Legal Opinion

Agar v. Judy

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided January 19, 2017No. CA 9541-VCLPublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LASTER, Vice Chancellor.

On June 22, 2015, Preferred Communications Systems, Inc. (“PCSI” or the “Company”) held an annual meeting of stockholders. The Preferred Investors Association (the “Association”) opposed the reelection of the incumbent members of the Company’s board of directors. In advance of the annual meeting, five members of the Association signed a letter that the Association distributed to the Company’s investors (the “Fight Letter”). Three of the incumbent directors lost their seats.

The former directors brought a claim for defamation against the Association and the…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. HeppsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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