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C L A S S A C T I O N R E P O R T E R
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, Vol. 10, No. 220
Headlines
DENTSPLY INT'L: Decertification of Cavitron Suit Still on Appeal
DENTSPLY INT'L: Still Faces Suit Over Declared Uses of Cavitron
HANSEN NATURAL: Bull & Lifshitz Initiates Investigation
HARTFORD LIFE: Appeals to Junked Claims in Two Pending Lawsuits
JABIL CIRCUIT: Still Faces Consolidated Securities Suit in Fla.
LOEWS CORP: Appellants' Brief in Calif. Litigation Due Dec. 22
MASCO CORP: Expects Late 2008 Hearing on Litigation Settlement
MASCO CORP: Still Faces Ga. Lawsuit Over Insulation Installation
OFFICE DEPOT: Seeks Dismissal of Securities Fraud Suit in Fla.
SELECT COMFORT: Faces Litigation in Calif. Over Moldy Products
SCHERING-PLOUGH: Discovery in K-DUR Suits Completed in 3Q 2008
SCHERING-PLOUGH: Judgment Bids in N.J. Securities Suit Pending
SCHERING-PLOUGH: Lawsuits by Third-Party Payors Still Pending
SCHERING-PLOUGH: Remanded N.J. Lawsuit Over Savings Plan Ongoing
SONOCO PRODUCTS: Faces Securities Fraud Suit in South Carolina
VISTAPRINT LTD: Faces Several Lawsuits Over Membership Discounts
XTO ENERGY: Still Faces Suit Over Natural Gas Royalty Payments
New Securities Fraud Cases
AUTHENTEC INC: Cohen Milstein Files Fla. Securities Fraud Suit
CADENCE DESIGN: Brodsky & Smith Announces Filing of Stock Suit
CADENCE DESIGN: Holzer Holzer Files Securities Fraud Lawsuit
PILGRIM'S PRIDE: Brodsky & Smith Announces Stock Suit Filing
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DENTSPLY INT'L: Decertification of Cavitron Suit Still on Appeal
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The California Court of Appeals has yet to rule on an appeal
with regard to the decertification of a purported class action
lawsuit that accuses DENTSPLY International, Inc., of
misrepresenting its Cavitron ultrasonic scalers.
On June 18, 2004, Marvin Weinstat, D.D.S., and Richard Nathan,
D.D.S., filed a class action complaint in San Francisco County,
California.
The complaint, which has been amended twice, seeks a recall of
the product and refund of its purchase price to dentists who
have purchased it for use in oral surgery.
The court certified the case as a class action on June 15, 2006,
with respect to the suit's breach of warranty and unfair
business practices claims. The class is defined as California
dental professionals who purchased and used one or more Cavitron
ultrasonic scalers for the performance of oral surgical
procedures on their patients.
The company filed a motion for decertification of the class,
which request was granted. The plaintiffs have appealed this
decertification order to the California Court of Appeals.
The company reported no development in the matter in its Oct.
29, 2008 Form 10-Q Filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2008.
DENTSPLY International, Inc. -- http://www.dentsply.com/-- is a
designer, developer, manufacturer and marketer of a range of
products for the dental market.
DENTSPLY INT'L: Still Faces Suit Over Declared Uses of Cavitron
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DENTSPLY International, Inc., continues to face a purported
class-action lawsuit alleging that the company's Cavitron(R)
ultrasonic scalers was sold in breach of contract and warranty.
The company allegedly misrepresented the potential uses of the
product because it cannot deliver potable or sterile water.
On Dec. 12, 2006, Carole Hildebrand, D.D.S., and Robert Jaffin,
D.D.S., filed a complaint against the company in the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The
complaint seeks a refund of the purchase price paid for Cavitron
scalers and asserts putative class action claims on behalf of
dentists located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The plaintiffs have filed their request for class certification
to which the company has filed its response.
The company reported no development in the matter in its Oct.
29, 2008 Form 10-Q Filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2008.
The suit is "Hilderbrand, et al. v. Dentsply International, et
al., Case No. 2:06-cv-05439-RBS," filed with the U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge R. Barclay
Surrick, presiding.
Representing the plaintiff is:
Alan Klein, Esq. (aklein@duanemorris.com)
Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
Phone: 215-979-1000
Fax: 215-979-1020
Representing the defendants is:
Richard G. Placey (rplacey@mmwr.com)
Montgomery, Mccracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP
123 S. Broad St., 24th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19109
Phone: 215-772-7424
HANSEN NATURAL: Bull & Lifshitz Initiates Investigation
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The law firm of Bull & Lifshitz, LLP is investigating possible
illegal conduct as alleged in proposed class action lawsuits
(the "Class Actions") filed in the United States District Court
for the Central District of California and a derivative
complaint filed in the Superior Court of the State of
California, County of Riverside against Hansen Natural
Corporation ("Hansen" or the "Company").
The actions name as defendants certain of Hansen's officers and
directors. The Class Actions are brought on behalf of all
purchasers of common stock from May 23, 2007 and through
November 8, 2007, inclusive (the "Class Period").
