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CaseNo: YECAL219824, CourtName: CLASS ACTION II, State: CA California, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>YECAL219824, Settlement, Settlement Class, Securities, Kingsborough, Representative Class Plaintiffs, Class Action, California, Class Actions, V-link, Stipulation, Fee, Stock, Settlement Class Members, United States, Entertainment, Motion, Kershner, Complaint, Exchange Act, San Diego, Facts, Violation, Settling Parties, Award, Misleading, Common Fund, Class Period, Management, Lerach Llp, Expenses, Declaration, Hulett, Act, Reports, Sales, Common Stock, Scienter, Dismiss, Northern District, Reasonableness , ContentID: 120252009

Case Documents
1   STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT
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2   SECOND AMENDED CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT
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3   REPLY TO OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO STRIKE
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4   OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISMISS
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5   MOTION AND MEMO TO STRIKE DECLARATION
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6   MOTION AND MEMO IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO BE APPOINTED
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7   MOTION AND MEMO IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL
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8   MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF REPRESENTATIVE CLASS
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9   MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF APPROVAL
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11   LITIGANTS 3 97CV2185
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13   FIRST AMENDED CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT
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14   DECLARATION OF TOR GRONBORG IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISMISS
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15   DECLARATION OF TOR GRONBORG
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16   DECLARATION OF KIRK B HULETT
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17   DECLARATION OF GARY GARRIGUES
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18   DECLARATION OF CHERYL WASHINGTON
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19   COMPLAINT B 2
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20   COMPLAINT B
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21   COMPLAINT A
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22 1998-09-18 FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL
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23 1998-07-14 CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE 97-CV-1388
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24 1998-07-10 CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE 97-CV-2429
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25 1998-07-10 CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE 97-CV-2185
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26 1998-05-15 ORDER
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27 1996-03-29 COMPLAINT A 2
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Total Documents: 27 documents , 405 pages
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1 . STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
SETTLEMENT CLASS
DEFENDANTS
REPRESENTATIVE CLASS PLAINTIFFS
STIPULATION
COURT
SETTLEMENT CLASS MEMBERS
COUNSEL
CLASS ACTIONS
LITIGATION
SETTLING PARTIES
UNITED STATES
ATTORNEYS
LAW
CALIFORNIA
SETTLEMENT FUND
ENTERTAINMENT
SAN DIEGO
LERACH LLP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
RELEASED CLASS CLAIMS
SECURITIES LITIGATION
LAW OFFICES
ESCROW AGENT
ADMINISTRATION
SETTLEMENT HEARING
SOICHER
LAWRENCE
CLASS PERIOD
FEDERAL CLASS ACTIONS

   MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
   HYNES & LERACH LLP
   WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
   KIRK B. HULETT (110726)
   HENRY ROSEN (156963)
   TOR GRONBORG (179109)
   600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
   San Diego, CA 92101
   Telephone: 619/231-1058

   LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
   SOICHER
   LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
   300 Park Avenue, 20th Floor
   New York, NY 10022
   Telephone: 212/980-7000

   Attorneys for Plaintiffs

   (Additional counsel appear on signature page.)

                        UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

                      NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

   In re YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
   SECURITIES LITIGATION
   ___________________________________

   This Document Relates To:

   ALL ACTIONS.
   ___________________________________

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  • San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone:
  • LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G. SOICHER LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
  • Attorneys for Plaintiffs
  • (Additional counsel appear on signature page.)
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • ENTERTAINMENT CORP. SECURITIES LITIGATION
  • STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT
  • The Stipulation is intended by the Settling Parties to fully, finally and forever resolve,
  • On April 18, 1997 the following class action was filed in the United States District Court
  • Entertainment Corp, et al., No. C-97-1388-MHP.
  • Takats and Siegal actions ("The Federal Class Actions") were consolidated under In re Yes!
  • Entertainment Corp. Securities Litigation, Master File No. C-97-1388-CRB.
  • The Federal Class Actions alleged violations of §§10and 20of the Securities Exchange Act of
  • from March 29, 1996 through December 12, 1996, excluding the Defendants, members of their
  • stock to the damage of the Members of the Settlement Class.
  • Under the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, counsel for the
  • Counsel for the Representative Class Plaintiffs have conducted a thorough investigation into
  • NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and among Representative Class and conditions of the Stipulation, as follows:
  • "Escrow Agent" means Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP or its successors.
  • For purposes of this paragraph, an "appeal" shall include any petition for a writ of
  • Settlement Fund shall be distributed to Authorized Claimants after payment of expenses of
  • "Released Claims" means the "Released Class Claims" and "Unknown Claims" as defined herein.
  • during the Settlement Class Period, members of the immediate family of any Individual
  • "Settlement Hearing" means the hearing to determine whether the proposed settlement of the

  • 2 . SECOND AMENDED CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    SECURITIES
    KINGSBOROUGH
    V-LINK
    REPORTS
    STOCK
    ACT
    MANAGEMENT
    VIOLATION
    PLAINTIFFS
    SALES
    CALIFORNIA
    LAW
    SHARES
    CLASS PERIOD
    KERSHNER
    EXCHANGE ACT
    SECURITIES ANALYSTS
    ENTERTAINMENT
    MISLEADING
    QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM
    POWER PENZ
    HOLIDAY SELLING
    MANUFACTURERS
    NORTHERN DISTRICT
    FCC REGULATIONS
    COMMON STOCK
    INTERNAL CALENDAR
    REPRESENTATIONS
    PRODUCTION
    
    
       MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
    
       HYNES & LERACH LLP
    
       WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
    
       KIRK B. HULETT (110726)
    
       HENRY ROSEN (156963)
    
       TOR GRONBORG (179109)
    
       600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
    
       San Diego, CA 92101
    
       Telephone: 619/231-1058
    
       LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
    
       SOICHER
    
       LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
    
       300 Park Avenue, 20th Floor
    
       New York, NY 10022
    
       Telephone: 212/980-7000
    
       Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
       (Additional counsel appear on signature page.)
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
       RANDALL M. HAROW, LARRY SCHUPPAN, JOSEPH TAKATS,
    
       EJA MANAGEMENT LLC, YAIR TAUMAN, Individually and
    
       On Behalf of CALE CONSULTANTS, LTD., and NANCY SIEGEL,
    
       On Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated,
    
       Plaintiffs,
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
  • Attorneys for Plaintiffs
  • ENTERTAINMENT CORP., DONALD D. KINGSBOROUGH,
  • VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934;
  • This is a securities class action on behalf of all persons who purchased the common stock of
  • Plaintiffs seek to remedy violations of federal securities and California state laws by Yes!,
  • The defendants also repeatedly misrepresented the status of and prospects for Power Penz, a
  • Despite knowing of the quality, engineering and development problems each of these products
  • With these assurances and with promises of record revenues of $100 million for 1996, the
  • These admissions and additional facts were revealed by securities analysts covering Yes!, who
  • By late Spring 1995, many of the investors who had collectively invested over $40 million in
  • This caused defendants Kingsborough and Kershner grave concern as they collectively held
  • As expected, once their improper sales in violation of FCC regulations were revealed, sales
  • This revelation was in direct contrast to defendant Kingsborough's prior representations that
  • Many of the acts giving rise to the violations complained of, including the dissemination of
  • This action is properly brought in the Northern District of California, San Francisco
  • Plaintiff EJA Management LLC purchased 2,000 shares of Yes!
  • Because of Kingsborough's position, he knew the adverse, non-public information about Yes!'s a reports and other information provided to him in connection therewith.
  • Given that the defendants' knew that operational V-Link units would not be available to fully ed past the 1996 holiday selling season.
  • During the period defendants were participating in the drafting of Yes!'s 1995 Annual Report
  • During March 1996, and throughout the Class Period, defendants referred to the internal
  • Defendants also received and reviewed weekly and/or monthly reports from Yes!'s Quality

  • 3 . REPLY TO OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO STRIKE

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DECLARATION
    MOTION
    PLAINTIFFS
    DISMISS
    DONALD
    DISPUTE
    KINGSBOROUGH DECLARATION
    STRIKE DEFENDANT DONALD
    SAN DIEGO
    WENGER
    SUPPORT
    PERMIT
    EXCHANGE ACT
    COOPER
    PERSONAL DECLARATION
    OPPOSITION
    CALIFORNIA
    YORK
    SOICHER
    LAWRENCE
    LERACH
    COMPLAINT
    AUTHORITIES
    COURT
    NORTHERN DISTRICT
    UNITED STATES
    LAW OFFICES
    TOR GRONBORG
    LERACH LLP
    
       MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
    
       HYNES & LERACH LLP
    
       WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
    
       KIRK B. HULETT (110726)
    
       HENRY ROSEN (156963)
    
       TOR GRONBORG (179109)
    
       600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
    
       San Diego, CA 92101
    
       Telephone: 619/231-1058
    
       LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
    
       SOICHER
    
       LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
    
       300 Park Avenue, 20th Floor
    
       New York, NY 10022
    
       Telephone: 212/980-7000
    
       Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
       (Additional counsel appear on signature page.)
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
       In re YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
    
       SECURITIES LITIGATION
    
       ___________________________________
    
       This Document Relates To:
    
