Legal Opinion
Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Bolger
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 18, 1993No. Nos. 92-1615, 92-1653PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns certain Bell Atlantic Corp. shareholders’ objections to the district court’s approval of a derivative lawsuit settlement. Appellant-objectors Seymour Lazar, Anne Klein, and Robert Klein1 contend the settlement agreement between defendants and derivative plaintiff Bell Atlantic confers no benefit on Bell Atlantic and benefits only individual defendant directors and plaintiffs’ counsel. The objectors’ principal claim is that the district court abused its discretion by approving an unfair and inadequate settlement. We believe the…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Aronson v. LewisSupreme Court of Delaware · 1984
- Weinberger v. UOP, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1983
- Girsh v. JepsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Marino v. OrtizSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by103 opinions
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- In Re Rite Aid Corporation Securities Litigation Class Member/objector Walter KaufmannCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- Weinman v. Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund (In Re Integra Realty Resources, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- Valley Bank of Nevada v. GinsburgNevada Supreme Court · 1994
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