Legal Opinion
In re Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 20, 1997No. 94 C 897PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KOCORAS, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the Individual Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to amend, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a), to join the Wholesalers as defendants in their Sherman Act conspiracy claims. Also before the Court is the Individual Plaintiffs’ motion for coordinated and simultaneous pretrial orders. For the reasons set forth below, the Individual Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to amend is granted, but their motion for simultaneous pretrial orders is denied.
BACKGROUND
The factual background of this multi-district litigation has been…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Illinois Brick Co. v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- In Re Beef Industry Antitrust Litigation, Mdl Docket No. 248. Pony Creek Cattle Co., Inc., Musselman Ranch Co., Etc., Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellants v. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., R. Dirk Agee v. Safeway Stores, Inc., Meat Price Investigators Association, Etc. v. Safeway Stores, Inc., Richard S. Lowe v. Safeway Stores, Inc., A. L. Black v. Albertson's, Inc., (Two Cases). Chaparral Cattle Corp. v. Safeway Stores, Inc., Burke Petersen v. Safeway Stores, Inc., Ronald Becker, on Behalf of Themselves and All Other Persons Similarlysituated v. Safeway Stores, Inc., John O. Varian v. Safeway Stores, Inc., Meat Price Investigators Association v. Safeway Stores, Inc., Etc., Little Ranch Co., Inc. v. The National Association of Food Chains, Etc., Ronald Becker, on Behalf of Themselves and All Other Persons Similarlysituated v. Safeway Stores, Inc., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- In Re Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation. Appeals of Robert A. HugginsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Eric Steven Bower v. E. Michael Jones, Ruth Jones, and Ultramontane Associates, Incorporated, an Indiana Not-For-Profit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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