Legal Opinion
Levin v. Kozlowski
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 15, 2007PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Bernard J. Fried, J.), entered November 14, 2006, which granted defendants’ motions to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CFLR 3211 (a) (5), unanimously affirmed, with costs.
*388In this shareholder derivative action against nominal defendant Tyco International Ltd. and various Tyco officers and directors, plaintiffs are collaterally estopped from arguing whether Bermuda law governs their claims, which are the same as those brought in another shareholder derivative lawsuit in federal court, viz., In re Tyco Intl., Ltd. (340 F Supp 2d 94 [D NH 2004]). The issue…
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- In Re Tyco International, Ltd.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 2004
- AirTran New York, LLC v. Midwest Air Group, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
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