Legal Opinion
Shields v. Murdoch
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 18, 2012No. Nos. 11 Civ. 4917 (PGG), 11 Civ. 5073 (PGG), 11 Civ. 5556 (PGG)PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
PAUL G. GARDEPHE, District Judge:
Gregory L. Shields, G.E. Stricklin, and Iron Workers Mid-South Pension Fund (“Iron Workers”) have filed shareholder derivative actions against a group of News Corporation directors and officers (collectively, the “News Corp. Defendants”) alleging, inter alia, violations of Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78n(a) (“Exchange Act”), breach of fiduciary duty, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets, and abuse of control.1 Plaintiffs allege that the News Corp. Defendants’ acts of telephone hacking…
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