In re Vitamins Antitrust Litigation

Full title: IN RE: VITAMINS ANTITRUST LITIGATION THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: ALL ACTIONS

Court: United States District Court, D. Columbia

Date published: Jan 22, 2003

Misc. No. 99-197 (TFH), MDL No. 1285 (D.D.C. Jan. 22, 2003)

Opinion

Misc. No. 99-197 (TFH), MDL No. 1285

January 22, 2003

MEMORIALIZING ORDER Re: MOTIONS HEARINGS

THOMAS F. HOGAN, Chief United States District Court Judge.

It is hereby ORDERED that:

(1) For the motions in limine to be heard on January 28, 2003, each side will be given 15 minutes to present argument. The order of argument shall be as follows (numbers used refer to the updated summary charts of plaintiffs' [#1(A-G)-2] and defendants' [#1-20] motions submitted to the Court on December 19, 2002): D1, P1(A), P1(C), D4, P1(F), P1(G), P2.

(2) The Court will hear the three remaining Daubert motions on Feb. 3, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. in the following order:

(a) Certain Defendants' Motion to Preclude the Expert Testimony of B. Douglas Bernheim. (30 minutes per side, no live testimony);

(b) Certain Defendants' Motion to Exclude the Expert Report and Testimony of Jeffrey M. Perloff. (30 minutes per side, no live testimony);

(c) Niacin Defendants' Motion and Memorandum to Preclude the Expert Testimony of Dr. Bernheim and Dr. Perloff Related to Niacin. (60 minute per side to include live testimony).

(3) The Niacin Defendants will inform the Court no later than January 27, 2003 as to whether they intend to call witnesses at the above referenced Daubert hearing.

SO ORDERED.