Legal Opinion
In Re BP P.L.C. Derivative Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 23, 2007No. 06 Civ. 6168(HB)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
BAER, District Judge * .
BP p.l.c., BP America, Inc., BP Products North America, Inc., BP Corp. North America, BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., sixteen members of BP’s current board of directors, 1 nine former directors, 2 eight current and former directors, officers and employees of BP’s subsidiaries, 3 and twenty “John Doe” defendants (collectively “Defendants” or “BP”) 4 move this Court to dismiss BP shareholders’ derivative action pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b) (6) alleging that Plaintiffs fail to state a valid derivative claim under governing English law. Alternatively,…
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