UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

KIMBERLEE WILLIAMS, individually, as personal 

representative of the Estate of Charles L. Williams, deceased 

on behalf of said estate, and as representative of others 

similarly situated; NANCY PEASE, individually, as 

personal representative of the Estate of William Clark, 

deceased on behalf of said estate, and as representative of 

others similarly situated; MARILYN L. HOLLEY, as 

personal representative of the Estate of Kathryn Darnell, 

deceased on behalf of said estate, and as representative of 

others similarly situated; DONNA WARE, individually as 

personal representative of the Estate of Ralph Ware, 

deceased on behalf of said estate, and as representative of 

others similarly situated; and DONNETTE WENGERD, 

individually, as personal representative of the Estate of 

Jennifer Graham, deceased on behalf of said estate, and as 

representative of others similarly situated, and ROSANNE 

CHERNICK, individually, as personal representative of the 

Estate of Steven Chernick, deceased on behalf of said estate, 

and as representative of others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

BASF CATALYSTS LLC, CAHILL GORDON & 

REINDEL LLP, CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL, a 

partnership including a professional corporation, THOMAS 

D. HALKET, ARTHUR A. DORNBUSCH II, GLEN 

HEMSTOCK, HOWARD G. SLOANE (A/K/A “PETER 

SLOANE”), IRA J. DEMBROW, JOHN DOE 

BUSINESS ENTITIES 1 to 100; JOHN DOE BUSINESS 

ENTITIES 101 to 200; JOHN DOE LAWYERS 1 to 500; 

and, JOHN DOE 1 to 500,

Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 11-cv-1754 (JLL) (JAD)

CIVIL ACTION

NOTICE OF MOTION TO DISMISS COUNT 

III OF PLAINTIFFS’ SECOND AMENDED 

COMPLAINT AND MOTION TO STRIKE 

CERTAIN REQUESTS FOR RELIEF

Oral Argument Requested

Electronically Filed

Eugene F. Assaf, P.C. (pro hac vice)

Michael F. Williams

Daniel A. Bress (pro hac vice)

Peter A. Farrell (pro hac vice)

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

655 15th St., NW

Washington, DC 20005

Phone: (202) 879-5000

Facsimile: (202) 879-5200

Counsel for Defendant 

BASF Catalysts LLC

Stephen M. Orlofsky

New Jersey Resident Partner

David C. Kistler

Blank Rome LLP

301 Carnegie Center, 3rd Floor

Princeton, NJ 08540

Phone: (609) 750-2646

Facsimile: (609) 750-7701

Counsel for Defendant 

BASF Catalysts LLC

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TO:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on a time and date to be determined by the Court, or as soon 

thereafter as counsel may be heard, the undersigned attorneys for Defendant BASF Catalysts LLC 

(“Defendant”), shall move before the Honorable Jose L. Linares, U.S.D.J., United States District 

Court, District of New Jersey, Martin Luther King Building & U.S. Courthouse, 50 Walnut Street 

Room 4015, Newark, New Jersey 07101, for an Order granting its Motion to Dismiss Count III and 

to Strike Certain Requests For Relief from the Second Amended Complaint.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that in support of its motion, Defendant will rely on 

its Memorandum of Law. A proposed form of Order is also enclosed; and

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that oral argument is requested.

Christopher M. Placitella, Esquire

Michael Coren, Esquire

Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C.

127 Maple Avenue

Red Bank, NJ 07701

Jeffrey M. Pollock

Fox Rothschild LLP

997 Lenox Drive, Building 3

Princeton Pike Corporate Center

Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Counsel for Plaintiffs

Eric Tunis, Esquire

Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP

99 Wood Avenue South

Iselin, NJ 08830

Counsel for Defendant Thomas D. Halket

Walter Timpone, Esquire

McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP

1300 Mt. Kemble Avenue

P.O. Box 2075

Morristown, NJ 07962

Counsel for Defendant Glen Hemstock

Robert E. Ryan, Esquire

Connell Foley LLP

85 Livingstone Avenue

Roseland, NJ 07068

Counsel for Defendants Cahill Gordon 

& Reindel LLP, Cahill Gordon & 

Reindel, Howard G. Sloane, Ira J. 

Dembrow, and Scott A. Martin

Kevin Marino, Esquire

Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC

437 Southern Blvd. 

Chatham, NJ 07928

Counsel for Defendant Arthur A. 

Dornbusch II

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Date: September 25, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Stephen M. Orlofsky

Eugene F. Assaf, P.C. (pro hac vice)

Michael F. Williams

Daniel A. Bress (pro hac vice)

Peter A. Farrell (pro hac vice)

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

655 15th St., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20005

Phone: (202) 879-5000

Facsimile: (202) 879-5200

Counsel for Defendant 

BASF Catalysts LLC

Stephen M. Orlofsky

New Jersey Resident Partner

David C. Kistler

Blank Rome LLP

301 Carnegie Center, 3rd Floor

Princeton, NJ 08540

Phone: (609) 750-2646

Facsimile: (609) 750-7701

Counsel for Defendant 

BASF Catalysts LLC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Pursuant to the Court’s June 26, 2015 Order, I certify that on this day counsel for the 

following parties were served electronically with Defendant BASF Catalysts LLC’s Notice of 

Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint, Memorandum of Law, and proposed form of 

Order:

Christopher M. Placitella, Esquire

Michael Coren, Esquire

Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C.

