Legal Opinion
Duncan v. Theratx, Inc.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided June 1, 2001No. 575, 2000PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VEASEY, Chief Justice:
In this certification proceeding, we resolve a novel question of Delaware law certified to this Court by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in accordance with Article IV, Section 11(9), of the Delaware Constitution and Supreme Court Rule 41. The certified question concerns the appropriate method of calculating contract damages where an issuer’s temporary suspension of a shelf registration prevents trading by stockholders in violation of the terms of a merger agreement. Specifically, the question posed is:
What is the proper measure of damages when…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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