       ALL ACTIONS.
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • HYNES & LERACH LLP
  • TOR GRONBORG
  • San Diego, CA 92101
  • LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
  • LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
  • New York, NY 10022
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
  • PLAINTIFFS' REPLY TO DEFENDANTS' OPPOSITION
  • TO MOTION TO STRIKE DEFENDANT DONALD D. KINGSBOROUGH'S
  • DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS
  • Defendants do not even attempt to address the merits of plaintiffs' objections to the
  • Because factual statements made in the Kingsborough Declaration were not referenced in the
  • Defendants do not dispute that the Kingsborough Declaration constitutes material beyond the
  • defendants try to assert that the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 permits the Court to
  • Defendants cling to the Wenger court's holding -- permitting the introduction of portions of
  • Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Points and Authorities to Strike Defendant Donald D. Kingsborough's
  • PURSUANT TO NORTHERN DISTRICT LOCAL RULE 23-2

  • 4 . OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISMISS

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    PLAINTIFFS
    COMPLAINT
    FACTS
    SCIENTER
    INFERENCE
    COURT
    MOTION
    V-LINK
    SECURITIES
    DISMISS
    COMPLAINT PLEADS
    LAW
    DISCLOSE
    DUTY
    STANDARD
    MISLEADING
    ALLEGATIONS
    FACTS GIVING RISE
    KINGSBOROUGH
    AMENDED COMPLAINT
    POWER PENZ
    VENTURE INVESTORS
    FINANCIAL FRAUD
    MANUFACTURING
    HOLIDAY SELLING
    CLASS ACTION
    SOICHER
    LAWRENCE
    LERACH LLP
    
    
       MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
    
       HYNES & LERACH LLP
    
       WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
    
       KIRK B. HULETT (110726)
    
       HENRY ROSEN (156963)
    
       TOR GRONBORG (179109)
    
       600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
    
       San Diego, CA 92101
    
       Telephone: 619/231-1058
    
       LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
    
       SOICHER
    
       LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
    
       300 Park Avenue, 20th Floor
    
       New York, NY 10022
    
       Telephone: 212/980-7000
    
       Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
       (Additional counsel appear on signature page.)
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
       In re YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
    
       SECURITIES LITIGATION
    
       __________________________________________
    
       This Document Relates To:
    
       ALL ACTIONS.
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • HYNES & LERACH LLP
  • LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
  • LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS
  • LEGAL STANDARD ON A MOTION TO DISMISS
  • THE AMENDED COMPLAINT PLEADS WHY DEFENDANTS' STATEMENTS WERE FALSE WHEN MADE
  • DEFENDANTS HAD A DUTY TO DISCLOSE MATERIAL FACTS WHICH UNDERMINED THEIR FORWARD-LOOKING
  • THE COMPLAINT ADEQUATELY PLEADS FACTS GIVING RISE TO A STRONG INFERENCE OF SCIENTER
  • Allegations Of Financial Fraud Raise A Strong Inference Of Conscious Behavior And Knowledge
  • NEITHER THE PSLRA'S SAFE HARBOR PROVISION NOR THE BESPEAKS-CAUTION DOCTRINE IMMUNIZE
  • or the "Company") stock, and increase the defendants' and their private venture investors'
  • As a result of the disastrously late introduction of the V-Link, which defendants originally
  • the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 was not intended to hinder meritorious suits such
  • This Complaint was not filed by a "professional plaintiff," but rather by seven investors who
  • the Complaint reflects the significant pre-filing investigation of counsel and includes
  • was continually losing money Kingsborough was able to continue to raise money through private
  • These analysts, based on what they were told by defendants, also reported on April 17, 1996
  • The Company still did not have the capability to ship working versions of the V-Link,

  • 5 . MOTION AND MEMO TO STRIKE DECLARATION

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DECLARATION
    DEFENDANTS
    COURT
    DISMISS
    KINGSBOROUGH
    PLAINTIFFS
    KINGSBOROUGH DECL
    DISTRICT
    SAN DIEGO
    CIR
    COOPER
    COMPLAINT
    REASON
    DISPUTE
    LEXIS
    APP
    PLEADINGS
    CONFERENCE
    SUPPORT
    CALIFORNIA
    YORK
    SOICHER
    LAWRENCE
    LERACH
    TRANSCRIPTS
    JUDICIAL NOTICE
    ANALYSTS
    CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE
    IMPROPER
    
       MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
    
       HYNES & LERACH LLP
    
       WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
    
       KIRK B. HULETT (110726)
    
       HENRY ROSEN (156963)
    
       TOR GRONBORG (179109)
    
       600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
    
       San Diego, CA 92101
    
       Telephone: 619/231-1058
    
       LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
    
       SOICHER
    
       LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
    
       300 Park Avenue, 20th Floor
    
       New York, NY 10022
    
       Telephone: 212/980-7000
    
       Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
       (Additional counsel appear on signature page.)
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
       In re YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
    
       SECURITIES LITIGATION
    
       __________________________________________
    
       This Document Relates To:
    
       ALL ACTIONS.
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • HYNES & LERACH LLP
  • San Diego, CA 92101
  • LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
  • LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
  • New York, NY 10022
  • Attorneys for Plaintiffs
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
  • NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION AND MEMORANDUM OF
  • OF DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS
  • PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on May 22, 1998, at 10:00 a.m. in the courtroom of the Honorable
  • In their motion to dismiss plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint, defendants attempt to
  • The declaration improperly introduces "factual" assertions regarding defendants' general
  • For these reasons, the Kingsborough Decl.
  • As They Are Outside The Pleadings And Lack Any Indicia Of Reliability
  • LEXIS 39330 (9th Cir.
  • Cooper, 1997 U.S. App.
  • LEXIS 39330, at *14;
  • Because plaintiffs have not been permitted discovery under the PSLRA's automatic stay, it
  • For this reason alone, this Court should refuse to consider the declaration here.
  • The court in Cooper held that where the transcripts were not expressly mentioned in the
  • Plaintiffs dispute Kingsborough's "facts," and given this dispute the declaration cannot be
  • The doctrine of judicial notice is also unavailing since to invoke it, the "fact" must be

  • 6 . MOTION AND MEMO IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO BE APPOINTED

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    MOVANTS
    LEAD PLAINTIFFS
    DEFENDANTS
    APPOINTMENT
    MOTION
    COUNSEL
    SECURITIES
    COURT
    PSLRA
    EXCHANGE ACT
    CLASS MEMBERS
    PURCHASE
    STOCK
    APPROVE
    GRONBORG
    V-LINK
    SHARES
    COMPLAINT
    CLASS PERIOD
    SATISFY
    HAROW
    SAN DIEGO
    MILBERG WEISS
    PRICES
    DECLARATION
    EJA MANAGEMENT
    TAKATS
    SCHUPPAN
    SELECTION
    
    
       MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
         HYNES & LERACH LLP
       WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
       KIRK B. HULETT (110726)
       HENRY ROSEN (156963)
       TOR GRONBORG (179109)
       600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
       San Diego, CA 92101
       Telephone: 619/231-1058
    
       LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
         SOICHER
       LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
       300 Park Avenue, 20th Floor
       New York, NY 10022
       Telephone: 212/980-7000
    
       Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    
       RANDALL M. HAROW, et al., On Behalf
       of Themselves and All Others
       Similarly Situated,
                           Plaintiffs,
            vs.
       YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP., et al.,
                           Defendants.
       ___________________________________
    
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  • San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone:
  • Attorneys for Plaintiffs
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • RANDALL M. HAROW, et al., On Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated,
  • PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION,
  • §21DOF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  • AND FOR APPOINTMENT OF LEAD PLAINTIFFS' LEAD COUNSEL
  • STATEMENT OF FACTS III. MOVANTS SHOULD BE APPOINTED LEAD PLAINTIFFS
  • The Procedure Required By The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Of 1995
  • Movants Satisfy The "Lead Plaintiff" Requirements Of The PSLRA 1.
  • Movants Have Complied With The PSLRA, And Are Entitled To Be Appointed Lead Plaintiffs
  • PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, on September 26, 1997 at 10:30 a.m., in the Courtroom of the t of 1995, to be appointed lead plaintiffs in this action and to approve their selection of Milberg
  • This motion is based on this Notice of Motion and the attached Memorandum of Points and
  • Entertainment Corp. securities during the Class Period and suffered damages as a result of
  • Collectively, Movants purchased 108,500 shares of Yes!
  • defendants' false and misleading statements induced Movants to purchase the artificially
  • Specifically, defendants asserted that their "flagship" product, the V-Link mobile telephone
  • Plaintiffs' Complaint was filed on April 18, 1997, thus, this litigation is governed by the
  • The PSLRA establishes a procedure for the appointment of lead plaintiff in "each private
  • First, the plaintiff who files the initial action must publish a notice to the Class, within
  • Between September 25, 1996 and November 22, 1996, Randall Harow purchased 45,000 shares at

  • 7 . MOTION AND MEMO IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    PLAINTIFFS
    CLASS ACTION
    LITIGATION
    COURT
    COUNSEL
    CALIFORNIA
    MOTION
    DEFENDANTS
    SECURITIES
    HULETT
    ENTERTAINMENT
    CIR
    SUPPORT
    SAN FRANCISCO
    AUTHORITIES
    LLP
    FEDERAL CLASS ACTION
    MEMORANDUM
    GARY GARRIGUES
    INSURANCE
    REASONABLENESS
    NEGOTIATIONS
    AMENDED COMPLAINT
    CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE
    CLASS MEMBERS
    MASTER FILE
    UNITED STATES DISTRICT
    ATTORNEYS
    WILLIAM
    
    
       GOLD BENNETT & CERA LLP
       PAUL F. BENNETT (63318)
       SOLOMON B. CERA (99467)
       GARY GARRIGUES (148667)
       595 Market Street, Suite 2300
       San Francisco, California 94105
       Telephone: (415) 777-2230
       Facsimile: (415) 777-5189
    
       MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
        HYNES & LERACH LLP
       WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
       KIRK B. HULETT (110726)
       HENRY ROSEN (156963)
       TOR GRONBORG (179109)
       600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
       San Diego, California 92101
       Telephone: (619) 231-1058
    
       Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
       (Additional counsel appear on signature page.)
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
                               SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
    
       In re YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
       SECURITIES LITIGATION
       ____________________________________
    
       This Document Relates To:
    
       ALL ACTIONS.
       ____________________________________
    
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    SNIPPETS:
  • GOLD BENNETT & CERA LLP PAUL F. BENNETT SOLOMON B. CERA GARY GARRIGUES
  • San Francisco, California 94105 Telephone: 777-2230 Facsimile: 777-5189
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • ENTERTAINMENT CORP. SECURITIES LITIGATION
  • NOTICE OF MOTION, MOTION AND MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS'
  • FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND HISTORY OF THE LITIGATION
  • The Settlement Is The Product Of Arm's-Length Negotiations
  • The Recommendations Of Experienced Counsel Strongly Militate In Favor Of Approval Of The
  • Reaction Of The Class Members To The Proposed Settlement Supports Approval
  • Detroit v. Grinnell Corp. 495 F.2d 448, 455 n.2 (2d Cir.
  • California Civil Code § 1709
  • TO: ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
  • This motion is based upon this memorandum, the declarations of Kirk B. Hulett and Gary
  • or the "Company") during the period from March 29, 1996 through December 12, 1996, submit
  • The Settlement, which resolves both the Federal Class Action in federal court arising out of
  • The proposed Settlement, funded entirely from Yes!'s Directors and Officers' insurance
  • Entertainment Corp. Securities Litigation, Master File No. C-97-1388-CRB.
  • On November 7, 1997, before a ruling on defendants' motion, plaintiffs filed a consolidated
  • Courts consistently have held that the expense and time involved in pursuing the litigation
  • MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD HYNES & LERACH LLP WILLIAM S. LERACH KIRK B. HULETT HENRY ROSEN TOR

  • 8 . MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF REPRESENTATIVE CLASS

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    PLAINTIFFS
    COURT
    COUNSEL
    AWARD
    COMMON FUND
    ATTORNEYS
    LITIGATION
    EXPENSES
    CLASS ACTIONS
    REASONABLENESS
    REPRESENTATIVE CLASS PLAINTIFFS
    HULETT
    LAW
    DISTRICT COURTS
    REIMBURSEMENT
    REQUESTED AWARD
    UNITED STATES
    SAN DIEGO
    SECURITIES
    SETTLEMENT
    LLP
    CONTINGENT FEE
    LEGAL STANDARDS
    CALIFORNIA
    HULETT DECLARATION
    SAN FRANCISCO
    GOLD BENNETT
    LERACH LLP
    COMPENSATION
    
    
       MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
    
       HYNES & LERACH LLP
    
       WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
    
       KEITH F. PARK (54275)
    
       KIRK B. HULETT (110726)
    
       HENRY ROSEN (156963)
    
       TOR GRONBORG (179109)
    
       600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
    
       San Diego, CA 92101
    
       Telephone: 619/231-1058
    
       GOLD BENNETT & CERA LLP
    
       PAUL F. BENNETT (63318)
    
       595 Market Street, Suite 2300
    
       San Francisco, CA 94105
    
       Telephone: 415/777-2230
    
       Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
       (Additional counsel appear on signature page.)
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
       In re YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
    
       SECURITIES LITIGATION
    
       ___________________________________
    
       This Document Relates To:
    
       ALL ACTIONS.
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • HYNES & LERACH LLP
  • San Diego, CA 92101
  • GOLD BENNETT & CERA LLP
  • Attorneys for Plaintiffs
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
  • NOTICE OF MOTION AND MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT
  • ATTORNEYS' FEES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES
  • HISTORY OF THE LITIGATION
  • AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES
  • The Legal Standards Governing The Award Of Attorneys' Fees In Common Fund Cases Supports The
  • A Reasonable Percentage Of The Fund Recovered Is An Appropriate Approach To Awarding
  • A Percentage Fee Of 30% Of The Fund Created Is Reasonable In This Case
  • REPRESENTATIVE PLAINTIFFS' COUNSEL'S EXPENSES ARE REASONABLE AND WERE NECESSARILY INCURRED TO
  • Thomas E. Willging, Laural L. Hooper, and Robert J. Niemic, Empirical Study of Class Actions
  • PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to an Order of the Court filed July 9, 1998, on September lus reimbursement of expenses incurred.
  • Representative Class Plaintiffs' motion is based on their Memorandum of Law in Support of
  • The litigation was subject to the provisions of the recently enacted Private Securities
  • The efforts required of plaintiffs' counsel in achieving this result are set forth in detail
  • Plaintiffs' counsel's efforts to date have been without compensation of any kind and our
  • There have been no objections to counsel's fee and expense request filed to date.Hulett
  • For the reasons set forth here and in the Hulett Declaration, we respectfully submit that the
  • Since Paul, Johnson and its progeny, district courts in this circuit have almost uniformly
  • First, it is consistent with the practice in the private marketplace where contingent fee lodestar analysis while assuring that the beneficiaries do not experience undue delay in receiving
  • a lodestar/multiplier analysis confirms the reasonableness of the fee requested.

  • 9 . MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF APPROVAL

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    PLAN
    SETTLEMENT
    ALLOCATION
    REPRESENTATIVE PLAINTIFFS
    SAN DIEGO
    PURCHASE
    LLP
    YORK
    APPROVING
    SALES
    DECLARE
    MOTION
    COMMON STOCK
    PROCEEDS
    CLASS ACTION
    DISTRICT
    UNITED STATES
    COUNSEL
    LAW OFFICES
    CALCULATIONS
    SETTLEMENT CLASS PERIOD
    SUPPORT
    MEMORANDUM
    CALIFORNIA
    COURT
    SAN FRANCISCO
    BENNETT
    LERACH
    SQUIRE
    
       MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
    
       HYNES & LERACH LLP
    
       WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
    
       KEITH F. PARK (54275)
    
       KIRK B. HULETT (110726)
    
       HENRY ROSEN (156963)
    
       TOR GRONBORG (179109)
    
       600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
    
       San Diego, CA 92101
    
       Telephone: 619/231-1058
    
       GOLD BENNETT & CERA LLP
    
       PAUL F. BENNETT (63318)
    
       595 Market Street, Suite 2300
    
       San Francisco, CA 94105
    
       Telephone: 415/777-2230
    
       Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
       (Additional counsel appear on signature page.)
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
       In re YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
    
       SECURITIES LITIGATION
    
       ___________________________________
    
       This Document Relates To:
    
       ALL ACTIONS.
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • HYNES & LERACH LLP
  • San Diego, CA 92101
  • GOLD BENNETT & CERA LLP
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
  • OF MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF PLAN OF ALLOCATION
  • PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, on September 18, 1998, at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as
  • Representative Plaintiffs' motion is based on the Plan of Allocation and the Memorandum in
  • Representative Plaintiffs submit this memorandum in support of their motion for approval of
  • Entertainment Corp. common stock during the Settlement Class Period.
  • the Plan is similar in structure to numerous other such plans which have been utilized in
  • Class members are also asked to set forth the dateon which they purchased and sold their
  • A "Claim" will be calculated in accordance with the Plan described in the Notice sent to
  • retained or sold on or after December 12, 1996, the claim per share is equal to 20% of the
  • The Court has reserved jurisdiction to allow, disallow or adjust the claim of any Settlement
  • LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD
  • New York, NY 10271-0074
  • JEFFREY H. SQUIRE
  • I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

  • 11 . LITIGANTS 3 97CV2185

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DISTRICT
    ENTERTAINMENT
    SOL KERSHNER
    KINGSBOROUGH
    DONALD
    ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
    COR NTC
    CALE CONSULTANTS
    HULETT
    KIRK
    YAIR TAUMAN
    CALIFORNIA
    NORTHERN DISTRICT
    DISTRICT COURT
    TAKATS
    
    
    
    3:97cv2185    Takats, et al v. Yes! Entertainment, et al
    
                                                                M-ADR  CONSOL
                           U.S. District Court
      U.S. District for the Northern District of California (S.F.)
    
