Amirsaleh v. Board of Trade of the City of New York, Inc.

RIDGELY, Justice:

Defendants-Below/Appellees, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and the Board of Trade of the City of New York, Inc. (collectively, the “Defendants”), merged in 2007. Plaintiff-Below/Appellant, Mahyar Amirsaleh, was a member of the Board of Trade before the merger. The merger agreement required that if a member, including Amirsaleh, wished to continue in the newly merged enterprise, the member had to submit an Election Form specifying that preference by a stated deadline. Amirsaleh did not receive the Election Form until after the deadline had passed. Thereafter, the Defendants…