Legal Opinion
MCA, Inc. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided November 16, 2001No. 448, 2000PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWalsh, J.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Court of Chancery which rejected efforts to vacate a 1993 judgment of that court approving a global settlement of claims arising out of the acquisition of MCA, Inc. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Company. The appellants, original plaintiffs in one aspect of the multi-faceted litigation which the merger spawned, contend the Court of Chancery erred in viewing their attempt at intervention as untimely and in rejecting their claims that the judgment approving the settlement was procured by fraud.
While we conclude that the appellants’ status as original…
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