To: Thomas M. who wrote (29014 ) 12/31/1997 12:08:00 PM From: Glenn D. Rudolph Respond to of 61433
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Atlanta Marriott Marquis Limited Partnership in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia PR Newswire - December 31, 1997 11:24 %LEI V%PRN P%PRN NEW YORK, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. and Mrs. Hiram and Ruth Sturm, who are Limited Partners of the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Limited Partnership (the "Partnership"), filed a class action lawsuit on December 12, 1997 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on behalf of all the Partnership's Limited Partners as of November 12, 1997. If you wish to discuss this action please contact Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP (Lawrence P. Kolker, Esq.) at 800-575-0735. The complaint charges Marriott Marquis Corporation (the general partner of the Partnership), its parent corporation and the directors of the general partner, with violations of Section 10(b), 14 and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and with violating their fiduciary and contractual duties to the Limited Partners, to gain consent to the proposed Partnership merger, which is claimed to be improper and unfair to the Limited Partners. Plaintiffs seek to recover damages on behalf of the class members. They are represented by the law firm of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, of New York and San Diego, and the law firm of Chitwood & Harley, of Atlanta. The Wolf Haldenstein firm has a full service commercial practice consisting of more than 35 attorneys. The firm's litigation department has been recognized by courts throughout the country as highly experienced and skilled in complex litigation, particularly with respect to federal securities laws, class actions and shareholder litigation. The firm has achieved recoveries of over one billion dollars for defrauded investors and shareholders. If you are a member of the class described above, you may, on or before sixty days from the date of this notice, move the court to serve as lead plaintiff of the class, if you so choose. In order to serve as lead plaintiff, however, you must meet certain legal requirements. If you wish to discuss or participate in this action or have any questions concerning this notice of your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP at 270 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016, by telephone, or via e-mail. SOURCE Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP /CONTACT: Lawrence P. Kolker, Esq. of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, 800-575-0735 or e-mail, Kolker@WHAFH.com /