IN RE CELERA CORP. SHAREHOLDER LITIGATION

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce L. Silverstein, Esquire (argued), Martin S. Lessner, Esquire , Richard J. Thomas, Esquire , Emily V. Burton, Esquire , Benjamin Z. Grossberg, Esquire , Thomas E. Williams, Esquire , of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellant BVF Partners L.P.

Stuart M. Grant, Esquire (argued) Michael J. Barry, Esquire , John C. Kairis, Esquire , of Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Wilmington, Delaware; Of Counsel Mark Lebovitch, Esquire , Jeremy Friedman, Esquire , of Berstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York City, New York; Marlon E. Kimpson, Esquire , William S. Norton, Esquire of Motley Rice LLC, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, for Appellee New Orleans Employees' Retirement System.

Gregory P. Williams, Esquire , Kevin M. Gallagher, Esquire , of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware; Of Counsel Alan S. Goudiss, Esquire , Brian H. Polovoy (argued), Esquire , Michael S. Carucci, Esquire , of Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York City, New York, for Appellees Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, Spark Acquisition Corporation, and Celera Corporation.

Kevin G. Abrams, Esquire , of Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Of Counsel Patrick E. Gibbs, Esquire , Andrew M. Farthing, Esquire , of Latham & Watkins LLP, Menlo Park, California, for Appellees Richard H. Ayers, Jean-Luc Belingard, William G. Green, Peter Barton Hutt, Kathy Ordoñez, Wayne I. Roe, and Bennett M. Shapiro.

Before HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS, and RIDGELY, Justices, and VAUGHN, President Judge, constituting the Court en Banc.