United States Seventh Circuit

Claim by appellant, a retail chain that opted out of a class action against manufacturers and wholesalers of prescription drugs, was not blocked by a release entered by its parent corporation, where the parent corporation does not "own" appellant's claim, and did not own it at the time of settlement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/19/2002
• Decided 05/15/2002
• Published 05/15/2002

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Amelia T.R. Starr (argued), Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York, NY, J. Andrew Langan, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant in No. 01-4049., Amelia T.R. Starr (argued), Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York, NY, Tyrone C. Fahner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant Zeneca, Inc. in No. 01-4050., Amelia T.R. Starr (argued), Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York, NY, Thomas C. Koessl, Hedlund & Hanley, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant Merck & Co. in No. 01-4050.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steve D. Shadowen (argued), Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Harrisburg, PA, for Defendants-Appellees in Nos. 01-4049 and 01-4050.