In re Lernout & Hauspie Securities Litigation
| Citation | 337 F.Supp.2d 298 |
| Decision Date | 08 September 2004 |
| Docket Number | No. CIV.A.02-10302-PBS.,No. CIV.A.00-11589-PBS.,No. CIV.A.02-10304-PBS.,No. CIV.A.02-10303-PBS.,CIV.A.00-11589-PBS.,CIV.A.02-10302-PBS.,CIV.A.02-10303-PBS.,CIV.A.02-10304-PBS. |
| Parties | In re LERNOUT & HAUSPIE SECURITIES LITIGATION Gary B. Filler, et al., v. Jo Lernout, et al. Stonington Partners, Inc., et al., v. Carl L. Dammekens, et al., Paul G. Bamberg, et al., v. Jo Lernout, et al., Janet Baker, et al., v. KPMG LLP, et al. |
| Court | U.S. District Court — District of Massachusetts |
Amy Beth Abbott, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP, Boston, MA, for SG Cowen Securities Corporation, Defendant.
Vincent M. Amoroso, Posternak, Blankstein & Lund, Boston, MA, for KPMG Belgium, Paul Behets, Consolidated Defendants.
Jennifer Ancona Semko, Baker & McKenzie, Washington, DC, for Mercator & Noordstar NV, Consolidated Defendant.
Bruce A. Baird, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for Microsoft Corporation, Defendant.
Jeffrey Barist, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York City, for Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Interested Party.
Jeffrey C Block, Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo, Boston, MA, for Gabriel, Inc. Pension and Profit Sharing Plan, Anthony Drummond, Attilio Po, Daniel J. Perrington, Gary C. Downey, Hans A. Quaak, Karl Leibinger, Larry A. Rosenmann, Lee Herskowitz, Matthias Weis, Samer M. Ali, Stephen N. Maskaleris, Steven Roskin, Class Plaintiffs, All Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs.
James P. Bonner, Shalov Stone & Bonner, New York City, for Sandra Balan, Plaintiff.
Curtis L. Bowman, Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates, LLP, Little Rock, AR, for Sandra Balan, Plaintiff.
David H. Braff, Sullivan & Cromwell, New York City, for KPMG UK, Consolidated Defendant.
Jasmeet Kaur Caberwal, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, New York City, for SG Cowen Securities Corporation, Defendant.
Michael P. Carroll, Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York City, for KPMG LLP, Defendant.
Gene Cauley, Cauley & Geller LLP, Little Rock, AR, for Hans A. Quaak, Consolidated Plaintiff.
Steven E. Canley, Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates, Little Rock, AR, for Attilio Po, Karl Leibinger, Sandra Balan, Plaintiffs.
Donald Chase, Morrison Cohen Singer & Weinstein, LLP, New York City, for L & H Investment Company N.V., Nico Willaert, Pol Hauspie, Defendants.
Andre K. Cizmarik, Solomon Zauderer, Ellenhorn Frischer etal, New York City, for Paul Behets, Consolidated Defendant.
Robert M. Cohen, Cohen & Fierman, LLP, Boston, MA, for Mercator & Noordstar NV, Consolidated Defendant.
Gus P. Coldebella, Goodwin Procter, LLP, Boston, MA, for Jo Lernout, Consolidated Defendant.
Michael A. Collora, Dwyer & Collora, LLP, Boston, MA, for L & H Investment Company N.V., Defendant.
Michael P. Connolly, Murtha Cullina LLP, Boston, MA, for Ellen Spooren, Defendant.
Nicholas W.C. Corson, Hogan & Hartson, LLP, New York City, for KPMG Belgium, Consolidated Defendant.
Rachelle L. DeGregory, Morrison Cohen Singer & Weinstein, LLP, New York City, for L & H Investment Company N.V., Nico Willaert, Defendants.
