TRACINDA CORP. v. DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG

Nos. CIV.A.00-993-JJF, CIV.A.00-994-JJF, CIV.A.01-004-JJF.

197 F.Supp.2d 86 (2002)

In re: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG SECURITIES LITIGATION. 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: 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, James S. Schreier, Esquire, Steven J. Aaronoff, Esquire, and Eric P. Early, 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 and Catherine Torell, Esquire, Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, New York, New York. Jeffrey A. Klafter, 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, Robert S. Saunders, Esquire, Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., 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.

Peter J. Walsh, Jr., Esquire of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, Delaware. Of Counsel: 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.52)1 filed by Defendant Hilmar Kopper. By his Motion, Defendant Kopper seeks to dismiss (1) the Complaint in Tracinda Corp. v. DaimlerChrysler AG et al., Civil Action No. 00-984-JJF (the "Tracinda Complaint"); (2) the Complaint in Glickenhaus & Co., et al. v. DaimlerChrysler AG, et al., Civil Action No. 01-004-JJF

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