Legal Opinion
Kidsco Inc. v. Dinsmore
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided December 4, 1995No. Civil Action 14649, 14657 and 14684PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACOBS, Vice Chancellor.
Pending are motions for partial summary judgment and for a preliminary injunction in this action brought by Kidsco Inc. and its corporate parent, SoftKey International Inc. (collectively “SoftKey”) against The Learning Company (“TLC”), TLC’s directors, and Bro-derbund Software, Inc. (“Broderbund”). Joining in the motion for injunctive relief are the plaintiffs in two class actions brought by shareholders of TLC.
The motions arise out of a contest to acquire TLC. On July 31, 1995, TLC and Broderbund entered into an agreement contemplating a stoek-for-stock merger…
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