The derivative action ("Derivative Action") is brought
derivatively on behalf of the Company.
Hansen is a Delaware corporation with its principal executive
offices located at 550 Monica Circle, Suite 201, Corona,
California 92880. Hansen, through its subsidiaries, engages in
the development, marketing, sale, and distribution of beverages
in the United States and Canada.
The class action complaints allege that, during the Class
Period, Hansen and certain of its officers and directors
violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 by issuing materially false and
misleading statements that failed to disclose that:
-- the Company's second quarter sales results were
"materially impacted by inventory loading as customers
were induced to purchase more product before the
Company raised its prices in its Monster Energy drink
line and its Java Monster drink line";
-- the Company was "experiencing declining sales in its
non-core drink lines";
-- the Company was "experiencing production shortfalls
with its Java Monster drink line"; and
-- as a result of the foregoing, defendants "lacked a
reasonable basis for their positive statements about
the Company and its prospects."
The derivative complaint alleges, among other things, that
between May 2007 and the present, the defendants directed the
Company to issue a series of improper statements concerning its
business prospects.
The complaint further alleges that while the Company's shares
were purportedly artificially inflated because of those improper
statements, certain defendants sold Company stock while in
possession of material non-public information regarding the
Company's "true" business prospects.
The complaint asserts causes of action for breach of fiduciary
duty for improper financial reporting, breaches of fiduciary
duties for insider selling and misappropriation of information,
violations of Cal. Corp. Code Sections 25402 and 25403, abuse of
control, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets, and
unjust enrichment, and seeks an unspecified amount of damages,
adoption of corporate governance reforms, and equitable and
injunctive relief.
For more details, contact:
Joshua M. Lifshitz, Esq.
Bull & Lifshitz, LLP
Phone: (212) 213-6222
Fax: (212) 213-9405
e-mail: counsel@nyclasslaw.com
HARTFORD LIFE: Appeals to Junked Claims in Two Pending Lawsuits
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Appeals from the dismissal of claims in two consolidated amended
complaints filed on behalf of a putative class of persons who
purchased insurance through broker defendants are pending,
according to Hartford Life Insurance Company's Oct. 29, 2008
Form 10-Q Filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2008.
Following the New York Attorney General's filing of a civil
complaint against Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., and Marsh,
Inc., in October 2004, alleging that certain insurance
companies, including The Hartford, participated with Marsh in
arrangements to submit inflated bids for business insurance and
paid contingent commissions to ensure that Marsh would direct
business to them, private plaintiffs brought several lawsuits
against The Hartford predicated on the allegations in the Marsh
complaint, to which The Hartford was not party.
Among these is a multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District
Court for the District of New Jersey.
There are two consolidated amended complaints filed in the
multidistrict litigation, one related to conduct in connection
with the sale of property-casualty insurance and the other
related to alleged conduct in connection with the sale of group
benefits products.
The Company is named in the group benefits products complaint.
The complaints assert, on behalf of a putative class of persons
who purchased insurance through broker defendants, claims under
the Sherman Act, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations Act, state law, and in the case of the group
benefits products complaint, claims under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
The claims are predicated upon allegedly undisclosed or
otherwise improper payments of contingent commissions to the
broker defendants to steer business to the insurance company
defendants.
The district court has dismissed the Sherman Act and RICO claims
in both complaints for failure to state a claim and has granted
the defendants' motions for summary judgment on the ERISA claims
in the group-benefits products complaint. The district court
further has declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over
the state law claims, has dismissed those state law claims
without prejudice, and has closed both cases.
The plaintiffs have appealed the dismissal of claims in both
consolidated amended complaints, except the ERISA claims.
Hartford Life Insurance Company provides retail and
institutional investment products such as variable and fixed
annuities, private placement life insurance and retirement plan
services; and individual life insurance products including
variable universal life, universal life, interest sensitive
whole life and term life. The Hartford, Conn.-based company has
four reporting segments: Retail Products Group, Retirement
Plans, Institutional Solutions Group and Individual Life.
JABIL CIRCUIT: Still Faces Consolidated Securities Suit in Fla.
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Jabil Circuit, Inc. is still facing a consolidated securities
fraud lawsuit pending in the U.S. District Court for the Middle
District of Florida.
On Sept. 18, 2006, a putative shareholder class action complaint
was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of
Florida, captioned, "Edward J. Goodman Life Income Trust v.
Jabil Circuit, Inc., et al., No. 8:06-cv-01716" against the
company and various of its present and former officers and
directors.
The suit was brought on behalf of a proposed class of plaintiffs
comprised of persons who purchased shares of the company between
Sept. 19, 2001, and June 21, 2006.
It asserted claims under Section 10(b) of the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder,
as well as under Section 20(a) of that Act.
Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendants had
engaged in a scheme to fraudulently backdate the grant dates of
options for various senior officers and directors, causing the
company's financial statements to understate management
compensation and overstate net earnings, thereby inflating the
company's stock price.
In addition, the suit alleged that the company's proxy
statements falsely stated that the company had adhered to its
option grant policy of granting options at the closing price of
its shares on the trading date immediately prior to the date of
the grant.
