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RITCHIE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., 

RITCHIE RISK-LINKED STRATEGIES 

TRADING (IRELAND), LIMITED, RITCHIE 

RISK-LINKED STRATEGIES TRADING 

(IRELAND) II, LIMITED, WALKERS SPV 

LIMITED, as trustee for Ritchie Risk-Linked 

Strategies Trust I and Ritchie Life Strategies 

Master Trust, and RITCHIE RISK-LINKED 

STRATEGIES TRADING, LTD., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

COVENTRY FIRST LLC, THE COVENTRY 

GROUP, INC., MONTGOMERY CAPITAL, 

INC., LST I LLC, ALAN BUERGER, 

CONSTANCE BUERGER, REID S. 

BUERGER, ANTONIO MUNIZ, ALEX 

SELDIN, NEAL JACOBS, EILEEN SHOVLIN, 

and JIM DODARO, 

 Defendants. 

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Civil Action No. 07CV3494 

(DLC)(DCF) 

ECF Case 

PLAINTIFFS’ RULE 26(a)(1) 

INITIAL DISCLOSURES 

 

PLAINTIFFS’ RULE 26(a)(1) INITIAL DISCLOSURES

 Plaintiffs (collectively “Ritchie Capital”), pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

26(a)(1) hereby make their Initial Disclosures. Plaintiffs reserve the right to supplement these 

disclosures in a timely fashion. 

A. Witnesses

The following is a list of each individual likely to have discoverable information that Ritchie 

Capital may use to support its claims, unless solely for impeachment. Ritchie Capital reserves the 

right to supplement this list. Ritchie Capital employees and contractors can be contacted through 

undersigned counsel. 

1. The following individuals may have knowledge about the allegations in the Complaint. 

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Duncan Goldie-Morrison (former Ritchie Capital employee) 

David Govrin (former Ritchie Capital employee) 

Bud Hunt (Ritchie Capital employee) 

Elliot Lem (former Ritchie Capital employee) 

Tiffany Lenz (former Ritchie Capital employee) 

Jeff Mulholland (former Ritchie Capital employee) 

Brian Murphy (Ritchie Capital employee) 

James G. Rickards (former Ritchie Capital employee) 

Thane Ritchie (Ritchie Capital employee) 

Alan Buerger (Coventry employee) 

Reid Buerger (Coventry employee) 

Constance Buerger (Coventry employee) 

Jim Dodaro (Coventry employee) 

Neal Jacobs (Coventry employee) 

Krista Lake (Coventry employee) 

Antonio Muniz (Coventry employee) 

Alex Seldin (Coventry employee) 

Eileen Shovlin (Coventry employee) 

2. The following individuals served as counsel for Ritchie Capital in the transactions 

underlying the allegations in the Complaint. These persons will likely have information 

regarding the merits of the Complaint, the communications and negotiations relating to 

the underlying transactions, and the events that transpired after Plaintiffs purchased the 

policies from Defendants. 

Maria Dantas (Leboeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP) 

Don Henderson (Leboeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP) 

Susan Marshall (Leboeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP) 

Bruce Reit (Leboeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP) 

3. The following individuals served as counsel for Coventry in the transactions underlying 

the allegations in the Complaint. These persons will likely have information regarding the 

merits of the Complaint, the communications and negotiations relating to the underlying 

transactions, and the events that transpired after Plaintiffs purchased policies from 

Defendants. 

Brian Brooks (O’Melveny & Myers LLP) 

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Francisco Flores (O’Melveny & Myers LLP) 

Dan Passage (O’Melveny & Myers LLP) 

4. The following contractors hired by Ritchie Capital may have general knowledge of the 

transactions underlying the Complaint: 

Fred Caruso 

DSI 

Suite 2300 

70 West Madison St. 

Chicago, IL 60602 

312-263-4141 

5. Certain persons at ABN Amro, Ernst & Young, HSBC, Lehman Brothers, US Bank and 

UBS may have knowledge of the purchase of insurance policies from Coventry and the 

planned securitization transaction. 

