Legal Opinion
Maldonado v. Flynn
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 9, 1982No. Nos. 175, 523, Dockets 80-7221, 80-7253PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
The district court granted the motion of the defendant Zapata Corporation (Zapata) for summary judgment in this stockholder’s derivative action brought on behalf of Zapata. For the reasons stated below, the judgment is reversed in part and the matter remanded to the district court for further consideration.
This is a stockholder’s derivative suit brought on behalf of Zapata, a Delaware corporation, against nine of its past and present directors. The basis of the claim is that proxy materials used to secure the election of directors were allegedly false and misleading and violative of section…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. WestoverSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Burks v. LaskerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Zapata Corp. v. MaldonadoSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
- Maldonado v. FlynnCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1980
- Maldonado v. FlynnDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 99,484 John F. Maher v. Zapata Corporation v. William Maldonado, Objector-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- In Re Lawrence B. LockwoodCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
- In Re Omeprazole Patent LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008
- Miller v. Register and Tribune Syndicate, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1983
- First National Bank of Waukesha v. WarrenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
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