Free Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:07-cv-00561-GMS

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Filed 04/17/2008

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­x DONALD F. BENOIT, Derivatively on : Behalf of MBNA CORP., and on Behalf of : Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, : : Plaintiff, : v. : : BRUCE L. HAMMONDS, et al., : : Defendants, : : ­ and­ : : BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a : Delaware Corporation, AS SUCCESSOR : IN INTEREST TO MBNA CORP., and : MBNA CORP., a Maryland Corporation, : : Nominal Defendants. : ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­x

Civ. No. 07-CV-561-GMS

MOTION TO DISMISS Defendants James H. Berick, Mary M. Boies, Benjamin R. Civiletti, William L. Jews, Stuart L. Markowitz, William B. Milstead, Thomas G. Murdough and Laura S. Unger (collectively, the "Outside Directors") hereby move, through their undersigned counsel, to dismiss the Verified Shareholder's Class and Derivative Complaint for reasons more fully set forth in a brief filed herewith.

Case 1:07-cv-00561-GMS

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Of The New York Bar: Jay B. Kasner Susan L. Saltzstein SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP 4 Times Square New York, New York 10036-6522 Tel.: (212) 735-3000

/s/ Edward P. Welch Edward P. Welch (I.D. No. 671) Edward B. Micheletti (I.D. No. 3794) SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP P.O. Box 636 One Rodney Square Wilmington, Delaware 19899 Tel.: (302) 651-3000 Fax: (302) 651-3001 E-mail: [email protected] Attorneys for the MBNA Outside Director Defendants

DATED: April 17, 2008

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