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/raid1/www/Hosts/bankrupt/CAR_Public/160101.mbx C L A S S A C T I O N R E P O R T E R Friday, January 1, 2016, Vol. 18, No. 1 Headlines * Major Court Rulings in Class Action Lawsuits - 2015 ********* * Major Court Rulings in Class Action Lawsuits - 2015 ----------------------------------------------------- The Class Action Reporter is pleased to provide our subscribers the following list of court decisions in class action lawsuits that we have identified as major rulings during 2015. This list is the product of and copyrighted by Beard Group, Inc., and no reproduction or further use of this list is permitted without the prior written consent of Beard Group, Inc., P.O. Box 40915, Washington, D.C. 20016 Ellen Gelboim, et al., Petitioners v. Bank of America Corporation et al., No. 13-1174 (U.S.) An unsuccessful litigant in a federal district court may take an appeal, as a matter of right, from a "final decisio[n] of the district cour[t]." 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291. Gelboim presents the question: Is the right to appeal secured by Sec. 1291 affected when a case is consolidated for pretrial proceedings in multidistrict litigation (or MDL) authorized by 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, acting on its own motion, dismissed the appeal filed by Gelboim and Zacher for want of appellate jurisdiction. The Supreme Court of the United States reversed the Second Circuit judgment, holding that the Gelboim-Zacher complaint retained its independent status for purposes of appellate jurisdiction under Sec. 1291. The Petitioners' right to appeal ripened when the District Court dismissed their case, not upon eventual completion of multidistrict proceedings in all of the consolidated cases. Hon. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion. Decided: January 21, 2015 Counsel for Petitioners Ellen Gelboim, et al.: Thomas C. Goldstein, Esq. Tejinder Singh, Esq. GOLDSTEIN & RUSSELL, P.C. 7475 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 850 Bethesda, MD 20814 Telephone: (202) 362-0636 E-mail: tg@goldsteinrussell.com tsingh@goldsteinrussell.com - and - Karen Lisa Morris, Esq. MORRIS AND MORRIS LLC, COUNSELORS AT LAW 4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 300 Wilmington, DE 19807 Telephone: (302) 426-0400 E-mail: kmorris@morrisandmorrislaw.com - and - David H. Weinstein, Esq. WEINSTEIN KITCHENOFF & ASHER LLC 100 South Broad Street, Suite 705 Philadelphia, PA 19110-1061 Telephone: (215) 545-7200 x201 E-mail: weinstein@wka-law.com Counsel for Respondents Bank of America, et al.: Jeffrey B. Wall, Esq. SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 1700 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 956-7500 E-mail: wallj@sullcrom.com - and - Seth P. Waxman, Esq. WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 663-6000 E-mail: seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com Counsel for Respondent Barclays Bank PLC: Jeffrey B. Wall, Esq. SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 1700 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 956-7500 Counsel for Respondents Bank of America Corporation and Bank of America, N.A.: Robert F. Wise, Jr., Esq. DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP 450 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 Telephone: (212) 450-4512 Facsimile: (212) 701-5512 E-mail: robert.wise@davispolk.com Counsel for Respondent The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc: Seth P. Waxman, Esq. Paul R.Q. Wolfson, Esq. Matthew Guarnieri, Esq. Thomas G. Sprankling, Esq. WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 663-6000 E-mail: paul.wolfson@wilmerhale.com matthew.guarnieri@wilmerhale.com thomas.sprankling@wilmerhale.com - and - Fraser L. Hunter, Jr., Esq. David S. Lesser, Esq. Alan E. Schoenfeld, Esq. WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP 7 World Trade Center 250 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10007 Telephone: (212) 230 8882 Facsimile: (212) 230 8888 E-mail: fraser.hunter@wilmerhale.com david.lesser@wilmerhale.com alan.schoenfeld@wilmerhale.com Counsel for Respondent The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd: Daryl A. Libow, Esq. Christopher M. Viapiano, Esq. SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW # 800 Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 956-7500 E-mail: libowd@sullcrom.com viapianoc@sullcrom.com Counsel for Respondents Citibank, N.A. and Citigroup Inc.: Andrew A. Ruffino, Esq. COVINGTON & BURLING LLP The New York Times Building 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018-1405 Telephone: (212) 841 1097 E-mail: aruffino@cov.com - and - Alan M. Wiseman, Esq. Thomas A. Isaacson, Esq. Jonathan Gimblett, Esq. COVINGTON & BURLING LLP One CityCenter 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-4956 Telephone: (202) 662 5069 E-mail: awiseman@cov.com tisaacson@cov.com jgimblett@cov.com - and - Michael R. Lazerwitz, Esq. CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP One Liberty Plaza New York, NY 10006 Telephone: (212) 225 2360 Facsimile: (212) 225 3999 E-mail: mlazerwitz@cgsh.com Counsel for Respondent Deutsche Bank AG: Moses Silverman, Esq. Andrew C. Finch, Esq. PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019-6064 Telephone: (212) 373-3355 Facsimile: (212) 492-0355 E-mail: msilverman@paulweiss.com afinch@paulweiss.com Counsel for Respondent Barclays Bank PLC: David H. Braff, Esq. Yvonne S. Quinn, Esq. Jeffrey T. Scott, Esq. Matthew J. Porpora, Esq. SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004-2498 Telephone: (212) 558-4705 Facsimile: (212) 558-3588 E-mail: braffd@sullcrom.com quinny@sullcrom.com scottj@sullcrom.com porporam@sullcrom.com - and - Jonathan D. Schiller, Esq. Leigh M. Nathanson, Esq. BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP 575 Lexington Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10022 Telephone: (212) 446-2388 Facsimile: (212) 446-2350 E-mail: jschiller@bsfllp.com lnathanson@bsfllp.com - and - Michael Brille, Esq. Michael J. Gottlieb, Esq. BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP 5301 Wisconsin Ave. NW Washington, DC 20015 Telephone: (202) 237-9608 Facsimile: (202) 237-6131 E-mail: mbrille@bsfllp.com mgottlieb@bsfllp.com Counsel for Respondent Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.: David R. Gelfand, Esq. Sean M. Murphy, Esq. MILBANK TWEED HADLEY & McCLOY LLP 28 Liberty Street New York, NY 10005-1413 Telephone: (212) 530-5520 Facsimile: (212) 822-5520 E-mail: dgelfand@milbank.com smurphy@milbank.com Counsel for Respondents HSBC Holdings plc and HSBC Bank plc: Ed De Young, Esq. Roger B. Cowie, Esq. LOCKE LORD LLP 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2200 Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: (212) 812-8356 E-mail: edeyoung@lockelord.com rcowie@lockelord.com - and - Gregory T. Casamento, Esq. LOCKE LORD LLP Brookfield Place 200 Vesey Street, 20th Floor New York, NY 10281-2101 Telephone: (212) 812-8325 E-mail: gcasamento@lockelord.com Counsel for Respondent The Norinchukin Bank: Alan M. Unger, Esq. Andrew W. Stern, Esq. Nicholas P. Crowell, Esq. SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 Telephone: (212) 839-5785 E-mail: aunger@sidley.com astern@sidley.com ncrowell@sidley.com Counsel for Respondent Royal Bank of Canada: Arthur W. Hahn, Esq. Christian T. Kemnitz, Esq. KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP 525 West Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60661-3693 Telephone: (312) 902-5241 Facsimile: (312) 577-8892 E-mail: arthur.hahn@kattenlaw.com christian.kemnitz@kattenlaw.com Counsel for Respondent Credit Suisse Group AG: Herbert S. Washer, Esq. Elai Katz, Esq. Joel Kurtzberg, Esq. CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL LLP Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP 80 Pine Street New York, NY 10005-1702 Telephone: (212) 701-3435 Facsimile: (212) 378-2186 E-mail: hwasher@cahill.com ekatz@cahill.com jkurtzberg@cahill.com Counsel for Respondents Lloyds Banking Group plc and HBOS plc: Neal Kumar Katyal, Esq. Jessica L. Ellsworth, Esq. HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 Telephone: (202) 637-5528 Facsimile: (202) 637-5910 E-mail: neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com jessica.ellsworth@hoganlovells.com - and - Marc J. Gottridge, Esq. Lisa J. Fried, Esq. HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP 875 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 Telephone: (212) 918-3000 Facsimile: (212) 918-3100 E-mail: marc.gottridge@hoganlovells.com lisa.fried@hoganlovells.com Counsel for Respondents JPMorgan Chase & Co. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.: Thomas C. Rice, Esq. Paul C. Gluckow, Esq. Omari L. Mason, Esq. SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP 425 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 Telephone: (212) 455-3040 Facsimile: (212) 455-2502 E-mail: trice@stblaw.com pgluckow@stblaw.com omason@stblaw.com Counsel for Respondent The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc: Robert Houck, Esq. James Miller, Esq. Alexandra deUrioste, Esq. CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP 31 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019-6131 Telephone: (212) 878-8000 E-mail: robert.houck@cliffordchance.com Counsel for Respondent Portigon AG (f/k/a WestLB AG): Ethan E. Litwin, Esq. Christopher M. Paparella, Esq. Marc A. Weinstein, Esq. Morgan J. Feder, Esq. HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP One Battery Park Plaza New York, NY 10004-1482 Telephone: (212) 837-6540 Facsimile: (212) 299-6540 E-mail: ethan.litwin@hugheshubbard.com chris.paparella@hugheshubbard.com marc.weinstein@hugheshubbard.com morgan.feder@hugheshubbard.com Counsel for Respondent UBS AG: Peter Sullivan, Esq. Lawrence J. Zweifach, Esq. GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166-0193 