IN RE VEECO INSTRUMENTS, INC. SECURITIES LIT.

Nos. 05 MD 1695(CM), 05 CV 10226(CM), 05 CV 10224(CM), 05 CV 10225(CM).

434 F.Supp.2d 267 (2006)

In re VEECO INSTRUMENTS, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION. This Document Relates To: Edward J. Huneke, derivatively on behalf of Veeco Instruments, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Edward H. Braun, Peter J. Simone, Richard A. D'Amore, Joel A. Elftmann, Heins K. Fridrich, Douglas A. Kingsley, Dr. Paul R. Low, Roger D. McDaniel, Irwin H. Pfister, and Walter J. Scherr, inclusive, Defendants, and Veeco Instruments, Inc., Nominal Defendant. David Altman, derivatively on behalf of Veeco Instruments, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Edward H. Braun, John F. Rein, Jr., Walter J. Scherr, Irwin H. Pfister, Roger D. McDaniel, Paul R. Low, Douglas A. Kingsley, Heinz K. Fridrich, Joel A. Elftmann, Richard A. D'Amore, and Peter J. Simone, Defendants, and Veeco Instruments, Inc., Nominal Defendant. August Schupp, III, derivatively on behalf of Veeco Instruments, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Edward H. Braun, Richard A. D'Amore, Joel A. Elftmann, Heinz K. Fridrich, Douglas A. Kingsley, Paul R. Low, Roger D. McDaniel, Irwin H. Pfister, Walter J. Scherr, Peter J. Simone, John P. Kiernan, and John F. Rein, Jr., Defendants, and Veeco Instruments, Inc., Nominal Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 14, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phyllis Maza Parker, Berger & Montague, Pc, Sherrie R. Savett, Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Sherrie Raiken Savett, Berg & Androphy, Houston, TX, Christopher J. Keller, Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow Llp, Eric James Belfi, Murray, Frank & Sailer, Llp, New York City, Evan J. Smith, Brodsky & Smith, L.L.C., Mineola, NY, Mark Casser Gardy, Bibicheff & Associates, Brooklyn, NY, David Avi Rosenfeld, Mario Alba, Jr., Samuel Howard Rudman, Lerach, Coughlin, Stoia, Geller, Rudman & Robbins, Llp(Lis), Melville, NY, Charles J. Priven, Law Office of Charles Priven, Baltimore, MD, Peter Edward Seidman, Steven G. Schulman, Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman Llp (Nyc), Catherine A. Torell, Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C., Frederick Taylor Isquith, Sr., Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz Llp, Aaron Lee Brody, Jules Brody, Tzivia Brody, Stull Stull & Brody, Joseph Harry Weiss, Weiss & Yourman, Curtis Victor Trinko, Law Offices Of Curtis V. Trinko, Llp, New York, NY, Alfred G. Yates, Jr., Law Office Of Alfred G. Yates Jr., Pittsburgh, PA, Andrew M. Schatz, William Edward Bernarduci, Schatz and Nobel Pc, Hartford, CT, for Plaintiffs.

Robert F. Serio, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Llp (Nyc), New York City, for Defendants.


ORDER AND DECISION DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS CONSOLIDATED DERIVATIVE SUITS

McMAHON, District Judge.

These consolidated derivative actions are related to (and have been consolidated for discovery purposes with) a securities fraud class action suit against Veeco Instruments, Inc. ("Veeco" or "the Company") and several of its high-ranking officers, currently pending before this Court under the caption In re Veeco Instruments, Inc....

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