Legal Opinion
Friedman v. Alcatel Alsthom
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided December 10, 1999No. C.A. 16650PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEELE, V.C.
A French company created a Delaware subsidiary to effect a merger' with an American corporation. Plaintiffs, former shareholders in the American corporation subsumed by the French company as a result of the merger, bring this action against the French company, its Delaware subsidiary, and directors and officers of the French company alleging that defendants violated federal securities laws by filing a materially misleading proxy/prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Defendants ask that I dismiss or stay this action. They argue that this Court lacks…
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