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OPENING BRIEF OF THE FORMER HBOC OUTSIDE DIRECTORS IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS
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DIRECTORS MCKESSON HBOC FORMER HBOC PLAINTIFFS COURT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS COMPL ACCOUNTING BEAR DEFENDANTS THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT DELOITTE DEL AUDIT DISMISS ALLEGATIONS HBO AUDIT REPORTS OVERSIGHT CLAIM ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP SUBSIDIARIES SHAREHOLDERS LITIG PARTICULARITY CALIFORNIA CHARTER PROVISIONS FINANCIAL REPORTING ACCOUNTING IRREGULARITIES BEAR STEAMS REPORTING SYSTEMS |
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
ARLENE ASH, NOEL SAITO, KIMBERLY :
MADAJCZYK and SYDNEY H. DALMAN, :
Plaintiffs,
V.
CHARLES W. MCCALL, MARK A. PULIDO, :
RICHARD H. HAWKINS, HEIDI E. -.,
YODOWITZ, ALFRED E. ECKERT III,
TULLY M. FRIEDMAN, ALTON F. IRBY III, : C.A.No. 17132-NC
M. CHRISTINE JACOBS, GERALD E. MAYO, :
JAMES V. NAPIER, DAVID S. POTTRUCK, :
CARL E. REICHARDT, ALAN
SEELENFREUND, JANE E. SHAW, PHILLIP : :
A. INCARNATI, DONALD C. WEGMILLER, :
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP, and BEAR
STEARNS & CO.
Defendants,
and
MCKESSON HBOC, INC., and HBO &
COMPANY a/k/a HEALTH CARE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS :
UNIT, a wholly-owned Subsidiary of
MCKESSON HBOC, INC.
Nominal Defendant. :
OPENING BRIEF OF THE FORMER HBOC OUTSIDE
DIRECTORS IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION TO DISMISS
BOUCHARD MARGULES & FRIEDLANDER
222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1102
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(302) 573-3500
Attorneys for `The Former HBOC Outside Directors
OF COUNSEL:
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MCKESSON OUTSIDE DIRECTORS OPENING BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS
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DIRECTORS HBOC THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT FAITH FACTS COURT MERGER PLAINTIFFS SUPPORT FAILS DEL DEFENDANTS ACCOUNTING ALLEGE DISLOYALTY FINANCIALS ALLEGATIONS BEAR STEARNS BUSINESS JUDGMENT FIDUCIARY DUTIES PROVISION SEELENFREUND IMPLICATES LIABILITY PROXY STATEMENT DILIGENCE REICHARDT SHAREHOLDERS APPROVING |
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
HOWARD FINE, ARLENE ASH, IKIMBERLY
MADAJCZYK, and SYDNEY H. DALMAN,
Plaintif&
V. C. A. -No. 17132
CHARLES W . MCCALL, MARK A. PULIDO,
RICHARD H. HAWKINS, HEIDI E.
YODOWITZ, ALFRED E. ECKERT III,
TULLY M. FRIEDMAN, ALTON F. IRBY III,
M. CHRISTINE JACOBS, GERALD E. MAYO,
JAMES V. NAPIER, DAVID S. POTTRUCK,
CARL E. REICHARDT, ALAN
SEELENFREUND and JANE E. SHAW,
Defendants.
and
MCKESSON HBOC, INC.,
Nominal Defendant,
MCKESSON OUTSIDE DIRECTORS' OPENING BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF
THEIR MOTION TO DISMISS THE THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT
MORRIS, JAMES, HITCHENS &
WILLIAMS LLP
Edward M. McNally (#6 14)
Stephanie M. Tarabicos (#3442)
222 Delaware Avenue
P.O. Box 2306
Wilmington, Delaware 19899
OF COUNSEL: (302) 888-6800
Melvin R. Goldman Attorneys for Defendants,
Xavier Carlos Vasquez Tully M. Friedman, David S. Pottruck,
MORRISON & FOERSTER, LLP Carl E. Reichardt, Alan Seelenfreund
425 Market Street and Jane E. Shaw
San Francisco, CA 94.105
Dated: April 16, 2001
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OPENING BRIEF OF BEAR STEARNS IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS
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EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
MCKESSON HBOC PLAINTIFFS THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT MCKESSON DIRECTORS BREACH DEL ALLEGE FACTS DEMAND CONTRACT YORK PROFESSIONALS MALPRACTICE PLEAD EXCUSE DEMAND FAIRNESS OPINION AMENDED COMPLAINT FAILS CONNECTION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE INGERSOLL DECL FIDUCIARY DUTY ALLEGATIONS FAIRNESS OPINION ANALYSIS ENGAGEMENT TEAM SHAREHOLDERS INDEPENDENCE PROJECTIONS |
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
ARLENE ASH et al.
