Leff, Et Al. V. Computer Associates International, Inc., Et Al. 98-CV
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REOuESTED IN crieolc IF naS IS A CLASS ACTION DEMAND $ COMPLAINT I 1 LINDER FR C P Z1 To be determined JURY DEMAND: Itmm z "c 1. 4111.RELATEO CASE(S) *at rpm:WM. .+JDod Occoo MAME la IF ANY .--- O en elowerusle oF Arra:way oF NM= February 27, 1998 / /(ked /r 111501,5:1 ME Mr I lUCEPT • Amour? ArlovromG 015., JUDGE %PAO .7..0131 - ' f • I ARBITRATION CERTIFICATION I. Jeffrey A. Klafter . counset for Robert Leff do hereby certify pursuoni to the Local Arbitration Rule Section 3(c). that le the best of ins lutowledee and belief the damages recoverable in thc ;item c captioned Cr% LI action tweed the sum or Sluusiou e‘ctusive 1 soleast and costs Relief other than monetary damages is sought. • • -I.,. I SCr.OSIIRE 1F INTERESTED PARTIES- LOCAL RULE 9 Identify any corporate parents. subsidiaries or affiliates of named conxirate panics-. None— Did the cause arise in Nassau or Suffolk County Yes of If vou answered yes, please indicate which county Suffolk County of residence of plaintiffs) (1) New York (2) (3) County of residence of defendant(s) (1) q,,,f F. k .(2)- (3) I am currently admitted in the Eastern District of New York and currently a member in good . standing of the bar of this court • _ Yes Are you currently the subject of any disciplinary action(s) in this or any other state or federal court? - Yes (lf yera, please explain) No X Plain provide your E-MAIL Addrcss arid bar code below Your bar code ccrisist of the =dab of your first and last name and the last foie digits of your social security number or any other four digit number registered by the anonacy with the Clerk of Court (This information Mani be provided pursuant to local rule 11.1(b) of the civil rules) ATTORNEY RAR. coot, <-O953 &hum; ADDREss JAK@blhglaw. c om • k. • 14946 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT cv 9iN EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ..:(5) • " ROBERT LEFF, On Behalf Of Himself "-!64i% And All Others Similarly Situated, • P.) 7-71 • . Lei — Plaintiff CLASS ACTION C FOR VIOLATI*ON.4.-QE v. FEDERAL SECIJRIT.IFS S to, • • COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL,: Plaintiff Demands':ii"- INC., CHARLES B. WANG, SANJAY KUMAR, : Trial,Byjury and CHARLES P. McWADEr Defendants. - -x All allegations made in this complaint are based on information and belief, except those • allegations that pertain to the named plaintiff and his counsel, which are based on personal knowledge. Plaintiffs information and belief is based, inim Alia, on the investigation made by - - _ and through his attorneys. NATURE OF THE ACTION I. Plaintiff brings this federal securities fraud class action on behalf of himself and - all purchasers of Computer Associates International, Inc. ("Computer Associates" or the - - "Company") common stock during the period January 27, 1998 through and including February 11, 1998 (the "Class Period"), seeking damages for injuries caused by defendants' wrongful conduct. - 2. On January 21, 1998, the price of Computer Associates common stock fell nearly 7 10% and closed at $47.25 per share following its announcement the night before that its sales of client-server products, during its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 1997, failed to achieve - - - , expected growth . In an effort to reverse this decline and reassure the investment community that • .. their concerns as to Computer Associates' growth prospects were unfounded, defendants dispatched Computer Associate? CEO, defendant Sanjay Kumar ("Kumar"), to hold a series of • . meetings with securities analysts and investors commencing on January 27, 1998. During these - - meetings, defendant Kumar assured the investment community that the Company's financial - condition and business prospects were sound and falsely stated that the Company was not planning any significant business acquisitions. As a direct result of Kumar's statements during these meetings, Computer Associates common stock began its rOmmd on January 27, 1998 and continued to do so during the s Period, reaching a high of $58 1/16 per share on February 10, f 1998.