Tryforos v. Icarian Development Co. S.A.

*2MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTION TO STRIKE AMENDED COUNTERCLAIM

ROBSON, District Judge.

The plaintiffs move to strike the defendants’ amended counterclaim. For the reasons set forth below, this court is of the opinion the motion should be granted.

The Complaint

This is a shareholders’ derivative action brought on behalf of Icarian Development Company S.A. (Icarian), a Panamanian corporation. The plaintiffs, citizens of New York, are the liquidating trustees of a corporate holder of Icarian Stock, Nispan Corporation (Nispan), a now defunct Panamanian corporation. The individual defendants, all…