Legal Opinion
Grimes v. DSC Communications Corp.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided August 5, 1998No. C.A. 16145-NCPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAMB, Vice Chancellor.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff, Charles L. Grimes, filed this action on January 15, 1998 pursuant to 8 Del. C. § 220 seeking the inspection of certain books and records of the defendant, DSC Communications Corp. (“DSC”), a Delaware corporation. 1 Plaintiff seeks access to documents relating to (i) the formation, investigation and report of the Special Committee appointed by DSC to investigate a pre-suit demand the plaintiff made on June 5, 1996; and (ii) the DSC board’s decision to accept the Special Committee’s recommendation to reject the plaintiffs pre-suit demand.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Rales v. Blasband Ex Rel. Easco Hand Tools, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1993
- Zapata Corp. v. MaldonadoSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
- Garner v. WolfinbargerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- United States of America and Revenue Agents Clarence H. Isabel and John S. Reid of the Internal Revenue Service v. The El Paso CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Grimes v. DonaldSupreme Court of Delaware · 1996
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