Glen DeValerio, Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo, Boston, MA, for Sandra Balan, Gabriel, Inc. Pension and Profit Sharing Plan, Anthony Drummond, Attilio Po, Daniel J. Perrington, Gary C. Downey, Hans A. Quaak, Karl Leibinger, Larry A. Rosenmann, Lee Herskowitz, Matthias Weis, Samer M. Ali, Stephen N. Maskaleris, Steven Roskin, Consolidated Plaintiffs.
Michael D. Donovan, Donovan Searles, LLC, Philadelphia, PA, for Anthony Drummond, Consolidated Plaintiff.
Alicia M. Duff, Bernstein, Litowitz, Berger & Grossmann LLP., San Diego, CA, for Attilio Po, Daniel J. Perrington, Hans A. Quaak, Karl Leibinger, Stephen N. Maskaleris, Consolidated Plaintiffs.
Thomas L. Earp, Earp Cohn P.C., Westmont, NJ, for Anthony Drummond, Consolidated Plaintiff.
Theodore Edelman, Sullivan & Cromwell, for KPMG UK, Consolidated Defendant.
Patrick T. Egan, Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo, Boston, MA, for All Plaintiffs, Class Plaintiffs, Sandra Balan, Plaintiffs.
David N. Ellenhorn, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York City, for Paul Behets, Consolidated Defendant.
Thomas W. Evans, Cohen & Fierman, LLP, Boston, MA, for Mercator & Noordstar NV, Consolidated Defendant.
Anthony M. Feeherry, Goodwin Procter, LLP, Boston, for Jo Lernout, Consolidated Defendant.
William Fenrich, Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York City, for KPMG LLP, Defendant.
Janet B. Fierman, Cohen & Fierman, LP, Boston, MA, for Mercator & Noordstar NV, Consolidated Defendant.
Marvin L. Frank, Murray, Frank & Sailer, New York City, for Sandra Balan, Plaintiff.
Robert P. Frutkin, Office of Bernard M. Gross, PC, Philadelphia, PA, for Irene Godfrey, Marguerite J. Cammann, Martin E. Kofman, Michael Wytanis, Stephen N. Maskaleris, Sylvia B. Piven, Thomas H. Bown, II, Consolidated Plaintiffs.
Iris Gafni-Kane, Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York City, for KPMG LLP, Defendant.
Thomas J. Gallitano, Conn, Kavanaugh, Rosenthal, Peisch & Ford, LLP, Boston, MA, for Dirk Cauwelier, Marc DePauw, Defendants.
Paul J. Geller, Cauley Geller Bowman & Rudman LLP, Boca Raton, FL, for Attilio Po, Hans A. Quaak, Karl Leibinger, Matthias Weis, Consolidated Plaintiffs.
Victoria Milda Genys, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Boston, MA, for SG Cowen Securities Corporation, Defendant.
Edward P. Gilbert, for Nico Willaert, Pol Hauspie, Defendants.
John A.D. Gilmore, Piper Rudnick LLP, Boston, for Bernard Vergnes, Consolidated Defendant.
Teresa A. Gonsalves, Solomon, Zauderer Ellenhorn, Frischer & Sharp, New York City, for Paul Behets, Consolidated Defendant.
Andrew Good, Good & Cormier, Boston, MA, for Louis H. Verbeke, Defendant.
Philip L. Graham, Jr., Sullivan & Cromwell, New York City, for KPMG UK, Consolidated Defendant.
Bernard M. Gross, Law Offices of Bernard M. Gross, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Marguerite J. Cammann, Consolidated Plaintiff.
Deborah R. Gross, Law Office of Bernard M. Gross, PC, Philadelphia, PA, for Marguerite J. Cammann, Consolidated Plaintiff.
Jonathan I. Handler, Day, Berry & Howard LLP, Boston, for Microsoft Corporation, Defendant.
Bradley A. Harsch, Sullivan & Cromwell, New York City, for KPMG UK, Consolidated Defendant.
Douglas W. Henkin, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York City, for Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Interested Party.
Michael L. Hirschfeld, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York City, for Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Interested Party.
Tara J. Holubar, Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky, LLP, Washington, DC, for Ellen Spooren, Defendant.