A second putative class action suit, containing virtually
identical legal claims and allegations of fact, captioned,
"Steven M. Noe v. Jabil Circuit, Inc., et al., No., 8:06-cv-
01883," was filed on Oct. 12, 2006.
The two actions were consolidated into a single proceeding and
on Jan. 18, 2007, the Court appointed The Laborers Pension Trust
Fund for Northern California and Pension Trust Fund for
Operating Engineers as lead plaintiffs in the action.
On March 5, 2007, the lead plaintiffs filed a consolidated class
action complaint. The Consolidated Class Action Complaint is
purported to be brought on behalf of all persons who purchased
the company's publicly traded securities between Sept. 19, 2001,
and Dec. 21, 2006, and names the company and certain of its
current and former officers, including:
-- Forbes I.J. Alexander,
-- Scott D. Brown,
-- Wesley B. Edwards,
-- Chris A. Lewis,
-- Mark T. Mondello,
-- Robert L. Paver, and
-- Ronald J. Rapp,
as well as certain of the company's directors:
-- Mel S. Lavitt,
-- William D. Morean,
-- Frank A. Newman,
-- Laurence S. Grafstein,
-- Steven A. Raymund,
-- Lawrence J. Murphy,
-- Kathleen A. Walters, and
-- Thomas A. Sansone.
The Consolidated Class Action Complaint alleged violations of
Sections 10(b), 20(a), and 14(a) of the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder
It contained allegations of fact and legal claims similar to the
original putative class action and, in addition, alleged that
the defendants failed to timely disclose the facts and
circumstances that led the company, on June 12, 2006, to
announce that it was lowering its prior guidance for net
earnings for the third quarter of fiscal year 2006.
On April 30, 2007, the plaintiffs filed a first amended
consolidated class action complaint asserting claims
substantially similar to the Consolidated Class Action Complaint
it replaced but adding allegations relating to the restatement
of earnings previously announced in connection with the
correction of errors in the calculation of compensation expense
for certain stock option grants.
At the company's request, the Court, on April 9, 2008, dismissed
the First Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint without
prejudice, but with leave to amend the complaint by May 12,
2008.
On May 12, 2008, the plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Class
Action Complaint. The Second Amended Class Action Complaint
asserts substantially the same causes of action against the same
defendants, predicated largely on the same allegations of fact
as in the First Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint
except insofar as plaintiffs added KPMG LLP, the company's
independent registered public accounting firm, as a defendant
and added additional allegations with respect to:
-- pre-class period option grants,
-- the professional background of certain defendants,
-- option grants to non-executive employees,
-- the restatement of the Company's financial results for
certain periods between 1996 and 2005, and
-- trading by the named plaintiffs and certain of the
defendants during the class period.
The Second Amended Class Action Complaint also includes an
additional claim for insider trading against certain defendants
pursuant to Rules 10b-5 and 10b5-1 promulgated pursuant to the
Exchange Act.
The company reported no development in the matter in its Oct.
29, 2008 Form 10-K Filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2008.
The suit is "Edward J. Goodman Life Income Trust v. Jabil
Circuit, Inc. et al., Case No. 8:06-cv-01716-SDM-EAJ," filed in
the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida under
Judge Steven D. Merryday.
Representing the plaintiffs is:
William E. Hoese (whoese@kohnswift.com)
Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C.
1101 Market St., Suite 2400
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3389
Phone: 215-238-1700
Representing the defendants is:
Michael L. Chapman, Esq. (michael.chapman@hklaw.com)
Holland & Knight, LLP
100 N. Tampa St., Ste. 4100, PO Box 1288
Tampa, FL 33601-1288
Phone: 813-227-8500
Fax: 813-229-0134
LOEWS CORP: Appellants' Brief in Calif. Litigation Due Dec. 22
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The appellants' brief in the a class-action lawsuit filed on
behalf of certain California individual long term health care
policyholders against CNA Financial Corporation and Continental
Casualty Company is due to be filed on Dec. 22, 2008.
CNA Financial is a a 90% owned subsidiary of Loews Corp.
The class-action is styled, "Shaffer v. Continental Casualty
Company, et al., U.S. District Court, Central District of
California, CV06-2235 RGK."
The action alleges that CCC and CNA knowingly or negligently
used unrealistic actuarial assumptions in pricing these
policies.
On Jan. 8, 2008, CCC, CNA and the plaintiffs entered into a
binding agreement settling the case on a nationwide basis for
the policy forms potentially affected by the allegations of the
complaint.
Following a fairness hearing, the Court entered an order
approving the settlement.
This order was appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
CNA believes it has meritorious defenses to this appeal and
intends to defend the appeal vigorously, according to the
company's Oct. 29, 2008 Form 10-Q filing with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarter ended Sept.
30, 2008.
Loews Corp. is a holding company. Its subsidiaries are engaged
in these lines of business: commercial property and casualty
insurance, can Financial Corp.; the production and sale of
cigarettes, Lorillard, Inc.,; the operation of interstate
natural gas transmission pipeline systems, Boardwalk Pipeline
Partners, LP; the operation of offshore oil and gas drilling
rigs, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.; the operation of hotels,
Loews Hotels Holding Corp. and the distribution and sale of
watches and clock, Bulova Corp.
