Legal Opinion
Tracinda Corp. v. Daimlerchrysler Ag
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 18, 2007No. 05-2363, 05-2482PublishedCited by 208 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROTH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from the 1998 merger of Daimler-Benz AG, a German corporation and owner of the Mercedes-Benz brand, and Chrysler Corporation, one of the “Big Three” American automakers. Prior to closing, the merger had been billed as a “merger of equals,” with management of the new company, Daimler-Chrysler AG, to be shared equally between former Daimler-Benz and Chrysler executives. Shortly after the merger, however, several former Chrysler executives left the company, leaving a greater share of control to the former Daimler-Benz executives. In 2000, the CEO of…
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