United Paperworkers International Union, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. International Paper Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee

KEARSE, Circuit Judge:

Defendant International Paper Company (“Paper Co.” or the “Company”) appeals from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Charles L. Brieant, Chief Judge, (1) declaring that a Paper Co. proxy statement, in opposition to a shareholder proposal submitted for consideration at the Company’s 1992 annual meeting, contained misleading statements and omitted material facts, in violation of § 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“1934 Act” or the “Act”), 15 U.S.C. § 78n(a) (1988), and Rule 14a-9, 17 C.F.R. § 240.14a-9…