Legal Opinion

Liberty Media Corp. v. Vivendi Universal, S.A.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided January 31, 2012No. 03 Civ. 02175 (RJH)PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER

RICHARD J. HOLWELL, District Judge:

By an April 23, 2008 motion, the defendants — Vivendi Universal, S.A. (‘Vivendi”), Universal Studios, Inc. (“Universal”), *589Jean-Marie Messier, and Guillaume Hannezo (collectively, “Defendants”)— sought dismissal of Liberty Media’s state-law claims — Counts I through IV of the Complaint filed by the above-captioned plaintiffs (collectively, “Liberty Media” or “Plaintiffs”) — as preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (“SLUSA”), 15 U.S.C. § 78bb(f)(l)(A). See Mem. in Supp. of Defs.’ Mot. for Partial J. on…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. DabitSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. John E. Johnson and H/w Ann Marie Johnson v. The Celotex Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
  4. Johnson v. RowleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. Bernard Jerry, and Edgar SaundersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. In re Facebook, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2012
  2. Liberty Media Corp. v. Vivendi Universal, S.A.District Court, S.D. New York · 2013
  3. N. Sound Capital LLC v. Merck & Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2018
  4. Highfields Capital I, LP v. Seaworld Entm't, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 2019
  5. Byrnes v. Chevron CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2024

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