MASCO CORP: Expects Late 2008 Hearing on Litigation Settlement
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Masco Corp., in its Form 10-Q dated Oct. 29, 2008, says it
anticipates that a hearing will be conducted by the end of 2008
to obtain preliminary court approval of the settlement terms in
an alleged employment-related class-action lawsuit.
Several California-based installation subsidiaries of the
Company were named as defendants in an alleged employment-
related class action lawsuit arising under state law.
The subsidiaries recently reached an agreement with the
plaintiffs to settle this litigation for approximately US$9
million, according to the company's Oct. 29, 2008 Form 10-Q
filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the
quarter ended Sept. 30, 2008.
Masco Corp. -- http://www.masco.com/-- manufactures,
distributes and installs home improvement and building products.
Masco operates in five segments: Cabinets and Related Products,
Plumbing Products, Installation and Other Services, Decorative
Architectural Products, and Other Specialty Products.
MASCO CORP: Still Faces Ga. Lawsuit Over Insulation Installation
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Masco Corp. continues to face a purported class-action lawsuit
in Georgia in connection with insulation installation.
Early in 2003, a suit was brought against the company and a
number of its insulation installation companies with the federal
court in Atlanta, Georgia, alleging that certain practices
violate provisions of the federal antitrust laws. The complaint
requests class action certification.
The company reported no further development in the matter in its
Oct. 29, 2008 Form 10-Q filing with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2008.
Masco Corp. -- http://www.masco.com/-- manufactures,
distributes and installs home improvement and building products.
Masco operates in five segments: Cabinets and Related Products,
Plumbing Products, Installation and Other Services, Decorative
Architectural Products, and Other Specialty Products.
OFFICE DEPOT: Seeks Dismissal of Securities Fraud Suit in Fla.
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Office Depot, Inc. is seeking for the dismissal of a
consolidated securities fraud lawsuit filed against the company
in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Initially, two putative class-action complaints were filed
against the company and certain of its executive officers,
alleging violations of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The allegations in the lawsuits, which were both filed in
November 2007, primarily relate to the accounting for vendor
program funds.
Each of the lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of Florida, and are captioned as:
* "Nichols v. Office Depot, Steve Odland and Patricia
McKay (Case Number, 07-14348)," filed on Nov. 6, 2007;
and
* "Sheet Metal Worker Local 28 v. Office Depot, Steve
Odland and Patricia McKay (Case Number, 07-81038),"
filed on Nov. 5, 2007.
On Jan. 4, 2008, certain parties in "Nichols v. Office Depot,
et. al.," moved to consolidate the two class action lawsuits.
On March 21, 2008, the court entered an order consolidating the
cases. The lead plaintiff in the consolidated case, the New
Mexico Educational Retirement Board, filed a consolidated
amended complaint on July 2, 2008.
On Sept. 2, 2008, Office Depot filed a motion to dismiss the
Consolidated Amended Complaint on the basis that it fails to
state a claim, according to the company's Oct. 29, 2008 Form 10-
Q filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for
the quarter ended Sept. 27, 2008.
The suit is "Nichols v. Office Depot, Inc. et al., Case No.
2:07-cv-14348-DTKH," filed in the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Florida, Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley,
presiding.
Representing the plaintiffs is:
David J. George, Esq. (dgeorge@csgrr.com)
Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP
120 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 500
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: 561-750-3000
Fax: 561-750-3364
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Alfred G. Yates, Jr., Esq.
Alleghney Building
429 Forbes Avenue, Suite 1618
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: 412-338-2266
Representing the defendants is:
Alvin F. Lindsay, III, Esq. (aflindsay@hhlaw.com)
Hogan & Hartson
1111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1900
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 305-459-6500
Fax: 305-459-6550
SELECT COMFORT: Faces Litigation in Calif. Over Moldy Products
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Select Comfort Corp. is facing a purported a class-action suit
in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
California over moldy products.
On April 25, 2008, a lawsuit was filed against one of the
company's subsidiaries in state court in California by one of
the company's customers.
The suit asserts various claims related to products liability
and misrepresentation and seeks class certification. It alleges
that products sold by the company prior to 2006 had a unique
propensity to develop mold, alleges that the plaintiff suffered
adverse health effects, and seeks various forms of legal and
equitable relief.
On Sept. 30, 2008, the Court granted the company motion to
dismiss and strike the purported class action claims, and
allowed the plaintiff leave to amend the complaint, according to
the company's Oct. 29, 2008 Form 10-Q filing with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarter ended Sept.
27, 2008.
The suit is "Stearns v. Select Comfort Retail Corporation et
al., Case No. 5:08-cv-02746-JF," filed in the U.S. District
Court for the Northern District of California, Judge Jeremy
Fogel, presiding.
Representing the plaintiffs are:
Robert M. Gagliasso, Esq.
