Joseph P. LaSala 

MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER, LLP

1300 Mount Kemble Avenue

P.O. Box 2075

Morristown, NJ 07962-2075 

Phone: (973) 993-8100

Fax: (973) 425-0161

Jlasala@mdmc-law.com

Attorneys for Defendants Express Scripts, Inc., Aristotle Merger Sub, Inc., Aristotle Holding, Inc. 

and Plato Merger Sub, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

IN RE: 

MEDCO/EXPRESS SCRIPTS MERGER 

LITIGATION

Civil Action No. 11-4211 (DMC) (MF)

CERTIFICATION OF JOSEPH P. 

LA SALA IN OPPOSITION TO 

PLAINTIFFS FEE APPLICATION

ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED

HEARING DATE: APRIL 16, 2012

JOSEPH P. LASALA hereby certifies that:

1. I am a member of the law firm of McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, 

LLP, attorneys for Defendants Express Scripts, Inc., Aristotle Merger Sub, Inc., Aristotle 

Holding, Inc. and Plato Merger Sub, Inc. (collectively, "Express Scripts") in the above-captioned 

action. I submit this Certification in Support of Express Scripts' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Fee 

Application and its related exhibits.

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2. I have attached hereto as Exhibit A, Precedent Delaware Court of Chancery Fee 

Awards for Similar Therapeutic Benefits. 3. I have attached hereto as Exhibit B, Declaration of Kevin F. Dages with 

Appendices A-D and Exhibits 1-4 thereto. 4. I have attached hereto as Exhibit C, In re Alberto-Culver S'holder Litig., C.A. No. 

5873-VCS (Del. Ch. Feb. 21, 2011) (TRANSCRIPT).

5. I have attached hereto as Exhibit D, In re Allion Healthcare, Inc. S'holders Litig., C.A. No. 5022-CC (Del. Ch. Jan. 19, 2011) (TRANSCRIPT).

6. I have attached hereto as Exhibit E, In re Atlantic Liberty Fin. Corp. S'holders 

Litig., C.A. No. 1863-CC (Del. Ch. June 30, 2006) (ORDER). 

7. I have attached hereto as Exhibit F, In re Burger King Holdings, Inc. S'holder 

Litig., C.A. No. 5808-VCL (Del. Ch. Jan. 19, 2011) (TRANSCRIPT). 

8. I have attached hereto as Exhibit G, In re Burlington N. Santa Fe S'holder Litig., C.A. No. 5043-VCL (Del. Ch. Oct. 28, 2010) (TRANSCRIPT). 

9. I have attached hereto as Exhibit H, In re Celera Corp. S'holders Litig., C.A. No. 

6304-VCP (Del. Ch. Mar. 23, 2012) (OPINION). 

10. I have attached hereto as Exhibit I, In re Diamond Mgmt. & Tech. Consultants, Inc. S'holder Litig., C.A. No. 5765-CC (Del. Ch. May 25, 2011) (TRANSCRIPT). 

11. I have attached hereto as Exhibit J, Duva v. GLG Partners, Inc., C.A. No. 5512- VCS (Del. Ch. Jan. 24, 2011) (TRANSCRIPT). 

12. I have attached hereto as Exhibit K, Forgo v. Health Grades, Inc., C.A. No. 5716- VCS (Del. Ch. June 29, 2011) (TRANSCRIPT). 

13. I have attached hereto as Exhibit L, Gober v. Cooper, C.A. No. 4276-CC (Del. 

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Ch. Nov. 23, 2009) (TRANSCRIPT). 

14. I have attached hereto as Exhibit M, In re Int'l Coal Grp., Inc. S'holders Litig., C.A. No. 6464-VCP (Del. Ch. Jan. 30, 2012) (TRANSCRIPT). 

15. I have attached hereto as Exhibit N, In re J. Crew Grp., Inc. S'holders Litig., C.A. 

No. 6043-CS (Del. Ch. Dec. 14, 2011) (TRANSCRIPT). 

16. I have attached hereto as Exhibit O, In re Jaccuzzi Brands, Inc. S'holders Litig., C.A. No. 2477-CC (Del. Ch. June 26, 2007) (TRANSCRIPT). 

17. I have attached hereto as Exhibit P, La. Mun. Police Emps.' Ret. Sys. v. Crawford, C.A. No. 2653-CC (Del. Ch. June 8, 2007) (TRANSCRIPT). 