    
    JOSEPH TAKATS                     Kirk B. Hulett
         Plaintiff                    (COR NTC)
                                      William S. Lerach
                                      (COR LD NTC)
                                      Henry Rosen
                                      (COR NTC)
                                      Tor Gronborg
                                      (COR NTC)
                                      Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes &
                                      Lerach LLP
                                      600 W Broadway Ste 1800
                                      One America Plaza
                                      San Diego, CA 92101
                                      (619) 231-1058
    
    
    EJA MANAGEMENT LLC                Kirk B. Hulett
         Plaintiff                    (See above)
                                      (COR NTC)
                                      William S. Lerach
                                      (See above)
                                      (COR LD NTC)
                                      Henry Rosen
                                      (See above)
                                      (COR NTC)
                                      Tor Gronborg
                                      (See above)
                                      (COR NTC)
    
                                      Jeffrey H. Squire
                                      (COR NTC)
                                      Ira M. Press
                                      (COR NTC)
                                      Kaufman Malchman Kirby & Squire,
                                      LLP
                                      919 Third Ave 11th Flr
                                      New York, NY 10022
                                      (212) 371-6600
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • 3:97cv2185 Takats, et al v.
  • U.S. District Court
  • U.S. District for the Northern District of California
  • YAIR TAUMAN, individually and Kirk B. Hulett on behalf of Cale Consultants Ltd., on behalf of
  • ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
  • DONALD D. KINGSBOROUGH
  • SOL KERSHNER

  • 13 . FIRST AMENDED CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    SECURITIES
    KINGSBOROUGH
    V-LINK
    PLAINTIFFS
    EXCHANGE ACT
    KERSHNER
    CLASS ACTION
    LAW
    VIOLATION
    STOCK
    SALES
    MANAGEMENT
    REVENUE
    REPORTS
    SECURITIES ANALYSTS
    UNITED STATES
    MISLEADING
    CLASS PERIOD
    ENTERTAINMENT
    CALIFORNIA
    LAW OFFICES
    POWER PENZ
    NORTHERN DISTRICT
    HOLIDAY SELLING
    PLAINTIFFS DEMAND
    CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT
    COMMUNICATIONS
    REPRESENTATIONS
    FCC REGULATIONS
    
    
       MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
       HYNES & LERACH LLP
       WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
       KIRK B. HULETT (110726)
       HENRY ROSEN (156963)
       TOR GRONBORG (179109)
       600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
       San Diego, CA 92101
       Telephone: 619/231-1058
    
       LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
       SOICHER
       LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
       300 Park Avenue, 20th Floor
       New York, NY 10022
       Telephone: 212/980-7000
    
       Attorneys for Plaintiffs
       (Additional counsel appear on signature page.)
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
       RANDALL M. HAROW, LARRY
       SCHUPPAN, JOSEPH TAKATS, EJA
       MANAGEMENT LLC, YAIR TAUMAN,
       Individually and On Behalf of CALE
       CONSULTANTS, LTD., and NANCY
       SIEGEL, On Behalf of Themselves and
       All Others Similarly Situated,
    
                             Plaintiffs,
    
                  vs.
    
       YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP.,
       DONALD D. KINGSBOROUGH and
       SOL KERSHNER,
    
                             Defendants.
       ____________________________________
    
       In re YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
       SECURITIES LITIGATION
       ____________________________________
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G. SOICHER LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
  • Attorneys for Plaintiffs
  • ENTERTAINMENT CORP. SECURITIES LITIGATION
  • FIRST AMENDED CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  • Plaintiffs Demand A Trial By Jury
  • This is a securities class action on behalf of all persons who purchased the common stock of
  • Plaintiffs seek to remedy violations of federal securities laws by Yes!, its Chief Executive
  • finally began shipping the V-Link just prior to Thanksgiving 1996, it did so despite having
  • The defendants also repeatedly misrepresented the status of and prospects for Power Penz, a
  • Despite knowing of the quality, engineering and development problems each of these products
  • With these assurances and with promises of record revenues of $100 million for 1996, the
  • had violated federal law by shipping V-Link without FCC approval and that the Company could
  • These admissions and additional facts were revealed by securities analysts covering Yes!, who
  • was founded in late 1992 by Donald D. Kingsborough, the founder and former CEO of Worlds of
  • was continually losing money Kingsborough was able to continue to raise money through private
  • By late Spring 1995, many of the investors who had collectively invested over $40 million in
  • As expected, once their improper sales in violation of FCC regulations were revealed, sales
  • This revelation was in direct contrast to defendant Kingsborough's prior representations that
  • Many of the acts giving rise to the violations complained of, including the dissemination of
  • This action is properly brought in the Northern District of California, San Francisco
  • Plaintiff EJA Management LLC purchased 2,000 shares of Yes!
  • Because of Kingsborough's position, he knew the adverse, non-public information about Yes!'s a reports and other information provided to him in connection therewith.
  • These defendants controlled Yes!'s press releases, corporate reports, SEC filings and its
  • Similar laws exist in specific jurisdictions within the United States as well as in certain
  • That on November 8, 1997 declarant served the FIRST AMENDED CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT FOR

  • 14 . DECLARATION OF TOR GRONBORG IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISMISS

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    CALIFORNIA
    PLAINTIFFS
    SAN DIEGO
    TOR GRONBORG
    DISMISS
    MOTION
    DEFENDANTS
    OPPOSITION
    SUPPORT
    NORTHERN DISTRICT
    UNITED STATES
    LAW
    LERACH LLP
    FOREGOING
    PERJURY
    PENALTY
    EXHIBIT
    TESTIFY
    SOICHER
    LAWRENCE
    HYNES
    MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
    DESIGNATED INTERNET SITE
    SUITE
    WEST BROADWAY
    BUSINESS
    PARTY
    AGE
    COUNTY
    
       MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
    
       HYNES & LERACH LLP
    
       WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
    
       KIRK B. HULETT (110726)
    
       HENRY ROSEN (156963)
    
       TOR GRONBORG (179109)
    
       600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
    
       San Diego, CA 92101
    
       Telephone: 619/231-1058
    
       LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
    
       SOICHER
    
       LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
    
       300 Park Avenue, 20th Floor
    
       New York, NY 10022
    
       Telephone: 212/980-7000
    
       Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
       In re YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
    
       SECURITIES LITIGATION
    
       __________________________________________
    
       This Document Relates To:
    
       ALL ACTIONS.
    
       __________________________________________
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
  • LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • DECLARATION OF TOR GRONBORG IN SUPPORT
  • OF PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS'
  • I am associated with the law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP, counsel of
  • I make this declaration in support of Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss.
  • I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth herein and if called to testify in this
  • Attached as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the following document:
  • I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
  • Executed this 2nd day of April, 1998, at San Diego, California.
  • PURSUANT TO NORTHERN DISTRICT LOCAL RULE 23-2
  • That declarant is and was, at all times herein mentioned, a citizen of the United States and
  • That declarant caused this document to be forwarded to the following designated Internet site

  • 15 . DECLARATION OF TOR GRONBORG

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DECLARATION
    EXCHANGE ACT
    SECURITIES
    PURSUANT
    APPOINTMENT
    CALIFORNIA
    SAN DIEGO
    EXHIBIT
    MOTION
    UNITED STATES
    COUNSEL
    ENTERTAINMENT
    COURT PURSUANT
    LAW
    TOR GRONBORG
    LERACH LLP
    STAT
    SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM
    PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION
    PENDING
    LAW FIRM
    SUPPORT
    HAROW
    WEISS BERSHAD HYNES
    MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
    MHP
    MOVANTS
    DISTRICT
    SOICHER
    
    
       MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
         HYNES & LERACH LLP
       WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
       KIRK B. HULETT (110726)
       HENRY ROSEN (156963)
       TOR GRONBORG (179109)
       600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
       San Diego, CA 92101
       Telephone: 619/231-1058
    
       LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
         SOICHER
       LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
       300 Park Avenue, 20th Floor
       New York, NY 10022
       Telephone: 212/980-7000
    
       Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    
       RANDALL M. HAROW, et al., On Behalf
       of Themselves and All Others
       Similarly Situated,
                           Plaintiffs,
            vs.
       YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP., et al.,
                           Defendants.
       ___________________________________
    
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       No. C-97-1388-MHP
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G. SOICHER LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
  • Attorneys for Plaintiffs
  • NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
  • DECLARATION OF TOR GRONBORG IN SUPPORT OF
  • I am an associate of the law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP, one of the
  • I make this declaration in support of Plaintiffs' Motion to be Appointed Lead Plaintiffs
  • Attached as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the notice published by plaintiffs in the
  • Entertainment Corp., et al., No. C-97-1388 MHP, pending before this Court pursuant to §21Dof
  • Attached as Exhibit E are true and correct copies of the firm resumes for the law firms of
  • I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America and the

  • 16 . DECLARATION OF KIRK B HULETT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    COUNSEL
    CLASS ACTIONS
    LITIGATION
    MEMBERS
    SECURITIES
    CALIFORNIA
    SETTLEMENT
    COURT
    DEFENDANTS
    ATTORNEYS
    FIRM
    DECLARATION
    REPRESENTATIVE CLASS PLAINTIFFS
    ENTERTAINMENT
    SAN DIEGO
    AMENDED COMPLAINT
    NORTHERN DISTRICT
    SETTLEMENT FUND
    PROSECUTION
    UNITED STATES
    HULETT
    KIRK
    FEDERAL CLASS ACTIONS
    LERACH LLP
    ALLOCATION
    CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE
    NET SETTLEMENT FUND
    V-LINK PRODUCT
    VIOLATIONS
    
       MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
    
       HYNES & LERACH LLP
    
       WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
    
       KEITH F. PARK (54275)
    
       KIRK B. HULETT (110726)
    
       HENRY ROSEN (156963)
    
       TOR GRONBORG (179109)
    
       600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
    
       San Diego, CA 92101
    
       Telephone: 619/231-1058
    
       GOLD BENNETT & CERA LLP
    
       PAUL F. BENNETT (63318)
    
       595 Market Street, Suite 2300
    
       San Francisco, CA 94105
    
       Telephone: 415/777-2230
    
       Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
       In re YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
    
       SECURITIES LITIGATION
    
       ___________________________________
    
       This Document Relates To:
    
       ALL ACTIONS.
    
