In Re Diet Drugs Products Liability Litigation

OPINION

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

Class members who had previously settled their mass tort class actions appeal the District Court’s Pretrial Order No. 2663 (PTO 2663) suspending claim processing deadlines contained in a court-approved settlement agreement. Because we conclude that the District Court acted within its discretion, we affirm.

I. Factual Background

The original class action involved two diet drugs of American Home Products Corporation (“AHP”), 1 Pondimin and Re-dux (fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine, respectively). Approximately four million people took Pondimin and two million took Redux…