Porsche Automobil Holding SE: New York State Supreme Court denies motion seeking dismissal of hedge funds' U.S. lawsuits against Porsche SE
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09.08.2012 00:10
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The New York State Supreme Court denied Porsche Automobil Holding
SE's (Porsche SE) motions for summary judgment and to dismiss the lawsuits
brought by 26 hedge funds alleging fraud and unjust enrichment arising out
of Porsche SE's transactions in Volkswagen shares in 2008. The hedge funds
seek total damages of more than USD 1.4 billion.
The hedge funds brought claims in the New York State Supreme Court after
the December 30, 2010 dismissal by a New York federal court (the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of New York) of a securities fraud
action against Porsche SE by these same hedge funds. The hedge funds'
appeal of the federal court's decision is ongoing.
Porsche SE continues to believe that the hedge funds' lawsuits are without
factual and legal merit. Under New York State Supreme Court procedural
rules, the Court assumed the truth of the hedge funds' allegations without
ruling on the merits of their claims. Porsche SE also continues to
maintain that the New York Supreme Court is not an appropriate forum for
the resolution of the hedge funds' alleged claims, and that their claims
should be heard in Germany, where several of these funds have brought
claims against Porsche SE.
Porsche SE intends to appeal the New York State Supreme Court's decision to
the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court.
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Company: Porsche Automobil Holding SE
Porscheplatz 1
70435 Stuttgart
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)711 911-11000
Fax: +49 (0)711 911-11819
E-mail: info@porsche.de
Internet: www.porsche-se.com
ISIN: DE000PAH0038
WKN: PAH003
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München, Stuttgart; Freiverkehr in Düsseldorf, Hamburg,
Hannover; Terminbörse EUREX
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