>-,
Plaintiffs,
V. ; CA. No. 17132-NC
CHARLES W. MCCALL, &
Defendants,
and
MCKESSON HBOC, INC., et
Nominal Defendants.
OPENING BRIEF OF DEFENDANT BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.
IN SUPPORT
O F ITS MOTION TO DISMISS
THE THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT
YOUNGCONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR, LLP
Josy W. Ingersoll
Christian Douglas Wright
Eleventh Floor, Wilmington Trust Center
1100 North Market Street
P.O. Box 39 1
Wilmington, DE 19899-03 9 1
(302) 571-6672
Attorneys for Defendant Beur, Stearns & Co., Inc.
OF COUNSEL:
CADWALADER WICKERSHAM & TAFT
100 Maiden Lane
New York, New York 10038
(212) 504-6000
DATED: April16, 2001
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ARTHUR ANDERSENS OPENING BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS
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EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
HBOC COMPLAINT MCKESSON COURT CONTRACT FRAUD ALLEGE BREACH DEFENDANT CLASS ACTION MOTION DISMISS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DEL DUTY THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT ALLEGATIONS HBOC EXECUTIVES ACCOUNTANTS TAC NEGLIGENCE FIDUCIARY DUTY INDICTMENT ACCOUNTING MARSHALL GROSSMAN MALPRACTICE CLAIM FORMER HBOC EXECUTIVES GAAP DEVIATIONS XIII |
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATES OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
ARLENE ASH et al
> A, i
Plaintiffs,
;
V. C.A. No. 17132-NC
i
CHARLES W. MCCALL et al
,A,
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Defendants,
1
and
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MCKESSON HBOC, INC., &al.,
1
Nominal Defendants. )
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP'S
OPENING BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION
TO DISMISS THE THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT
ASHBY &GEDDES ~3 c:
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Lawrence C. Ashby 52 +
Steven T. Margolin ,z:,T --$
222 Delaware Avenue$?JJh Flays
Wilmington, Delawarf; .1;?801
(302) 6.54-1888 _. .`.
.+; " s,
Attorneys for Defend%!$j l .-*
Arthur Andersen LLP"`$
Of Counsel. z
ALSCHULER GROSSIMAN
STEIN & KAHAN LILP
Marshall Grossman
Michael Capers
Gwvn Quillen
Scott V&k
2049 Century Park East, 39" Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 277-1226
DATED: April 16,200l
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
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HBOC DIRECTORS MCKESSON DEFENDANTS DELAWARE MERGER FORMER HBOC FACTS COMPLAINT DEMAND ACCOUNTING IRREGULARITIES SHAREHOLDERS OVERSIGHT CLAIM COURT DEL WASTE CLAIM MEMORANDUM OPINION FLOM LLP WILMINGTON PARTICULARIZED FACTS FIRST INTERSTATE BUSINESS JUDGMENT ALLEGATIONS CALIFORNIA TRANSACTION CONNECTION PRE-MERGER POTENTIAL CLAIM MEAGHER |
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IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE ff
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY '
ARLENE ASH, NOEL SAITO, >
KIMBERLY MADAJCZYK and )
SYDNEY H. DALMAN, >> :_ . .
Plaintiffs, >>
V. >
>
CHARLES W. MCCALL, MARK ) Civil Action No. 17132
A. PULIDO, RICHARD H. >
HAWKINS, HEIDI E. YODOWITZ, )
ALFRED E. ECKERT III, TULLY )
M. FRIEDMAN, ALTON F. IRBY )
III, M. CHRISTINE JACOBS, >
GERALD E. MAYO, JAMES V. )
NAPIER, DAVID S. POTTRUCK, )
CARL E. REICHARDT, ALAN )
SEELENFREUND and JANE E. )
SHAW, >>
Defendants, >>
and >>
MCKESSON HBOC, INC., >>
Nominal Defendant. )
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Date Submitted: March 15, 2000
Date Decided: September 15,200O
Pamela S. Tikellis, Robert J. Kriner, Jr., and Timothy R. Dudderar, of
CHIMICLES & TIKELLIS LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, Attorneys for
Plaintiffs.
Joel Friedlander, of BOUCHARD MARGULES & FRIEDLANDER,
Wilmington, Delaware; OF COUNSEL: Samuel R. Miller, of FOLGER
LEVIN & KAHN LLP, San Francisco, California, Attorneys for the Former
HBOC Outside Directors.