       ___________________________________
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Attorneys for Plaintiffs
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • DECLARATION OF KIRK B. HULETT
  • I am a member of the firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP, counsel for the
  • I have been actively involved in the prosecution of this litigation and am fully familiar
  • I make this declaration in support of Representative Class Plaintiffs' application, pursuant
  • This declaration sets forth the facts which demonstrate that the settlement of this
  • Entertainment, Corp. ("Yes!"
  • Although the following is not all-inclusive, it is intended to demonstrate the complexity of
  • Defendants were represented by able counsel.
  • In accordance with the Court's July 9, 1998 "Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement and
  • Declaration of Cheryl Washington Re Mailing of Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of
  • On April 18, 1997 the first of three federal class actions was filed in the United States
  • Entertainment Corp. Securities Litigation, Master File No. C-97-1388-CRB.
  • The Federal Class Actions alleged violations of §§10and 20of the Securities Exchange Act of
  • The State Class Actions alleged claims for fraud and violations of California Corporations
  • Under the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, counsel for the
  • On November 7, 1997, before a ruling on Defendants' motion, plaintiffs filed a consolidated
  • plaintiffs claimed that Defendants failed to obtain Federal Communications Commission
  • One of our primary consultant was Princeton Venture Research, Inc., a firm composed of
  • As provided in the Stipulation, after deducting all appropriate taxes, administrative costs,
  • Executed this 10th day of September, 1998, at San Diego, California.

  • 17 . DECLARATION OF GARY GARRIGUES

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    CASH FLOW
    OPERATING
    CALIFORNIA
    DECLARATION
    SAN FRANCISCO
    GARY GARRIGUES
    HERETO
    PLAINTIFFS
    CERA LLP
    GOLD BENNETT
    OPERATING LOSS
    EXCERPT
    FACTS SET
    LAW
    SUPPORT
    SECURITIES
    ENTERTAINMENT
    DISTRICT
    LERACH
    YEAR-END
    STOCK
    ACCUMULATED DEFICIT
    CASH BALANCE
    INCEPTION
    INSUFFICIENT
    CASH FLOWS TOTALLING
    QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDING
    F-5
    ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
    
    
       GOLD BENNETT & CERA LLP
       PAUL F. BENNETT (63318)
       SOLOMON B. CERA (99467)
       GARY GARRIGUES (148667)
       595 Market Street, Suite 2300
       San Francisco, California 94105
       Telephone: (415) 777-2230
       Facsimile: (415) 777-5189
    
       MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
         HYNES & LERACH LLP
       WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
       KIRK B. HULETT (110726)
       HENRY ROSEN (156963)
       TOR GRONBORG (179109)
       600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
       San Diego, California 92101
       Telephone: (619) 231-1058
    
       Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
                               SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
    
       In re YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
       SECURITIES LITIGATION
       ____________________________________
    
       This Document Relates To:
    
       ALL ACTIONS.
       ____________________________________
    
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       )
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       )
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • San Francisco, California 94105 Telephone: 777-2230 Facsimile: 777-5189
  • MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD HYNES & LERACH LLP WILLIAM S. LERACH KIRK B. HULETT HENRY ROSEN TOR
  • NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
  • ENTERTAINMENT CORP. SECURITIES LITIGATION
  • DECLARATION OF GARY GARRIGUES IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF
  • I am an associate with the law firm of Gold Bennett & Cera LLP,
  • I could and would competently testify to the facts set forth herein.
  • Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of an excerpt from Form 10-K filed
  • Entertainment Corporation.
  • reported an operating loss of $35,852,000 for the year 1997.
  • As reflected on page F-5 of Exhibit A,
  • Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of an excerpt from Yes!'s Form 10-Q
  • reported an operating loss of $5,186,000 for the sixth months ended June 30, 1998.
  • reported operating cash flows totalling.
  • As reported on page 14 of Exhibit B, Yes!'s internally generated cash flow has been
  • reported a cash balance of $368,000, and Yes!
  • reported an accumulated deficit of $95,585,000 as of June 30, 1998.
  • common stock, printed off the Dow Jones electronic database.
  • stock closed at $6.75, $1.91 and $0.47 at year-end 1996, year-end 1997 and September 8, 1998,

  • 18 . DECLARATION OF CHERYL WASHINGTON

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DECLARATION
    MEMBERS
    CALIFORNIA
    NOMINEES
    FIRM
    SUMMARY NOTICE
    PUBLICATION
    CHERYL WASHINGTON
    PLAINTIFF CLASS
    TRANSFER AGENT
    COMMON STOCK
    REFLECTING
    LABELS
    EXHIBITS
    HERETO
    THEREAFTER
    LARKSPUR
    SETTLEMENT
    PENDENCY
    MAILING
    LITIGATION
    ENTERTAINMENT
    COURT
    DISTRICT
    UNITED STATES
    SOICHER
    LAWRENCE
    LERACH
    INQUIRIES
    
       MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
    
       HYNES & LERACH LLP
    
       WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
    
       KIRK B. HULETT (110726)
    
       HENRY ROSEN (156963)
    
       TOR GRONBORG (179109)
    
       600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
    
       San Diego, CA 92101
    
       Telephone: 619/231-1058
    
    
       LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
    
       SOICHER
    
       LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
    
       300 Park Avenue, 20^th Floor
    
       New York, NY 10022
    
       Telephone: 212/980-7000
    
    
       Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
    
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                           NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    
    
       In re YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
    
       SECURITIES LITIGATION
    
       _______________________________
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • HYNES & LERACH LLP
  • LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
  • LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
  • NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
  • DECLARATION OF CHERYL WASHINGTON RE:
  • I submit this declaration in order to provide the Court and the parties to the
  • I am employed by Gilardi & Co. LLC, located at 1115 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, California.
  • the firm was retained to cause the Notice and Proof of Claim form to be printed and to
  • A copy of the printed Notice and Proof of Claim form are attached hereto as Exhibits A and B.
  • On or before July 22, 1998, I caused address labels reflecting the names and addresses of
  • Entertainment Corp. during the period from March 29, 1996 through and including December 12,
  • The labels were prepared from listings provided by the transfer agent representing those
  • I thereafter caused all of the envelopes containing the Notice and Proof of Claim form to be
  • we have forwarded additional Notices and Proof of Claim forms on request to nominees who
  • We have also forwarded Notices and Proof of Claim forms directly to beneficial owners upon
  • In response to correspondence or inquiries from potential class members and or nominees, we
  • On July 30, 1998, I caused the Summary Notice to be published in Investor's Business Daily as
  • I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my

  • 19 . COMPLAINT B 2

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    PLAINTIFF
    BUSINESS
    PROFESSIONS CODE
    CALIFORNIA
    CLASS ACTION
    V-LINK PRODUCT
    CIVIL CODE
    COMMON STOCK
    CORPORATIONS CODE
    KINGSBOROUGH
    COUNTY
    KERSHNER
    MEMBERS
    SEQ
    BOWER
    CERA LLP
    VIOLATION
    MISLEADING
    MATERIAL FACTS
    MISLEADING STATEMENTS
    COMPLAINT
    ENTERTAINMENT
    ATTORNEYS
    SAN FRANCISCO
    CLASS PERIOD
    ALLEGATIONS
    ELAN
    KENNETH
    PECKEL LLP
    
    
       GOLD BENNETT & CERA LLP
       SOLOMON B. CERA (99467)
       GREGORY C. MOORE (143038)
       595 Market Street, Suite 2300
       San Francisco, California 94105
       Telephone: (415) 777-2230
       RABIN & PECKEL LLP
       I. STEPHEN RABIN
       BRIAN P. MURRAY
       275 Madison Avenue
       New York, New York 10016
       Telephone: (212) 682-1818
       LAW OFFICES OF KENNETH A. ELAN
       217 Broadway, Suite 404
       New York, New York 10007
       Telephone: (212) 619-0261
       Attorneys for Plaintiff,
       All Others Similarly Situated
       And the General Public
    
                     SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                 COUNTY OF ALAMEDA
    
       TU MING WANG, On Behalf Of Himself,
       All Others Similarly Situated And The
       General Public,
                             Plaintiff,
                  v.
       YES! ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,
       DONALD D. KINGSBOROUGH, BRUCE
       D. BOWER, SOL KERSHNER, and
       DOES 1-20,
                             Defendants.
       ____________________________________
    
       )
       )
       )
       )
       )
       )
       )
       )
       )
       )
       )
       )
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • GOLD BENNETT & CERA LLP SOLOMON B. CERA GREGORY C. MOORE
  • Attorneys for Plaintiff, All Others Similarly Situated And the General Public
  • SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
  • BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE §17200 ET SEQ.
  • For this complaint, plaintiff makes the following allegations, which are made on information
  • This is a class action brought on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of Yes!
  • Entertainment, Inc. between October 23, 1996 and December 12, 1996, inclusive, and the
  • During the Class Period, Yes and certain of its officers and directors ("the Individual
  • Defendants carried out their scheme by issuing false and misleading statements and omitting
  • Before products containing transmitters such as the one found in the V-Link product are
  • The claims asserted herein arise under Sections 25400 and 25500 of the Corporations Code,
  • Venue is proper in the County of Alameda because the wrongful acts alleged in this action
  • Defendant Donald D. Kingsborough has been the Chairman of Yes's Board of Directors and Chief
  • Defendant Bruce D. Bower is Yes's Executive Vice
  • Defendant Sol Kershner is Yes's Chief Operating
  • Whether defendants made false and misleading statements, which emanated from California, or
  • According to a published report in the San Francisco Chronicle, dated December 12, 1996, the
  • Necessarily, defendants' violation of Section 17500, et seq.
  • Gregory C. Moore - and -RABIN & PECKEL LLP
  • - and -LAW OFFICES OF KENNETH A. ELAN

