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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
PAPST LICENSING GMBH & CO. KG, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) C.A. No. 07-415-***
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OLYMPUS CORPORATION; OLYMPUS )
IMAGING AMERICA, INC., )
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Defendants. )
DECLARATION OF DAVID H. BEN—1\/{EIR ‘
IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFIPS MOTION TO STAY
Richard L. Horwitz (#2246)
Kermeth L. Dorsney (#3726)
POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP
i A Hercules Plaza, 6*}* Floor
1313 N. Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19899
OF COUNSEL: Tel: (302) 984-6000
1·ho1·[email protected]
E Richard de Bode [email protected]
David H. Ben-Meir
HOGAN & I-IARTSON LLP Attorneys for Defendants
1900 Avenue ofthe Stars, Suite 1400 Olympus Corporation cmd
I Los Angeles, CA 90067 Olympus [mogingAmerico, Inc.
Tel: (310) 7854600
Dated: September 7, 2007

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. l, David I~I. Ben—Meir, declare and state as follows:
Q E. I am an attorney at law duly licensed to practice in the State of California. I am a
partner at Hogan & Hartson, LLP, attorneys of record for defendants Olympus Corporation and
Olympus imaging America, lnc. (collectively, “Olympus") in this action. I submit this
Declaration in opposition to plaintiff Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG’s ("Papst") Motion to
Stay the Proceedings Pending the MDL PaneI’s Ruling on Consolidation. The following is of
my personal knowledge and if called as a witness, I could and would competently testify thereto.
2. On August 15, 2007 during a meet and confer teleconference with John Ambrogi,
counsel for Papst, l stated that Olympus did not oppose a stay of this matter pending MDL
proceedings so long as such a stay is entered alter this Court rules on Olympus’s motion to
transfer this action to the- District of Columbia.
I declare under the penalty of peri ury under the laws of the United States of America that
the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed this '/th day of September, 2007, in Los Angeles, California.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Kenneth L. Dorsney, hereby certify that on September 7, 2007, the attached document
I was electronicaily tiled with the Clerk ofthe Court using CM/ECP which will send notification
to the registered attorney(s) of record that the document has been tiled and is available for
viewing and downloading.
I hereby certify that on September 7, 2007, I have Electronically Mailed the document to
the following person(s):
Steven 5. Baiick Jerold B. Schnayer
John G. Day John L. Ambrogi
Lauren E. Maguire Welsh & Katz, Ltd.
E Ashby 8: Geddes 120 South Riverside Plaza, 22“d Floor
500 Delaware Avenue, Sth Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606
i PO. Box l 150 jbschnayerg@welshl Wiimington, DE 19899 j ambrogi@weIsl1l sbalick@ashby-geddescom
i j day@,ashby-geddescom
_ Imaguire@,ashby—geddescom
/s/ Kenneth L. Dorsrzey
Richard L. Horwitz
i Kenneth L. Dorsney
’ Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
Hercules Plaza »·~ Sixth Floor
1313 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19899-0951
(302) 984·6000
rhorwitz@_igotteranderson.con1
. kdorsney@,_tgotteranderso1i.com
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