WINTERS v. STEMBERG

Civil Action No. 07-10193-WGY.

529 F.Supp.2d 237 (2008)

Ann WINTERS and Labor International Union of North America National (Industrial) Pension Fund, derivatively on behalf nominal defendant Staples, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Thomas G. STEMBERG, Martin E. Hanaka, John B. Wilson, Louis R. Pepi, Joseph S. Vassalluzzo, Demos Parneros, Ronald L. Sargent, Patrick Hickey, John J. Mahoney, Susan S. Hoyt, Jeffery L. Levitan, Richard R. Gentry, Jeanne B. Lewis, Edward C. Harsant, John C. Bingleman, David B. Crosier, James C. Peters, Brian T. Light, Joseph G. Doody, Jacques Levy, Jack Vanwoerkom, Robert J. Moore, Deborah G. Ellinger, Robert K. Mayerson, Jeffrey E. Nachbor, Basil L. Anderson, Brenda C. Barnes, Arthur' M. Blank, Mary Elizabeth Burton, Rowland T. Moriarity, Robert C. Nakasone, Martin Trust and Paul F. Walsh, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

January 4, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashley R. Altschuler, Jonathan D. Polkes, James W. Quinn, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York, NY, Thomas C. Frongillo, Patrick J. O'Toole, Jr., Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Boston, MA, for Arthur M. Blank, Basil L. Anderson, Brenda C. Barnes, Brian T. Light, David B. Crosier, Deborah G. Ellinger, Demos Parneros, Edward C. Harsant, Jack Vanwoerkom, Jacques Levy, James C. Peters, Jeanne B. Lewis, Jeffrey L. Levitan, Jeffrey E. Nachbor, John C. Bingleman, John J. Mahoney, John B. Wilson, Joseph G. Doody, Joseph S. Vassalluzzo, Louis R. Pepi, Martin E. Hanaka, Martin Trust, Mary Elizabeth Burton, Patrick Hickey, Paul F. Walsh, Richard R. Gentry, Robert K. Mayerson, Robert C. Nakasone, Ronald L. Sargent, Rowland T. Moriarity, Susan S. Hoyt, Thomas G. Sternberg, Robert J. Moore and Staples, Inc.

James L. Messenger, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Boston, MA, for Arthur M. Blank, Basil L. Anderson, Brenda C. Barnes, Brian T. Light, David B. Crosier, Demos Parneros, Jack Vanwoerkom, James C. Peters, Jeffrey L. Levitan, John J. Mahoney, John B. Wilson, Joseph G. Doody, Joseph S. Vassalluzzo, Louis R. Pepi, Martin E. Hanaka, Martin Trust, Mary Elizabeth Burton, Patrick Hickey, Paul F. Walsh, Robert K. Mayerson, Robert C. Nakasone, Ronald L. Sargent, Rowland T. Moriarity, Susan S. Hoyt and Thomas G. Stemberg.

Meredith B. Parenti, Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP, Austin, TX, for Arthur M. Blank, Basil L. Anderson, Brenda C. Barnes, Brian T. Light, David B. Crosier, Deborah G. Ellinger, Demos Parneros, Edward C. Harsant, Jack Vanwoerkom, Jacques Levy, James C. Peters, Jeanne B. Lewis, Jeffrey L. Levitan, Jeffrey E. Nachbor, John C. Bingleman, John J. Mahoney, John B. Wilson, Joseph G. Doody, Joseph S. Vassalluzzo, Louis R. Pepi, Martin E. Hanaka, Martin Trust, Mary Elizabeth Burton, Patrick Hickey, Paul F. Walsh, Richard R. Gentry, Robert K. Meyerson, Robert C. Nakasone, Ronald L. Sargent, Rowland T. Moriarity, Susan S. Hoyt, Thomas G. Stemberg and Robert J. Moore.

Alathea E. Brush, Paul V. Kelly, Kelly, Libby & Hoopes, PC, Boston, MA, Gilchrist Sparks, HI, Morris Nicholas Arsht & Tunnell, LLP, Wilmington, DE, for Staples, Inc.

Michael J. Hynes, Eric L. Zagar, Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler LLP, Radnor, PA, David Pastor, Gilman and Pastor, LLP, Boston, MA, for Ann Winters.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

YOUNG, District Judge.

The plaintiffs, Ann Winters ("Winters") and Laborers' International Union of North America National (Industrial) Pension Fund ("LIUNA") (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), bring a shareholder's derivative action for the benefit of Staples, Inc. ("Staples") against the defendants, Thomas G. Stemberg, Martin E. Hanaka, John B. Wilson, Louis R. Pepi, Joseph S. Vassalluzzo, Demos Parneros, Ronald L. Sargent, Patrick...

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