Bustamante O'Hara & Gagliasso
River Park Tower
333 W. San Carlos Street
8th Floor
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: 408-977-1911
Fax: 408-977-0746
Representing the defendants are:
Dianne L. Sweeney, Esq. (dianne@pillsburylaw.com)
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
2475 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: (650) 233-4500
Fax: (650) 233-4545
SCHERING-PLOUGH: Discovery in K-DUR Suits Completed in 3Q 2008
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Schering-Plough Corp. reports that during the quarterly period
ended Sept. 30, 2008, discovery has been completed in several
purported antitrust class-action suits filed before the federal
and state courts against the Company with regards to the drug K-
DUR.
Schering-Plough Corp. had settled patent litigation with Upsher-
Smith, Inc. and ESI Lederle, Inc. relating to generic versions
of K-DUR, the company's long-acting potassium chloride product
supplement used by cardiac patients, for which Lederle and
Upsher Smith had filed Abbreviated New Drug Applications.
Following the commencement of an Federal Trade Commission
administrative proceeding alleging anti-competitive effects from
those settlements, which has been resolved in Schering-Plough's
favor, alleged class action suits were filed in federal and
state courts on behalf of direct and indirect purchasers of K-
DUR against Schering-Plough, Upsher-Smith and Lederle.
These suits claim violations of federal and state antitrust
laws, as well as other state statutory and common law causes of
action.
These suits seek unspecified damages, according to the company's
Oct. 28, 2008 Form 10-Q Filing with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2008.
Schering-Plough Corp. -- http://www.schering-plough.com-- is an
innovation-driven, science-centered global health care company.
Through its own biopharmaceutical research and collaborations
with partners, Schering-Plough creates therapies that help save
and improve lives around the world. The company applies its
research-and-development platform to human prescription and
consumer products as well as to animal health products.
SCHERING-PLOUGH: Judgment Bids in N.J. Securities Suit Pending
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Motions for summary judgment in the federal securities
litigation filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of
New Jersey by a purported class of Schering-Plough Corp.
shareholders are pending.
Following Schering-Plough's announcement that the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) had been conducting inspections of its
manufacturing facilities in New Jersey and Puerto Rico and had
issued reports citing deficiencies concerning compliance with
current Good Manufacturing Practices, several lawsuits were
filed against the Company and certain named officers.
These lawsuits allege that the defendants violated the federal
securities law by allegedly failing to disclose material
information and making material misstatements.
Specifically, they allege that Schering-Plough failed to
disclose an alleged serious risk that a new drug application for
CLARINEX would be delayed as a result of these manufacturing
issues, and they allege that the Company failed to disclose the
alleged depth and severity of its manufacturing issues.
These complaints were consolidated into one action in the U.S.
District Court for the District of New Jersey, and a
consolidated amended complaint was filed on Oct. 11, 2001,
purporting to represent a class of shareholders who purchased
shares of Schering-Plough stock from May 9, 2000 through Feb.
15, 2001.
The complaint seeks compensatory damages on behalf of the class.
The Court certified the shareholder class on Oct. 10, 2003.
Notice of pendency of the class action was sent to members of
that class in July 2007.
Discovery has been completed, and motions for summary judgment
have been briefed, according to the company's Oct. 28, 2008 Form
10-Q Filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for
the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2008.
Schering-Plough Corp. -- http://www.schering-plough.com-- is an
innovation-driven, science-centered global health care company.
Through its own biopharmaceutical research and collaborations
with partners, Schering-Plough creates therapies that help save
and improve lives around the world. The company applies its
research-and-development platform to human prescription and
consumer products as well as to animal health products.
SCHERING-PLOUGH: Lawsuits by Third-Party Payors Still Pending
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Purported class-action lawsuits filed on behalf of third-party
payors against Schering-Plough Corp. are still pending,
according to the company's Oct. 28, 2008 Form 10-Q Filing with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarter
ended
Sept. 30, 2008.
During the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2007, Schering-Plough
made cash payments of US$435 million for the settlement of the
investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of
Massachusetts involving certain of the Company's sales,
marketing and clinical trial practices and programs, cash
payments of US$9 million of employee termination costs related
to the 2006 manufacturing streamlining and US$6 million related
to integration planning.
Several purported class action litigations were filed following
the announcement of the settlement of the Massachusetts
Investigation.
The plaintiffs in these actions seek damages on behalf of third-
party payors resulting from the allegations of off-label
promotion and improper payments to physicians that were at issue
in the Massachusetts Investigation.
Schering-Plough Corp. -- http://www.schering-plough.com-- is an
innovation-driven, science-centered global health care company.
Through its own biopharmaceutical research and collaborations
with partners, Schering-Plough creates therapies that help save
and improve lives around the world. The company applies its
research-and-development platform to human prescription and
consumer products as well as to animal health products.
SCHERING-PLOUGH: Remanded N.J. Lawsuit Over Savings Plan Ongoing
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A remanded putative class-action complaint filed against
Schering-Plough Corp. for breach of fiduciary duties under the
Company's Employee Savings Plan (Plan) is ongoing in the U.S.
District Court for the District of New Jersey.
