Ash v. Brunswick Corporation

OPINION

STEEL, Senior District Judge:

This action was brought by Richard A. Ash, a resident of Pennsylvania, and a stockholder of Brunswick Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Brunswick”), against Brunswick and certain of its officers and/or directors, none of whom were residents of Delaware or Pennsylvania. The amended complaint (hereinafter “complaint”) purports to allege an individual action by plaintiff, a class action on behalf of all similarly situated stockholders of Brunswick, and a derivative action on behalf of the corporation.

The complaint alleges that a proxy statement which was…