Legal Opinion
Higgins v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 2, 2005PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Charles Edward Ramos, J.
This dispute arises out of the proposed merger between the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (NYSE) and Archipelago Holdings, LLC.
In sustaining plaintiffs’ direct shareholder class action complaints challenging the fairness of the merger that was allegedly tainted by numerous conflicts of interest and for an unfair price, this court is applying a merits-based analysis, akin to Delaware’s approach to reviewing shareholder challenges to mergers.
In motion sequence No. 004, filed under index number 601646/05, defendant Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. moves to…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Tooley v. Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 2004
- Kaufman v. CohenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Foley v. D'AgostinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
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