Alloway v. Bowlmor AMF Corp.

• Decision Date: 20 November 2020
• Docket Number: CA 19-00401,705
• Parties: Jo ALLOWAY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOWLMOR AMF CORP., AMF Bowling Centers, Inc., Kingpin Intermediate Holdings, LLC, Cerberus Capital Management, LP, Tom Shannon, Brett Parker, Ethan Klemperer, Erik Wright, Robert Davenport, Jerry Comstock, John Young, Gerry Madigan, Michael Elkins, Cerberus Capital LP, Cerberus Institutional Partners LP, Cerberus Institutional Associates, LLC, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC, Cerberus California LLC, Cerberus Series Four Holdings, LLC, AAI Pentwater Fund P.L.C., Chase Lincoln First Commercial Corp., Cobalt Recreation LLC, Selous Capital II LLC, Oceana Master Fund Ltd, Pentwater Equity Opportunities Master Fund Ltd., Pentwater Event Driven Cayman Fund Ltd., PWCM Master Fund, Ltd, Map 98 Segregated Portfolio of LMA SPC, Defendants-Respondents, et al., Defendants.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

188 A.D.3d 1716
137 N.Y.S.3d 605

Jo ALLOWAY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
BOWLMOR AMF CORP., AMF Bowling Centers, Inc., Kingpin Intermediate Holdings, LLC, Cerberus Capital Management, LP, Tom Shannon, Brett Parker, Ethan Klemperer, Erik Wright, Robert Davenport, Jerry Comstock, John Young, Gerry Madigan, Michael Elkins, Cerberus Capital LP, Cerberus Institutional Partners LP, Cerberus Institutional Associates, LLC, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC, Cerberus California LLC, Cerberus Series Four Holdings, LLC, AAI Pentwater Fund P.L.C., Chase Lincoln First Commercial Corp., Cobalt Recreation LLC, Selous Capital II LLC, Oceana Master Fund Ltd, Pentwater Equity Opportunities Master Fund Ltd., Pentwater Event Driven Cayman Fund Ltd., PWCM Master Fund, Ltd, Map 98 Segregated Portfolio of LMA SPC, Defendants-Respondents, et al., Defendants.

705
CA 19-00401

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.

Entered: November 20, 2020

DOWE PARTNERS, LLC, BRONXVILLE, D.J. & J.A. CIRANDO, PLLC, SYRACUSE (JOHN A. CIRANDO OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS.

PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP, NEW YORK CITY (ROBERTO FINZI OF COUNSEL), AND HANCOCK ESTABROOK, LLP, SYRACUSE, FOR DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS BOWLMOR AMF CORP., AMF BOWLING CENTERS, INC., KINGPIN INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC, TOM SHANNON, BRETT PARKER, ETHAN KLEMPERER, ERIC WRIGHT, ROBERT DAVENPORT, JERRY COMSTOCK, JOHN YOUNG, GERRY MADIGAN, MICHAEL ELKINS, COBALT RECREATION LLC, AND SELOUS CAPITAL II LLC.

LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP, NEW YORK CITY (SHEILA A. SADIGHI, OF THE NEW JERSEY BAR, ADMITTED PRO HAC VICE, OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP, CERBERUS CAPITAL LP, CERBERUS INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS LP, CERBERUS INSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATES, LLC, CERBERUS OPERATIONS AND ADVISORY COMPANY, LLC, CERBERUS CALIFORNIA LLC, AND CERBERUS SERIES FOUR HOLDINGS, LLC.

DUANE MORRIS LLP, NEW YORK CITY (ANDREW L. FISH OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS CHASE LINCOLN FIRST COMMERCIAL CORP., AAI PENTWATER FUND P.L.C., OCEANA MASTER FUND LTD., PENTWATER EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND LTD., PENTWATER EVENT DRIVEN CAYMAN FUND LTD., PWCM MASTER FUND, LTD., AND MAP 98 SEGREGATED PORTFOLIO OF LMA SPC.

PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., PERADOTTO, LINDLEY, TROUTMAN, AND DEJOSEPH, JJ.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

188 A.D.3d 1717

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