IN RE: PET FOOD PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

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Amended MOTION to Appoint Counsel Liaison by NESTLE PURINA PETCARE COMPANY. (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 ____________________________________:

AMENDED NOTICE OF JOINT MOTION TO APPOINT LIAISON COUNSEL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 11:00 a.m., or at such other date and time as the Court shall designate, the undersigned attorneys for defendants shall apply to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, at the Mitchell H. Cohen U.S. Courthouse, Camden, New Jersey, for an Order pursuant to this Court's Orders of August 14 and August 29, 2007 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).

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In support thereof, counsel shall reply upon the enclosed Brief. A form of proposed Order also is enclosed. 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 6, 2007

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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 ____________________________________:

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 6th day of September 2007 a true and correct copy of the foregoing Amended Joint Motion to Appoint Defendants' Liaison Counsel was served via US Mail, postage paid, on all attorneys listed on the Panel Attorney Service List.

/s/ Miranda L. Berge Miranda L. Berge Hogan & Hartson LLP

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