Telephone: (212) 351-5370 Facsimile: (212) 351-6370 E-mail: psullivan@gibsondunn.com lzweifach@gibsondunn.com - and - Thomas G. Hungar, Esq. D. Jarrett Arp, Esq. GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036-5306 Telephone: (202) 955-8558 Facsimile: (202) 530-9580 E-mail: thungar@gibsondunn.com jarp@gibsondunn.com Counsel to Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, et al.: Barry C. Barnett, Esq. SUSMAN GODFREY, L.L.P. 901 Main Street, Suite 5100 Dallas, TX 75202 Telephone: (214) 754-1903 E-mail: bbarnett@susmangodfrey.com Counsel to Retired United States District Judges: William M. Jay, Esq. GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 Telephone: (202) 346-4000 E-mail: wjay@goodwinprocter.com Counsel to The Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America: Kevin C. Newsom, Esq. BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP 1819 Fifth Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203 Telephone: (205) 521-8803 E-mail: knewsom@babc.com DIRECTV, Inc., Petitioner v. Amy Imburgia, et al., No. 14-462 (U.S.) The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a California court's refusal to enforce an arbitration provision in DIRECTV's service agreement with customers. Amy Imburgia and Kathy Greiner brought this lawsuit in 2008 against DIRECTV in California state court. They seek damages for early termination fees that they believe violate California law. DIRECTV, pointing to the arbitration provision, asked the court to send the matter to arbitration. The state trial court denied that request, and DIRECTV appealed. The California Court of Appeal subsequently held in this case that, despite the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 563 U.S. 333, 352 (2011), "the law of California would find the class action waiver unenforceable." The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 opinion, held that the Court of Appeal's interpretation is pre-empted by the Federal Arbitration Act. Hon. Justice Stephen G. Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice John G. Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy, Samuel A. Alito, Jr., and Elena Kagan joined. Hon. Justice Clarence Thomas filed a dissenting opinion. Hon. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Sonia Sotomayor joined. Justice Thomas held that the FAA does not apply to proceedings in state courts. Justice Ginsburg held that the Supreme Court has again expanded the scope of the FAA, further degrading the rights of consumers and further insulating already powerful economic entities from liability for unlawful acts. Decided: December 14, 2015 Counsel for Petitioner DIRECTV, Inc.: Christopher Landau, Esq. KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 655 Fifteenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: (202) 879-5000 E-mail: clandau@kirkland.com - and - Melissa D. Ingalls, Esq. Robyn E. Bladow, Esq. Shaun Paisley, Esq. KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 333 S. Hope St. Los Angeles, CA 90071 Telephone: (213) 680-8400 Counsel for Respondents Amy Imburgia, et al.: Thomas C. Goldstein, Esq. GOLDSTEIN & RUSSELL, P.C. 7475 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 850 Bethesda, MD 20814 Tel: (202) 362-0636 E-mail: tg@goldsteinrussell.com - and - Freda Edith Mermelstein 18811 Huntington Street, Suite 240 Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Telephone: (714) 596-0137 E-mail: Edie@FEMLawyers.com - and - Paul D. Stevens, Esq. MILSTEIN ADELMAN, LLP 2800 Donald Douglas Loop North Santa Monica, CA 90405 Telephone: (310) 396-9600 E-mail: pstevens@milsteinadelman.com Counsel for Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation: Cory L. Andrews, Esq. WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION 2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202)-588-0302 E-mail: candrews@wlf.org Counsel for Amicus Curiae DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar: David M. Axelrad, Esq. Felix Shafir, Esq. John F. Querio, Esq. HORVITZ & LEVY LLP 15760 Ventura Boulevard, 18th Floor Encino, CA 91436-3000 Telephone: (818) 995-0800 E-mail: daxelrad@horvitzlevy.com fshafir@horvitzlevy.com jquerio@horvitzlevy.com Counsel for Amicus Curiae Arbitration and Contracts Scholars: Francis J. Balint Jr., Esq. BONNETT FAIRBOURN FRIEDMAN & BALINT, P.C. Telephone: (602) 274-1100 2325 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 300 Phoenix, AZ 85016 E-mail: fbalint@BFFB.com Counsel for Amicus Curiae Law Professors: Kristen Marquis Fritz, Esq. 555 Front Street, Unit 905 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: (619) 924-0202 E-mail: kfritz@fritzlegal.com Counsel for Amicus Curiae Atlantic Legal Foundation and the International Association of Defense Counsel: Martin S. Kaufman, Esq. ATLANTIC LEGAL FOUNDATION 2039 Palmer Avenue #104 Larchmont, NY 10538 Telephone: (914) 834-3322 E-mail: mskaufman@atlanticlegal.org Counsel for Amicus Curiae Pacific