Legal Opinion
Gall v. Exxon Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 30, 1976No. 75 Civ. 3682PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
Defendants have moved, pursuant to Rule 56, F.R.Civ.P., for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint on the grounds that the Special Committee on Litigation (“Special Committee”), acting as the Board of Directors of Exxon Corporation (“Exxon”), has determined in the good faith exercise of its sound business judgment that it is contrary to the interests of Exxon to institute suit on the basis of any matters raised in plaintiff’s complaint. Defendants’ motion is hereby denied without prejudice to its renewal after plaintiff has conducted relevant…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,860 Athalie Doris Joy v. Nelson L. North, Nelson L. NorthCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Auerbach v. BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Zapata Corp. v. MaldonadoSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,000 Ora E. Gaines v. D. J. Haughton, Lois A. And James Fitzpatrick v. D. J. HaughtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Galef v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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