In Re Amino Acid Lysine Antitrust Litigation

OPINION AND ORDERS

I. INTRODUCTION

The matter before the Panel consists of motions for transfer, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, in four different, albeit interrelated, antitrust dockets involving alleged price fixing in the marketing and sale of three separate com products or derivatives. Briefly stated, the dockets and motions before us can be broken down as follows: 1) MDL-1083— motion to transfer all lysine antitrust actions to a single district; 2) MDL-1087 — motions to transfer all high fructose corn syrup (corn syrup) antitrust actions to a single district; 3) MDL-1092 — motion to transfer…