Impervious Paint Industries, Inc. v. Ashland

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ALLEN, Chief Judge.

These consolidated multiple-defendant civil anti-trust actions are proceeding by way of class action. Although the senior action was filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in late 1977 and transferred to this Court in early 1978, procedural problems have slowed the progress of the suit such that notice to the more than 1,300 class members has only recently been sent. The present submission arises from alleged impropriety on the part of one of the defendants with regard to contacts of class members. After careful consideration, we are of the opinion…