GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. v. VIVENDI, S.A.

Nos. 03 Civ. 5911(SAS), 09 Civ. 7962(SAS).

917 F.Supp.2d 246 (2013)

GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., Plaintiff, v. VIVENDI, S.A. (sued as Vivendi Universal, S.A.), Defendant. Gamco Global Series Funds, Inc., Gabelli Capital Asset Fund, the Gabelli Value Fund, Inc., the Gabelli Asset Fund, the Gamco Mathers Fund, the Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust, Inc., the Gabelli Equity Trust, Inc., the Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund, Inc., and Gamco International Growth Fund, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Vivendi, S.A., Defendant.

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

January 10, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent R. Cappucci, Esq. , Evan T. Raciti, Esq. , Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiff GAMCO.

Daniel Slifkin, Esq. , Paul C. Saunders, Esq. , Timothy G. Cameron, Esq. , Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, Penny P. Reid, Esq. , James W. Quinn, Esq. , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant Vivendi.


OPINION AND ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION1

This Court's prior holdings establish that: (1) Vivendi Universal, S.A. ("Vivendi") is precluded from contesting the elements of a Section 10(b) claim, save for reliance; (2) GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GAMCO") is entitled to the fraud on the market presumption, which shifts the burden to Vivendi to disprove reliance; and (3) Vivendi is...

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