Legal Opinion
Bezirdjian v. O'Reilly
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 30, 2010No. A124859PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DONDERO, J.
In this shareholder derivative action, plaintiff Lawrence Bezirdjian appeals the trial court’s orders granting nominal defendant Chevron Corporation’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and dismissing his lawsuit. We affirm.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 22, 2007, plaintiff filed a shareholder derivative complaint on behalf of Chevron Corporation (Chevron) against current and certain former members of its board of directors (Board). The complaint contains counts for breach of fiduciary duties, gross mismanagement, constructive fraud, and waste of corporate…
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