IN RE PET FOOD PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D.J. Powers, Esquire (Argued), Austin, TX, Robert E. Margulies, Esquire , Margulies Wind , Jersey City, NJ, Jeffrey L. Weinstein, Esquire , Athens, TX, for Appellants, Jim W. Johnson and Dustin Turner.

Kyle R. Nordrehaug, Esquire (Argued), Blumenthal & Nordrehaug, La Jolla, CA, Daniel I. Ward, Esquire , Voorhees, NJ, for Appellants, Margaret Picus and Daniel Kaffer.

Kenneth A. Wexler, Esquire (Argued), Wexler Wallace , Chicago, IL, Jeniphr Breckenridge, Esquire , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro , Seattle, WA, Stuart A. Davidson, Esquire , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, Boca Raton, FL, Russell D. Paul, Esquire , Sherrie R. Savett, Esquire , Berger & Montague, Philadelphia, PA, Lisa J. Rodriguez, Esquire , Trujillo, Rodriguez & Richards, Haddonfield, NJ, Mark J. Tamblyn, Esquire , Wexler Wallace , Sacramento, CA, for Appellees, Pet Owner Class Plaintiffs.

Mary E. Gately, Esquire (Argued), Cristen S. Rose, Esquire , DLA Piper, Washington, D.C., for Appellee, Menu Foods Defendants.

Mark C. Goodman, Esquire , Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Evan S. Nadel, Esquire , Greenberg Traurig , San Francisco, CA, Joseph C. Weinstein, Esquire , Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, OH, for Appellees, PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, Inc., PetSmart, Inc., Target Corporation, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

D. Jeffrey Ireland, Esquire , Brian D. Wright, Esquire , Faruki, Ireland & Cox, Dayton, OH, for Appellee, The Iams Company.

Anthony G. Brazil, Esquire , Morris, Polich & Purdy, Los Angeles, CA, for Appellee, ChemNutra, Inc.

Richard Fama, Esquire , Russell G. Wheeler, Esquire , Cozen & O'Connor, New York, NY, for Appellee, Del Monte Foods Co.

Craig A. Hoover, Esquire , Hogan Lovells US, Washington, D.C., for Appellee, Nestlé Purina PetCare Company.

James D. Arden, Esquire , Sidley Austin, New York, NY, Steven A. Karg, Esquire , Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, Bridgewater, NJ, for Appellee, Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.

Gary L. Justice, Esquire , Gail E. Lees, Esquire , Lindsay R. Pennington, Esquire , William E. Wegner, Esquire , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, CA, Mark Whitburn, Esquire , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Dallas, TX, for Appellee, Nutro Products, Inc.

Gary A. Bryant, Esquire , Willcox & Savage, Norfolk, VA, for Appellee, Wilbur Ellis Company.

Thomas P. Bracaglia, Esquire , Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee, Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc.

Before: SCIRICA, CHAGARES and WEIS, Circuit Judges.