  • 20 . COMPLAINT B

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    PLAINTIFF
    ACT
    CLASS ACTION
    KINGSBOROUGH
    YORK
    LAW
    V-LINK
    MEMBERS
    KERSHNER
    MISLEADING
    COMMON STOCK
    DISTRICT
    ATTORNEYS
    CLASS PERIOD
    FACTS
    MATERIALLY FALSE
    SECURITIES
    UNITED STATES
    PLAINTIFF NANCY SIEGEL
    GROSSMAN PATRICK
    LAW OFFICES
    FINANCIAL CONDITION
    EXCHANGE ACT
    ENTERTAINMENT
    CALIFORNIA
    STATES DISTRICT COURT
    COMMUNICATIONS
    FCC APPROVALS
    MARKET PRICE
    
    
       JOSEPH J. TABACCO, JR. (75484)
       BERMAN, DeVALERIO, PEASE & TABACCO
       425 California Street, Suite 2025
       San Francisco, CA 94104
       Telephone: (415) 433-3200
    
       James V. Bashian
       LAW OFFICES OF JAMES V. BASHIAN
       500 Fifth Avenue
       New York, NY 10110
       Telephone: (212) 921-4110
    
       Stanley M. Grossman
       Patrick V. Dahlstrom
       POMERANTZ HAUDEK BLOCK
         & GROSSMAN
       100 Park Avenue, 26th Floor
       New York, NY 10017
       Telephone: (212) 661-1100
    
       Mark C. Gardy
       ABBEY, GARDI & SQUITIERI, LLP
       212 East 39th Street
       New York, NY 10016
       Telephone: (212) 889-3700
    
       Attorneys for Plaintiff Nancy Siegel
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
       NANCY SIEGEL, On Behalf Of Herself And
       All Others Similarly Situated,
    
                             Plaintiff,
    
                  v.
    
       YES! ENTERTAINMENT, INC., DONALD D.
       KINGSBOROUGH, BRUCE D. BLOWER
       AND SOL KERSHNER,
    
                             Defendants.
       ________________________________________
    
       )
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • LAW OFFICES OF JAMES V. BASHIAN
  • New York,
  • Stanley M. Grossman Patrick V. Dahlstrom
  • Attorneys for Plaintiff Nancy Siegel
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
  • Entertainment, Inc., and the Company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange
  • Plaintiff brings this action as a class action on behalf of herself and all others who
  • The materially false and misleading statements, which are described in detail below,
  • During the Class Period, the Company claimed, inter alia, that "by the end of this year" it
  • In fact, the defendants knew when those statements were made that Yes did not have the
  • The claims herein arise under Sections 10and 20of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15
  • The jurisdiction of this Court is based on Section 27 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  • Many of the acts and transactions giving rise to the violations of law complained of herein,
  • Plaintiff Nancy Siegel purchased 800 shares of Yes common stock on December 5, 1996 at the
  • Defendant Yes is a California corporation with its executive offices and principal place of
  • Defendant Donald D. Kingsborough, the Company's founder, was, at all relevant times, Yes's
  • Defendant Sol Kershner was, at all relevant times, the Company's Chief Financial Officer,
  • Defendants engaged in a common course of conduct for which they are jointly and severally
  • The members of the Class are located in geographically diverse areas and are so numerous that
  • Whether the challenged public statements disseminated to the investing public and to the
  • in order to insure that retailers would accept shipments of V-Link in time for the 1996

  • 21 . COMPLAINT A

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    STOCK
    KINGSBOROUGH
    PLAINTIFFS
    V-LINK
    SECURITIES
    LAW
    KERSHNER
    FEDERAL SECURITIES
    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
    COMMON STOCK
    FCC
    VIOLATIONS
    ENTERTAINMENT
    PRICE
    PRIOR
    REPRESENTATIONS
    HOLIDAY SELLING
    MISREPRESENTATIONS
    CALIFORNIA
    NORTHERN DISTRICT
    UNITED STATES
    INVESTORS
    EXCHANGE ACT
    MISLEADING
    RETAILERS
    PLAINTIFFS DEMAND
    POWER PENZ
    FCC REGULATION
    SOL KERSHNER
    
    
    MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
      HYNES & LERACH LLP
    WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
    ALAN SCHULMAN (128661)
    DARREN J. ROBBINS (168593)
    600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
    San Diego, CA  92101
    Telephone:  619/231-1058
    
    LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G.
      SOICHER
    LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
    300 Park Avenue, 20th Floor
    New York, NY  10022
    Telephone:  212/980-7000
    
    Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
    
                      UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                     NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    
    RANDALL M. HAROW and LARRY          ) No. C-97-1388 MHP
    SCHUPPAN, On Behalf of Themselves   )
    and All Others Similarly Situated,  ) CLASS ACTION
                                        )
                        Plaintiffs,     )
         vs.                            ) COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATION OF
                                        ) THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
    YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP., DONALD D. ) OF 1934
    KINGSBOROUGH and SOL KERSHNER,      )
                                        )
                       Defendants.      )  Plaintiffs Demand A
    ____________________________________)  Trial By Jury
    
    
    
    _______________________________________________________________________________
    
    
    
    
                           NATURE OF THE ACTION
    
        1.   This is a securities class action on behalf of all
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G. SOICHER LAWRENCE G. SOICHER
  • Attorneys for Plaintiffs
  • NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
  • ENTERTAINMENT CORP., DONALD D.) OF 1934
  • KINGSBOROUGH and SOL KERSHNER,)
  • Plaintiffs Demand A ____________________________________) Trial By Jury
  • purchasers of the common stock of Yes!
  • seeking to remedy violations of federal securities
  • Financial Officer which violations involved misrepresentations
  • V-Link -- a 900 Mhz mobile telephone system targeted at teenage
  • consumers which defendants asserted would be the Company's flagship
  • to get major retailers to accept shipments of V-Link in time for
  • required to receive final marketing approval from the FCC prior to
  • prospects for Power Penz,
  • investors that Yes!
  • the price of Yes!'s stock price soared reaching
  • Prior to its IPO, various investors, including investment funds managed and/or controlled by
  • that V-Link was subject to FCC regulation!
  • these products on store shelves for the holiday selling season,
  • direct contrast to defendant Kingsborough's prior representations
  • stock as defendants issued their false and misleading statements,
  • arise under §§10and 20of the Exchange Act,
  • This action is properly brought in the Northern District
  • Chief Executive Officer of Yes!.
  • Similar laws exist in specific jurisdictions within the United States as well as in certain

  • 22 . FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    MEMBERS
    STIPULATION
    REPRESENTATIVE CLASS PLAINTIFFS
    LITIGATION
    COURT
    DEFENDANTS
    JUDGEMENT
    YORK
    LAW OFFICES
    DISTRICT
    SAN DIEGO
    UNITED STATES
    LLP
    COUNSEL
    PURSUANT
    CIVIL PROCEDURE
    FEDERAL RULES
    SETTLING PARTIES
    DECLARE
    ADEQUATE
    APPROVING
    CALIFORNIA
    SQUIRE
    KRANICH
    RICHARD
    EXECUTES
    CONTROLLING
    REQUESTED EXCLUSION
    PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    
       In re YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
    
       SECURITIES LITIGATION
    
       ___________________________________
    
       This Document Relates To:
    
       ALL ACTIONS.
    
       ___________________________________
    
       Master File No. C-97-1388-CRB
    
       CLASS ACTION
    
       DATE: September 18, 1998
    
       TIME: 10:00 a.m.
    
       COURTROOM: The Honorable
    
       Charles R. Breyer
    
                       FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL
    
       This matter came on for hearing on September 18, 1998, upon the
       application of the Settling Parties for approval of the settlement set
       forth in the Stipulation of Settlement (the "Stipulation") dated as of
       July 8, 1998. Due and adequate notice having been given to the
       Settlement Class, and the Court having considered the Stipulation, all
       papers filed and proceedings held herein and all oral and written
       comments received regarding the proposed settlement, and having
       reviewed the entire record in the action, and good cause appearing.
    
       IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED AS FOLLOWS:
    
       1. The Court, for purposes of this Final Judgment and Order of
       Dismissal (the "Final Judgment"), adopts all defined terms as set
       forth in the Stipulation.
    
       2. The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of the Federal
       Class Actions, the Representative Class Plaintiffs, all Members of the
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
  • SECURITIES LITIGATION
  • This matter came on for hearing on September 18, 1998, upon the application of the Settling
  • Due and adequate notice having been given to the Settlement Class, and the Court having
  • The Court, for purposes of this Final Judgment and Order of Dismissal, adopts all defined
  • The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of the Federal Class Actions, the
  • The Court finds that the distribution of the Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of process, the United States Constitution, and any other applicable law.
  • Except as to any individual claim of those Persons who have validly and timely requested
  • Pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this Court has finally certified
  • during the Settlement Class Period, members of the immediate family of any Individual
  • Upon the Effective Date, the Representative Class Plaintiffs and their counsel on their own
  • San Diego, CA 92101
  • GOLD BENNETT & CERA LLP
  • LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD
  • RICHARD D. KRANICH
  • New York, NY 10271-0074
  • JEFFREY H. SQUIRE
  • I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

  • 23 . CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE 97-CV-1388

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    MOTION
    MCL
    PLAINTIFFS
    COMPLAINT
    DEFENDANTS
    JUDGE
    COUNSEL
    DISMISS
    AMENDED COMPLAINT
    GBA
    STIPULATION
    DECLARATION
    BREYER
    JUDGE CHARLES
    APPOINTMENT
    MANAGEMENT
    PROPOSED ORDER
    MEMORANDUM
    CONFERENCE
    NOTICE SET
    LEAD PLAINTIFFS PURSUANT
    PATEL
    JUDGE MARILYN
    OPPOSITION
    STRIKE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
    KINGSBOROUGH
    DONALD
    AUTHORITIES
    
    
    Docket as of July 14, 1998 (retrieved 7/14/98)
    
    Proceedings include all events.                                          RELATE
    3:97cv1388    Harow, et al v. Yes! Entertainment, et al
    
                                                                RELATE
                           U.S. District Court
      U.S. District for the Northern District of California (S.F.)
    