Legal Foundation: Deborah J. La Fetra, Esq. PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION 930 G Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Telephone: (916) 419-7111 E-mail: dlafetra@pacificlegal.org Counsel for Amicus Curiae Professor Peter Linzer: Peter Linzer UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER 100 Law Center Houston, TX 77204-6060 Telephone: (713) 876-5166 E-mail: PLinzer@UH.EDU Counsel for Amicus Curiae California Law Professors: Holly McGregor Mosier, Esq. SANDERS PHILLIPS GROSSMAN, LLC Telephone: (877) 480-9142 2860 Michelle Drive Suite 220 Irvine, CA 92606 E-mail: HMosier@THESANDERSFIRM.COM Counsel for Amicus Curiae Public Citizen, Inc.: Scott L. Nelson PUBLIC CITIZEN LITIGATION GROUP Telephone: (202) 588-1000 1600 20th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20009 E-mail: snelson@citizen.org Counsel for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al.: Andrew J. Pincus, Esq. MAYER BROWN LLP Telephone: (202) 263-3127 1999 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-1101 E-mail: apincus@mayerbrown.com Counsel for Amicus Curiae New England Legal Foundation: Benjamin G. Robbins NEW ENGLAND LEGAL FOUNDATION Telephone: (617) 695-3660 150 Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111-2504 E-mail: benrobbins@nelfonline.org Counsel for Amicus Curiae Law Professors: Imre S Szalai LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS COLLEGE OF LAW Telephone: (504) 861-5589 7214 St. Charles Avenue, Box 901 New Orleans, LA 70118 E-mail: iszalai@loyno.edu Counsel for Amicus Curiae Michael Vachon: Michael Raymond Vachon, Esq. LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL R. VACHON Telephone: (858)-674-4100 17150 Via del Campo, Suite 204 San Diego, CA 92127 E-mail: michael@vachonlaw.com Counsel for Amicus Curiae Equal Employment Advisory Council: Rae T. Vann, Esq. NTs LLP Telephone: (202) 629-5600 1501 M Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 E-mail: rvann@ntlakis.com Counsel for Amicus Curiae William R. Weinstein: William R. Weinstein, Esq. LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM R. WEINSTEIN Telephone: (914) 997-2205 199 Main Street, 4th Floor White Plains, NY 10601 E-mail: wrw@wweinsteinlaw.com Oneok, Inc., et al. Petitioners v. Learjet, Inc., et al. No. 13-271 (U.S.) A group of manufacturers, hospitals, and other institutions that buy natural gas directly from interstate pipelines sued the pipelines, claiming that they engaged in behavior that violated state antitrust laws. The pipelines' behavior affected both federally regulated wholesale natural-gas prices and nonfederally regulated retail natural-gas prices. The U.S. Supreme Court held that the federal Natural Gas Act does not pre-empt those state-law antitrust suits. Hon. Justice Stephen G. Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court. Decided: April 21, 2015 Counsel for Petitioners ONEOK, Inc., et al.: Neal Kumar Katyal, Esq. Robert B. Wolinsky, Esq. Dominic F. Perella, Esq. Frederick Liu, Esq. Sean Marotta, Esq. HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 Telephone: (202) 637-5600 E-mail: neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com robert.wolinsky@hoganlovells.com frederick.liu@hoganlovells.com sean.marotta@hoganlovells.com Counsel for Respondents Learjet, Inc., et al., Heartland Regional Medical Center, et al., Breckenridge Brewery of Colorado, LLC, et al., and Reorganized FLI, Inc.: Jennifer Gille Bacon, Esq. William E. Quirk, Esq. Gregory M. Bentz, Esq. Anthony Bonuchi, Esq. Andrew J. Ennis, Esq. POLSINELLI PC 900 W. 48th Place, Suite 900 Kansas City, MO 64112 Telephone: (816) 753-1000 E-mail: jbacon@polsinelli.com wquirk@polsinelli.com gbentz@polsinelli.com abonuchi@polsinelli.com aennis@polsinelli.com - and - Donald D. Barry, Esq. BARRY LAW OFFICES, LLC DONALD D. BARRY, CHARTERED 5340 S.W. 17th Street P.O. Box 4816 Topeka, KS 66604 Telephone: (785) 273-3151 Counsel for Respondents Learjet, Inc., et al., and Reorganized FLI, Inc.: Eric I. Unrein, Esq. FRIEDEN, UNREIN & FORBES, L.L.P. 555 S. Kansas Avenue, Suite 303 Topeka, KS 66603 Telephone: (785) 354-1100 E-mail: eunrein@fuflaw.com - and - Gary D. McCallister, Esq. GARY D. McCALLISTER & ASSOCIATES, LLC 120 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2800 Chicago, IL 60602 Telephone: (312) 345-0611 Counsel for Learjet, Inc., et al.: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Esq. STANFORD LAW SCHOOL Supreme Court Litigation Clinic 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305-8610 Telephone: (650) 724-7081 E-mail: jlfisher@law.stanford.edu Counsel for Respondent Reorganized FLI, Inc.: Isaac L. Diel, Esq. SHARP MCQUEEN, P.A. 6900 College Blvd., Suite 285 Overland Park, KS 66207 Telephone: (913) 661-9931 - and - Thomas J. H. Brill, Esq. LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS H. BRILL 8012 State Line Road, Suite 102 Leawood, KS 66208-3712 Telephone: (913) 677-2004 Counsel for Respondent