18. I have attached hereto as Exhibit Q, In re LaBarge Inc. S'holder Litig., C.A. No. 

6368-VCN (Del. Ch. Jan. 3, 2012) (TRANSCRIPT). 

19. I have attached hereto as Exhibit R, In re Medco Health Solutions, Inc. S'holders 

Litig., C.A. No. 6720-CS (Del. Ch. Aug. 23, 2011) (ORDER). 

20. I have attached hereto as Exhibit S, In re Mediacom Commc'ns Corp., C.A. No. 

5537-VCS (Del. Ch. June 6, 2011) (TRANSCRIPT). 

21. I have attached hereto as Exhibit T, In re Metals USA, Inc. S'holders Litig., C.A. 

No. 1367-N (Del. Ch. Dec. 22, 2006) (ORDER). 

22. I have attached hereto as Exhibit U, Minard v. Warbug Pincus Private Equity IX, 

LP, C.A. No. 4894-VCS (Del. Ch. May 26, 2010) (TRANSCRIPT). 

23. I have attached hereto as Exhibit V, Minneapolis Firefighters' Relief Ass'n v. 

Amore, C.A. No. 6175-VCN (Del. Ch. July 25, 2011) (TRANSCRIPT). 

24. I have attached hereto as Exhibit W, Minneapolis Firefighters' Relief Ass'n v. 

Ceridian Corp., C.A. No. 2996-CC (Del. Ch. Feb. 25, 2008) (TRANSCRIPT). 

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25. I have attached hereto as Exhibit X, In re Monogram Biosciences, Inc. S'holders 

Litig., C.A. No. 4703-CC (Del. Ch. Jan. 26, 2010) (TRANSCRIPT). 

26. I have attached hereto as Exhibit Y, In re Mossimo, Inc. S'holders Litig., C.A. No. 

1246-N (Del. Ch. Feb. 22, 2007) (TRANSCRIPT). 

27. I have attached hereto as Exhibit Z, In re Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. S'holders 

Litig., C.A. No. 18056-NC (Del. C. May 15, 2001) (ORDER). 

28. I have attached hereto as Exhibit AA, Plumbers Union Local No. 12, Pension

Fund v. Ambassadors Grp. Inc., No. CV-09-0214-JLQ (E.D. Wash. Nov. 10, 2011) (ORDER). 

29. I have attached hereto as Exhibit BB, Plumbers Union Local No. 12, Pension 

Fund v. Ambassadors Grp. Inc., No. CV-09-0214-JLQ (E.D. Wash. Nov. 23, 2011) (ORDER). 30. I have attached hereto as Exhibit CC, Plumbers Union Local No. 12, Pension 

Fund v. Ambassadors Grp. Inc., No. CV-09-0214-JLQ (E.D. Wash. Nov. 30, 2011) 

(TRANSCRIPT). 

31. I have attached hereto as Exhibit DD, Plumbers Union Local No. 12, Pension 

Fund v. Ambassadors Grp. Inc., No. CV-09-0214-JLQ (E.D. Wash. Dec. 7, 2011) (ORDER). 

32. I have attached hereto as Exhibit EE, In re Pride Int'l, Inc. S'holders Litig., C.A. 

No. 6201-CS (Del. Ch. Nov. 23, 2011) (TRANSCRIPT). 

33. I have attached hereto as Exhibit FF, In re RehabCare Grp., Inc. S'holders Litig., C.A. No. 6197-VCL (Del. Ch. Sept. 8, 2011) (TRANSCRIPT). 

34. I have attached hereto as Exhibit GG, In re Schering-Plough/Merck Merger Litig., No. 09-CV-1099 (DMC) (D.N.J. Mar. 24, 2010) (TRANSCRIPT). 

35. I have attached hereto as Exhibit HH, In re Se. Pa. Transp. Auth. v. Josey, C.A. 

No. 5427-VCP (Del. Ch. Mar. 14, 2011) (TRANSCRIPT). 

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36. I have attached hereto as Exhibit II, Smith v. ServiceMaster Co., C.A. No. 2924- VCS (Del. Ch. Sept. 29, 2008) (TRANSCRIPT). 

I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on April 2, 2012

/s/ Joseph P. LaSala

 Joseph P. LaSala

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