                   CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 97-CV-1388
    
    Harow, et al v. Yes! Entertainment, et al                   Filed: 04/18/97
    Assigned to: Judge Charles R. Breyer         Jury demand: Both
    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
    
    (Party and Counsel List)
    
    
    4/18/97  1       COMPLAINT Summons(es) issued; Fee status pd entered on
                     4/18/97 in the amount of $ 150.00 (Receipt No. 127127);
                     jury demand    (3:97-cv-01388) (slh) (Entry date 04/21/97)
    
    4/18/97  2       ORDER RE COURT PROCEDURE and SCHEDULE by Judge Marilyn H.
                     Patel: Proof of service to be filed by 6/2/97; counsels'
                     case management statement to be filed by 9/2/97; initial
                     case management conference will be held 9:30 9/12/97.  (cc:
                     all counsel) (slh) (Entry date 04/21/97)
    
    5/8/97   3       WAIVER OF SERVICE by defendant served on 4/29/97 in
                     response to the Request for Waiver sent on 4/23/97
                     (3:97-cv-01388) (gba) (Entry date 05/09/97)
    
    6/16/97  4       MOTION with memorandum in support before Judge Marilyn H.
                     Patel by Plaintiff to be appointed lead plaintiffs
                     pursuant to 21D(a) (3) (B) of the securities exchange act
                     of 1934 and for appointment of lead plaintiffs' lead
                     counsel with Notice set for 9/26/97 10:30  (3:97-cv-01388)
                     (gba) (Entry date 06/26/97) (3:97cv1388)
    
    6/16/97  5       DECLARATION by Tor Gronborg on behalf of Plaintiff re
                     motion to be appointed lead plaintiffs pursuant to 21D(a)
                     (3) (B) of the securities exchange act of 1934 and for
                     appointment of lead plaintiffs' lead counsel (4-1)
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Cause: 15:78mSecurities Exchange Act
  • (Party and Counsel List)
  • 4/18/97 1 COMPLAINT Summonsissued;
  • jury demand (Entry date 04/21/97)
  • 4/18/97 2 ORDER RE COURT PROCEDURE and SCHEDULE by Judge Marilyn H.
  • Patel: Proof of service to be filed by 6/2/97;
  • case management conference will be held 9:30 9/12/97.
  • 6/16/97 4 MOTION with memorandum in support before Judge Marilyn H.
  • Patel by Plaintiff to be appointed lead plaintiffs
  • of 1934 and for appointment of lead plaintiffs' lead
  • counsel with Notice set for 9/26/97 10:30
  • 6/16/97 5 DECLARATION by Tor Gronborg on behalf of Plaintiff re
  • 6/16/97 -- RECEIVED Proposed Order re:
  • appointed lead plaintiffs pursuant to 21Dof the
  • 8/7/97 8 STIPULATION and ORDER by Judge Fern M. Smith:
  • AUTHORITIES before Judge Marilyn H. Patel by defendants
  • for 10/3/97 at 10:30 am (mcl)
  • motion to dismiss complaint
  • motion to strike portions of plaintiff's
  • status conference scheduled for 11/14/97 at 10:30 a.m.
  • Plaintiffs shall file their amended complaint on or before
  • Charles R. Breyer
  • Judge Charles R. Breyer the motion to dismiss complaint
  • 1/5/98, opposition due 2/6/98, reply due 2/20/98;
  • in 3:97-cv-01388 to strike declaration of Donald D.
  • Kingsborough with Notice set for 5/22/98 at 10:00

  • 24 . CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE 97-CV-2429

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
    SLH
    MCL
    COUNSEL
    COURT
    MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE SET
    JUDGE
    DOCKET
    PLAINTIFF
    DISTRICT
    GBA
    C/R
    PATEL
    JUDGE MARILYN
    WAIVER
    COMPLAINT
    ENTERTAINMENT
    SETTLEMENT
    DOCKET MODIFICATION
    BREYER
    CHARLES
    ASSIGNMENT COMMITTEE
    FAILURE
    PREPARED OSC
    MEMBER
    RELATING
    REQUEST
    RESPONSE
    BLOWER
    
    
    
    Docket as of July 10, 1998 (retrieved 8/27/98)
    
    Proceedings include all events.                                          RELATE
    3:97cv2429    Siegel v. Yes! Entertainment, et al
    
                                                                RELATE
                           U.S. District Court
      U.S. District for the Northern District of California (S.F.)
    
                   CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 97-CV-2429
    
    Siegel v. Yes! Entertainment, et al                         Filed: 06/27/97
    Assigned to: Judge Charles R. Breyer         Jury demand: Plaintiff
    Demand: $0,000                               Nature of Suit:  850
    Lead Docket: 97-CV-1388                      Jurisdiction: Federal Question
    Dkt# in other court: None
    
    Cause: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act
    
    (Party and Counsel List)
    
    
    6/27/97  1       COMPLAINT Summons(es) issued; Fee status pd entered on
                     6/27/97 in the amount of $ 150.00 (Receipt No. 42991); jury
                     demand    (3:97-cv-02429) (slh) (3:97cv2429)
    
    6/27/97  2       ORDER RE COURT PROCEDURE and SCHEDULE by Chief Judge
                     Thelton E. Henderson: Proof of service to be filed by
                     8/11/97; counsels' case management statement to be filed by
                     10/20/97; initial case management conference will be held
                     3:00 10/28/97.  (cc: all counsel) (slh) (3:97cv2429)
    
    7/3/97   3       NOTICE by Plaintiff of related case(s) C97-1388 MHP
                     (3:97-cv-02429) (slh) (Entry date 07/07/97) (3:97cv2429)
    
    7/3/97   4       PROOF OF SERVICE by Plaintiff of related case notice (3-1)
                     (3:97-cv-02429) (slh) (Entry date 07/07/97) (3:97cv2429)
    
    7/3/97   5       PROOF OF SERVICE by Plaintiff of amended complaint
                     (3:97-cv-02429) (slh) (Entry date 07/07/97) (3:97cv2429)
    
    8/6/97   6       WAIVER OF SERVICE by defendants Yes! Entertainment, Donald
                     D. Kingsborough, Bruce D. Blower, and Sol Kershner served
                     on 8/1/97 in response to the Request for Waiver sent on
                     6/2/97   (3:97-cv-02429) (slh) (Entry date 08/07/97)
                     (3:97cv2429)
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Docket as of July 10,
  • U.S. District Court
  • U.S. District for the Northern District of California
  • (Party and Counsel List)
  • 6/27/97 1 COMPLAINT Summonsissued;
  • demand (slh)
  • 6/27/97 2 ORDER RE COURT PROCEDURE and SCHEDULE by Chief Judge
  • 7/3/97 3 NOTICE by Plaintiff of related caseC97-1388 MHP
  • (Entry date 07/07/97)
  • 8/6/97 6 WAIVER OF SERVICE by defendants Yes!
  • Entertainment, Donald
  • Kingsborough, Bruce D. Blower, and Sol Kershner served
  • on 8/1/97 in response to the Request for Waiver sent on
  • notice; relating cases; 3:97-cv-1388 with member
  • Case reassigned to Judge Marilyn H.
  • Patel
  • (C/R not reported) Initial case management
  • Court to prepared OSC for failure to
  • 11/7/97 9 CLERK'S NOTICE Case Management Conference set for 10:30
  • 12/4/97 10 ORDER by Assignment Committee Case reassigned to Judge
  • Charles R. Breyer (gba)
  • (mcl)
  • 3/17/98 -- Docket Modification to Case Management
  • Status conference held re settlement.

  • 25 . CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE 97-CV-2185

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    COUNSEL
    DOCKET
    GBA
    WAIVER
    LCC
    CONFERENCE
    JUDGE
    MCL
    COURT
    MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
    DISTRICT
    ENTERTAINMENT
    SETTLEMENT
    DOCKET MODIFICATION
    PATEL
    JUDGE MARILYN
    REQUEST
    RESPONSE
    KINGSBOROUGH
    DONALD
    DEFENDANTS
    JOINDER
    PLAINTIFF
    SCHEDULE
    TAKATS
    C/R ROSITA FLORES
    BREYER
    CHARLES
    ASSIGNMENT COMMITTEE
    
    
    
    Docket as of July 10, 1998 (retrieved 7/13/98)
    
    Proceedings include all events.                                   M-ADR  CONSOL
    3:97cv2185    Takats, et al v. Yes! Entertainment, et al
    
                                                                M-ADR  CONSOL
                           U.S. District Court
      U.S. District for the Northern District of California (S.F.)
    
