Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Anderson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 22, 1982No. Nos. 81-5693, 81-5735PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge:
These appeals are from a district court order granting $110,552.73 in attorneys’ fees and costs to plaintiff Lewis in a shareholder derivative and securities law class action.
The facts underlying this appeal are thoroughly detailed in the district court’s opinion. Lewis v. Anderson, 509 F.Supp. 232, 234-35 (C.D.Cal.1981). In 1973 Disney adopted a stock option plan for key employees. In 1974, the Stock Option Committee of Disney’s board of directors, without the approval of the shareholders, granted to the 1973 option grantees additional stock options at much lower prices.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- D'AMICO v. Board of Medical ExaminersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Alexander Kahan, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Lewis RosenstielCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Woodland Hills Residents Ass'n v. City Council of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Ramey v. Cincinnati Enquirer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Savoie v. Merchants BankCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 99,484 John F. Maher v. Zapata Corporation v. William Maldonado, Objector-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Braude v. Automobile Club of Southern Cal.California Court of Appeal · 1986
- B.P. North America Trading, Inc. v. The Vessel Panamax Nova, Etc., and Way Wiser Navigation Corp., Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Hoopa Valley Tribe v. NevinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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