On March 31, 2003, the Company was served with a putative class-
action complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the
District of New Jersey alleging that Schering-Plough, retired
Chairman, CEO and President Richard Jay Kogan, its Plan
administrator, several current and former directors, and certain
former corporate officers breached their fiduciary obligations
to certain participants in the Plan.
The complaint seeks damages in the amount of losses allegedly
suffered by the Plan.
The complaint was dismissed on June 29, 2004. The plaintiffs
appealed. On Aug. 19, 2005 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit reversed the dismissal by the District Court.
The matter has been remanded back to the District Court for
further proceedings, according to the company's Oct. 28, 2008
Form 10-Q Filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2008.
Schering-Plough Corp. -- http://www.schering-plough.com-- is an
innovation-driven, science-centered global health care company.
Through its own biopharmaceutical research and collaborations
with partners, Schering-Plough creates therapies that help save
and improve lives around the world. The company applies its
research-and-development platform to human prescription and
consumer products as well as to animal health products.
SONOCO PRODUCTS: Faces Securities Fraud Suit in South Carolina
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Sonoco Products Co. is still facing a securities fraud lawsuit
filed before the U.S. District Court for the District of South
Carolina, under the caption, "Ann Arbor Employees' Retirement
System, City of v. Sonoco Products Company et al., Case No. 08-
cv-02348."
The company was served with the complaint, filed by the City of
Ann Arbor Employees' Retirement System, individually and on
behalf of others similarly situated, on July 7, 2008.
The suit purports to be a class action on behalf of those who
purchased the company's common stock between Feb. 7, 2007, and
Sept. 18, 2007, except officers and directors of the company.
It alleges that the company issued press releases during the
class period that were materially false and misleading because
the company allegedly had no reasonable basis for the earnings
projections contained in the press releases, and that such
information caused the market price of the company's common
stock to be artificially inflated.
The complaint also names certain company officers as individual
defendants and seeks an unspecified amount of damages plus
interest and attorneys' fees.
The company reported no development in the matter in its Oct.
29, 2008 Form 10-Q Filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission for the quarter ended Sept. 28, 2008.
The suit is "Ann Arbor Employees' Retirement System, City of v.
Sonoco Products Company et al., Case No. 4:2008cv02348," filed
in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina,
Judge Terry L. Wooten, presiding.
Representing the plaintiffs is:
William E. Hopkins, Jr., Esq.
(wehopkins@hopkinscampbell.com)
Hopkins and Campbell
P.O. Box 11963
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803-256-6152
Fax: 803-256-6155
Representing the defendants is:
William Clarence Boyd, Esq. (bboyd@hsblawfirm.com)
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
P.O. Box 11889
Columbia, SC 29211-1889
Phone: 803-779-3080
Fax: 803-765-1243
VISTAPRINT LTD: Faces Several Lawsuits Over Membership Discounts
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VistaPrint, Ltd., and its subsidiaries are facing several
purported class-actions lawsuits in various federal courts in
connection with certain membership discount programs, according
to the company's Oct. 29, 2008 Form 10-Q filing with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarter ended Sept.
30, 2008.
Texas Litigation
On July 29, 2008, a purported class action lawsuit was filed in
the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
against VistaPrint Corp., VistaPrint USA, Inc., Vertrue, Inc.
and Adaptive Marketing, LLC.
Adaptive Marketing, LLC is a Vertrue, Inc. company that provides
subscription-based membership discount programs, including
programs that are offered on the company's VistaPrint.com
website (Vertrue, Inc. and Adaptive Marketing, LLC are sometimes
collectively referred to herein as the Vertrue Defendants).
The Texas complaint alleges that the defendants violated, among
other statutes, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, the
Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Texas Deceptive Trade
Practices-Consumer Protection Act and the Texas Theft Liability
Act, in connection with certain membership discount programs
offered to VistaPrint customers on the company's VistaPrint.com
website. It also seeks recovery for unjust enrichment,
conversion, and similar common law claims.
Other Litigation
Subsequent to the filing of the Texas complaint, on July 31,
2008, Aug. 25, 2008, Sept. 3, 2008, Sept. 10, 2008 and Sept. 11,
2008, nearly identical purported class-action lawsuits were
filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey,
the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama,
the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, the U.S.
District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the U.S.
District Court for the District of Florida, respectively,
against the same defendants, and in one case VistaPrint Ltd., on
behalf of different plaintiffs.
The complaints in each of these nearly identical lawsuits
include substantially the same purported Federal and common law
claims as the Texas complaint but contain different state law
claims.
Massachusetts Litigation
In addition, on Aug. 28, 2008, a purported class-action lawsuit
asserting substantially the same Federal and common law claims
as the Texas complaint, but containing a state law claim under
the Massachusetts Unfair Trade Practices Act, was filed by a
different plaintiff in the U.S. District Court for the District
of Massachusetts, against VistaPrint Ltd., VistaPrint USA, Inc.
and the Vertrue Defendants.
Among other allegations, the plaintiffs in each action claim
that after ordering products on our VistaPrint.com website they
were enrolled in certain membership discount programs operated
by the Vertrue Defendants and that monthly subscription fees for
the programs were subsequently charged directly to the credit or
debit cards they used to make purchases on VistaPrint.com, in
each case purportedly without their knowledge or authorization.
