INSURANCE BROKERAGE ANTITRUST LITIGATION - Third Circuit PDF
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PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT No. 07-4046 IN RE: INSURANCE BROKERAGE ANTITRUST LITIGATION (MDL No. 1663) OptiCare Health Systems, Inc., Comcar Industries, Inc., Sunburst Hospitality Corporation, Robert Mulcahy, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, Glenn Singer, Redwood Oil Company, Omni Group of Companies, Bayou Steel Corporation, Clear Lam Packaging, Inc., Cellect, LLC, Enclave, LLC, Gateway Club Apartments, Ltd., Michigan Multi-King, Inc., City of Stamford, Belmont Holdings Corporation, Tri-State Container Corporation, Appellants D.C. Civil Action No. 04-cv-5184 MDL No. 1663 Nos. 08-1455 & 08-1777 IN RE: EMPLOYEE BENEFIT INSURANCE BROKERAGE ANTITRUST LITIGATION (MDL 1663) Maryann Waxman, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, Christopher Bare, David Boros, Cynthia Brandes, Hans Fuson, Sharon Gehringer, Larry Hayes, Brannen Henn, Robert H. Kimball, Wayne Moran, Alicia A. Pombo, Clear Lam Packaging Inc., Connecticut Spring & Stamp Company, City of Danbury, Connecticut, Fire District of Sun City West, Hollander Home Fashions Corporation, Appellants D.C. Civil Action No. 05-cv-1079 MDL No. 1663 On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Honorable Honorable Garrett E. Brown, Jr.) Argued April 21, 2009 Before: SCIRICA, FISHER and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges. 2 (Filed August 16, 2010) ELLEN MERIWETHER, ESQUIRE (ARGUED) BRYAN L. CLOBES, ESQUIRE Cafferty Faucher LLP 1717 Arch Street, Suite 3610 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 JOE R. WHATLEY, JR., ESQUIRE (ARGUED) EDITH M. KALLAS, ESQUIRE Whatley Drake & Kallas LLC 1540 Broadway, 37th Floor New York, New York 10036 CHARLENE P. FORD, ESQUIRE Whatley Drake & Kallas LLC 2001 Pennsylvaniark Place North, Suite 1000 Birmingham, Alabama 35203 Attorneys for Appellants DANIEL J. LEFFELL, ESQUIRE ANDREW C. FINCH, ESQUIRE DAVID J. FRIAR, ESQUIRE Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019 3 KENNETH A. GALLO, ESQUIRE Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP 2001 K Street, N.W., Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20006 Attorneys for Appellees, American International Group, Inc.; American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company; Lexington Insurance Company; AIG Casualty Company f/k/a Birmingham Fire Insurance Company of Pennsylvania; American Home Assurance Company; National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.; National Union Fire Insurance Company of Louisiana; American International Insurance Company; The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania; AIU Insurance Company; Commerce and Industry Insurance Company; New Hampshire Insurance Company; The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company; Illinois National Insurance Co.; AIG Life Holdings (US), Inc. f/k/a American General Corporation; AIG Excess Liability Insurance Company Ltd. f/k/a Staff Excess Liability Company, Ltd.; AIG Life Insurance Company; The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of NewYork SETH P. WAXMAN, ESQUIRE (ARGUED) WILLIAM J. KOLASKY, ESQUIRE JONATHAN E. NUECHTERLEIN, ESQUIRE Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP 4 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, ESQUIRE ROBERT W. TRENCHARD, ESQUIRE Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP 399 Park Avenue, 30th Floor New York, New York 10022 ANDREA J. ROBINSON, ESQUIRE JOHN J. BUTTS, ESQUIRE Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP 60 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Attorneys for Appellees, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.; Hartford Fire Insurance Co.; Twin City Fire Insurance Co.; Pacific Insurance Co., Ltd.; Nutmeg Insurance Co.; The Hartford Fidelity & Bonding Co.; Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company; Hartford Life Group Insurance Company; Hartford Life Insurance Company DONALD A. ROBINSON, ESQUIRE LEDA DUNN WETTRE, ESQUIRE Robinson Wettre & Miller LLC One Newark Center, 19th Floor Newark, New Jersey 07102 