Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Scientific Atlanta, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 30, 2005No. A05A1447PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.
Paul Thompson, a shareholder in Scientific Atlanta, Inc. (SA), appeals from the trial court’s dismissal, pursuant to OCGA § 14-2-744 (a), of his shareholders’ derivative action against SA.
SA is a Gwinnett County corporation engaged in the design, development, and manufacturing of networks used by cable operators to distribute video and other services to customers. In 1998, SA began shipping newly developed digital set-tops (units placed on televisions to enable access to cable and other services) and other digital network equipment that replaced analog set-tops and…
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