Legal Opinion
WLR Foods, Inc. v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1995No. 95-1039PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MURNAGHAN wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge ERVIN and Senior Judge PHILLIPS joined.
OPINION
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
The instant case arose from an attempt by Tyson Foods, Inc. (“Tyson”), a nationwide poultry producer, to acquire WLR Foods, Inc. (‘WLR”), a chicken and turkey producer. In early 1994, Tyson engaged in extensive discussions with certain members of WLR’s Board of Directors (“the "WLR Board”) in an attempt to arrange a merger between Tyson and "WLR. The WLR Board, resistant to the idea of being acquired by Tyson, adopted various defensive…
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