5 RICHARD C. GODFREY, ESQUIRE LESLIE M. SMITH, ESQUIRE DANIEL E. LAYTIN, ESQUIRE ELIZABETH A. LARSEN, ESQUIRE Kirkland & Ellis LLP 300 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400 Chicago, Illinois 60654 Attorneys for Appellees, Aon Corporation; Aon Broker Services, Inc.; Aon Risk Services Companies, Inc.; Aon Risk Services, Inc. U.S.; Aon Risk Services, Inc. of Maryland; Aon Risk Services, Inc. of Louisiana; Aon Risk Services of Texas, Inc.; Aon Risk Services, Inc. of Michigan; Aon Group, Inc.; Aon Services Group, Inc.; Aon Re, Inc.; Affinity Insurance Services, Inc.; Aon Re Global, Inc.; Aon Consulting, Inc. LIZA M. WALSH, ESQUIRE MARC D. HAEFNER, ESQUIRE Connell Foley LLP 85 Livingston Avenue Roseland, New Jersey 07068 H. LEE GODFREY, ESQUIRE NEAL S. MANNE, ESQUIRE JOHNNY CARTER, ESQUIRE Susman Godfrey LLP 1000 Louisiana, Suite 5100 Houston, Texas 77002-5096 6 JEREMY S. BRANDON, ESQUIRE Susman Godfrey LLP 901 Main Street, Suite 5100 Dallas, Texas 75202-3775 Attorneys for Appellees, ACE Limited; ACE INA Holdings, Inc.; ACE USA, Inc.; ACE American Insurance Co.; Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Co.; Illinois Union Insurance Co.; Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America; ACE Group Holdings, Inc.; ACE US Holdings, Inc.; Westchester Fire Insurance Company; INA Corporation; INA Financial Corporation; INA Holdings Corporation; ACE Property & Casualty Insurance Co.; Pacific Employers Insurance Co. EAMON O'KELLY, ESQUIRE JOHNS F. COLLINS, ESQUIRE Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 1301 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019 DAVID J. GRAIS, ESQUIRE Grais & Ellsworth LLP 70 East 55th Street New York, New York 10022 Attorneys for Appellees, American Re Corporation; American Re-Insurance Company; Munich-American Risk Partners; American 7 Alternative Insurance Corporation MICHAEL L. WEINER, ESQUIRE PAUL M. ECKLES, ESQUIRE Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP Four Times Square New York, New York 10036 Attorneys for Appellees, AXIS Specialty Insurance Company; AXIS Surplus Insurance Company; AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. MICHAEL L. McCLUGGAGE, ESQUIRE BETH L. FANCSALI, ESQUIRE Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP 225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2800 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Attorneys for Appellees, CNA Financial Corp.; The Continental Insurance Co.; Continental Casualty Co.; American Casualty Co. of Reading, PA LAZAR P. RAYNAL, ESQUIRE McDermott Will & Emery LLP 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 5200 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Attorney for Appellees, Chicago Insurance Co.; Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company; National Surety Corp. 8 PETER R. BISIO, ESQUIRE Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 13th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 Attorney for Appellees, The Chubb Corporation; Federal Insurance Company; Executive Risk Indemnity Inc.; Vigilant Insurance Company LOUIS G. CORSI, ESQUIRE Landman Corsi Ballaine & Ford P.C. 120 Broadway, 27th Floor New York, New York 10271-0079 Attorney for Appellees, Crum & Forster Holdings Corp.; United States Fire Insurance Company JOHN L. THURMAN, ESQUIRE Farrell & Thurman PC 172 Tamarack Circle Skillman, New Jersey 08558 9 ROBERT A. ALESSI, ESQUIRE Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Eighty Pine Street New York, New York 10005-1702 Attorneys for Appellees, Greenwich Insurance Company; Indian Harbor Insurance Company; XL Capital Ltd.; X.L. America, Inc.; XL Insurance America, Inc. ALAN L. KILDOW, ESQUIRE SONYA R. BRAUNSCHWEIG, ESQUIRE JAROD M. BONA, ESQUIRE DLA Piper US LLP 90 South Seventh Street, Suite 5100 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 Attorneys for Appellees, Wells Fargo & Co.; Acordia, Inc. JONATHAN M. WILAN, ESQUIRE Hunton & Williams LLP 1900 K Street, N.W., Suite 1200 Washington, D.C. 20006 JOHN J. GIBBONS, ESQUIRE MICHAEL R. GRIFFINGER, ESQUIRE Gibbons P.C. One Gateway Center Newark, New Jersey 07102 10
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