Legal Opinion

Paramount Communications, Inc. v. Time Inc.

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided March 9, 1990PublishedCited by 95 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HORSEY, Justice:

Paramount Communications, Inc. (“Paramount”) and two other groups of plain tiffs 1 (“Shareholder Plaintiffs”), shareholders of Time Incorporated (“Time”), a Delaware corporation, separately filed suits in the Delaware Court of Chancery seeking a preliminary injunction to halt Time’s tender offer for 51% of Warner Communication, Inc.’s (“Warner”) outstanding shares at $70 cash per share. The court below consolidated the cases and, following the development of an extensive record, after discovery and an evidentiary hearing, denied plaintiffs’ motion. In a 50-page unreported…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Aronson v. LewisSupreme Court of Delaware · 1984
  2. Revlon, Inc. v. MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1986
  3. Smith v. Van GorkomSupreme Court of Delaware · 1985
  4. Unocal Corp. v. Mesa Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1985
  5. Mills Acquisition Co. v. MacMillan, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1989

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3Cited by95 opinions

  1. Kramer v. Time Warner IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
  2. Kramer v. Time Warner Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
  3. In Re Time Warner Inc. Securities LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  4. Cede & Co. v. Technicolor, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1994
  5. In Re Santa Fe Pacific Corp. Shareholder LitigationSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995

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