Legal Opinion
UnitedHealth Group Inc. v. Wilmington Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 1, 2008No. 08-1904PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
UnitedHealth Group (UHG) brought suit seeking a declaratory judgment that its failure to file timely reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) violated no duties owed to its note-holders. Wilmington Trust Company (Wilmington Trust), as trustee for certain UHG notes, filed counterclaims asserting violations of the notes indenture, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The parties filed cross motions for summary judgment, and the district court 1 granted judgment in favor of UHG on all claims and…
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