Legal Opinion
Miller v. Thomas
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 22, 1995No. 1-94-0131PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE COUSINS
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiffs, Bertha Miller and Fred Steinlauf, filed a shareholder derivative suit on behalf of Commonwealth Edison Company (Edison) against the defendants — present and former directors of Edison since 1975 — alleging breaches of duty in their management of the construction of nuclear power plants. The complaint also alleged that the current directors (board) breached their fiduciary duties by failing to bring any action against the defendants. Two weeks before filing the complaint, the plaintiffs made a demand on the board to…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Kamen v. Kemper Financial Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Kedzie and 103rd Currency Exchange, Inc. v. HodgeIllinois Supreme Court · 1993
- Levine v. SmithSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
- Kellerman v. MCI Telecommunications Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1986
- Eagan v. Chicago Transit AuthorityIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Hapag-Lloyd (America), Inc. v. Home InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
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