• Capital Management Select Fund Ltd., et al. v. Bennett et al., 08-6166-cv(L)

    Publication Date: 2012-01-12
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Winter and Pooler, C.JJ.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants; Co-Lead Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs and the Putative Class: Scott A. Edelman (Sander Bak & Michael Shepherd, on the brief), Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, New York, NY. For Plaintiffs-Appellants; Co-Lead Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs and the Putative Class: Richard L. Stone (Mark A. Strauss, on the brief), Kirby McInerney & Squire LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Richard N. Outridge: Claire P. Gutekunst, Jessica Mastrogiovanni, and Jed Friedman, Proskauer Rose, LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Robert C. Trosten: Barbara Moses, Judith L. Mogul, and Rachel Korenblat, Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, P.C., New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee William M. Sexton: Stuart I. Friedman, Ivan Kline, and Jonathan Daugherty, Friedman & Wittenstein P.C., New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Grant Thornton LLP: Linda T. Coberly and Bruce R. Braun, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL. For Defendant-Appellee Tone N. Grant: Laura E. Neish, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Philip Silverman: David V. Kirby, Krantz & Berman, LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Securites and Exchange Commission: Susan S. McDonald, Jacob H. Stillman, Mark D. Cahn, and David M. Becker, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. For Defendants THL Partners: Richard A. Rosen (Walter Rieman, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, New York; Greg A. Danilow, on the brief, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, New York, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY. *1

    Case Number: 08-6166-cv(L)

    Cite as: Capital Management Select Fund Ltd., et al. v. Bennett et al., 08-6166-cv(L), NYLJ 1202538057950, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 10, 2012)Befor

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