The plaintiffs also claim that the Defendants failed to disclose
to them that the credit or debit card information they provided
to make purchases on VistaPrint.com would be disclosed to the
Vertrue Defendants and would be used to pay for monthly
subscriptions for the membership discount programs.
The plaintiffs have requested that the Defendants be enjoined
from engaging in the practices complained of by the plaintiffs.
They also are seeking an unspecified amount of damages,
including statutory and punitive damages, as well as pre-
judgment and post-judgment interest and attorneys' fees and
costs for the purported class.
Recent Developments
On Sept. 8, 2008, VistaPrint USA, Inc. filed an Answer to the
Texas Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of Texas, and on Sept. 9, 2008, VistaPrint USA,
Incorporated filed a Motion to Dismiss for Improper Venue in the
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Subsequently, on or about September 16, 2008, the plaintiff in
one of the cases pending before the U.S. District Court for the
District of Massachusetts filed a Motion before the Judicial
Panel on Multidistrict Litigation seeking the consolidation and
transfer of pretrial proceedings in all of the outstanding cases
to the Massachusetts District Court.
Following that, on or about Sept. 24, 2008 and Sept. 25, 2008,
the Vertrue Defendants and VistaPrint USA, Incorporated and
VistaPrint Limited, respectively, filed motions before the
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to transfer all of
the outstanding cases, as well as any cases subsequently filed
involving similar facts or claims, to the U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of Texas for coordinated pretrial
proceedings.
All of the purported class action lawsuits in which the
Defendants have been served were subsequently stayed pending
resolution of the motions for consolidation and transfer pending
before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.
VistaPrint, Ltd. -- http://www.vistaprint.co.uk-- is an online
provider of coordinated portfolios of customized marketing
products and services to small businesses worldwide. The
company offers a spectrum of products and services ranging from
business cards, brochures and post cards to apparel, invitations
and announcements, holiday cards, calendars, creative design
services, copywriting services, direct mail services,
promotional gifts, signage and Website design, and hosting
services. Its Internet-based order processing systems receive
and store individual orders on a daily basis and, organize these
orders for production and delivery to its customers.
XTO ENERGY: Still Faces Suit Over Natural Gas Royalty Payments
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XTO Energy, Inc., continues to face a purported class-action
lawsuit filed in January 2006 before the District Court of Texas
County, Oklahoma by royalty owners of natural gas wells in
Oklahoma.
The plaintiffs in the suit, "Beer, et al. v. XTO Energy Inc.,"
allege that XTO Energy has not properly accounted to them the
royalties to which they are entitled. They seek an accounting
regarding the natural gas and other products produced from their
wells and the prices paid for the natural gas and other products
produced, and for payment of the amount allegedly owed since
June 2002, with a certain limited number of plaintiffs claiming
amounts owed for additional time.
A hearing on class certification has not been scheduled. The
plaintiffs have not alleged, in their petition, an amount they
are seeking.
XTO Energy has informed the trustee -- Bank of America, N.A. --
that it believes that it has strong defenses to this lawsuit and
intends to vigorously defend its position.
However, if XTO Energy ultimately makes any settlement payments
or receives a judgment against it, the trust -- Hugoton Royalty
Trust -- will bear its 80% share of such settlement or judgment
related to production from the underlying properties.
Additionally, if a judgment or settlement increases the amount
of future payments to royalty owners, the trust would bear its
proportionate share of the increased payments through reduced
net proceeds.
XTO Energy further informed the trustee that, although the
amount of any reduction in net proceeds is not presently
determinable, in its management's opinion, the amount is not
currently expected to be material to the trust's annual
distributable income, financial position or liquidity.
Hugoton Royalty Trust reported no development in the matter in
its Oct. 29, 2008 Form 10-Q filing with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2008.
XTO Energy Inc. -- http://www.xtoenergy.com/-- and its
subsidiaries are engaged in the acquisition, development,
exploitation and exploration of producing oil and gas
properties, and in the production, processing, marketing and
transportation of oil and natural gas.
New Securities Fraud Cases
AUTHENTEC INC: Cohen Milstein Files Fla. Securities Fraud Suit
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The law firm Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. has
filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the
Middle District of Florida on behalf of its client and on behalf
of other similarly situated purchasers of AuthenTec, Inc.
("AuthenTec" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AUTH) common stock
during the period between April 28, 2008 and September 5, 2008,
inclusive (the "Class Period").
The complaint charges AuthenTec and certain of its officers
and directors with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Exchange Act"). AuthenTec is a mixed-signal
semiconductor company that provides fingerprint authentication
sensors and solutions to the high-volume personal computer,
wireless device, and access control markets. The Company's
sensors enable users to access and control multiple functions on
an electronic device by touching or sliding a finger across the
sensor.
