Legal Opinion
Mentor Graphics Corp. v. Quickturn Design Systems, Inc.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided December 7, 1998No. C.A. 16584, 16588PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACOBS, Vice Chancellor.
In the ever-evolving field of corporate takeover jurisprudence, the defensive mechanism that has mutated more rapidly than others, and has prompted the most widespread debate, is the “poison pill” rights plan. Since making its legal debut in 1985, 1 the story of the poison pill has been a work-in-progress, with each variation and innovation generating new litigation and occasions for judicial opinion writing. This case involves the pill’s most recent incarnation — a “no hand” poison pill of limited duration and scope. 2 It marks the latest (but by no means the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Aronson v. LewisSupreme Court of Delaware · 1984
- Kramer v. Time Warner Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Cede & Co. v. Technicolor, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1994
- Smith v. Van GorkomSupreme Court of Delaware · 1985
- In Re Santa Fe Pacific Corp. Shareholder LitigationSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Solomon v. ArmstrongCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1999
- In re MFW Shareholders LitigationCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 2013
- eBay Domestic Holdings, Inc. v. NewmarkCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 2010
- Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. v. ShapiroSupreme Court of Delaware · 1998
- Chesapeake Corp. v. ShoreCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 2000
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