Legal Opinion
Keyser v. Commonwealth National Financial Corp.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 30, 1987No. Civ. 85-1853PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NEALON, Chief Judge.
Presently before the court 1 is defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment. All briefs having been filed and oral argument completed as of March 30, 1987, the motion is ripe for disposition. Plaintiffs allege various inadequacies in proxy material used to solicit a merger between Commonwealth National Financial Corporation (Commonwealth) and Mellon Bank Corporation (Mellon) in violation of §§ 10(b) and 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b), 78n(a). In addition, plaintiffs maintain that Commonwealth’s Board of Directors (Board)…
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