In Re Vitamins Antitrust Class Actions

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.

SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:

UCB Chemicals Corporation appeals from a February 22, 2002 order of the district court granting Hill’s Pet Nutrition Inc.’s (“Hill’s Pet”) Motion to Modify the Final Order Approving Class Settlement and Final Judgment entered by the district court on November 30, 2001. We affirm the order because the district judge did not abuse his discretion when he found that Hill’s Pet’s neglect in failing to timely opt out of the settlement was excusable. Background

The class settlement at issue in this case is one of the many…