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Opinions of the United
1999 Decisions                                                                                                             States Court of Appeals
                                                                                                                              for the Third Circuit

1-20-1999

Jacob Blinder & Sons v. Gerber Prod Co
Precedential or Non-Precedential:

Docket 97-5609

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"Jacob Blinder & Sons v. Gerber Prod Co" (1999). 1999 Decisions. Paper 11.
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Filed January 20, 1999

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

Nos.: 97-5609 and 98-5125

In Re: Baby Food Antitrust Litigation

JACOB BLINDER & SONS, INC., WISEWAY SUPER FOOD
CENTER, INC., SUPER CENTER, INC., UNITED
BROTHERS FINER FOODS, INC., L. L. HARRIS
WHOLESALE GROCERY, PETER J. SCHMITT & CO., 3932
CHURCH STREET SUPERMARKET, INC., ARLEEN FOOD
PRODUCTS CO., INC., RUBIN BROOKS AND SONS, INC.,
       Appellants

(D.C. Civil No. 92-cv-05495)

JACOB BLINDER & SONS, INC., on behalf of itself and all
others similarly situated

v.

GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY; H.J. HEINZ COMPANY;
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY; BNNC CORPORATION, (now
dissolved) fka BEECH-NUT-NUTRITION fka BEECH-NUT
FOODS CORPORATION (now dissolved) fka
BAKER/BEECH-NUT CORPORATION (now dissolved) BCN
CORPORATION, (now dissolved) fka BEECH-NUT
CORPORATION; NESTLE HOLDINGS, INC.;

(Newark New Jersey Civil No. 92-cv-05495)

PETER J. SCHMITT CO., on behalf of itself

v.

GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY; H.J. HEINZ COMPANY;
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY; BNNC CORPORATION, (now
dissolved) aka BEECH-NUT-NUTRITION aka BEECH-NUT
FOODS CORPORATION (now dissolved) aka
BAKER/BEECH-NUT CORPORATION (now dissolved) BCN
CORPORATION, (now dissolved) aka BEECH-NUT
CORPORATION; NESTLE HOLDINGS, INC.;
(Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-cv-00047)

WISEWAY SUPER FOOD CENTER, INC., on behalf of itself
and all others similarly situated

v.

GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY; H.J. HEINZ COMPANY;
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY; BNNC CORPORATION, (now
dissolved) aka BEECH-NUT-NUTRITION aka BEECH-NUT
FOODS CORPORATION (now dissolved) aka
BAKER/BEECH-NUT CORPORATION (now dissolved) BCN
CORPORATION, (now dissolved) aka BEECH-NUT
CORPORATION; NESTLE HOLDINGS, INC.;

(Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-cv-00048)

SUPER CENTER, INC., on behalf of itself and all others
similarly situated

v.

GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY; H.J. HEINZ COMPANY;
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY; BNNC CORPORATION, (now
dissolved) aka BEECH-NUT-NUTRITION aka BEECH-NUT
FOODS CORPORATION (now dissolved) aka
BAKER/BEECH-NUT CORPORATION (now dissolved) BCN
CORPORATION, (now dissolved) aka BEECH-NUT
CORPORATION; NESTLE HOLDINGS, INC.;

(Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-cv-00049)

UNITED BROTHERS FINER FOODS, INC., on behalf of
itself and all others similarly situated

v.

GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY; H.J. HEINZ COMPANY;
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY; BNNC CORPORATION, (now
dissolved) aka BEECH-NUT-NUTRITION aka BEECH-NUT
FOODS CORPORATION (now dissolved) aka
BAKER/BEECH-NUT CORPORATION (now dissolved) BCN
CORPORATION, (now dissolved) aka BEECH-NUT
CORPORATION; NESTLE HOLDINGS, INC.;

(Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-cv-00050)

L. L. HARRIS WHOLESALE GROCERY, a partnership, on

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behalf of itself and all others similarly situated

v.

GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY; H.J. HEINZ COMPANY;
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY; BNNC CORPORATION, (now
dissolved) aka BEECH-NUT-NUTRITION CORPORATION
(now dissolved) aka BEECH-NUT FOODS CORPORATION
(now dissolved) aka BAKER/BEECH-NUT CORPORATION
(now dissolved) BNC CORPORATION, aka BEECH-NUT
CORPORATION; (now dissolved); NESTLE
HOLDINGS, INC.;

(Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-cv-00051)

3932 CHURCH STREET SUPERMARKET, INC., an Illinois
Corporation, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated

v.

GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY; H.J. HEINZ COMPANY;
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY; BNNC CORPORATION,
(formerly known successively as Baker/Beech-Nut
Corporation, Beech Nut Foods Corporation, and Beech
Nut Nutrition Corporation) (now dissolved); BNC
CORPORATION, (formerly known as Beech-Nut
Corporation) (now dissolved); NESTLE HOLDINGS, INC.;

(Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-cv-0320)

ARLEEN FOOD PRODUCTS CO., INC., on behalf of itself
and all others similarly situated

v.

GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY; H.J. HEINZ COMPANY;
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY; BNNC CORPORATION,
(formerly known successively as Baker/Beech-Nut
Corporation, Beech-Nut Foods Corporation, and Beech-
Nut Nutrition Corporation) (now dissolved) BNC
CORPORATION, (formerly known as Beech-Nut
Corporation) (now dissolved); NESTLE HOLDINGS, INC.;

(Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-cv-0407)

RUBIN BROOKS AND SONS, INC., on behalf of himself
and all others similarly situated

v.

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GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY; H.J. HEINZ COMPANY;
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY; BNNC CORPORATION,
(formerly known successively as Baker/Beech-Nut
Corporation, Beech-Nut Foods Corporation and Beech-Nut
Nutrition Corporation) (now dissolved); BNC
CORPORATION, (formerly known as Beech-Nut
Corporation (now dissolved); NESTLE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Newark New Jersey Civil No. 93-cv-00802)

Jacob Blinder & Sons, Inc., Wiseway Super Food Center,
Inc., Super Center, Inc., United Brothers Finer Foods,
Inc., L. L. Harris Wholesale Grocery, Peter J. Schmitt &
Co., 3932 Church Street Supermarket, Inc., Arleen Food
Products Co., Inc., Rubin Brooks and Sons, Inc.,
       Appellants in No. 98-5125

ORDER

The slip opinion in the above entitled matter filed
January 12, 1999 is herewith amended as follows:

        1. Page 14, first full paragraph, line 2 -- delete "at
        least a day" and replace with "sometime."

        2. Page 15, paragraph 2 -- delete last sentence
        commencing with "(3)."

        3. Page 7, paragraph 2, line 8 -- delete "SS" and
        substitute "Sections."

        4. Page 13, first paragraph, line 12 -- delete    "between"
        and substitute "among."

        5. Page 36, line 9 -- extend "Nov." to "November."

        6. Page 40, paragraph 3, line 8 -- insert "that" after
        "concluded."

        7. Page 43, paragraph 2, line 1 -- delete
        "subsequently."

        8. Page 50, last paragraph, line 2 -- delete "three of."

        9. Page 51, paragraph 4, line 5 -- capitalize "S" in
        "section."

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       10. Page 52, paragraph 2, line 7 -- delete "S" and
       substitute "Section."

       BY THE COURT,

       /s/ Max Rosenn

       Circuit Judge

Dated: January 20, 1999

A True Copy:
Teste:

       Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals
       for the Third Circuit

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