Legal Opinion
Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Great Northern Nekoosa Corp.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided December 22, 1989No. Civ. 89-0264-PPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GENE CARTER, Chief Judge.
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
In this action, arising out of Georgia-Pacific’s attempt to take over, by a cash tender offer, the Great Northern Nekoosa Corporation, Georgia-Pacific seeks relief declaring unlawful and enjoining certain impediments to Georgia-Pacific’s offer which was commenced on October 31, 1989 and which has been twice rejected by the Great Northern Board of Directors. These allegedly unlawful impediments include Great Northern’s “poison pill” stock purchase rights plan, which…
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