William D. Iverson, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for Microsoft Corporation, Defendant.
Gordon M. Jones, Nixon Peabody, LLP, Boston, for Pol Hauspie, Defendant.
Robert J. Kaler, Gadsby & Hannah LLP, MA, for Flanders Language Valley Fund N.V., Consolidated Defendant.
David C. Katz, Weiss & Yourman, New York City, for Gerhard Heitmann, Interested Party.
Emily F. Klineman, Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston, MA, for KPMG UK, Consolidated Defendant.
Sean C. Knowles, Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York City, for KPMG LLP, Defendant.
Michael G. Lange, Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo, Boston, MA, for Sandra Balan, Gabriel, Inc. Pension and Profit Sharing Plan, Anthony Drummond, Attilio Po, Daniel J. Perrington, Gary C. Downey, Hans A. Quaak, Karl Leibinger, Larry A. Rosenmann, Lee Herskowitz, Matthias Weis, Samer M. Ali, Stephen N. Maskaleris, Steven Roskin, Consolidated Plaintiffs.
Kevin J. Lesinski, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, Boston, MA, for KPMG LLP, Defendant.
Jason A. Levine, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for Microsoft Corporation, Defendant.
Richard A. Lockridge, Lockridge, Grindal, Nauen & Holstein, Minneapolis, MN, for Matthias Weis, Consolidated Plaintiff.
Erik Lund, Posternak, Blankstein & Lund, Boston, MA, for KPMG Belgium, Paul Behets, Consolidated Defendants.
Ellen D. Marcus, Debevoise & Plimpton, Washington, DC, for Dirk Cauwelier, Fernand Cloet, Gerard VanAcker, Hubert Detremmerie, Jan Coene, Marc DePauw, Defendants.
Michael T. Matraia, Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo, Boston, for Class Plaintiffs, Plaintiff.
Amy M. McNamer, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Washington, DC, for Louis H. Verbeke, Defendant.
Douglas H. Meal, Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston, MA, for KPMG UK, Consolidated Defendant.
Arneld P. Messing, Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston, MA, for KPMG LLP, Defendant.
John B. Missing, Debevoise & Plimpton, Washington, DC, for Dirk Cauwelier, Fernand Cloet, Gerard VanAcker, Hubert Detremmerie, Jan Coene, Marc DePauw, Defendants.
Julian J. Moore, Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York City, for KPMG LLP, Defendant.
William R. Moorman, Craig & Macauley, P.C., Boston, MA, for Gaston Bastiaens, Defendant.
Megan Elizabeth Murray, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, New York City, for SG Cowen Securities Corporation, Defendant.
Kirsten M. Nelson, Piper Rudnick LLP, Boston, MA, for Bernard Vergnes, Consolidated Defendant.
Eric Neyman, Gadsby & Hannah LLP, Boston, for Flanders Language Valley Fund N.V., Consolidated Defendant.
Diem-Suong T. Nguyen, Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York City, for KPMG LLP, Defendant.
Gerald A. Novack, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, New York City, for SG Cowen Securities Corporation, Defendant.
David M. Osborne, Dwyer & Collora, LLP, Boston, MA, for L & H Investment Company N.V., Defendant.
Brian E. Pastuszenski, Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP, Boston, for Francis Vanderhoydonck, Consolidated Defendant.
David A. Piedra, Morrison Cohen Singer & Weinstein, LLP, New York City, for L & H Investment Company N.V., Pol Hauspie, Defendants.
Barbara A. Podell, Savett, Frutkin, Podell & Ryan, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Thomas H. Bown, II, Consolidated Plaintiff.
John W. Polk, Baker & McKenzie, Washington, DC, for Mercator & Noordstar NV, Consolidated Defendant.
John A. Redmon, Hogan & Hartson, LLP, New York City, for KPMG Belgium, Consolidated Defendant.
Kenneth A. Ricken, Shalov Stone & Bonner, New York City, for Hans A. Quaak, Consolidated Plaintiff.
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