Legal Opinion
Jack Eckerd Corp. v. Dart Group Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 3, 1985No. Civ. A. 85-341 LONPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LONGOBARDI, District Judge.
The Plaintiff, Jack Eckerd Corporation (“Eckerd”), brought this action claiming that the Defendant, Dart Group Corporation (“Dart”), is violating the federal securities laws by filing a false and misleading Schedule 13D and by conducting a “creeping tender offer” to gain control of Eckerd. Currently before the Court is Dart’s motion to disqualify the firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (“Fried, Frank”) from acting as attorneys for Eckerd because of the firm’s alleged prior relationship with Dart.
BACKGROUND
The basis for this motion is…
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