MBNA Corp.: Securities Litigation: Filed Case

• Letter To The Judge (139 KB)
  Case1:05-cv-00272-GMS Document 169 Filed 02/17/2009 Page 1 of 1 Rigrodsky & Long, P.A Attorneys at Law www.rigrodskylong.com Seth D. Rigrodsky Admitted in DE, NY Brian D. Long Admitted in DE, PA Joseph Russello Admitted in NY Mark S. Reich Admitted in NY, NJ February 17,2009 Via Electronic Filing The Honorable Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet United States District Court J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building 844 North King Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 Re: In re MBNA Corporation Securities Litigation, C.A. No. 05-272 (GMS) Deal- Chief Judge Sleet: We are counsel for the Plaintiffs in the above referenced securities action (the "Action") and write on behalf of all parties to the Action. We are pleased to report that the parties have reached an agreement in principle to settle these claims, and are currently in the process of drafting the necessary settlement documents. Consequently, the parties jointly request that the Court stay the present action so that the parties may complete the p
  
  
• Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint For Violation Of The Federal Securities Laws (0.60 MB)
  Case 1:05-cv-00272-GMS Document 37 Filed 12/12/2005 Page 1 of 50 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF DELAWARE IN RE MBNA CORP. SECURITIES LITIGATION Case No. 1:05-CV-00272-GMS CONSOLIDATED CONSOLIDATED AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS Plaintiffs, by their counsel, make the following allegations upon information and belief based upon all of the facts set forth below which were obtained through an extensive investigation made by and through their attorneys. Lead Counsel’s investigation has included, among other things, a review of: (i) the public filings of MBNA Corp. (“MBNA” or the “Company”) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”); (ii) press releases and other public statements issued by defendants; (iii) published reports and news articles regarding the Company; and (iv) confidential communications with former MBNA employees and independent consultants. Plaintiffs believe that substantial evidentiary supp
  
  
• Class Action Complaint (196 KB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF DELAWARE GREGPENN, Plaintiff, v. CIVIL ACTION NO, I i 3 JURY TRIAL DEMANDED -~> pr. --7 CO , - ^1 jr- -j ¦* - C> - CO MBNA CORP., BRUCE L. HAMMONDS, KENNETH A. VECCHIONE, JOHN R. COCHRAN, m, RICHARD K. STRUTHERS, and LANCE L. WEAVER, Defendants. CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT Plaintiff, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, by his attorneys, alleges the following based upon the investigation of his counsel, except as to allegations specifically pertaining to Plaintiff, which are based on personal knowledge. The investigation of counsel is predicated upon, among other things, a review of public filings by MBNA Corp. ("MBNA" or the "Company") with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), conference calls and announcements made by the Company, press releases issued by the Company, media reports about the Company, publicly available trading data relating to the price and volume of MBNA's securities, and a rev
  
  
• Class Action Complaint (0.69 MB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ROBERT WILKINS, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, C.A. No. 0 5 - 2 8 7 JURY TRIAL DEMANDED M «¦» r=J °5 Z3C "¦":5c 33" -< C~;: \ ^ —I1-" _ *fl r\-^ ;;j oJ r \_/ ^Sf o-irn 3v* '13 SO ""'* ¦¦.. c~> CD VS. MBNA CORPORATION, BRUCE L. HAMMONDS, KENNETH A. VECCHIONE, RICHARD K. STRUTHERS, CHARLES C. KRULAK, JOHN R. COCHRAN, m, MICHAEL G. RHODES, LANCE L. WEAVER and JOHNW. SCHEFLEN, Defendants. CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT Plaintiff, Robert Wilkins ("Plaintiff), individually and on behalf of all other psrsorisSj similarly situated, by his undersigned attorneys, for his complaint against defendants, alleges the following based upon personal knowledge as to himself and his own acts, and information and belief as to all other matters, based upon, inter alia, the investigation conducted by and through his attorneys, which included, among other things, a review of the defendants' public documents,
  
  
• Class Action Complaint (264 KB)
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• Class Action Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws (161 KB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF DELAWARE LEONARD BRONSTEIN, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. MBNA CORP., BRUCE L. HAMMONDS; KENNETH A. VECCHIONE; RICHARD K. STRUTHERS; CHARLES C. KRULAK; JOHN R. COCHRAN, III; MICHAEL G. RHODES; LANCE L. WEAVER; and JOHNW. SCHEFLEN, Defendants. CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS Plaintiff has alleged the following based upon the investigation of plaintiffs counsel, which included a review of United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings by MBNA Corp. ("MBNA" or the "Company"), securities analysts reports about the Company, press releases issued by the Company, and media reports about the Company, and plaintiff believes that substantial additional evidentiary support will exist for the allegations set forth herein after a reasonable opportunity for discovery. NATURE OF THE ACTION 1. This is a federal class action on behalf of purchasers of the securities of MBNA between
  
  
• Class Action Complaint For Violation Of The Federal Securities Laws (445 KB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF DELAWARE JAMES M. BAKER, On Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, vs. MBNA CORP., BRUCE L. HAMMONDS, KENNETH A. VECCHIONE, RICHARD K. STRUTHERS, CHARLES C. KRULAK, JOHN R. COCHRAN, III, MICHAEL G. ) RHODES, LANCE L. WEAVER and JOHN ) W. SCHEFLEN, Defendants. Civil Action No. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW 1. This is a securities class action on behalf of all purchasers of the publicly traded securities of MBNA Corp. (“MBNA” or the “Company”) between January 20, 2005 and April 21, 2005 (the “Class Period”), against MBNA and certain of its officers and directors for violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”). 2. MBNA is an international financial services company providing lending, deposit, and credit insurance products and services to its customers. In addition to being the world’s largest independent credit-card company, MBNA