In re Zetia (Ezetimibe) Antitrust Litig.

SARAH S. VANCE, Chair

Before the Panel: Plaintiffs in two actions pending in the Eastern District of New York move under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to centralize pretrial proceedings in this litigation in the Eastern District of New York. The motion involves seven actions, two in the Eastern District of New York and five in the Eastern District of Virginia, as listed on Schedule A. The Panel has been notified of seven additional federal actions involving related issues.1

Responding parties' positions on centralization vary. Plaintiffs in tag-along actions in the Central District of California, Eastern…