Anthony W. Clark and Paul J. Lockwood, of SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE,
MEAGHER & FLOM LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; OF COUNSEL:
Jonathan J. Lerner, of SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM
LLP, New York, New York, and James E. Lyons, of SKADDEN, ARPS,
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MCKESSON HBOCS SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT
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PLAINTIFFS MCKESSON HBOC MERGER COURT STANDING CAREMARK SHAREHOLDERS LIABILITY DELAWARE DEL COMPLAINT MOTION DISMISS STANDING RULE DEFENDANTS SUPPLEMENT SUBSIDIARIES STOCKHOLDER ACCOUNTING AUDIT PROCESS SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT DERIVATIVE SUIT CONTINUOUS OWNERSHIP ARLENE ASH NOEL SAITO MADAJCZYK CHRISTINE JACOBS AUTHORITIES NATURE |
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
ARLENE ASH, NOEL SAITO, KIMBERLY
MADAJCZYK and SYDNEY H. DALMAN.
Plaintiffs.
V. C. A. No. 17132-NC
CHARLES W. MCCALL, MARK A. PULIDO,
RICHARD H. HAWKINS, HEIDI E.
YODOWITZ, ALFRED E. ECKERT III,
TULLY M. FRIEDMAN, ALTON F. IRBY III,
M. CHRISTINE JACOBS, GERALD E. MAYO,
JAMES V. NAPIER, DAVID S. POTTRUCK,
CARL E. REICHARDT, ALAN
SEELENFREUND and JANE E. SHAW,
Defendants,
MCKESSON HBOC, INC.,
Nominal Defendant.
MCKESSON HBOC, INC.'S SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF IN SUPPORT
OF MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE,
MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
One Rodney Square
Post Office Box 636
Wilmington, Delaware 19899-0636
(302) 651-3000
Attorneys for h4cKesson HBOC, Inc.
DATED: March 15,200O
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REPLY BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS OF DEFENDANTS A. ECKERT A. IRBY M. JACOBS G. MAYO AND J. NAPIER
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DIRECTORS PLAINTIFFS MCKESSON HBOC FORMER HBOC DEFENDANTS COURT DELAWARE MERGER DEL MOTION COMPL COMPLAINT DEMAND SHAREHOLDERS DISMISS CHRISTINE JACOBS ALLEGATIONS ACCOUNTING FIDUCIARY DUTIES FIRST INTERSTATE AMENDED COMPLAINT PERSONAL LIABILITY SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION GENERAL CORPORATION LAW SEELENFREUND NOMINAL DEFENDANT SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA |
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
ARLENE ASH, NOEL SPAITO,
KIMBERLY MADAJCZYK, and SYDNEY
H. DALMAN,
Plaintiffs,
V. C.A. No. 17132-NC
CHARLES W. MCCALL, MARK A.
PULIDO, RICHARD H. HAWKINS,
HEIDI E. YODOWITZ, ALFRED E.
ECKERT III, TULLY M. FRIEDMAN,
ALTON F. IRBY III, M. CHRISTINE .-
JACOBS, GERALD E. MAYO, JAMES V. +-
NAPIER, DAVID S. POTTRUCK, CARL /. .,
E. REICHARDT, ALAN -.
SEELENFREUND and JANE E. SHAW,
Defendants,
and
MCKESSON HBOC, INC.,
Nominal Defendant.
REPLY BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS
OF DEFENDANTS ALFRED E. ECKERT III, ALTON F. IRBY III,
M. CHRISTINE JACOBS. GERALD E. MAYO AND JAMES V. NAPIER
OF COUNSEL: BOUCHARD MARGULES
& FRIEDLANDER
FOLGER LEVIN & KAHN LLP 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1102
Embarcadero Center West Wilmington, Delaware 19801
275 Battery Street, 23rd Floor (302) 573-3500
San Francisco, California 94111 Attorneys for the Former HBOC
(4 15) 9862800 Outside Directors
DATED: February 11, 2000
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PLAINTIFFS ANSWERING BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISMISS
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MCKESSON HBOC MERGER DEFENDANTS DEL PLAINTIFFS COMPL BUSINESS JUDGMENT DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDERS REVENUE FACTS MOTION RECOMMENDATION WARNINGS DISMISS DERIVATIVE CLAIMS ALLEGATIONS NOMINAL DEFENDANT TIKELLIS LLP VALID EXERCISE ACCOUNTING IMPROPRIETIES DEFENDANT MCCALL FINANCIALS CHRISTINE JACOBS REICHARDT AMENDED COMPLAINT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CHIEF EXECUTIVES SOFTWARE SALES |
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IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
HOWARD FINE, ARLENE ASH, KIMBERLY :
MADAJCZYK and SYDNEY H. DALMAN, :
Plaintiffs,
V. C.A. NO. 17132
CHARLES W. MCCALL, MARK A. PULIDO, :
RICHARD H. HAWKINS, HEIDI E.
