• In Re Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 08 MDL 1963

    Publication Date: 2011-01-26
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Robert W. Sweet
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the Securities Plaintiffs: By: David S. Preminger, Esq., Keller Rohrback LLP, New York, NY By: Lynn L. Sarko, Esq., Derek W. Loeser, Esq., Erin M. Riley, Esq., Gretchen S. Obrist, Esq., Seattle, WA By: Joseph H. Meltzer, Esq., Edward W. Ciolko, Esq., Peter H. LeVan Jr., Esq., Shannon O. Lack, Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer Check LLP, Radnor, PA Attorneys for Lead Securities Plaintiff State of Michigan Retirement Systems: By: Jeffrey C. Block, Esq., Patrick T. Egan, Esq., Justin Saif, Esq., Berman Devalerio, Boston, MA By: Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Esq., Julie J. Bai, Esq., San Francisco, CA By: Thomas A. Dubbs, Esq., James W. Johnson, Esq., Michael W. Stocker, Esq., Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY Co-Lead Counsel for the Derivative Plaintiff: By: David A.P. Brower, Esq., Brower Piven, P.C., New York, NY By: Marc M. Umeda, Esq., George C. Aguilar, Esq., Shane P. Sanders, Esq., Gregory E. Del Gaizo, Esq., Robbins Umeda LLP, San Diego, CA Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the ERISA Plaintiffs: By: Joseph H. Meltzer, Esq., Edward W. Ciolko, Esq., Julie Siebert-Johnson, Esq., Peter H. LeVan Jr., Esq., Shannon O. Lack, Esq., Mark K. Gyandoh, Esq., James A. Maro, Jr., Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer Check LLP, Radnor, PA By: David S. Preminger, Esq., Keller Rohrback LLP, New York, NY By: Lynn L. Sarko, Esq., Derek W. Loeser, Esq., Erin M. Riley, Esq., Gretchen S. Obrist, Esq., Seattle, WA Interim Liaison Counsel for ERISA Plaintiffs: By: Milo Silberstein, Esq., Dealy & Silberstein, LLP, New York, NY
    for defendant: Interim Liaison Counsel for the Securities Plaintiffs: By: Milo Silberstein, Esq., Dealy & Silberstein, LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendants The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Michael Minikes, Kathleen Cavallo, Stephen Lacoff, and Robert Steinberg: By: Eric. S. Goldstein, Esq., Brad S. Karp, Esq., Lewis R. Clayton, Esq., Douglas M. Pravda, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY By: Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr., Esq., F. Michael Kail, Esq., Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC Attorneys for Defendant James E. Cayne: By: David S. Frankel, Esq., Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Alan D. Schwartz: By: Jay B. Kasner, Esq., Susan Saltzstein, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Samuel L. Molinaro, Jr.: By: Michael Chepiga, Esq., William T. Russell, Jr., Esq., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Alan C. Greenberg: By: Ronald Richman, Esq., Jill L. Goldberg, Esq., Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Warren J. Spector: By: David B. Anders, Esq., Meredith L. Turner, Esq., Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Jeffrey Mayer: By: Richard A. Edlin, Esq., Ronald D. Lefton, Esq., Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendants Henry S. Bienen, Carl D. Glickman, Michael Goldstein, Donald J. Harrington, Frank T. Nickell, Paul A. Novelly, Frederic V. Salerno, Vincent Tese and Wesley S. Williams, Jr.: By: Randy M. Mastro, Esq., Robert F. Serio, Esq., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Michael Alix: By: Scott D. Corrigan, Esq., Jeffrey P. Wade, Esq., Wiggin & Dana LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Jeffrey M. Farber: By: Michael R. Young, Esq., Antonio Yanez, Jr., Esq., Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Deloitte & Touche LLP: By: Max R. Shulman, Esq., Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY

    Case Number: 08 MDL 1963

    Cite as: In Re Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 08 MDL 1963, NYLJ 1202479404634, at *1 (SDNY, Decided January 9, 2011)District Judge Robert W. Sweetp class="decided

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    Date Filed: 2011-01-05
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