UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                           DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

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STEVEN COOPERMAN and                      )
SCOTT SKLAR, on                           )        CIVIL ACTION NO.
behalf of themselves and all others )              96-12272 DPW
similarly situated,                       ))
            Plaintiffs,                   )        COMPLAINT
                                          )
v.                                        ))
INDIVIDUAL, INC., JOSEPH A. AMRAM,        )
BRUCE D. GLABE, WILLIAM A. DEVEREAUX,)             JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
MANUEL A. FERNANDEZ, FRANK A. INGARI,)
ELON KOHLBERG, MARINO R. POLESTRA,        )
DANIEL ROSEN, SHARON L. STUDER,           )
ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY LLC,        )
HAMBRECHT & QUIST LLC and                 )
OPPENHEIMER & CO., INC.,                  ))
            Defendants.                   )
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      Plaintiffs Steven Cooperman and Scott Sklar make the following

allegations upon information and belief, except as to allegations

specifically pertaining to the named plaintiffs and their counsel,

based on the facts alleged below, which are predicated upon, inter

alia, a review of relevant filings made with the Securities and

Exchange Commission ("SEC"), press releases, news and analysts'

reports and the investigation undertaken by and through plaintiffs'

counsel. Plaintiffs believe that further substantial evidentiary

support will exist for the allegations set forth below after a

reasonable opportunity for discovery.

                           NATURE OF THE ACTION

Case docket was last updated on: 06/07/00.


Docket as of September 29, 1999 10:49 pm                      Page 1

Proceedings include all events.
1:96cv12272 Cooperman, et al v. Individual Inc., et al
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                           U.S. District Court
            U.S. District Court - Massachusetts (Boston)

                  CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 96-CV-12272

Cooperman, et al v. Individual Inc., et al                         Filed:
11/13/96
Assigned to: Judge Douglas P. Woodlock              Jury demand: Plaintiff
Demand: $0,000                                      Nature of Suit: 160
Lead Docket: None                                   Jurisdiction: Federal
Question
Dkt# in other court: None

Cause: 15:77 Securities Fraud


STEVEN G. COOPERMAN, on behalf        Glen DeValerio
of himself and all others             [COR LD NTC]
similarly situated                    Berman, DeValerio & Pease
     Plaintiff                        One Liberty Square
                                      Boston, MA 02109
                                      617-542-8300

                                      Janine L. Pollack
                                      [COR LD NTC]
                                      Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes
                                      & Lerach
                                      One Penn Plaza
                                      New York City, NY 10002

                                      Steven G. Schulman
                                      [COR LD NTC]
                                      Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes &
                                      Lerach LLP
                                      One Pennsylvania Plaza
                                      49th Floor
                                      New York, NY 10119

                                 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

                                      DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS



STEVEN G. COOPERMAN, ET AL.,                            )  CIVIL ACTION NO.
                                                        )  96-12272-DPW
                      Plaintiffs,                       )  MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
           v.                                           ) )  [filed May 27, 1998]
INDIVIDUAL, INC., ET AL.,                               ) )
                      Defendants.                       )
____________________________________ ) )
Six plaintiffs, purchasers of common stock of Individual, Inc., alleging violations of the
Securities Act of 1933, press these consolidated actions against Individual, its board
members, and underwriters who participated in Individual's initial public offering (the
"IPO" or the "offering") in March 1996. Plaintiffs claim that Defendants made materially
false and misleading statements and omitted material facts in connection with the
registration statement and prospectus for the IPO. The focus of these assertedly material
omissions and misstatements is an alleged conflict between Yosi Amram--who was a
director as well as the founder, chief executive officer and president of Individual--and a
majority of the board of directors about the strategic direction the company should take.
The price of Individual's stock fell sharply in July 1996 after Amram left the company,
apparently as a result of this conflict. The Plaintiffs then brought these actions, claiming
that the conflict between the board and Amram existed at the time the IPO went effective
on March 14, 1996, and that Defendants had failed to disclose this material fact. Before
me are Defendants' motions to dismiss.

                                           I. BACKGROUND
A. The Parties

The individual plaintiffs are:

           Steven Cooperman, who purchased Individual shares between May 3, 1996 and
           June 12, 1996 at prices ranging from $18 1/4 to $22 1/2;

           Scott Sklar, who purchased shares on May 15, 1996 for $22 3/8;

           Vincent Cerasuolo, who purchased shares on March 15, 1996 at $16 1/4 and on
           May 10, 1996 at $22;

           Owen O'Brien, who purchased shares between March 15, 1996 and July 11, 1996
           at prices ranging from $14 to $21 1/2;