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IN RE SOUTH AFRICAN APARTHEID LITIGATION

Nos. 02 MDL 1499(SAS), 02 Civ. 4712(SAS), 02 Civ. 6218(SAS), 03 Civ. 1024(SAS), 03 Civ. 4524(SAS).

617 F.Supp.2d 228 (2009)

In re SOUTH AFRICAN APARTHEID LITIGATION. This Document Relates to: Lungisile Ntsebeza, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Daimler AG, et al., Defendants. Khulumani, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Barclays National Bank Ltd., et al., Defendants.

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

Opinion Denying Reconsideration May 27, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay J. Rice, Esq., Diane E. Sammons, Esq., Nagel Rice LLP, Roseland, NJ, Tyler R. Giannini, Esq., International Human Rights Clinic, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, Helen I. Zeldes, Esq., Zeldes & Haeggquist, LLP, San Diego, CA, Medi Mokuena, Esq., Mokuena Attorneys, Republic of South Africa, John Sindiso Ngcebetsha, Esq., Gugulethu Oscar Madlanga, Esq., Ngcebetsha Madlanga Attorneys, Republic of South Africa, Paul L. Hoffman, Esq., Schonbrun DeSimone Seplow Harris & Hoffman, Venice, CA, Judith Brown Chomsky, Esq., Law Offices of Judith Brown Chomsky, Elkins Park, PA, Michael Francis Osborne, Esq., Republic of South Africa, Dumisa Buhle Ntsebeza, Esq., Duma Nokwe Group of Advocates, Fountain Chambers, Republic of South Africa, for Plaintiffs Ntsebeza et al.

Michael D. Hausfeld, Esq., Hausfeld LLP, Washington, DC, Charles Peter Abrahams, Esq., Abrahams Kiewitz, Republic of South Africa, Matt Schultz, Esq., Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Echsner & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, FL, Steig D. Olson, Esq., Hausfeld LLP, New York, NY, Robert G. Kerrigan, Esq., Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin & McLeod, LLP, Pensacola, FL, for Plaintiffs Khulumani et al.

Francis P. Barron, Esq., Ronald S. Rolfe, Esq., David Greenwald, Esq., Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant UBS A.G.

Keith R. Hummel, Esq., Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant International Business Machines Corp.

Jayant W. Tambe, Esq., Robert S. Walker, Esq., Jones Day, New York, NY, for Defendant General Motors Corp.

Marc J. Gottridge, Esq., Lovells LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant Barclays Bank PLC.

Mark D. McPherson, Esq., Michael Gerard, Esq., Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant Fujitsu Limited.

John H. Beisner, Esq., O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendant Ford Motor Company.

Jerome S. Hirsch, Esq., Susan L. Saltzstein, Esq., Skadden, Arps, State, Meagher & Flom LLP, Four Times Square, New York, NY, for Defendant Daimler A.G.

OPINION & ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION........................................................240

II. BACKGROUND.........................................................241
    A. Core Allegations................................................241
    B. Procedural Background ..........................................243

III. LEGAL STANDARDS..............................

                    
                    
                    

                        

                            

                                
                            

                            

                                

                                    
    
                                        
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