ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD. v. DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST CO.

No. 04 Civ. 10014 (PKL).

618 F.Supp.2d 280 (2009)

ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITED, Plaintiff, v. DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee, Defendant, KBC Financial Products UK Ltd., KBC Alpha Master Fund SPC KBC Convertible Opportunities Fund, KBC Alpha Master Fund SPC KBC Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, Amaranth LLC, Alexandra Global Master Fund, Ltd., UFJ International PLC, Deephaven International Convertible Trading, Ltd., Calamos Advisors LLC on Behalf of Calamos Growth and Income Fund, Calamos Global Growth and Income Fund and Certain Other Institutional Clients, CQS Convertible and Quantitative Strategies Master Fund Ltd., D.E. Shaw Investment Group, LLC, D.E. Shaw Valence International, Inc, QVT Fund LP, Lehman Borthers International (Europe), Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Intervening Defendants.

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

April 30, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Mark C. Hansen, Esq., Michael K. Kellogg, Esq., Antonia M. Apps, Esq., Bertrand-Marc Allen, Esq., Robert A. Klink, Esq., Washington, DC, for the Plaintiff.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton L.L.P, Evan A. Davis, Esq., New York, NY, for the Intervening Defendants, other than Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch.

Davis Polk & Wardwell, James P. Rouhandeh, Esq., James I. McClammy, Esq., New York, NY, for the Intervening Defendant, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch.


OPINION AND ORDER

LEISURE, District Judge:

In the context of a dispute considered to be unprecedented in the convertible bond market, this Court is faced with three motions for summary judgment on damages. Each movant asks the Court to determine what damages will appropriately compensate the owners of convertible bonds (the "Bondholders")1 for the bond issuer's failure...

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