IN RE VITAMINS ANTITRUST CLASS ACTIONS

Nos. 99-7256, 99-7281.

215 F.3d 26 (2000)

IN RE: VITAMINS ANTITRUST CLASS ACTIONS, et al.,

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 9, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elaine Metlin argued the cause for appellants Agri Beef Company, et al. With her on the briefs were C. Brooks Wood, Kenneth L. Adams, James van R. Springer, Gerald G. Saltarelli, Mary Martin, James Morsch, Michael C. Manning, Jenny J. Clevenger and John J. Rosenthal. Carmine R. Zarlenga entered an appearance.

C. Brooks Wood argued the cause for appellant Nutra-Blend, L.L.C.

Stephen Susman argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Michael D. Hausfeld, Ann C. Yahner, David Boies, Robert Silver, Jonathan D. Schiller, William A. Isaacson, Tyrone C. Fahner, Andrew S. Marovitz, D. Stuart Meiklejohn, Lawrence Byrne, Bruce L. Montgomery, Michael L. Denger and John M. Majoras. George T. Manning entered an appearance.

Before: WILLIAMS, SENTELLE and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Over the 1990s, and even farther back, vitamin manufacturers allegedly fixed prices on bulk vitamin sales in violation of the antitrust laws. By September 1999 a Department of Justice investigation had secured guilty pleas from several major suppliers. Dozens of private antitrust actions followed, and by late November 1999 approximately 49 cases were pending before the district...

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