In Re Polypropylene Carpet Antitrust Litigation

ORDER

HAROLD L. MURPHY, District Judge.

This antitrust case is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Consolidated Motion to Certify Class Action [18]. The procedural history and factual background underlying Plaintiffs’ Motion is set forth in an Order entered on June 2, 1997. (Order of June 2, 1997, at 1-4.) After entering the Order, the Court held an evidentiary hearing on July 8, 1997, during which Plaintiffs and Defendants offered the testimony of their respective expert economists, Dr. Martin Asher and Dr. Peter Aranson. (See Tr. of July 8, 1997, Hearing on Class Certification (“Hearing Tr.”).)…