ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD. v. DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST CO.

No. 04 Civ. 10014(PKL).

727 F.Supp.2d 256 (2010)

ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITED, Plaintiff, v. DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee, Defendant, KBC Financial Products UK Ltd., KBC Investments Hong Kong Ltd., KBC Alpha Master Fund Spc KBC Convertible Arbitrage Fund, KBC Alpha Master Fund Spc KBC Convertible Opportunities Fund, KBC Alpha Master Fund Spc KBC Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, KBC Convertibles MAC 28 Limited, Melody Iam Limited, Amaranth LLC, Alexandra Global Master Fund, Ltd., UFJ International PLC, Deephaven International Convertible Trading, Ltd., Calamos Advisors LLC on Behalf of Calamos Growth and Income Fund, Calamos Global Growth and Income Fund and Certain Other Institutional Clients, CQS Convertible and Quantitative Strategies Master Fund Ltd., D.E. Shaw Investment Group, LLC, D.E. Shaw Valence International, Inc, QVT Fund LP, Lehman Brothers International (Europe), Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Intervening Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

July 28, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, PLLC, Mark C. Hansen, Esq., Michael K. Kellogg, Esq., Rebecca A. Beynon, Esq., Washington, D.C., for Plaintiff.

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, Charles A. Gilman, Esq., New York, NY, for Defendant Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Evan A. Davis, Esq., New York, NY, for Intervening Defendants, other than Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, James I. McClammy, Esq., New York, NY, for Intervening Defendant, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch.


OPINION AND ORDER

LEISURE, District Judge:

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BACKGROUND                                                                   262

DISCUSSION                                                                   265

I. Aristocrat's Rule 50(b) Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law and
     Alternative Rule 59 Motion for a New Trial                              265
   A. Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law    ...

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