Legal Opinion
Valente v. Pepsico, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided January 27, 1981No. Civ. A. No. 4537PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.
In the latest phase of this protracted litigation, the Court is called upon to adjudicate defendants’ challenges to claims filed pursuant to a class action settlement agreement. Under the agreement, the Court is charged with resolving disputes as to the validity of claims. Because defendants have a reversionary interest in the settlement fund, defendants seek to limit the number of claims that the Court allows. On defendants’ view, the claims procedure is an obstacle course, where claimants who concededly would be eligible to participate in the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Greenfield v. Villager Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,397 Lawrence J. Beecher v. Charles R. Able, and Four Other Actions, McDonnell Douglas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,445 Alan Zients v. Willard J. Lamorte, Gertrude Aranow, Claimants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Hudson v. D & v. Mason Contractors, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1969
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re: Orthopedic Bone Screw Products Liability Litigation Alexander SambolinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,642 Curtiss-Wright Corporation v. Robert HelfandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- In re Cendant Corp. Prides LitigationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1999
- In re VMS Securities LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1994
- Valente v. Pepsico, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1981