Legal Opinion
Gilbert v. El Paso Co.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 16, 1990PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice.
In this consolidated class action, plaintiffs are stockholders of The El Paso Company (“El Paso”), who appeal from a 1984 Opinion and Order1 (“Gilbert I”) and a 1988 Memorandum Opinion and Order2 (“Gilbert II”) of the Court of Chancery. The suit arises from a December, 1982 tender offer (“the December offer”) by co-defendants Burlington Northern, Inc. and R-H Holdings, Inc. (collectively, “Burlington”) for 51.8% of the common stock of El Paso, the El Paso response to that offer, and a negotiated settlement which led to the termination of the December offer and the substitution…
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