                   CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 97-CV-2185
    
    Takats, et al v. Yes! Entertainment, et al                  Filed: 06/11/97
    Assigned to: Judge Charles R. Breyer         Jury demand: Plaintiff
    Demand: $0,000                               Nature of Suit:  850
    Lead Docket: 97-CV-1388                      Jurisdiction: Federal Question
    Dkt# in other court: None
    
    Cause: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act
    
    (Party and Counsel List)
    
    
    6/11/97  1       COMPLAINT  Summons(es) issued; Fee status pd entered on
                     6/11/97  in the amount of $ 150.00 ( Receipt No. 127736);
                     jury demand    (3:97-cv-02185) (mcl) (Entry date 06/16/97)
                     (3:97cv2185)
    
    6/11/97  2       ORDER RE COURT PROCEDURE and SCHEDULE (ADR Multi-Option)
                     by Judge Fern M. Smith : Proof of service to be filed by
                     7/28/97 ; counsels' case management statement to be filed
                     by 10/14/97 ; initial case management conference will be
                     held 8:30 10/24/97 .  (cc: all counsel)    (3:97-cv-02185)
                     (mcl) (Entry date 06/16/97) (3:97cv2185)
    
    6/11/97  3       NOTICE by Plaintiff of related case(s) C-97-1388 MHP
                     (3:97-cv-02185) (mcl) (Entry date 06/16/97) (3:97cv2185)
    
    6/16/97  4       NOTICE by Plaintiff Joseph Takats of joinder and joinder
                     (3:97-cv-02185) (lcc) (Entry date 06/17/97) (3:97cv2185)
    
    6/24/97  5       WAIVER OF SERVICE by Defendants Yes! Entertainment, Donald
                     D. Kingsborough, Sol Kershner served on 6/20/97 in response
                     the Request for Waiver sent on 6/13/97.   (3:97-cv-02185)
                     (lcc) (3:97cv2185)
    
    6/24/97  5       WAIVER OF SERVICE by Defendants Yes! Entertainment, Donald
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Docket as of July 10,
  • 3:97cv2185 Takats, et al v.
  • U.S. District Court
  • U.S. District for the Northern District of California
  • (Party and Counsel List)
  • jury demand (mcl) (Entry date 06/16/97)
  • 6/11/97 2 ORDER RE COURT PROCEDURE and SCHEDULE
  • 6/11/97 3 NOTICE by Plaintiff of related caseC-97-1388 MHP
  • 6/16/97 4 NOTICE by Plaintiff Joseph Takats of joinder and joinder
  • 6/24/97 5 WAIVER OF SERVICE by Defendants Yes!
  • Entertainment, Donald
  • Kingsborough, Sol Kershner served on 6/20/97 in response
  • the Request for Waiver sent on 6/13/97.
  • 7/1/97 6 ORDER by Judge Marilyn H. Patel relating cases;
  • reassigned to Judge Marilyn H. Patel (Date Entered:
  • C97-2185 (gba)
  • confirming the status conference scheduled for 11/14/97 at
  • 9/12/97 -- Docket Modification to letter Case
  • Management Conference set for 10:30 11/14/97;
  • 12/4/97 8 ORDER by Assignment Committee Case reassigned to Judge
  • Charles R. Breyer (cc: all
  • 7/9/98 9 MINUTES: (C/R Rosita Flores)
  • Status conference held re settlement.

  • 26 . ORDER

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DEFENDANTS
    AMENDED COMPLAINT
    MOTION
    COURT
    FACTS
    SECURITIES LITIGATION
    PARTICULARITY
    ALLEGATIONS
    SUPP
    STRIKE
    DISMISS
    CORPORATION SECURITIES LITIGATION
    FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
    UNITED STATES DISTRICT
    ALLEGE
    UNDERLYING
    TRANSACTIONS
    CIR
    SECURITIES ANALYSTS
    KIMBERLEY
    ZEID
    REFERENCE
    MISLEADING
    AMEND
    SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
    ALLEGED ACCOUNTING DEFICIENCIES
    FRAUDULENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
    CAERE CORPORATE SECURITIES
    REQUIRED ENTANGLEMENT
    
                        IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                      FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
       In re YES! ENTERTAINMENT
       CORP. SECURITIES LITIGATION.
       ________________________________________/
    
       No. C97-01388 CRB
       (filed May 15, 1998)
       ORDER
    
       Now before the Court are defendants' Motion to Dismiss the First
       Amended Complaint and plaintiffs' Motion to Strike. Having reviewed
       the papers, the Court determines that oral argument is unnecessary.
       See Local Rule 7-1(b). The First Amended Complaint is hereby
       DISMISSED, with leave to amend, for the following reasons.
    
       1. A complaint made "upon investigation of counsel" is the same as a
       complaint made "upon information and belief." See In re Silicon
       Graphics, Inc. Securities Litigation, 970 F. Supp. 746, 763 (N.D. Cal.
       1997.) Plaintiffs must state with particularity all facts on which
       their allegations as to why each statement is misleading are formed.
       See 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(b)(1)(B). For example, plaintiffs must state
       with particularity the facts upon which the allegations of paragraphs
       38(a)-(d) are formed. Reference to "confidential internal YES! data"
       or similar terms is insufficient to provide such a basis. See Zeid v.
       Kimberley, 973 F. Supp. 910, 920 (N.D. Cal. 1997) (holding that
       "without any reference to particular corporate documents or other
       information, the Court can only conclude that Plaintiffs' allegations
       are based purely on speculation and conclusions drawn from
       hindsight").
    
       2. To state a claim against defendants for making false and misleading
       statements to securities analysts, Cooper v. Pickett, 137 F. 3d 616,
       627 (9th Cir. 1997), plaintiffs must comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(b).
       In particular, plaintiffs must state with particularity all facts upon
       which the explanation of how each statement is false is based.
    
       3. To state a claim against defendants for misrepresentations made in
       the securities analysts forecasts, plaintiffs must demonstrate that
       defendants placed "their imprimatur, express or implied, on the
       projections." In re Syntex Corporation Securities Litigation, 95 F.3d
       922, 934 (9th Cir 1996) (quotation omitted). Plaintiffs must plead the
       required entanglement with the specificity required by Rule 9(b). In
       re Caere Corporate Securities Litigation, 837 F. Supp. 1054, 1059
       (N.D. Cal. 1993). Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint does not do so.
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Now before the Court are defendants' Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint and
  • The First Amended Complaint is hereby DISMISSED, with leave to amend, for the following
  • See In re Silicon Graphics, Inc. Securities Litigation, 970 F. Supp.
  • Plaintiffs must state with particularity all facts on which their allegations as to why each
  • Reference to "confidential internal YES!
  • See Zeid v. Kimberley, 973 F. Supp.
  • To state a claim against defendants for misrepresentations made in the securities analysts
  • In re Syntex Corporation Securities Litigation, 95 F.3d 922, 934 (9th Cir 1996).
  • Plaintiffs must plead the required entanglement with the specificity required by Rule 9.
  • In re Caere Corporate Securities Litigation,
  • To state a claim against defendants for fraudulent financial statements plaintiffs must
  • Accordingly, the Court will defer decision on plaintiffs' motion to strike until after
  • CHARLES R. BREYER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

  • 27 . COMPLAINT A 2

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    KINGSBOROUGH
    V-LINK
    PLAINTIFFS
    EXCHANGE ACT
    SECURITIES
    CLASS ACTION
    KERSHNER
    VIOLATION
    STOCK
    FCC
    MANAGEMENT
    ENTERTAINMENT
    SHARES
    PRICE
    PRIOR
    HOLIDAY SELLING
    CALIFORNIA
    NORTHERN DISTRICT
    UNITED STATES
    LERACH LLP
    VENTURE INVESTORS
    MISLEADING
    SQUIRE
    POWER PENZ
    FCC REGULATION
    REPRESENTATIONS
    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
    CLASS PERIOD
    PLAINTIFFS DEMAND
    
     Complaint for Violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Takats, et
          al. v. Yes! Entertainment Corp., et al., Case No. C-97-2185-FMS)
    
       MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
       HYNES & LERACH LLP
       WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
       KIRK B. HULETT (110726)
       HENRY ROSEN (156963)
       TOR GRONBORG (179109)
       600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
       San Diego, CA 92101
       Telephone: 619/231-1058
       KAUFMAN, MALCHMAN, KIRBY
       & SQUIRE, LLP
       JEFFREY H. SQUIRE
       IRA M. PRESS
       919 Third Avenue, 11th Floor
       New York, NY 10022
       Telephone: 212/371-6600
       Attorneys for Plaintiffs
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
       JOSEPH TAKATS, EJA MANAGEMENT LLC and YAIR TAUMAN, Individually and On
       Behalf of CALE CONSULTANTS, LTD., On Behalf of Themselves and All
       Others Similarly Situated,
       Plaintiffs,
       vs.
       YES! ENTERTAINMENT CORP., DONALD D. KINGSBOROUGH and SOL KERSHNER,
       Defendants.
       ___________________________________
       )))))))))))))))
       No.
       CLASS ACTION
    
       COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    
       Plaintiffs Demand A
    
       Trial By Jury
    
                                NATURE OF THE ACTION
    
       1. This is a securities class action on behalf of all purchasers of
       the common stock of Yes! Entertainment Corp. ("Yes!" or the "Company")
       between March 29, 1996 and December 12, 1996 (the "Class Period"),
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Complaint for Violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Takats,
  • KAUFMAN, MALCHMAN, KIRBY & SQUIRE, LLP JEFFREY H. SQUIRE IRA M.
  • 212/371-6600 Attorneys for Plaintiffs
  • ENTERTAINMENT CORP., DONALD D. KINGSBOROUGH and SOL KERSHNER, Defendants.
  • This is a securities class action on behalf of all purchasers of the common stock of Yes!
  • or the "Company") between March 29, 1996 and December 12, 1996, seeking to remedy violations flagship product for the 1996 holiday selling season.
  • opted to flout FCC regulations and