPANY, U.S.A., a member of the Continental Group, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided February 19, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 19, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Gottesman, (Argued), Bredhoff and Kaiser, Washington, D.C., Roslyn M. Litman, Litman, Litman, Harris & Brown, P.A., Pittsburgh, Pa., for Robert Gavalik, et al. and Albert J. Jakub, et al.

Samuel W. Braver, James D. Morton, (Argued), Buchanan Ingersoll, Professional Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa., Eugene L. Stewart, (Argued), Stewart and Stewart, Washington, D.C., for Continental Can.

Before ADAMS, WEIS and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied February 19, 1987.

OPINION OF THE COURT

A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, JR., Circuit Judge.

This litigation originated in two separate class actions, Gavalik, et al. v. Continental Can Co., C.A. No. 81-1519, filed September 18, 1981, and Jakub, et al. v. Continental Can Co., C.A. No. 82-1995, filed September 27, 1982, alleging that the institution and implementation of a "liability avoidance" scheme by Continental...

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