EMPAGRAN S.A. v. F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE LTD.

No. CIV. 00-01686(TFH).

453 F.Supp.2d 1 (2006)

EMPAGRAN, S.A., et al., Plaintiffs, v. F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE LTD., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

August 1, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Thomas Gallagher, Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, for Brisbane Export Corporation Pty, Ltd., Nutricion Animal, S.A., Winddridge Pig Farm, Empagran, S.A., Plaintiffs.

Brian A. Ratner, Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, PLLC, Washington, DC, for Empagran, S.A., Plaintiff.

Paul S. Mandell, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, for Hoffman-Laroche, Inc, Defendant.

Bruce L. Montgomery, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, for Akzo Nobel Chemicals BV, Alusuisse Lonza Group Ltd., Aventis SA, Basf A.G., Basf Corporation, Bioproducts, Inc., Chinook Group Inc, Chinook Group Ltd, Cope Investments Ltd, Daiichi Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., DCV, Inc., Degussa Huls Corporation, Degussa-Huls AG, Ducoa, L.P., E. Merck, Eisai Co., Ltd., Eisai U.S.A., Inc., F. Hoffman-Laroche, Ltd., Hoechst Marion Rousell SA, Hoffman-Laroche, Inc, Lonza A.G., Lonza Inc., Merck Kgaa, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Nepera Inc, Reilly Chemicals SA, Reilly Industries, Inc., Rhone-Poulenc Animal Nutrition Inc, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Takeda Vitamin & Food USA; Inc., Tanabe Seiyaku Company Ltd, UCB SA, Defendants.

Michael Orth Ware, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, LLP, New York City, for Lonza Inc., Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

HOGAN, Chief Judge.

Pending before the Court is a Motion for Relief from Final Judgment filed by the foreign Plaintiffs in this case, Empagran, S.A., Winddridge Pig Farm, Nutricion Animal, S.A., and Concern Stirol, on behalf of unidentified direct purchasers of vitamins from the European Union (also referred to as the "EU"). Pursuant to Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Plaintiffs seek relief from the Court...

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