YODOWITZ, ALFRED E. ECKERT Ill, 1
TULLY M. FRIEDMAN, ALTON F. IRBY III, :
M. CHRISTINE JACOBS, GERALD E. MAYO, :
JAMES V. NAPIER, DAVID S. POTTRUCK, :
CARL E. REICHARDT, ALAN
SEELENFREUND and JANE E. SHAW, 1
Defendants. :
and
MCKESSON HBOC, INC.,
Nominal Defendant. :
PLAINTIFFS' ANSWERING BRIEF IN OPPOSITION
TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS
CHIMICLES & TIKELLIS LLP
Pamela S. Tikellis
Robert J. Kriner, Jr.
One Rodney Square
P.O. Box 1035
Wilmington, DE 19899
(302)656-2500
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
DATED: January 14,200O
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MCKESSON HBOCS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT
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PLAINTIFFS MERGER COMPLAINT DEMAND ALLEGE BUSINESS FACTS DIRECTORS DEFENDANT COURT COMPLAINT FAILS EXCUSE DEMAND MAJORITY DISINTEREST EXERCISE PLEAD FACTS AMENDED COMPLAINT ACCOUNTING VALID EXERCISE ALLEGATIONS NOMINAL DEFENDANT BUSINESS JUDGMENT PARTICULARIZED FACTS IRREGULARITIES TRANSACTION EXERCISE OVERSIGHT COMMON STOCK SUBSTANTIAL LIKELIHOOD LIABILITY |
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
HOWARD FINE, ARLENE ASH, KIMBERLY )
MADAJCZYK and SYDNEY H. DALMAN, >
Plaintiffs,
V. > C. A. No. 17132-NC
CHARLES W. MCCALL, MARK A. PULIDO, )
RICHARD H. HAWKINS, HEIDI E. >
YODOWITZ, ALFRED E. ECKERT III, >
TULLY M. FRIEDMAN, ALTON F. IRBY III, )
M. CHRISTINE JACOBS, GERALD E. MAYO, )
JAMES V. NAPIER, DAVID S. POTTRUCK, )
CARL E. REICHARDT, ALAN >
SEELENFREUND and JANE E. SHAW, >>
Defendants, >>
and >>
McKESSON HBOC, INC., >1
Nominal Defendant. )
MCKESSON HBOC, INC'S BRTEF 1N SUPPORT
OF MOTION TO DISMTSS COMPLAINT
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE,
MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
One Rodney Square
Post Office Box 636
Wilmington, Delaware 19899-0636
(302) 651-3000
Attorneys for McKesson HBOC, inc.
DATED: November 5. 1999
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COMPLAINT
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DEFENDANTS MERGER STOCK MCCALL PULIDO HBO INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS PLAINTIFF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS DIRECTORS ACCOUNTING COMMON PRIOR SHARES SALES NOMINAL DEFENDANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BUSINESS JUDGMENT SHAREHOLDERS CHRISTINE JACOBS PLAINTIFF HOWARD DELAWARE CORPORATION PORT STREET SEEKING RELIEF STOCK OPTIONS IMPROPER ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE SALES RESTATEMENT WRONGDOING |
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
HOWARD FINE, ..
Plaintiff,
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V. ..
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CHARLES W. MCCALL, MARK A. PULIDO, ;
RICHARD H. HAWKINS, HEIDI E. ..
YODOWITZ, ALFRED E. ECKERT III, :
TULLY M. FRIEDMAN, ALTON F. IRBY III, :
M. CHRISTINE JACOBS, GERALD E. MAYO, :
JAMES V. NAPIER, DAVID S. POTTRUCK, :
CARL E. REICHARDT, ALAN .
SEELENFREUND and JANE E. SHAW, ;..
Defendants. ....
and ....
MCKESSON HBOC, INC., ....
Nominal Defendant. :..
. . COMPLAINT
Plaintiff Howard Fine,' by his attorneys, alleges upon information and belief, as
follows:
PARTIES
1. Howard Fine owns and has owned at all times pertinent to this action common
stock of McKesson HBOC, Inc. ("McKesson HBOC ").
2. Nominal defendant McKesson HBOC is a Delaware corporation with corporate
headquarters at One Port Street, San Francisco, California. McKesson HBOC was formed
through the merger ("Merger") between McKesson Corporation ("McKesson") and HBO &
Company ("HBOC") effective on or about January 12, 1999 with McKesson paying $13.9
billion in stock.
3. Plaintiff brings this action derivatively on behalf of nominal defendant
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