Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Anderson

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided October 8, 1982PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Chancellor.

In capsule form this suit, at its inception, was a derivative action filed by a corporate shareholder. Various officers and directors of the corporation, as well as the corporation itself, were named as defendants. The suit attacks and seeks to set aside a series of employment related agreements entered into between the corporation and certain of its key officers and managerial personnel. Subsequent to the filing of the suit a third party, through a combined tender offer and merger, acquired all of the outstanding stock of the corporation, thus terminating the shareholder…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Michael Susman v. Lincoln American Corp., Ann Flamm and Arnold Flamm v. Rudolph Eberstadt, Jr. And Microdot, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
  2. Bokat v. Getty Oil CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1970
  3. Harff v. KerkorianCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1974
  4. Schreiber v. CarneyCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1982
  5. Heit v. Tenneco, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1970

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Lewis v. AndersonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1984
  2. Kalmanovitz v. G. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1984
  3. Gaillard v. Natomas Co.California Court of Appeal · 1985
  4. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. Continental Illinois Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
  5. Fischer v. CF & I STEEL CORP.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984

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