Legal Opinion
In re Johnson & Johnson Derivative Litigation
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided September 29, 2011No. Civil Action No. 10-2033 (FLW)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOLFSON, District Judge:
This consolidated shareholder derivative action arises out of allegations that essentially accuse certain former and current officers and directors of nominal defendant company Johnson & Johnson (“J & J”) of breaching their fiduciary duties by permitting and fostering a culture of systematic, calculated and widespread legal violations. In that sense, in the Consolidated Amended Complaint (the “Complaint”), the plaintiff-shareholders (“Plaintiffs”) intimate that these board members deliberately and knowingly took no actions in curbing various illegal activities…
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