· 12/30/1987
Bershad v. Curtiss-Wright Corp.
Citations
- 535 A.2d 840
- 1987 Del. LEXIS 1313
How courts have described this case
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- holding that there is no requirement under Rosenblatt of “play-byplay” disclosure of merger negotiations because such details would not alter the “total mix” of information provided stockholders and thus are immaterial
- holding that board had no duty to \assume[] the role of auctioneers\ once majority shareholder decided to cash out the minority shareholders
- holding that stockholders who tendered their shares in a controlling stockholder’s first-step tender offer as part of a squeeze-out effectuated during the Weinberger window waived their ability to challenge the merger as a breach of fiduciary duty and seek quasi-appraisal damages
- explaining that fair price aspect of entire fairness standard “flow[s] from the statutory provisions . . . designed to ensure fair value by an appraisal, 8 Del C. § 262”
- explaining that fair price aspect of entire fairness standard “flow[s] from the statutory provisions . . . designed to ensure fair value by an appraisal, 8 Del. C. § 262”
- explaining that fair price measure in a breach of fiduciary duty case “flow[s] from the statutory provisions . . . designed to ensure fair value by an appraisal, 8 Del. C. § 262”
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Judges: Horsey, Moore, Walsh
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