Sinclair Oil Corporation: Melvin Goldstein, Esq. Matthew A. Corcoran, Esq. GOLDSTEIN & ASSOCIATES, PC 1757 P Street, NW Washington, DC - and - Philip M. Ballif, Esq. DURHAM JONES & PINEGAR 111 East Broadway, Suite 900 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Telephone: (801) 415-3000 E-mail: pballif@djplaw.com Counsel for the Dynegy entities: Douglas R. Tribble, Esq. PILLSBURY WINTHROP, SHAW PITTMAN LLP 501 West Broadway, Suite 1100 San Diego, CA 92101-3575 Telephone: (619) 544-3379 E-mail: douglas.tribble@pillsburylaw.com - and - Kevin M. Fong, Esq. PILLSBURY WINTHROP, SHAW PITTMAN LLP Four Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-5998 Telephone: (415) 983-1270 E-mail: kevin.fong@pillsburylaw.com - and - Michael J. Kass, Esq. VLP LAW GROUP LLP 555 Bryant Street, Suite 820 Palo Alto, CA 94301 Telephone: (510) 629-6089 E-mail: MKass@VLPLawGroup.com Counsel for Shell Energy North America (U.S.), L.P.: Joshua D. Lichtman, Esq. NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP 555 South Flower Street Forty-First Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 Telephone: (213) 892 9226 Facsimile: (213) 892 9494 E-mail: joshua.lichtman@nortonrosefulbright.com Counsel for the CMS entities: Mark E. Haddad, Esq. Michelle B. Goodman, Esq. Nitin Reddy, Esq. SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 555 West Fifth Street Los Angeles, CA 90013 Telephone: (213) 896 6604 E-mail: mhaddad@sidley.com mgoodman@sidley.com nreddy@sidley.com Counsel for GenOn Energy, Inc.: Aaron M. Streett, Esq. BAKER BOTTS LLP One Shell Plaza 910 Louisiana Street Houston, TX 77002-4995 Telephone: (713) 229-1234 Facsimile: (713) 229-1522 E-mail: aaron.streett@bakerbotts.com Counsel for ONEOK entities: Oliver S. Howard, Esq. Amelia A. Fogleman, Esq. Craig A. Fitzgerald, Esq. GABLE GOTWALS 1100 ONEOK Plaza, 100 W. 5th Street Tulsa, OK 74103-4217 Telephone: (918) 595-4800 E-mail: ohoward@gablelaw.com afogleman@gablelaw.com cfitzgerald@gablelaw.com Counsel for El Paso LLC: Brent A. Benoit, Esq. Stacy Williams, Esq. LOCKE LORD LLP 600 Travis St # 2800 Houston, TX 77002 Telephone: (713) 226-1570 Counsel for Williams and WPX entities: Sarah Jane Gillett, Esq. HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, GABLE, GOLDEN, & NELSON, P.C. 320 S Boston Ave # 400 Tulsa, OK 74103 Telephone: (918) 594-0439 E-mail: sgillett@hallestill.com Counsel for e prime, Inc.: Michael John Miguel, Esq. KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP 2029 Century Park East, Suite 750 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Telephone: (424) 288-7904 Facsimile: (310) 943-2239 E-mail: mmiguel@kasowitz.com Counsel for the AEP entities: Steven J. Routh, Esq. ORRICK, HERRINGTON, & SUTCLIFFE, L.L.P. Columbia Center 1152 15th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005-1706 Telephone: (202) 339-8509 E-mail: srouth@orrick.com Counsel for Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C.: Joel B. Kleinman, Esq. Adam Proujansky, Esq. Lisa M. Kaas, Esq. DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP 1825 Eye St NW Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 420-2221 E-mail: kleinmanj@dicksteinshapiro.com proujanskya@dicksteinshapiro.com kaasl@dicksteinshapiro.com Counsel for Wisconsin Respondents -- Arandell Corporation, ATI Ladish LLC, Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Carthage College, Merrick's, Inc., NewPage Wisconsin System Inc., and Sargento Foods, Inc.: Robert L. Gegios, Esq. Ryan M. Billings, Esq. Stephen D.R. Taylor, Esq. Melinda A. Bialzik, Esq. Amy Irene Washburn, Esq. KOHNER, MANN & KAILAS, S.C. 4650 N. Port Washington Road Washington Bldg., 2nd Floor Milwaukee, WI 53212 Telephone: (414) 962-5110 E-mail: rgegios@kmksc.com RBillings@kmksc.com STaylor@kmksc.com MBialzik@kmksc.com AWashburn@kmksc.com Counsel for American Antitrust Institute: Richard M. Brunell, Esq. Director of Legal Advocacy AMERICAN ANTITRUST INSTITUTE 1730 Rhode Island Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 600-9640 E-mail: rbrunell@antitrustinstitute.org Counsel for Washington Legal Foundation: Cory L. Andrews, Esq. Washington Legal Foundation 2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202)-588-0302 E-mail: candrews@wlf.org Counsel for Electric Power Supply Association, et al.: Thomas C. Goldstein, Esq. GOLDSTEIN & RUSSELL, P.C. 7475 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 850 Bethesda, MD 20814 Telephone: (202) 362-0636 E-mail: tg@goldsteinrussell.com Counsel for Noble Americas Energy Solutions, et al.: Sean D. Jordan, Esq. SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP One American Center 600 Congress Ave., Suite 2000 Austin, TX 78701 Telephone: (512) 721-2679 E-mail: sean.jordan@sutherland.com Counsel for Gas Processors Association: Paul Korman, Esq. VAN NESS FELDMAN LLP 1050 Thomas Jefferson St., NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20007 Telephone: (202) 298-1800 E-mail: pik@vnf.com Counsel for Amicus Curiae Kansas, et al.: Stephen R. McAllister, Esq. Solicitor General Office of Attorney General 120 S.W. 10th Ave., 2nd Floor Topeka, KS 66612 Telephone: (785) 296-2215 E-mail: steve.mcallister@trqlaw.com Counsel for American Gas Association: Michael L. Murray American Gas Association Telephone: (202) 824-7070 400 N. Capitol St., NW, Suite 450 Washington, DC 20001 E-mail: mmurray@aga.org Counsel for Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, et al.: Kevin K. Russell, Esq. GOLDSTEIN & RUSSELL, P.C. 7475 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 850 Bethesda, MD 20814 Telephone: (202) 362-0636 E-mail: kr@goldsteinrussell.com Counsel for Amicus Curiae United States: Donald B. Verrilli Jr., Esq. Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20530-0001 Telephone: (202) 514-2217 E-mail: SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov - and - Anthony Alan Yang, Esq. Office of the Solicitor General Telephone: (202)-514-4821 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 5615 Washington, DC 20530-0001 Motorola Mobility LLC, petitioner, v. AU Optronics Corporation, et al., No. 14-1122 (U.S.) The U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, thus declining to shed light on the antitrust law under the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvement Act (FTAIA). In the lawsuit, Motorola accused several manufacturers of conspiring to fix the prices of the liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels it purchased for assembly into finished mobile phones. The trial court -- and later, the Seventh Circuit -- held that all of Motorola's claims were barred by the FTAIA. Issued: June 15, 2015 Counsel for Petitioner Motorola Mobility: Thomas C. Goldstein, Esq. Kevin K. Russell, Esq. GOLDSTEIN & RUSSELL, P.C. 7475 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 850 Bethesda MD, 20814 Telephone: (202) 362-0636 E-mail: tg@goldsteinrussell.com - and - Kenneth L. Adams, Esq. R. Bruce Holcomb, Esq. Christopher T. Leonardo, Esq. ADAMS HOLCOMB LLP 1875 Eye St. NW Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 580-8822 Facsimile: (202) 580-8821 E-mail: adams@adamsholcomb.com holcomb@adamsholcomb.com leonardo@adamsholcomb.com - and - Jerome A. Murphy, Esq. Matthew J. McBurney, Esq. CROWELL & MORING LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004 Telephone: (202) 624-2985 E-mail: jmurphy@crowell.com mmcburney@crowell.com - and - Janet I. Levine, Esq. Jason C. Murray, Esq. Joshua C. Stokes, Esq. CROWELL & MORING LLP 515 South Flower St., 40th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 Telephone: (213) 443-5583 E-mail: jlevine@crowell.com jmurray@crowell.com jstokes@crowell.com Counsel for the Samsung Respondents: Robert D. Wick, Esq. Jeffrey M. Davidson, Esq. David M. Zionts, Esq. John S. Playforth, Esq. COVINGTON & BURLING LLP One CityCenter 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Telephone: (202) 662-6000 E-mail: rwick@cov.com jdavidson@cov.com dzionts@cov.com jplayforth@cov.com Counsel for Respondents Sharp Corporation and Sharp Electronics Corporation: Kenneth A. Gallo, Esq. Joseph J. Simons, Esq. Craig A. Benson, Esq. PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP 2001 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 223-7300 E-mail: kgallo@paulweiss.com jsimons@paulweiss.com cbenson@paulweiss.com Counsel for Respondent HannStar Display Corporation: Harrison J. Frahn IV, Esq. James G. Kreissman, Esq. Jason M. Bussey, Esq. Elizabeth A. Gillen, Esq. Melissa D. Schmidt, Esq. SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP 2475 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94034 Telephone: (650) 251-5000 E-mail: hfrahn@stblaw.com jkreissman@stblaw.com jbussey@stblaw.com egillen@stblaw.com mschmidt@stblaw.com Counsel for Respondent Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd: David Brownstein, Esq. William Farmer, Esq. Jacob Alpren, Esq. FARMER BROWNSTEIN JAEGER LLP 235 Montgomery St., Suite 835 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 962-2873 E-mail: dbrownstein@fbj-law.com wfarmer@fbj-law.com jalpren@fbj-law.com - and - Joel S. Sanders, Esq. Rachel S. Brass, Esq. GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 555 Mission Street, Suite 3000 San Francisco, CA 94105 Telephone: (415) 393-8200 E-mail: jsanders@gibsondunn.com rbrass@gibsondunn.com Counsel for Respondents LG Display Co., Ltd. and LG Display America, Inc.: Nathan P. Eimer, Esq. Scott C. Solberg, Esq. Sarah Elizabeth Hargadon, Esq. EIMER STAHL LLP 224 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1100 Chicago, IL 60604 Telephone: (312) 660-7600 E-mail: neimer@eimerstahl.com ssolberg@eimerstahl.com shargadon@eimerstahl.com Counsel for Respondent Sanyo Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.: Allison A. Davis, Esq. Nick S. Verwolf, Esq. Sanjay Nangia, Esq. DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: (415) 276-6500 E-mail: allisondavis@dwt.com nickverwolf@dwt.com