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JANA Master Fund, Ltd. v. CNET Networks, Inc.

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided March 13, 2008No. Civ.A. 3447-CCPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CHANDLER, Chancellor.

The storm of words in this case, which ranged in rhetorical heft from allusions to Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass 1 to incantations of “the bloody shirt of Blasius,” 2 has proven to be a tempest in a teapot. For reasons I explain below, I have determined that the unambiguous language of the bylaw at the heart of this case renders the bylaw inapplicable to nominations and proposals plaintiff JANA Master Fund seeks to put forth at the annual meeting of defendant CNET Networks. Consequently, I need not and do not address the hypothetical' validity of the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Aronson v. LewisSupreme Court of Delaware · 1984
  2. Brehm v. EisnerSupreme Court of Delaware · 2000
  3. Rhone-Poulenc Basic Chemicals Co. v. American Motorists Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1992
  4. Smith v. Van GorkomSupreme Court of Delaware · 1985
  5. Stroud v. GraceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1992

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Boilermakers Local 154 Retirement Fund v. Chevron Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 2013
  2. In Re Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 2008
  3. Banas v. Volcano Corp.District Court, N.D. California · 2014
  4. Robert Strougo v. Aaron P. HollanderCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 2015
  5. Banas v. Volcano Corp.District Court, N.D. California · 2014

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