TRACINDA CORP. v. DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG

Nos. CIV.A.00-993-JJF, CIV.A.00-984-JJF, CIV.A.01-004-JJF.

197 F.Supp.2d 42 (2002)

TRACINDA CORPORATION, a Nevada Corporation, Plaintiff, v. DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG, a Federal Republic of Germany corporation; Daimler-Benz AG, a Federal Republic of Germany corporation; Juergen Schrempp, a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany; Manfred Gentz, a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany; Hilmar Kopper, a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany, Defendants. Glickenhaus & Co., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Daimlerchrysler AG, et al., Defendants;

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

March 22, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Rosenthal, Esquire, and Carmella P. Keener, Esquire of Rosenthal, Monhait, Gross & Goddess, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware. Of Counsel: Stephen Lowey, Esquire, Richard Bemporad, Esquire, David Harrison, Esquire, Thomas Skelton, Esquire, Lowey Dannenberg Bemporad & Selinger, P.C., White Plains, New York. Attorneys for Glickenhaus Plaintiffs.

A. Glichrist Sparks, III, Esquire, Alan J. Stone, Esquire, and Jessica Zeldin, Esquire of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, Delaware. Of Counsel: Terry Christensen, Esquire, Mark G. Krum, Esquire, Steven J. Aaronoff, Esquire, and Mark I. Labaton, Esquire of Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro, LLP, Los Angeles, California. William G. McGuinness, Esquire and Julie E. Kamps, Esquire of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York, New York. Attorneys for Plaintiff Tracinda Corporation.

Jay W. Eisenhofer, Esquire, Abott A. Leban, Esquire, and Richard M. Donaldson, Esquire of Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware. Of Counsel: Vincent R. Cappucci, Esquire, Johnston de F. Whitman, Jr., Esquire and Catherine Torell, Esquire, Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, New York, New York. Jeffrey A. Klafter, Esquire, Steven Mellen, Esquire and Stacy E. Osborne, Esquire of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, New York. Jeffrey W. Golan, Esquire and Samuel R. Simon, Esquire of Barrack Rodos & Bacine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Attorneys for Co-Lead Plaintiffs, The Florida State Board of Administration, Municipal Employees Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago, Denver Employees Retirement Plan, Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago, and Municipal Employees Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago.

Thomas J. Allingham II, Esquire, and Robert S. Saunders, Esquire, of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, Delaware. Of Counsel: Jonathan J. Lerner, Esquire, J. Michael Schell, Esquire, Joseph N. Sacca, Esquire and Jacob E. Hollinger, Esquire of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York. Attorneys for Defendants DaimlerChryler AG, Daimler-Benz AG, Jürgen Schrempp and Manfred Gentz.

Michael D. Goldman, Esquire and Peter J. Walsh, Jr., Esquire of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, Delaware. Of Counsel: Jeffrey Barist, Esquire, Douglas W. Henkin, Esquire, William R. Spiegelberger, Esquire, and Stacey B. Menaker, Esquire of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, New York, New York. Attorneys for Defendant Hilmar Kopper.


OPINION

FARNAN, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is a Motion To Dismiss (D.I.57)1 filed by Defendants DaimlerChrysler AG, Daimler-Benz AG, Juergen Schrempp and Manfred Gentz (collectively, "Defendants").2 By their Motion, Defendants seek to dismiss (1) the Complaint in Tracinda Corp. v. DaimlerChrysler AG et al., Civil Action No. 00-984-JJF (the "Tracinda Complaint"); (2) the...

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