McDonald's Corporation: Securities Litigation: Filed Case

• Third Amended Class Action Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws (2.84 MB)
  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ALLAN SELBST, On Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, vs. McDONALD'S CORPORATION, Defendants. Case Number 04-C-2422 (Consolidated) CLASS ACTION Judge Blanche M. Manning Magistrate Judge Sidney I. Schenkier JURY TRIAL DEMANDED THIRD AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS Lead Plaintiffs Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Funds, California Ironworkers Field Trust Fund and Teamsters Local No. 863 Pension Fund make the following allegations based upon the investigation of their counsel, which included a review of United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings by McDonald's Corporation ("McDonald's" 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, interviews with former employees of McDonald
  
  
• Memorandum And Order (0.72 MB)
  Case 1:04-cv-02422 Document 89 Filed 05/17/06 Page 1 of 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ALLEN SELBST, et al. ) Plaintiffs, ) ) Hon. Blanche M. Manning v. ) ) Case No. 04 C 2422 ) (Consolidated) MCDONALD'S CORP. et al. ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER The court previously declined to grant defendants' motion to dismiss based upon assurances from the plaintiffs that they could amend their complaint to add specificity to their allegations of securities fraud. The plaintiffs amended, but have failed to add the required specificity. As a result, for the reasons that follow, the court grants the defendants' motion to dismiss. I. BACKGROUND The plaintiffs filed this proposed class action on behalf of shareholders who acquired stock in defendant McDonald's Corporation between December 2001 and January 2003.
  
  
• First Amended Class Action Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws (2.58 MB)
  Case 1:04-cv-02422 Document 42 Filed 10/07/05 Page 1 of 59 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MiCHaf. ' ?VQ5 C^RK U-S. nWJ°88/HS couRr ALLAN SELBST, On Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, vs. MCDONALD'S CORPORATION, Defendants. Case Number 04-C-2422 (Consolidated) CLASS ACTION Judge Blanche M. Manning Magistrate Judge Michael T. Mason JURY TRIAL DEMANDED FIRST AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS Case 1:04-cv-02422 Document 42 Filed 10/07/05 Page 2 of 59 Lead Plaintiffs Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Funds, California Ironworkers Field Trust Fund and Teamsters Local No. 863 Pension Fund make the following allegations based upon the investigation of their counsel, which included a review of United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings by McDonald's Corporation ("McDonald's" or the "Company"), as well as regulatory filings and r
  
  
• Memorandum And Order (2.05 MB)
  Case 1:04-cv-02422 Document 38 Filed 09/21/05 Page 1 of 44 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ALLEN SELBST, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MCDONALD'S CORP., et al., Defendants. 04 C 2422 (consolidated with 04 C 3635 & 04 C 3661) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Plaintiffs filed this proposed class action on behalf of shareholders who acquired stock in Defendant McDonald's Corporation ("McDonald's" or "the Company") between December 14, 2001, and January 22, 2003 ("the Class Period"). In the amended class action complaint ("the complaint"), Plaintiffs allege that McDonald's and two of its top executives1 (collectively, "Defendants") made materially false or misleading public statements ("the Public Statements")2 in violation of § 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("the Exchange Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b), and the Securities and Exchange Commission's Rule 10b-5, 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5.3 The present matter comes before the court on Defendants' motion t
  
  
• Amended Class Action Complaint For Violations Of The Federal Securities Laws (2.86 MB)
  Case 1:04-cv-02422 Document 21 Filed 11/02/04 Page 1 of 66 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT fi I *- £ D FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION NOV 0 2 2004 ALLAN SELBST, On Behalf of Himself And All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, vs. MCDONALD'S CORPORATION, Defendants. No.: 04-C-2422 fudge Blanche M. Manning (Consolidated) ^^ states District CQUrt DOCKETED CLASS ACTION hqV * I 2M* Judge Blanche M. Manning Magistrate Judge Michael T. Mason JURY TRIAL DEMANDED AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL SECURITIES TAWS Lead Plaintiffs Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Funds; California Ironworkers Field Trust Fund and Teamsters Local No. 863 Pension Fund make the following allegations based upon the investigation of their counsel, which included a review of United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings by McDonald's Corporation ("McDonald's" or the "Company"), as w
  
  
• Order (208 KB)
  Minute Order Forra (06/97) Case 1:04-cv-02422 Document 16 Filed 07/21/04 Page 1 of 6 United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois Name of Assigned Judge or Magistrate Judge Blanche M. Manning Sitting Judge If Other than Assigned Judge CASE NUMBER 04 C 2422 DATE July 21, 2004 CASE TITLE Selbst v. McDonald's Corp etal. MOTION: [In the following box (a) indicate the party filing die motion, e.g., plaintiff, defendant, 3rd party plaintiff, and (b) state briefly the nature of the motion being presented.] DOCKET ENTRY: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (ID a a D a ? ? ? ? ? Filed motion of [ use listing in "Motion" box above.] Brief in support of motion due______. Answer brief to motion due______. Reply to answer brief due_ Ruling/Hearing on______set for______at______. Status hearing[held/continued to] [set for/re-set for] on__ Pretrial conference[held/continued to] [set for/re-set for] on Trial[set for/re-set for] on______at______. at set for set at for
  
  
• Class Action Complaint For Violations Of Federal Securities Laws (1.04 MB)
  IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ALLAN SELBST, On Behalf of Himself And All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, vs. McDONALD'S CORPORATION, JACK M. GREENBERG, MATTHEW H. PAULL and MICHAEL J. ROBERTS, Defendants. CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS 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 McDonald's Corporation ("McDonald's" 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 THE ACTION 1. This is a federal secur