Legal Opinion
Lichtenberg v. Besicorp Group Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 26, 1999No. 99 CIV. 1638 (WCC)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM C. CONNER, Senior District Judge.
This purported class action on behalf of the minority shareholders 1 of Besicorp Group, Inc. (“Besicorp”) is presently before the Court on the motion of plaintiffs James Lichtenberg (“Lichtenberg”) and John Bansbach (“Bansbach”) for a preliminary injunction enjoining violations of the federal securities laws in connection with the issuance of an allegedly misleading proxy statement soliciting shareholder approval of the Plan of Merger dated November 23, 1998 (the “Merger Plan”), by and among Besicorp, BGI Acquisition Corp. (“Merger…
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