Legal Opinion
Katz v. Oak Industries Inc.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided November 7, 2008PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALLEN, Chancellor.
A commonly used word — seemingly specific and concrete when used in everyday speech — may mask troubling ambiguities that upon close examination are seen to derive not simply from casual use but from more fundamental epistemological problems. . Few words more perfectly illustrate the deceptive dependability of language than the term “coercion” which is at the heart of the theory advanced by plaintiff as entitling him to a preliminary injunction in this case.
Plaintiff is the owner of long-term debt securities issued by Oak Industries, Inc. (“Oak”), a Delaware…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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