Legal Opinion
Heil v. Morrison Knudsen Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 1, 1988No. 88-2537PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Edward Heil appeals from a judgment dismissing, for lack of personal jurisdiction over the defendants, his diversity suit against Morrison Knudsen Corporation and the members of its board of directors. The suit, filed in the federal district court in Chicago, charges Morrison Knudsen and its directors with having violated their fiduciary duty to Heil, a shareholder, by adopting a shareholders’ rights agreement directed against hostile takeovers — the proverbial “poison pill.” Heil is a citizen of Illinois. Morrison Knudsen is a Delaware corporation with its principal…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Cook Associates, Inc. v. Lexington United Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Eleanor Snyder, of the Estate of Leroy Liljedahl v. Bruton SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- In Re Oil Spill by the Amoco Cadiz Off the Coast of France on March 16, 1978. Appeal of Astilleros Espanoles, S.ACourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- James E. Niehus and Denise Niehus, Cross-Appellants v. Vince Liberio and Frank Vittorio, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Rose v. FranchettiDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
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