Legal Opinion
NACCO INDUSTRIES, INC. v. Applica Inc.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided December 22, 2009No. Civil Action 2541-VCLPublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LASTER, Vice Chancellor.
In 2006, Applica Incorporated embarked on a sale process. Applica initially entered into a merger agreement with NACCO Industries, Inc. Later, Applica terminated its agreement with NACCO and agreed to be acquired by affiliates of Harbert Management Corporation. A bidding contest ensued, which NACCO lost. In this action, NACCO seeks damages and other unspecified relief arising out of its defeated acquisition attempt. NACCO has asserted claims for breach of contract (Count I), breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing (Count II), tortious…
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