Legal Opinion
Rossdeutscher v. Viacom, Inc.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided April 2, 2001No. 444, 1999PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VEASEY, Chief Justice.
This case of first impression involves the application of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing to the contractual rights of holders of derivative securities issued in connection with the separate but nearly contemporaneous mergers of Paramount Communications, Inc. (Paramount) and Blockbuster Entertainment, Inc. (Blockbuster) into Viacom, Inc. (Viacom). These securities are known as Contingent Value Rights (CVRs) — in the case of the Paramount merger — and Variable Common Rights (VCRs) — in the case of the Blockbuster merger. Each of these securities was…
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