COMM and ENTERT CLASS ACTION LITIGATION


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CaseNo: CAECAL198241, CourtName: CLASS ACTION CASES, State: NY New York, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>CAECAL198241, Office Products, Reports, Huyzer, Mckiernan, York, Brown, Exchange Act, Class Action, Acquisitions, Securities, Controls, Class Period, United States, Individual Defendants, Common Stock, Management, Knp, Representations, News Report, Misleading, Prospectus, Material Facts, Entry, Market Price, York Division, Public Documents, Chief Executive Officer, Responsibility, Reckless Disregard, Judge, Wright, Settlement, Motion, Batts, Judge Deborah, Order Appointing, Howard, Complaint, Law Firm , ContentID: 120249582

Case Documents

COMPLAINT
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48 pages
TXT

1999-10-29

DOCKET
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5 pages
TXT

Total Documents: 2 documents , 53 pages

Price: $ 24.95

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1 . COMPLAINT

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS

DEFENDANTS
REPORTS
PLAINTIFF
HUYZER
YORK
MCKIERNAN
BROWN
EXCHANGE ACT
CLASS ACTION
ACQUISITIONS
SECURITIES
CONTROLS
CLASS PERIOD
UNITED STATES
INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS
COMMON STOCK
MANAGEMENT
KNP
REPRESENTATIONS
NEWS REPORT
MISLEADING
PROSPECTUS
MATERIAL FACTS
MARKET PRICE
YORK DIVISION
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
RESPONSIBILITY
RECKLESS DISREGARD


UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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IRENE L. WRIGHT, on behalf of herself  :
and all others similarly situated,
                                       :
                      Plaintiff,
                                       :
       -against-                           CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT
                                       :   96 CIV. 2685
BT OFFICE PRODUCTS INTER-                  JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
NATIONAL, INC., RUDOLF A.J.            :
HUYZER, JOHN J. McKIERNAN,
N.V. KONINKLIJKE KNP BT; and           :
HOWARD L. BROWN,
                                       :
                     Defendants.
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     Plaintiff, by her attorneys, for her class action complaint

(the "Complaint"), alleges the following upon information and

belief (said information and belief being based, in part, upon the

investigation conducted by her attorneys, which included, inter

alia, analysis of public documents filed with the Securities and

Exchange Commission ("SEC"), published news reports, and press

releases as more fully detailed below), except as to those

paragraphs relating to the plaintiff, her purchase of BT Office

Products International, Inc. ("BT Office Products" or the

"Company") securities, and her suitability to serve as class

representative, which plaintiff alleges upon personal knowledge:

                    JURISDICTION AND VENUE

     1.   The jurisdiction of this Court is based upon Section 27

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

HUYZER, JOHN J. McKIERNAN,

HOWARD L. BROWN,

Plaintiff, by her attorneys, for her class action complaint

Exchange Commission, published news reports, and press

"Company") securities, and her suitability to serve as class

20of the Exchange Act 15 U.S.C. §§ 78jand 78t;

BT Office Products maintains its Northeastern

to plaintiff's claims against defendants were committed in this

the companies it acquired and allowing management to continue to

in the Prospectus.

Company continued to announce new acquisitions,

and its controls to monitor such consolidation.

Company, including the individual defendants, had been conducting

contrary to the representations made

During the Class Period, plaintiff and each member of the

Class purchased shares of BT Office Products common stock in the

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since April

Merchanting and Office Products Division of N.V. Koninklijke KNP BT

he had the responsibility to

were false and misleading and omitted to state

material facts concerning BT Office Products' financial condition

for his reckless disregard of the truth, were false and misleading,

of the market price of BT Office Products common stock throughout

public documents, including its press releases and filings with the

The news report confirmed BT Office Products'

financial reporting irregularities at its New York division,

2 . DOCKET

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS

JUDGE
WRIGHT
SETTLEMENT
MOTION
BATTS
OFFICE PRODUCTS
COURT
JUDGE DEBORAH
ORDER APPOINTING
HOWARD
COMPLAINT
COUNSEL
LAW FIRM
RELATED ACTIONS PENDING
MCKIERNAN
JOHN
STIPULATION
IRENE
DISTRIBUTION
CIV
ENTITLED WRIGHT
HUYZER
RUDOLPH
BROWN
KONINKLIJKE
DOCKET
DJC
ATTORNEY
WEINER

Case docket was last updated on: 10/29/99.


Docket as of October 29, 1999 10:17 pm               Page 1

Proceedings include all events.
1:96cv2685 Wright v. BT Office Products, et al                    CLOSED

                                                            CLOSED
                       U.S. District Court
  Southern District of New York - Civil Database (Foley Square)

               CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 96-CV-2685

Wright v. BT Office Products, et al                         Filed: 04/16/96
Assigned to: Judge Deborah A. Batts          Jury demand: Plaintiff
Demand: $0,000                               Nature of Suit:  850
Lead Docket: None                            Jurisdiction: Federal Question
Dkt# in other court: None

Cause: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act


IRENE L. WRIGHT, on behalf of     Daniel W. Krasner
herself and all others            (COR LD NTC)
similarly situated                Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman
     plaintiff                    & Herz
                                  270 Madison Avenue
                                  New York, NY 10016
                                  USA
                                  (212) 545-4600

                                  David A.P. Brower
                                  (COR LD NTC)
                                  Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman
                                  & Herz
                                  270 Madison Ave  11th fl
                                  NY, NY 10016
                                  545-4600


   v.


BT OFFICE PRODUCTS                Stephen A. Weiner
INTERNATIONAL, INC.               (COR LD NTC ret)
     defendant                    Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam &
                                  Roberts

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Case docket was last updated on:

U.S. District Court

IRENE L. WRIGHT, on behalf of Daniel W. Krasner

N.V. KONINKLIJKE KNP BT

4/16/96 1 COMPLAINT filed; Summons issued and Notice pursuant to 28

(Entry date 04/17/96)

Magistrate Judge Bernikow is so Designated.

6/5/96 4 STIPULATION and ORDER, answer due for 6/24/96 for Howard

Rudolph A.J. Huyzer, for BT Office Products (signed by

Judge Deborah A. Batts).

represent in the action entitled Wright v. BT Office