Bach et al v. Amedisys, Inc. et al

RESPONSE to 205 Notice of

M.D. La.July 11, 2012

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA _____________________________________ ROBERT F. BACH, ET AL., Plaintiff, vs. AMEDISYS, INC., ET AL., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CIVIL ACTION No. 3:10-cv-00395-BAJ-CN Consolidated with: No. 3:10-cv-00441-BAJ-CN No. 3:10-cv-00464-BAJ-CN No. 3:10-cv-00468-BAJ-CN No. 3:10-cv-00470-BAJ-CN No. 3:10-cv-00480-BAJ-CN No. 3:10-cv-00497-BAJ-CN No. 3:10-cv-00505-BAJ-CN No. 3:10-cv-00642-BAJ-CN No. 3:10-cv-00732-BAJ-CN DERIVATIVE PLAINTIFFS' RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT AMEDISYS' NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY Case 3:10-cv-00395-BAJ-SCR Document 206 07/11/12 Page 1 of 4 - 1 - Defendant Amedisys' Notice of Supplemental Authority filed on July 9, 2012 [Dkt. No. 205] should be disregarded by this Court. The facts of the supplemental authority referenced therein are distinguishable from the facts of the case at hand and the case law referenced therein does not add to the law already cited in the parties' briefs filed in regards to the pending motions to dismiss filed on March 21, April 11, and 14, 2011 [Dkt. Nos. 125, 134, 140]. Plaintiffs could just as easily refer the Court to other cases, such as Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System v. Pyott (hereinafter, "Allergan"), wherein defendants' motion to dismiss a derivative action was recently denied. C.A. No. 5795-VCL, 2012 WL 2087205 (Del. Ch. June 11, 2012). In Allergan, it was explained that the plaintiff does not have to demonstrate a reasonable probability of success of the claim; such a requirement would be "'unduly onerous.'" Allergan, 2012 WL 2087205, at *29 (citing Rales v Blasband, 634 A2d 927, 935 (Del. 1993)). Instead, "[p]laintiffs need only 'make a threshold showing, through the allegation of particularized facts, that their claims have some merit.'" Id. (citing Rales, 634 A.2d at 934). Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster also restates the truism that fiduciaries "'may not choose to manage an entity in an illegal fashion, even if the fiduciary believes that the illegal activity will result in profits for the entity.'" Allergan, 2012 WL 2087205, at *30 (citing Metro Commc'n Corp. v. Advanced Mobilecomm Tech. Inc., 854 A2d 121, 131 (Del Ch. 2004)). Thus, the Allergan decision also addresses legal principles applicable to this derivative action. Dated: July 11, 2012 Respectfully submitted by: ROBBINS UMEDA LLP BRIAN J. ROBBINS (admitted pro hac vice) KEVIN A. SEELY (admitted pro hac vice) JAY N. RAZZOUK (admitted pro hac vice) /s/ Kevin A. Seely KEVIN A. SEELY 600 B Street, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101 Case 3:10-cv-00395-BAJ-SCR Document 206 07/11/12 Page 2 of 4 - 2 - Telephone: (619) 525-3990 Facsimile: (619) 525-3991 COHEN, PLACITELLA & ROTH, P.C. STEWART L. COHEN STUART J. GUBER JILLIAN A.S. ROMAN 2900 Two Commerce Square 2001 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19130 Telephone: (215) 567-3500 Facsimile: (215) 567-6019 BRANSTETTER, STRANCH & JENNINGS, PLLC J. GERARD STRANCH, IV MICHAEL G. STEWART JOE P.LENISKI, JR. 227 Second Avenue North, 4th Floor Nashville, TN 37201 Telephone: (615) 254-8801 Facsimile: (615) 250-3937 Co-Lead Counsel for Derivative Plaintiffs CLAYTON AND FRUGE ANTONIO M. CLAYTON (21191) MICHAEL FRUGE (26287) 607 N. Alexander Ave. Port Allen, LA 70767 Telephone: (225) 344-7000 ROBEIN, URANN, SPENCER, PICARD & CANGEMI, APL JULIE RICHARD-SPENCER (#20340) 2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400 (70002) Post Office Box 6768 Metairie, LA 70009-6768 Telephone: (504) 885-9994 Facsimile: (504) 885-9969 Co- Liaison Counsel for Derivative Plaintiffs Case 3:10-cv-00395-BAJ-SCR Document 206 07/11/12 Page 3 of 4 - 3 - CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on July 11, 2012, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing Derivative Plaintiffs' Response to Defendant Amedisys' Notice of Supplemental Authority was filed electronically with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system. Notice of this filing will be sent to all counsel of record on the attached Electronic Mail Notice List by operation of the Court's electronic filing system. I also certify that I have mailed by United States Postal Service this filing on to the following non-CM/ECF participants listed on attached Manual Notice List. /s/ Kevin A. Seely ROBBINS UMEDA LLP BRIAN J. ROBBINS (admitted pro hac vice) KEVIN A. SEELY (admitted pro hac vice) JAY N. RAZZOUK (admitted pro hac vice) 600 B Street, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: (619) 525-3990 Facsimile: (619) 525-3991 Co-Lead Counsel for Derivative Plaintiffs 751164 Case 3:10-cv-00395-BAJ-SCR Document 206 07/11/12 Page 4 of 4