Legal Opinion
Weinberger v. UOP, Inc.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided November 28, 1979PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Vice Chancellor.
In this class action suit attacking the fairness of the terms of a corporate merger whereby the defendant, The Signal Companies, Inc. (“Signal”) acquired the all outstanding minority shares of the defendant UOP, Inc. (“UOP”) in return for a cash payment per share to the former minority shareholders of UOP, the defendants Signal, UOP and Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb, Inc., (“Lehman Brothers”) have moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
On such a motion, it is generally accepted that all…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Allied Chemical & Dye Corp. v. Steel & Tube Co. of AmericaCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1923
- Danby v. Osteopathic Hospital Ass'n of DelawareSupreme Court of Delaware · 1954
- Danby v. Osteopathic Hospital Ass'n of DelawareCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1953
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Weinberger v. UOP, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1983
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- Great Lakes Chemical Corp. v. Pharmacia Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 2001
- Harman v. Masoneilan International, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1982
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