Guidant Corporation: Securities Litigation: Filed Case

• Second Amended Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws - Jury Trial Demanded (3.23 MB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION __________________________________ ) MASTER FILE NUMBER: ) IN RE: GUIDANT CORPORATION ) 1:03-CV-0892-SEB-WTL SECURITIES LITIGATION ) ) __________________________________ ) SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Plaintiffs, through their attorneys, bring this action on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, and on personal knowledge as to themselves and their activities, and on information and belief as to all other matters, based on investigation conducted by counsel, hereby allege as follows: NATURE OF THE ACTION 1. This is a class action on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Guidant Corporation (“Guidant” or the “Company”) between June 23, 1999 and June 12, 2003, inclusive (the “Class Period”), seeking remedies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Defendan
  
  
• Consolidated Amended Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws - Jury Trial Demanded (239 KB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION __________________________________ IN RE: GUIDANT CORPORATION SECURITIES LITIGATION __________________________________ MASTER FILE NUMBER: 1:03-CV-0892-SEB-WTL CONSOLIDATED AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Plaintiffs, through their attorneys, bring this action on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, and on personal knowledge as to themselves and their activities, and on information and belief as to all other matters, based on investigation conducted by counsel, hereby allege as follows: NATURE OF THE ACTION 1. This is a class action on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Guidant Corporation (“Guidant” or the “Company”) between June 23, 1999 and June 12, 2003, inclusive (the “Class Period”), seeking remedies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Defendants include Guidant, its President and Chief Executive Officer Ronald
  
  
• Order Granting The Motion Of The Gaynor Proposed Lead Plantiffs For Consolidation, Appointment As Lead Plaintiffs And Approval Of Selection Of Lead Counsel (185 KB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION X IRA GAINES and LAWRENCE BEZIRDJIAN, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, vs. GUIDANT CORPORATION, RONALD W. DOLLENS, KEITH E. BRAUER, A JAY GRAF, MARK C. BARTELL, BEVERLY A. HUSS, AND JAY WATKTNS, l:03-CV-0892-SEB-WTL X Defendants. (Additional Captions Below) )] ORDER GRANTING THE MOTION OF THE GAYNOR PROPOSED LEAD PLAINTIFFS FOR CONSOLIDATION, APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFFS AND APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF LEAD COUNSEL X HERMAN STEIN, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, vs. GUIDANT CORPORATION, RONALD W. DOLLENS, KEITH E. BRAUER, JAY WATKINS, BEVERLY A. HUSS, AND JAMES M. CORNELIUS, Defendants. X 1-.03-CV-0911-SEB-WTL THOMAS McADAM, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, vs. GUIDANT CORPORATION, RONALD W. DOLLENS, KEITH E. BRAUER, A JAY GRAF, MARK C. BARTEL, BEVERLY A. HUSS, AND JAY WATKINS, Defendants.
  
  
• Class Action Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws (201 KB)
  UNTIED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA (INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION) GERALD POINDEXTER, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. GUIDANT CORPORATION, ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., KEITH E. BRAUER, RONALD W. DOLLENS and JAY WATKINS, Defendants. NO. CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Plaintiff, individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, by his undersigned attorneys, alleges upon the investigation made by and through plaintiff’s counsel, which included, inter alia, a review of relevant press releases issues by Guidant Corporation (“Guidant” or the “Company”) as well as, teleconferences, news articles, analyst reports, and media reports concerning the Company. Furthermore, this complaint is based upon plaintiff’s personal knowledge as to plaintiff and plaintiff’s own acts, and upon information and belief as to all other matters, based upon the aforementioned investigation. Pl
  
  
• Class Action Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws (0.80 MB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION Herman Stein, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, vs. GUIDANT CORPORATION, RONALD W. DOLLENS, KEITH E. BRAUER, JAY WATKINS, BEVERLY A. HUSS and JAMES M. CORNELIUS, Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO. CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Plaintiff has alleged the following based upon the investigation of plaintiff s counsel, which included a review of United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings by Guidant Corporation ("Guidant" or the "Company"), as well as regulatory filings and reports, securities analysts' reports and advisories about the Company, press releases and other public statements 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
  
