Legal Opinion
Pvi, Inc., and William G. Skelly v. Ratiopharm Gmbh, a German Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 17, 1998No. 97-2192PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
In 1995, ratiopharm GmbH bought 51 percent of the stock of a pharmaceutical company called Martec. PVI, Inc., and William G. Skelly owned all of Martec’s stock prior to the sale, and thus retained a 49 percent interest thereafter. In connection with the purchase, ratiopharm, PVI, and Mr. Skelly entered into a stockholders’ agreement containing several options provisions, exercisable at various future times and under various conditions.
The clause at issue in this ease provides that at any time after five years from the date of the agreement, PVI, Mr.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re I/s Stavborg (O. H. Meling, Manager) v. National Metal Converters, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Milwaukee Typographical Union No. 23 v. Newspapers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Oklahoma City Associates, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Defendant-Appellant/crossCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
3Cited by13 opinions
- P&P Industries, Inc. v. Sutter CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- In Re Arbitration Between Dow Corning Corporation v. Safety National Casualty CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
- Qorvis Communications, LLC v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
- Pvi, Inc., and William G. Skelly v. Ratiopharm Gmbh, a German CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- Van Horn v. Van HornDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2005
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.