The complaint alleges that, during the Class Period,
Defendants issued numerous materially false and misleading
statements which caused AuthenTec's securities to trade at
artificially inflated prices. More specifically, the complaint
alleges that defendants' public statements were false and
misleading or failed to disclose or indicate the following:
-- that the Company's sales growth was slowing;
-- that AuthenTec would not meet its previously-issued
financial guidance;
-- that AuthenTec was flooding its customers with excess
inventory;
-- as such, the Company's financial results were
materially inflated;
-- that the Company lacked adequate internal controls;
and
-- as a result, statements made by the Company's
management during the Class Period regarding the
Company's financial results and strong revenue growth
lacked a reasonable basis.
The complaint further alleges that Company insiders sold a
substantial amount of AuthenTec stock during the Class Period.
According to the complaint, on September 7, 2008, AuthenTec
shocked investors when the Company issued a press release in
which it revised downward its previously-issued financial
guidance. In the press release, AuthenTec told investors that
"the Company attributes the reduction in estimated revenue to an
overstocked inventory position at a new customer and the impact
of lower than expected sales of higher-end notebooks. . . " It
is also alleged that during a conference call with analysts the
next day, the Company further revealed that, "as it turns out,
the effect of the downturn that has impacted many others in the
semiconductor industry seems to have been masked to us by the
fact that one of our newer customers overbought in the second
quarter and even into the beginning of this quarter. This has
led to an overstocking position on their part and thus reduced
forecasts for the remainder of the year . . . we are still
working to fully understand the impact and the size of the
inventory build, but at this point we are assuming that it will
take at least a quarter for them to work through this
inventory." The complaint alleges that on this news,
AuthenTec's shares declined $3.84 per share, or more than 60%,
to close on September 8, 2008 at $2.55 per share, on unusually
heavy trading volume.
If you are a member of the class, you may, no later than
December 8, 2008, request that the Court appoint you as Lead
Plaintiff of the class. Any member of the purported class may
move the Court to serve as Lead Plaintiff through counsel of
their choice or may choose to remain an absent class member.
For more details, contact:
Steven J. Toll, Esq. (stoll@cmht.com)
Tyler Gaffney, Esq. (tgaffney@cmht.com)
Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C.
1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
West Tower, Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: (888) 240-0775 or (202) 408-4600
CADENCE DESIGN: Brodsky & Smith Announces Filing of Stock Suit
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The Law offices of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that a
class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of all persons who
purchased the common stock of Cadence Design Systems,
Inc.("Cadence" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CDNS) between April
23, 2008 andOctober 22, 2008 (the "Class Period").
The class action lawsuit was filed in the United States
District Court for the Northern District of California.
The Complaint alleges that defendants violated federal
securities laws by issuing a series of material
misrepresentations to the market, therebyartificially inflating
the price of Cadence.
No class has yet been certified in the above action.
For more details, contact:
Evan J. Smith, Esq.
Marc L. Ackerman, Esq.
Brodsky & Smith, LLC
Two Bala Plaza, Suite 602
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Phone: 877-LEGAL-90
E-mail: atclients@brodsky-smith.com
CADENCE DESIGN: Holzer Holzer Files Securities Fraud Lawsuit
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The law form of Holzer Holzer & Fistel, LLC announces that
it has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States
District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf
of all purchasers of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. ("Cadence" or
the "Company") (NASDAQ: CDNS) common stock during the period
between April 23, 2008 and October 22, 2008 (the"Class Period").
The complaint charges Cadence and certain of its current
and former officers with violations of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. During the Class Period, the Complaint alleges that
defendants misrepresented Cadence's financial performance and
prospects, overstated its revenues, and caused it to file false
and misleading financial statements with the SEC.
More specifically, defendants allegedly caused Cadence to
improperly report approximately $24 million in revenue in the
first quarter of 2008 and in the six months ended June 28, 2008
that will not be earned until the later quarters and, therefore,
should be properly recognized over the duration of the customer
contracts.
If you are a purchaser of Cadence common stock during the
Class Period, you have the legal right to petition the Court to
be appointed a "lead plaintiff." A lead plaintiff is a
representative party that acts on behalf of other class members
in directing the litigation. Any such request must satisfy
certain criteria and be made on or before December 29, 2008.
For more details, contact:
Michael I. Fistel, Jr., Esq., (mfistel@holzerlaw.com)
Marshall P. Dees, Esq. (ormdees@holzerlaw.com)
Phone: (888) 508-6832
Web site: http://www.holzerlaw.com
PILGRIM'S PRIDE: Brodsky & Smith Announces Stock Suit Filing
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The Law offices of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that a
class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of all persons who
purchased the common stock of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
("Pilgrim's Pride" or the "Company") between May 5, 2008 and
September 24, 2008 (the "Class Period").
The class action lawsuit was filed in the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
The Complaint alleges that defendants violated federal
securities laws by issuing a series of material
misrepresentations to the market, thereby artificially inflating
the price of Pilgrim's Pride.
No class has yet been certified in the above action.
For more details, contact:
Evan J. Smith, Esq.
Marc L. Ackerman, Esq.
Brodsky & Smith, LLC
Two Bala Plaza, Suite 602
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Phone: 877-LEGAL-90
E-mail: atclients@brodsky-smith.com
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