United States v. Bns Inc. Gifford-Hill & Co., Inc. v. Koppers Company, Inc., Participant-Appellee. United States of America v. Bns Inc. Gifford-Hill & Co., Inc. v. Koppers Company, Inc., Participant-Appellee

858 F.2d 456 57 USLW 2197 , 1988-2 Trade Cases 68,223 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. BNS INC.; Gifford-Hill & Co., Inc., Defendants-Appellants, v. KOPPERS COMPANY, INC., Participant-Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BNS INC.; Gifford-Hill & Co., Inc., Defendants, v. KOPPERS COMPANY, INC., Participant-Appellee. Nos. 88-5849, 88-5850. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 13, 1988. Order May 27, 1988. Decided Sept. 15, 1988. Robert B. Nicholson, John P. Fonte, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant U.S. Mark Leddy, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Washington, D.C., Gregory P. Stone, Munger, Tolles, & Olson, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants BNS Inc. and Gifford-Hill & Co. John Bodner, Jr., Howrey & Simon, Washington, D.C., William C. Conkle, Conkle & Olesten, Los Angeles, Cal., for participant-appellee Koppers. Timothy E. Carr, Carr & Mussman, San Francisco, Cal., for amicus. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before PREGERSON, BOOCHEVER and BEEZER, Circuit Judges. BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge: 1 In…