  
• Class Action Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws (2.08 MB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT J ° "' ' J SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA 7 (INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION) ' ) GIOCCHINO DAQUILA, Individually and On ) Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, ) CIVIL ACTION NO. ^l:03-(\)/-0S87LM- WTL vs. ) CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT ) FOR VIOLATIONS OF GUIDANT CORP., ENDOVASCULAR ) FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., KEITH E. BRAUER, ) RONALD W. DOLLENS AND JAY WATKINS, ) ) JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Defendants. ) ) Plaintiff has alleged the following based upon the investigation of plaintiff s counsel, which included a review of United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings by Guidant Corp. ("Guidant" or the "Company"), as well as regulatory filings and reports, securities analysts' reports and advisories about the Company, press releases and other p
  
  
• Class Action Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws (116 KB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA IRA GAINES, LAWRENCE BEZIRDJIAN, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. GUIDANT CORPORATION, RONALD W. DOLLENS, KEITH E. BRAUER, A. JAY GRAF, MARK C. BARTELL, BEVERLY A. HUSS, and JAY WATKINS, Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO. CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Plaintiffs, individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, by plaintiffs’ undersigned attorneys, for plaintiffs’ Complaint, alleges upon the investigation made by and through plaintiffs’ counsel, which included, inter alia, a review of relevant public filings made by Guidant Corporation ("Guidant ” or the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as, tele-conferences, press releases, news articles, analyst reports, and media reports concerning the Company. This complaint is based upon plaintiffs’ personal knowledge as to plaintiff’s own acts, and upon information
  
  
• Class Action Complaint For Violations Of The Federal Securities Laws (323 KB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION °3JU» , r> 2: c, COLBERT BIRNETII, On Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, GUIDANT CORPORATION, RONALD DOLLENS, and KEITH E. BRAUER, Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO. CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS J,:07-CV-0882SEB-V! JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Plaintiff, individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, by its undersigned attorneys, alleges upon personal knowledge as to itself and its own acts, and information and belief as to all other matters, based upon, inter alia, the investigation conducted by and through its attorneys, which included, among other things, a review of the public documents and announcements made by Defendants, Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings, and press releases regarding Guidant Corporation ("Guidant" or the "Company"), the following: NATURE OF THE ACTION 1. Plaintiff brings this class actio
  
  

• Consolidated Complaint For Violations Of The Federal Securities Laws (447 KB)
  Case 1:05-cv-01658-SEB-WTL Document 74 Filed 06/08/2006 Page 1 of 108 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION _______________________________________ IN RE GUIDANT CORPORATION SECURITIES LITIGATION _______________________________________ ) ) ) ) Master File No. 1:05-CV-01658-SEB-WTL CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS With Corrections Case 1:05-cv-01658-SEB-WTL Document 74 Filed 06/08/2006 Page 2 of 108 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………………..1 SUMMARY OF THE COMPLAINT ……………………………………………..3 Pre-Class Period Events ……………………………………………………..5 Guidant’s Felony Conviction for the Concealment of Serious Defects And Malfunctioning of its Stent Medical Devices ……………..5 Guidant Conceals its ICD and Pacemaker Defects ……………………..9 Guidant Refocuses its Business Strategy …………………………....11 Class Period Events and Statements ……………………………………13 JURISDICTION AND VEN
  
  
• Complaint For Violation Of The Federal Securities Laws (93 KB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION IRON WORKERS OF WESTERN : Case No. PENNSYLVANIA PENSION PLAN, On : Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly : CLASS ACTION Situated, COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATION OF THE : Plaintiff, : FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS vs. : GUIDANT CORPORATION, RONALD W. : DOLLENS, JAMES M. CORNELIUS, KEITH : E. BRAUER, GUIDO J. NEELS, JOHN B. : KING, BEVERLY H. LORELL, ROGER : MARCHETTI, WILLIAM F. McCONNELL, : JR. and RONALD N. SPAULDING, Defendants. : JURY TRIAL DEMANDED INTRODUCTION 1. This is a securities class action on behalf of all purchasers of the publicly traded securities of Guidant Corporation (“Guidant” or the “Company”) between December 15, 2004 and November 4, 2005 (the “Class Period”), against Guidant and certain of its officers and directors for violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”). The action arises out of defendants’ pre
  
  
• Class Action Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws (0.57 MB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA O l i \ I u i 'I. YAKOV BLYAKHMAN, individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, GUIDANT CORPORATION, RONALD W. DOLLENS, KEITH E. BRAUER, GUIDO J. NEELS, BEVERLY H. LORELL, RONALD N. SPAULDFNG, WILLIAM F. MCCONNELL, JR. and PETER J. MARIANI, Defendants. 11 ~ -* ^ i- Civil Action No. If '""> f rn f .f -I , - i U>- CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL SECURITIES LAW JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Plaintiff, Yakov Blyakhman ("Blyakhman" or "Plaintiff), individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, by his undersigned attorneys, alleges the following upon personal knowledge as to himself and his own acts and upon information and belief as to all other matters based upon the investigation made by and through his attorneys, which included, among other things, a review of the public documents and news releases of Guidant Corporation ("Guidant" or "Company") includin
  
