Legal Opinion
Scrushy v. Tucker
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 28, 2011No. 1081424PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODALL, Justice.
In this shareholder-derivative action, Richard Scrushy, a former director and former chief executive officer (“CEO”) of HealthSouth Corporation (“HealthSouth”), a Delaware corporation, appeals from a judgment against him for $2,876,103,000. This action was commenced on August 28, 2002, on behalf of nominal defendant HealthSouth by Wade C. Tucker, a shareholder of HealthSouth since August 18, 1998. We affirm.
I. Facts and Procedural Background
Certain aspects of this case have already come before us during this long and intricate litigation. See Scrushy v. Tucker, 955 So.2d 988…
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