China Products North America, Inc. v. Manewal

China Products North America, Inc. (CPNA) appeals the trial court's denial of its motion for summary judgment, contending that as a matter of law, the proposed reincorporation of the Washington corporation, China Products Northwest, Inc., in Delaware is not a merger or share exchange which gives rise to dissenters' rights pursuant to RCW23B.13.

China Products Northwest, Inc. (CPNW) was organized as a Washington corporation in 1972 by University of Washington graduate students. Over the years, the corporation's operations gradually shifted from Seattle to New York City. In the late 1980's, the…