  
• Class Action Complaint (190 KB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK _________________________________________ DAVID PALAN, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, vs. CIVIL ACTION NO. 05-9463 CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT JURY TRIAL DEMANDED GUIDANT CORPORATION, RONALD W. DOLLENS, GUIDO J. NEELS, and KEITH E. BRAUER, Defendants. _________________________________________ Plaintiff, David Palan (“Plaintiff”), alleges the following based upon the investigation by Plaintiff’s counsel, which included, among other things, a review of the defendants’ public documents, conference calls and announcements made by defendants, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings, wire and press releases published by and regarding Guidant Corporation (“Guidant” or the “Company”) securities analysts’ reports and advisories about the Company, and information readily available on the Internet. NATURE OF THE ACTION AND OVERVIEW 1. This is a federal class action on behalf of
  
  
• Class Action Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws (0.56 MB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION 05 W "3 Prt ^ JOHN J. SISK, On Behalf of Plaintiff and All § Civil Action No. c ¦ £ ^ Others Similarly Situated, § piaimifi; 1: b5-cv-1658 -SEB -WTL vs. § § GUIDANT CORPORATION, RONALD W. § DOLLENS, KEITH E. BRAUER GUIDO J. § NEELS, BEVERLY H. LORELL, RONALD § N. SPAULDING, J. FREDERICK MCCOY § JURY TRIAL DEMANDED JR., AND WILLIAM F. MCCONNELL JR., § Defendants. CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS Plaintiff, individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, by plaintiffs undersigned attorneys, for plaintiffs complaint against defendants, alleges the following based upon personal knowledge as to plaintiff and plaintiffs own acts, and upon information and belief as to all other matters, based on, inter alia, the investigation conducted by and through plaint
  
  
• Class Action Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws (1.25 MB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DP7ISION ELSA MURRAY, Individually And On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, vs. GUIDANT CORPORATION, RONALD W. DOLLENS, GU1DO J. NEELS, KEITH E. BRAUER, and PETER J. MARIANI, Defendants. CPVIL ACTION NO. CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS JURY TRIAL DEMANDED l:fl5-cv-1078-UM-WTL Plaintiff alleges the following based upon the investigation of plaintiff s counsel, which included a review of Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings by Guidant, as well as regulatory filings and reports, securities analysts' reports and advisories about the Company, press releases and other public statements 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. INTRODUCTION 1. This is a federal class action on be
  
  
• Class Action Complaint (0.57 MB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA ' ) GORDON MANNING, Individually and On Behalf o^ All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, vs. GUIDANT CORPORATION, RONALD W. DOLLENS, GUIDO J. NEELS, and KEITH E. BRAUER, Defendants. Plaintiff, Gordon Manning("Plaintiff'), alleges the following based upon the investigation of Plaintiffs counsel, which included, among other things, a review of the defendants' public documents, conference calls and announcements made by defendants, United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings, wire and press releases published by and regarding Guidant Corporation ("Guidant" or the "Company") securities analysts' reports and advisories about the Company, and information readily obtainable on the Internet. NATURE OF THE ACTION AND OVERVIEW 1. This is a federal class action on behalf of purchasers of the publicly traded securities of Guidant between December 15,2004 and June 23,2005 (the "Class Period"), seeking to pursue remedies unde
  
  
• Class Action Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws (361 KB)
  T;, c- ot !>*-, Sj/r i UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION uft p <% PL Pff J. 57 MOUSSA YEROUSHALMI, On Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, ¦1 : 05-cv-flQ51-,TDT-TAB § Civil Action No. vs. GUIDANT CORPORATION, RONALD W. DOLLENS, KEITH E. BRAUER GUIDO J. NEELS, BEVERLY H. LORELL, RONALD N. SPAULDING, AND WILLIAM F. MCCONNELL JR., Defendants. JURY TRIAL DEMANDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS This writing/publication is a creative work fully protected by all applicable copyright laws, as well as by misappropriation, trade-secret, unfair-competition and other applicable laws. The authors of this work have added value to the underlying factual materials herein through one or more of the following: unique and original selection, coordination, expression, arrangement, and classification of the information. No copyright is claimed in the text of statutes, regulations, and any excerpts fro