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IN RE NAZI ERA CASES AGAINST GERMAN DEFS. LIT.

MDL No. 1337, D.N.J. Lead Civ. No. 98-4104 (WGB).

213 F.Supp.2d 439 (2002)

In re NAZI ERA CASES AGAINST GERMAN DEFENDANTS LITIGATION. This Matter Relates to all Cases Voluntarily Dismissed With Prejudice.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

July 23, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allyn Z. Lite, Lite, Depalma, Greenberg & Rivas, LLC, Newark, NJ, Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs.

Prof. Burt Neuborne, New York City, Michael D. Hausfeld, Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, Melvyn I. Weiss, Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach, LLP, New York City, Appearing generally on behalf of voluntarily dismissed Plaintiffs.

Barry Fischer, Law Offices of Barry Fischer, Los Angeles, CA, Appearing on behalf of Plaintiffs Mayer Fischer and Simon Frumkin.

Paul E. Kerson, Koppell, Leavitt, Kerson, Leffler & Duane, LLP, New York City, Appearing on behalf of Plaintiffs Ronald Mandowsky and Seth Feldman.

John J. Gibbons, Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, Newark, NJ, Liaison Counsel for Defendants.

Donald A. Robinson, John B. Livelli, Robinson & Livelli, Newark, NJ, Counsel for Amicus Curiae the Federal Republic of Germany.

OPINION

BASSLER, District Judge.

In August, 2000, the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation ("JPML" or "MDL Panel") consolidated approximately 50 Nazi-era cases before this Court. The transferred cases, primarily putative class actions against German Industry commenced by former slave laborers, were consolidated so that the Court could consider the impact of the German Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and the Future" ("The Foundation...

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