127 Maple Avenue

Red Bank, NJ 07701

Jeffrey M. Pollock

Fox Rothschild LLP

997 Lenox Drive, Building 3

Princeton Pike Corporate Center

Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Counsel for Plaintiffs

Eric Tunis, Esquire

Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP

99 Wood Avenue South

Iselin, NJ 08830

Counsel for Defendant Thomas D. Halket

Walter Timpone, Esquire

McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP

1300 Mt. Kemble Avenue

P.O. Box 2075

Morristown, NJ 07962

Counsel for Defendant Glen Hemstock

Robert E. Ryan, Esquire

Connell Foley LLP

85 Livingstone Avenue

Roseland, NJ 07068

Counsel for Defendants Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, Cahill Gordon & Reindel, Howard G. 

Sloane, Ira J. Dembrow, and Scott A. Martin

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Kevin Marino, Esquire

Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC

437 Southern Blvd.

Chatham, NJ 07928

Counsel for Defendant Arthur A. Dornbusch II

September 25, 2015 /s/ Stephen M. Orlofsky 

Stephen M. Orlofsky

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

KIMBERLEE WILLIAMS, individually, as personal 

representative of the Estate of Charles L. Williams, deceased 

on behalf of said estate, and as representative of others 

similarly situated; NANCY PEASE, individually, as 

personal representative of the Estate of William Clark, 

deceased on behalf of said estate, and as representative of 

others similarly situated; MARILYN L. HOLLEY, as 

personal representative of the Estate of Kathryn Darnell, 

deceased on behalf of said estate, and as representative of 

others similarly situated; DONNA WARE, individually as 

personal representative of the Estate of Ralph Ware, 

deceased on behalf of said estate, and as representative of 

others similarly situated; and DONNETTE WENGERD, 

individually, as personal representative of the Estate of 

Jennifer Graham, deceased on behalf of said estate, and as 

representative of others similarly situated, and ROSANNE 

CHERNICK, individually, as personal representative of the 

Estate of Steven Chernick, deceased on behalf of said estate, 

and as representative of others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

BASF CATALYSTS LLC, CAHILL GORDON & 

REINDEL LLP, CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL, a 

partnership including a professional corporation, THOMAS 

D. HALKET, ARTHUR A. DORNBUSCH II, GLEN 

HEMSTOCK, HOWARD G. SLOANE (A/K/A “PETER 

SLOANE”), IRA J. DEMBROW, JOHN DOE 

BUSINESS ENTITIES 1 to 100; JOHN DOE BUSINESS 

ENTITIES 101 to 200; JOHN DOE LAWYERS 1 to 500; 

and, JOHN DOE 1 to 500,

Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 11-cv-1754 (JLL) (JAD)

CIVIL ACTION

ORDER

Electronically Filed

THIS MATTER having been opened to the Court by Blank Rome LLP, a Pennsylvania LLP, 

attorneys for the Defendant, BASF Catalysts LLC (“Defendant”), by way of a Motion to Dismiss 

and to Strike under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(f), and Stephen M. Orlofsky, 

Esquire, of Blank Rome LLP appearing on behalf of Defendant; Christopher M. Placitella, Esquire, 

of Cohen Placitella & Roth PC appearing on behalf of Plaintiffs; Robert E. Ryan, Esquire, of 

Connell Foley LLP appearing on behalf of Defendants Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, Cahill Gordon 

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& Reindel, Howard Sloane, Ira J. Dembrow, and Scott Martin; Eric Tunis, Esquire, of Greenbaum 

Rowe Smith & Davis LLP appearing on behalf of Defendant Thomas D. Halket; Kevin Marino, 

Esquire, of Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC appearing on behalf of Defendant Arthur A. Dornbusch 

II; and Walter Timpone, Esquire, of McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP appearing on 

behalf of Defendant Glen Hemstock; and for good cause shown: 

IT IS ON THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________ 201_,

ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Count III and to Strike Certain Requests for 

Relief from Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Class Action Complaint is hereby GRANTED; and it is 

further

ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ request for compensatory and punitive damages are hereby 

stricken from the Second Amended Complaint; plaintiffs’ requests for injunctive and declaratory 

relief are hereby stricken insofar as they are inconsistent with the Third Circuit’s ruling; and 

Plaintiffs’ claim for civil conspiracy is dismissed in its entirety; and it is further

ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be served upon all parties within ____ days of the 

date hereof.

______________________________

Hon. Jose L. Linares, U.S.D.J.

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