Legal Opinion
Demoulas v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 13, 1997PublishedCited by 344 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
The plaintiff, Arthur S. Demoulas, commenced a shareholder derivative action on behalf of Demoulas Super Markets, Inc. (DSM), and Valley Properties, Inc. (Valley), against the defendants, alleging that the defendants had wrongfully, and in breach of fiduciary duties, usurped corporate opportunities that should have been presented to DSM and Valley. A Superior Court judge sitting without a jury presided over a complex, and at times contentious, trial lasting eighty-four days, at which numerous witnesses testified and over 900 exhibits were introduced. The judge entered a 217-page decision…
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