IN RE COMPACT DISC MINIMUM ADVERT. PRICE ANTITRUST

No. MDL 1361, 200MD1361PH.

292 F.Supp.2d 184 (2003)

In Re COMPACT DISC MINIMUM ADVERTISED PRICE ANTITRUST LITIGATION

United States District Court, D. Maine.

December 3, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Brautigam, Maine Assistant Attorney General, Augusta, ME, Liaison Counsel for the Plaintiff States.

Linda Gargiulo, Assistant Attorney General, New York, NY, Lizabeth Leeds, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, Lead Counsel for the Plaintiff States.

Alfred C. Frawley, III, Esq., Gregory P. Hansel, Esq., Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Haley, LLC, Portland, ME, Liaison Counsel for the Private Plaintiffs.

Joseph C. Kohn, Esq., Michael J. Boni, Esq., Kohn, Swift & Graf, PC, Philadelphia, PA, Lead Counsel for the Private Plaintiffs.

Michael Jaffe, Esq., Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz, LLP, New York, NY, Counsel for the Trowbridge Plaintiffs.

William J. Kayatta, Jr., Esq., Clifford H. Ruprecht, Esq., Pierce Atwood, Portland, ME, Liaison Counsel for the Distributor Defendants.

Joseph H. Groff, III, Esq., Jensen, Baird, Gardner & Henry, Portland, ME, Liaison Counsel for the Retailer Defendants.


DECISION AND ORDER ON PROPOSED AMENDED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND ATTORNEY FEES

HORNBY, District Judge.

I. SUMMARY

I rejected a proposed settlement for music club customers on June 13, 2003. The proposed 50% discount program lacked significant value, when compared to the many other offers available to music club members. The Proposed Amended Settlement offers a 75% discount (with free shipping and handling), transferability of the discount...

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