Compaq Computer Corp. v. Horton

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that Section 220 may be employed by a stockholder investigating a direct claim just as readily as when the stockholder is investigating a derivative claim
• allowing Section 220 claims to proceed for the purpose of soliciting other stockholders to participate in class action litigation against the defendant corporation
• ‘‘[m]any cases recognize a [shareholder’s] right to investigate past acts of mismanagement’’

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Rales v. Blasband Ex Rel. Easco Hand Tools, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1993-12-23· cited 768×
• Grimes v. Donald
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1996-04-11· cited 233×
• Security First Corp. v. U.S. Die Casting & Development Co.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1997-01-14· cited 112×
• Thomas & Betts Corp. v. Leviton Manufacturing Co.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1996-08-02· cited 93×
• Highland Select Equity Fund, L.P. v. Motient Corp.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2006-07-06· cited 29×
• Shaw v. Agri-Mark, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1995-08-02· cited 20×
• Thomas & Betts Corp. v. Leviton Mfg. Co.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1995-12-19· cited 18×
• Leviton Manufacturing Co. v. Blumberg
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1997-08-07· cited 8×
• Benjamin v. Island Management, LLC
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2021-11-02· cited 4×
• Thomas & Betts Corp. v. Leviton Manufacturing Co.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1995-12-19· cited 1×
• Mark Lavin v. West Corporation
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2017-12-29
• KT4 Partners LLC v. Palantir Technologies, Inc.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2018-02-22
• Obeid v. Gemini Real Estate Advisors, LLC
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2018-06-05
• Senetas Corporation, Ltd. v. DeepRadiology Corporation
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2019-07-30
• James Wei and Yanxin Zhang v. Zoox, Inc.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2022-01-31
• Domenech Fernández v. Integration Corporate Services, PSC
  Supreme Court of Puerto Rico· 2013-12-03
• Herger Pacheco v. Calidad de Vida Vecinal, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Puerto Rico· 2014-05-28
• Miranda Aviles, Arnaldo v. Ae Medical Technologies, Inc.
  Tribunal De Apelaciones De Puerto Rico/Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico· 2024-04-30
• Asaf Barkan v. Exabeam, Inc.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2025-04-11
• In Re Quintiles Transnational Corp. S'holders Litig.
  North Carolina Business Court· 2003-12-19

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Oberly v. Kirby
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1991-06-04· cited 89×
• CM & M GROUP, INC. v. Carroll
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1982-09-15· cited 84×
• Skouras v. Admiralty Enterprises, Inc.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1978-04-03· cited 61×
• Skoglund v. Ormand Industries, Inc.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1976-12-03· cited 60×
• General Time Corporation v. Talley Industries, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1968-04-04· cited 36×
• Baker v. MacFadden Publications, Inc.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1950-03-02· cited 24×
• Nodana Petroleum Corporation v. State
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1956-06-14· cited 19×
• Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Kerkorian
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1969-05-27· cited 19×
• Mite Corporation v. Heli-Coil Corporation
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1969-08-18· cited 17×
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Porterie
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1962-07-10· cited 15×
• Loew's Theatres, Inc. v. Commercial Credit Company
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1968-06-10· cited 14×