Legal Opinion
Waggoner v. Laster
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 15, 1990PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice.
In this case we review issues involving the alleged creation of preferred stock with super-majority voting rights. Thomas R. Waggoner and Patricia L. Waggoner (the “Waggoners”) appeal from a judgment of the Court of Chancery determining that the board of directors (the “Board”) of STAAR Surgical Company (“STAAR”) consists of LaMar F. Laster (“Laster”), John R. Ford (“Ford”), Howard P. Silverman (“Silver-man”), Peter J. Utrata (“Utrata”), and Thomas R. Waggoner (“Waggoner”). 1 Waggoner had attempted to replace the other members of the Board by executing a written consent…
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