IN RE: PET FOOD PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

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Joint MOTION to Appoint Counsel Liasion Counsel Attorney: Amy W. Schulman, Esq., Craig A. Hoover, Esq., D. Jeffrey Ireland, Esq., and Mark C. Goodman, Esq.. by NESTLE PURINA PETCARE COMPANY. (Attachments: #1 Brief in Support of Defendants' Joint Motion to Appoint Liaison Counsel#2 Text of Proposed Order)(FAULK, WARREN)

IN RE: PET FOOD PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY ____________________________________ In re: : Document Electronically Filed : MDL Docket No. 1850 PET FOOD PRODUCTS : Civil Action No. 07-2867 (NLH) LIABILITY LITIGATION : : ALL CASES ____________________________________:

BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS' JOINT MOTION TO APPOINT LIAISON COUNSEL Pursuant to the Court's Orders of August 14, 2007 (D.E. No. 10) and August 29, 2007 (unnumbered D.E.), and for the reasons articulated below, all of the undersigned Defendants in this action jointly move the Court for an Order appointing the following counsel as Defendants' Liaison Counsel: Amy W. Schulman, DLA Piper US LLP (counsel for the Menu Foods defendants); Craig A. Hoover, Hogan & Hartson LLP (counsel for Nestle Purina PetCare Company); Mark C. Goodman, Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP (counsel for PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., PetSmart, Inc., and Target Corporation); and D. Jeffrey Ireland, Faruki Ireland & Cox, P.L.L. (counsel for The Procter & Gamble Company and The Iams Company). The undersigned Defendants concur that appointment of these counsel as the Liaison Counsel for the Defendants is appropriate and necessary because it will substantially reduce the number of counsel involved in the administrative and scheduling tasks to be coordinated and managed in this complex action and at the same time provide liaison representation to subgroups within the overall defense group whose respective interests are similarly aligned. Ms.

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Schulman represents defendant Menu Foods, a non-brand specific manufacturer of wet pet food. Mr. Hoover and Mr. Ireland represent brand manufacturer defendants. Mr. Goodman represents retailer defendants. For these reasons, the undersigned Defendants respectfully request that the Court enter an Order appointing Amy W. Schulman, Craig A. Hoover, D. Jeffrey Ireland, and Mark C. Goodman as Defendants' Liaison Counsel in this action. By:/s/ Warren W. Faulk (WF0305) Warren W. Faulk, Esq. BROWN & CONNERY, LLP 360 Haddon Avenue P.O. Box 539 Westmont, NJ 08108 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendant Nestle Purina PetCare Company By: /s/ Craig A. Hoover Craig A. Hoover, Esq. Robert C. Troyer, Esq. HOGAN & HARTSON LLP Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004- 1109 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendant Nestle Purina PetCare Company By: /s/ Amy W. Schulman Amy W. Schulman, Esq. Mary E. Gately, Esq. Matthew Lepore, Esq. DLA Piper US LLP 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Counsel for Menu Foods Defendants

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By: /s/ Mark C. Goodman Mark C. Goodman, Esq. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. One Maritime Plaza, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94111-3492 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendants PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., PetSmart, Inc., and Target Corporation By: /s/ D. Jeffrey Ireland D. Jeffrey Ireland, Esq. Faruki, Ireland & Cox, P.L.L. 500 Courthouse Plaza, S.W. 10 North Ludlow Street Dayton, OH 45402 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendants The Procter & Gamble Company and The Iams Company By: /s/ Richard Fama Richard Fama, Esq. Cozen O'Connor 45 Broadway, 16th Floor New York, NY 10006 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendant Del Monte Foods, Co. By: /s/ Gary L. Justice Gary L. Justice, Esq. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 333 South Grand Avenue 49th Floor Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Los Angeles, CA 90071 Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendant Nutro Products, Inc.

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By: /s/ Anthony G. Brazil Anthony G. Brazil, Esq. Morris Polich & Purdy 1055 W. 7th St. Los Angeles, CA 90017 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] Counsel for Defendant ChemNutra Inc. Dated: September 5, 2007

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