Drywall Acoustic Lathing and Insulation Local 675 Pension Fund v. Molson Coors Brewing Company et al

MOTION to Consolidate Cases -

D. Del.July 12, 2005

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF DELAWARE DRYWALL ACOUSTIC LATHING AND INSULATION LOCAL 675 PENSION FUND, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, vs. MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY, et al., Defendants. BRENT W. KLOS, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, vs. MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 1:05-cv-00294-KAJ CLASS ACTION Civil Action No. 1:05-cv-00317-KAJ CLASS ACTION [Caption continued on following page.] MOTION OF PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS NATIONAL PENSION FUND FOR CONSOLIDATION, APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF AND APPROVAL OF ITS SELECTION OF LEAD AND LIAISON COUNSEL Case 1:05-cv-00294-GMS Document 16 Filed 07/12/2005 Page 1 of 6 DAVID SILVER, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, vs. MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 1:05-cv-00324-KAJ CLASS ACTION Case 1:05-cv-00294-GMS Document 16 Filed 07/12/2005 Page 2 of 6 - 1 - Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund (“Plumbers & Pipefitters”) will and hereby does, move this Court pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a) for consolidation of the related actions and under §21D(a)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), 15 U.S.C. §78u-4(a)(3)(B), for its appointment as lead plaintiff in this action and approval of its selection of the law firm of Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP (“Lerach Coughlin”) as lead counsel and Rosenthal, Monhait, Gross & Goddess, P.A. as liaison counsel for the class. This motion is made on the grounds that: (1) consolidation of the actions is appropriate pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a) as the related actions involve substantially similar issues of law and fact; and (2) Plumbers & Pipefitters is the “most adequate plaintiff pursuant to the Exchange Act. See 15 U.S.C. §78u-4(a)(3)(B). In addition, Plumbers & Pipefitters meets the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) because its claims are typical of the class members’ claims and because it will fairly and adequately represent the class. Further, Plumbers & Pipefitters has selected and retained counsel with vast experience in prosecuting securities class actions to serve as lead and liaison counsel. This motion is based upon this Motion, the Memorandum of Points and Authorities in support thereof, the Declaration of Carmella P. Keener, in support thereof, the pleadings and files herein and such other written or oral argument as may be presented to the Court. DATED: July 12, 2005 ROSENTHAL, MONHAIT, GROSS & GODDESS, P.A. /s/ Carmella P. Keener NORMAN M. MONHAIT (#1040) CARMELLA P. KEENER (#2810) Case 1:05-cv-00294-GMS Document 16 Filed 07/12/2005 Page 3 of 6 - 2 - Citizens Bank Center, Suite 1401 919 North Market Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Telephone: 302/656-4433 302/658-7567 (fax) ckeener@rmgglaw.com [Proposed] Liaison Counsel LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP WILLIAM S. LERACH DARREN J. ROBBINS 401 B Street, Suite 1600 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: 619/231-1058 619/231-7423 (fax) LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP ELISE J. COHEN 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 510 Los Angeles, CA 90210 Telephone: 310/859-3100 310/278-2148 (fax) [Proposed] Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs S:\CasesSD\molson Coors\MOT00022627.doc Case 1:05-cv-00294-GMS Document 16 Filed 07/12/2005 Page 4 of 6 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Carmella P. Keener, hereby certify that on this 12th day of July, 2005, I electronically filed MOTION OF PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS NATIONAL PENSION FUND FOR CONSOLIDATION, APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF AND APPROVAL OF ITS SELECTION OF LEAD AND LIAISON COUNSEL with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF, which will send notification of such filing to the following: John D. Hendershot Richard, Layton & Finger, P.A. One Rodney Square, P.O. Box 551 Wilmington, DE 19899 Seth D. Rigrodsky Ralph D. Sianni Brian D. Long Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP 919 North Market Street, Suite 441 Wilmington, DE 19801 Paul A. Fioravanti, Jr. Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A. 1301 King Street, P.O. Box 1328 Wilmington, DE 19899 In addition, the undersigned counsel has caused copies of the foregoing documents to be electronically sent to the following: Charles J. Piven Law Offices of Charles J. Piven, P.A. The world Trade Center-Baltimore 401 East Pratt Street, Suite 2525 Baltimore, MD 21202 Michael A. Swik Law Offices of Michael A. Swick, PLLC One Williams Street, Suite 900 New York, NY 10004 Elise J. Cohen Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP 9601 Wilshire Blvd, Ste. 510 Los Angeles, CA 90210 William S. Lerach Darren J. Robbins Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP 401 B Street, Suite 1600 San Diego, CA 92101 Case 1:05-cv-00294-GMS Document 16 Filed 07/12/2005 Page 5 of 6 Steven G Schulman Peter E. Seidman Andrei V. Rado Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP One Pennsylvania Plaza New York, NY 10119 Eric J. Belfi Murray, Frank & Sailer LLP 275 Madison Avenue, Suite 801 New York, NY 10016 Norman M. Monhait Carmella P. Keener Rosenthal, Monhait, Gross & Goddess, P.A. Mellon Bank Center, Suite 1401 P.O. Box 1070 Wilmington, DE 19801 Marc A. Topaz Richard A. Maniskas Tamara Skvirsky Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP 280 King of Prussia Road Radnor, PA 19087 Stephen A. Weiss Eric T. Chaffin Seeger Weiss LLP 1 William Street New York, NY 10014-2502 /s/ Carmella P. Keener Carmella P. Keener (DSBA No. 2810) ROSENTHAL, MONHAIT, GROSS & GODDESS, P.A. 919 N. Market Street, Suite 1401 Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 656-4433 ckeener@rmgglaw.com Case 1:05-cv-00294-GMS Document 16 Filed 07/12/2005 Page 6 of 6