6. Certain persons at the Moody’s rating service may have general knowledge of the 

insurance policies that Ritchie Capital purchased from Coventry and of the planned 

securitization transaction. 

7. Certain persons at the New York Attorney General’s office and the Florida Office of 

Insurance Regulation may have general knowledge of the merits of the Complaint and of 

the allegations outlined in the Complaint. 

B. Documents

Ritchie Capital identifies the following categories of documents in its possession, custody, or 

control that it may use to support its claims. Ritchie Capital reserves the right to supplement this 

list. Ritchie Capital will produce the documents on a timely basis. 

1. Select filings from People of the State of New York v. Coventry First LLC, Montgomery 

Capital Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc. and Reid S. Buerger, Case No. 404620/06 (New 

York Supreme Court), 

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2. Select filings from In the Matter of Coventry First LLC, Case No. 88270-06 (Florida 

Office of Insurance Regulation), 

3. Certain emails, correspondence and notes from individuals named above as “Witnesses” 

pertaining to Ritchie Capital’s purchase of insurance policies from Coventry and the 

planned securitization transaction, 

4. Copies of purchase agreements, servicing and monitoring agreements, loan and other 

financing agreements, and other documents from Ritchie Capital relating to the purchase 

of insurance policies from Coventry and the planned securitization transaction, 

5. Copies of pre-sale reports relating to the planned securitization transaction, and 

documentation from the Moody’s rating service, and 

6. Billing and payment records, including records of premium and service fee payments for 

the policies. 

C. Damages

Ritchie Capital has alleged that it suffered damages in an amount believed to be not less than 

approximately $700 million, based on, among other things, the amounts for which Plaintiffs 

purchased the insurance policies from Defendants, the accretion of the policies, the ongoing cost 

of servicing the policies, the premiums for the policies, lost opportunity costs relating to the 

inability to carry forward the planned securitization transaction, and reputation damages. Ritchie 

Capital is entitled to trebled damages pursuant to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt 

Organizations Act, compensatory damages, and punitive damages. The documentation on which 

Ritchie Capital relied in reaching this initial estimate is described above, under “Documents.” 

Ritchie Capital will further refine its claim for damages as the litigation progresses. 

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D. Insurance Agreement(s)

Ritchie Capital is not aware of any such agreement at this time. In the event that Ritchie 

Capital learns of such an insurance policy, Ritchie Capital will supplement this response. 

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted, 

LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS P. PUCCIO 

Thomas P. Puccio (TPP-8403) 

230 Park Avenue 

New York, NY 10169 

Tel: (212) 883-6383 

Fax: (212) 883-6388 

ROBBINS, RUSSELL, ENGLERT, ORSECK & 

UNTEREINER LLP 

By: /s/ Lawrence S. Robbins 

Lawrence S. Robbins (LR-8917) 

Gary A. Orseck 

Daniel R. Walfish (DW-5916) 

Rachel S. Li Wai Suen (RS-1145) 

1801 K Street, N.W. 

Suite 411 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Tel: (202) 775-4500 

Fax: (202) 775-4510 

Counsel for Plaintiffs 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 

 I hereby certify that, on this 5th day of July, 2007, I caused true and correct copies of 

Plaintiffs’ Rule 26(a)(1) Initial Disclosures to be served electronically via the Court’s ECF 

system on the following counsel: 

Dane H. Butswinkas 

Robert H. Cary 

Kenneth J. Brown 

Katherine G. Lindsey 

WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP 

725 Twelfth Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

(202) 434-5000 

dbutswinkas@wc.com 

rcary@wc.com 

kbrown@wc.com 

klindsey@wc.com 

Attorneys for Defendants

 /s/ Lawrence S. Robbins 

 Lawrence S. Robbins 

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