sanjaynangia@dwt.com Counsel for Respondents Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. and Samsung SDI America, Inc.: James L. McGinnis, Esq. Gary L. Halling, Esq. Michael W. Scarborough, Esq. Dylan I. Ballard, Esq. SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP 4 Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: (415) 434-9100 E-mail: jmcginnis@sheppardmullin.com ghalling@sheppardmullin.com mscarborough@sheppardmullin.com dballard@sheppardmullin.com Counsel for Respondents Toshiba Corporation; Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.; and Toshiba Mobile Display Co., Ltd.: Christopher M. Curran, Esq. Martin M. Toto, Esq. John H. Chung, Esq. Kristen J. McAhren, Esq. WHITE & CASE LLP 701 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: (202) 626-3706 E-mail: ccurran@whitecase.com mtoto@whitecase.com jchung@whitecase.com kmcahren@whitecase.com Counsel for Amicus Curiae The American Antitrust Institute: RICHARD M. BRUNELL, Esq. RANDY M. STUTZ, Esq. AMERICAN ANTITRUST INSTITUTE 1730 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 600-9640 E-mail: rbrunell@antitrustinstitute.org Counsel for Amicus Curiae The National Association of Manufacturers: Linda E. Kelly, Esq. Quentin Riegel, Esq. MANUFACTURERS' CENTER FOR LEGAL ACTION 733 10th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 Telephone: (202) 637-3000 - and - Erik S. Jaffe, Esq. ERIK S. JAFFE, P.C. 5101 34th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008 Telephone: (202) 237-8165 E-mail: jaffe@esjpc.com Counsel for Amicus Curiae Economists and Professors: Delmer R. Mitchell, Esq. SCHMIEDESKAMP, ROBERTSON, NEU & MITCHELL LLP 525 Jersey St. Quincy, IL 62301 Telephone: (217) 223-3030 E-mail: dmitchell@srnm.com In re Dole Food Co., Inc. Stockholder Litigation, C.A. No. 8703-VCL, (Del. Ch.) The Delaware Court of Chancery held that Dole Food Chief Executive Officer, David Murdock, and General Counsel, C. Michael Carter, undermined shareholders and misled the board of directors in their handling of Dole's privatized buyout, which closed in November 2013 in an all-cash deal valued at $1.2 billion. He ordered Messrs. Murdock and Carter to pay shareholders more than $148 million in damages. Hon. Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster wrote the decision. Decided: August 27, 2015 Class Counsel for Plaintiffs in In re Dole Food Co., Inc. Stockholder Litigation: Stuart M. Grant, Esq. Nathan A. Cook, Esq. Kimberly A. Evans, Esq. Michael Manuel, Esq. GRANT & EISENHOFER, P.A. 123 Justison Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Telephone: (302) 622-7070 E-mail: sgrant@gelaw.com ncook@gelaw.com kevans@gelaw.com mmanuel@gelaw.com - and - Randall J. Baron, Esq. A. Rick Atwood, Jr., Esq. David T. Wissbroecker, Esq. Edward M. Gergosian, Esq. Maxwell R. Huffman, Esq. ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: (619) 231-1058 Facsimile: (619) 231-7423 E-mail: randyb@rgrdlaw.com ricka@rgrdlaw.com DWissbroecker@rgrdlaw.com EGergosian@rgrdlaw.com mhuffman@rgrdlaw.com - and - Marc A. Topaz, Esq. Lee D. Rudy, Esq. Michael C. Wagner, Esq. Justin O. Reliford, Esq. KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK, LLP 280 King of Prussia Road Radnor, PA 19087 Telephone: (610) 667-7706 Facsimile: (610) 667-7056 E-mail: mtopaz@ktmc.com lrudy@ktmc.com mwagner@ktmc.com jreliford@ktmc.com Counsel for Petitioners Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd., Hudson Bay Merger Arbitrage Opportunities Master Fund Ltd., and Ripe Holdings LLC in In re Appraisal of Dole Food Company, Inc.: Stuart M. Grant, Esq. Geoffrey C. Jarvis, Esq. Nathan A. Cook, Esq. Kimberly A. Evans, Esq. GRANT & EISENHOFER, P.A. 123 Justison Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Telephone: (302) 622-7070 E-mail: sgrant@gelaw.com gjarvis@gelaw.com ncook@gelaw.com kevans@gelaw.com Counsel for Petitioners Merion Capital LP, Merion Capital II, LP, Magnetar Capital Master Fund Ltd., Spectrum Opportunities Master Fund Ltd., Magnetar Global Event Driven Master Fund Ltd., and Blackwell Partners LLC in In re Appraisal of Dole Food Company, Inc.: Kevin G. Abrams, Esq. J. Peter Shindel, Jr., Esq. Daniel R. Ciarrocki, Esq. Matthew L. Miller, Esq. ABRAMS & BAYLISS LLP 20 Montchanin Road, Suite 200 Wilmington, DE 19807 Telephone: (302) 778-1002 Facsimile: (302) 261-0295 E-mail: Abrams@AbramsBayliss.com Shindel@AbramsBayliss.com Ciarrocki@AbramsBayliss.com Miller@AbramsBayliss.com Counsel for Defendants David H. Murdock and DFC Holdings, LLC: J. Clayton Athey, Esq. PRICKETT, JONES & ELLIOTT, P.A. Wilmington, Delaware; 1310 King Street, Box 1328 Wilmington, DE 19899 Telephone: (302) 888-6507 Facsimile: (302) 477-7038 E-mail: jcathey@prickett.com - and - Peter M. Stone, Esq. Edward Han, Esq. PAUL HASTINGS LLP 1117 S. California Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304 Telephone: (650) 320-1843 Facsimile: (650) 320-1943 E-mail: peterstone@paulhastings.com edwardhan@paulhastings.com Counsel