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Howard v. The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. et al

MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 9 MOTION to Appoint Drew V. Lounsbury to serve as lead plaintiff

10 Cited authorities

  1. In re Terazosin Hydrochloride Antitrust Litigation

    203 F.R.D. 551 (S.D. Fla. 2001)   Cited 142 times
    Holding that individual named plaintiffs had standing to assert claims in states in which purchases were made and where the plans reimbursed those purchases

  2. In re Cardinal Health, Inc. Erisa Litigation

    225 F.R.D. 552 (S.D. Ohio 2005)   Cited 13 times
    Finding that "[c]ounsel cannot represent different classes of plaintiffs with conflicting claims who are seeking recovery from a common pool of assets"

  3. Hill v. the Tribune Company

    Nos. 05 C 2602, 05 C 2640, 05 C 2684, 05 C 2927, 05 C 3374, 05 C 3377, 05 C 3390, 05 C 3928 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 13, 2005)   Cited 10 times
    Finding certain PSLRA provisions inapposite in ERISA litigation

  4. Cress v. Wilson

    06 Civ. 2717 (JGK) (S.D.N.Y. Jun. 6, 2007)   Cited 6 times

    06 Civ. 2717 (JGK). June 6, 2007 OPINION AND ORDER JOHN KOELTL, District Judge The plaintiffs, a number of participants in Northwest Airlines' defined benefit pension plans for pilots and for contract employees, bring this putative class action pursuant to section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1132, against various defendants who are alleged to be fiduciaries of the airline's pension plans. The defendants include members of Northwest's Board of Directors

  5. IN RE AOL TIME WARNER, INC. SEC./"ERISA" LITIG.

    MDL Docket No. 1500, C.A. No. 1:02-8853 (SWK) (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 8, 2003)

    MDL Docket No. 1500, C.A. No. 1:02-8853 (SWK) January 8, 2003 Robert D. Joffe, Esq., Peter T. Barbur Esq., Cravath, Swaine Moore, Holly K. Kulka, Esq., Michael L. Rugen, Esq., Heller Ehrman White, Mcauliffe LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE ORDER UPON TRANSFER PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1407(a) SHIRLEY WOHL KRAM, United States District Judge 1. This order shall govern the practice and procedure in those actions transferred to this Court by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict

  6. Rule 23 - Class Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 23   Cited 36,218 times   1254 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"

  7. Section 1132 - Civil enforcement

    29 U.S.C. § 1132   Cited 26,752 times   175 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable "[a]ny administrator" who fails to provide documents in a timely manner

  8. Rule 42 - Consolidation; Separate Trials

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 42   Cited 9,659 times   24 Legal Analyses
    Granting court's authority to consolidate related cases or "issue any other orders to avoid unnecessary cost or delay."

  9. Section 1109 - Liability for breach of fiduciary duty

    29 U.S.C. § 1109   Cited 2,547 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Breaching fiduciary "shall be subject to such other equitable or remedial relief as the court may deem appropriate"

  10. Rule 23.1 - Derivative Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 23.1   Cited 1,986 times   29 Legal Analyses
    Requiring only that the plaintiff allege demand futility "with particularity"