Legal Opinion
Aspen Advisors LLC v. United Artists Theatre Co.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided January 16, 2004No. C.A. 20010PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STRINE, Vice Chancellor.
In this case, plaintiffs who held warrants to buy common stock in United Artists Theatre Company (“United Artists”) claim that their contractual rights were violated. The defendants, who consist of United Artists, its ultimate controlling stockholder, Philip Anschutz, and other entities con-ti’olled by Anschutz, have moved to dismiss the complaint.
The plaintiffs assert two major claims. First, the plaintiffs allege that United Artists violated the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in the warrant contract by failing to permit the plaintiffs to sell…
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