for Defendants C. Michael Carter and David A. DeLorenzo and Respondent Dole Food Company, Inc.: Bruce Silverstein, Esq. Elena C. Norman, Esq. YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR, LLP Rodney Square 1000 North King Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Telephone: (302) 571-6659 Facsimile: (302) 576-3335 E-mail: bsilverstein@ycst.com enorman@ycst.com - and - Andrea E. Neuman, Esq. Colin B. Davis, Esq. GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166-0193 Telephone: (212) 351-3883 Facsimile: (212) 351-5303 E-mail: aneuman@gibsondunn.com cdavis@gibsondunn.com - and - William B. Dawson, Esq. GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1100 Dallas, TX 75201-6912 Telephone: (214) 698-3132 Facsimile: (214) 571-2919 E-mail: wdawson@gibsondunn.com Counsel for Defendants Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.: Stephen C. Norman, Esq. Matthew F. Davis, Esq. POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP Hercules Plaza 1313 North Market Street, 6th Floor P.O. Box 951 Wilmington, DE 19801 Telephone: (302) 984-6038 Facsimile: (302) 778-6038 E-mail: snorman@potteranderson.com mdavis@potteranderson.com - and - David B. Hennes, Esq. Stephen M. Juris, Esq. Joshua D. Roth, Esq. Jesse Ryan Loffler, Esq. Andrew B. Cashmore, Esq. FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP One New York Plaza New York, NY 10004 Telephone: (212) 859-8000 Facsimile: (212) 859-4000 E-mail: stephen.juris@friedfrank.com joshua.roth@friedfrank.com jesse.loffler@friedfrank.com andrew.cashmore@friedfrank.com Manuel Acosta, on Behalf of Himself and All Other Similarly Situated Individuals; Luis Montoya, On Behalf Of Himself And All Other Similarly Situated Individuals; Martin Hinojosa, On Behalf Of Himself And All Other Similarly Situated Individuals, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Tyson Foods, Inc., doing business as Tyson Fresh Meats, Defendant-Appellant, No. 14-1582 (8th Cir.) - and - Jose A. Gomez; Juliana Reyes; Juan M. Cruz; Ted McDonald; Cecilia Ortiz; Mario Cruz, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated individuals, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Tyson Foods, Inc., Defendant-Appellant, No. 13-3500 (8th Cir.) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed on the same day two multi-million dollar judgments in wage-and-hour lawsuits against Tyson Foods. The Eighth Circuit overturned a judgment of more than $18.7 million in Acosta; and roughly $4.9 million in Gomez. Acosta et al. sued Tyson Foods on behalf of a class of employees at Tyson's pork processing plant in Madison, Nebraska. Gomez et al. sued on behalf of employees at Tyson's beef processing facility in Dakota City, Nebraska. The Eighth Circuit held that a claim by the employees that they were entitled to additional compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act cannot be raised through an action under the Nebraska Collection Act; and that the employees' claims under the Collection Act fail as a matter of law. Hon. Steven Colloton wrote the decision. Filed: August 26, 2015 Counsel to Plaintiff - Appellees Manuel Acosta, on Behalf of Himself and All Other Similarly Situated Individuals; Luis Montoya, On Behalf Of Himself And All Other Similarly Situated Individuals; Martin Hinojosa, On Behalf Of Himself And All Other Similarly Situated Individuals; Jose A. Gomez; Juliana Reyes; Juan M. Cruz; Ted McDonald; Cecilia Ortiz; and Mario Cruz, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated individuals: Daniel Arciniegas, Esq. Robert L. Wiggins, Jr., Esq. Candis A. McGowan, Esq. WIGGINS & CHILDS The Kress Building 301 19th Street, N. Birmingham, AL 35203-0000 Telephone: (205) 314-0500 E-mail: dea@wigginschilds.com cmcgowan@wigginschilds.com - and - Roger K. Doolittle, Esq. DOOLITTLE LAW FIRM 460 Briarwood Drive, Suite 500 Jackson, MS 39206 Telephone: (601) 957-9777 - and - Michael Hamilton, Esq. PROVOST & UMPHREY 2021 Richard Jones Road, Suite 300 Nashville, TN 37215 Telephone: (615) 242-0199 - and - Brian P. McCafferty, Esq. KENNEY & MCCAFFERTY Building 18, Suite 410 1787 Sentry Parkway West Blue Bell, PA 19422 Telephone: (215) 367-4333 - and - Jay Madison Smith, Esq. SMITH & MCELWAIN 505 Fifth Street P.O. Box 1194 Sioux City, IA 51102-0000 Telephone: (712) 255-8094 Counsel to Defendant - Appellant Tyson Foods, Inc., doing business as Tyson Fresh Meats: Allison Balus, Esq. Steven D. Davidson, Esq. Thomas Edwin Johnson, Esq. BAIRD & HOLM 1700 Farnam Street 1500 Woodmen Tower Omaha, NE 68102-0000 Telephone: (402) 344-0500 (402) 636-8254 E-mail: abalus@bairdholm.com sdavidson@bairdholm.com tjohnson@bairdholm.com - and - Michael J. Mueller, Esq. Evangeline C. Paschal, Esq. HUNTON & WILLIAMS 2200 Pennsylvania, N.W. Washington, DC 20037 Telephone: (202) 419-2116 E-mail: mmueller@hunton.com epaschal@hunton.com - and - Emily Burkhardt Vicente, Esq. HUNTON & WILLIAMS 550 S. 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