In Re FirstEnergy Shareholder Derivative Litigation

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• finding shareholder permitted to continue with suit based 13 on demand futility where prior shareholder had made demand, but where no prior finding of 14 demand futility had been made
• although dismissal “may be reasonable, even just” when plaintiff or coplaintiffs make demand, “[t]he same equities ... do not weight in favor of one shareholder being able to bind all other shareholders based on a demand of which the other shareholders had no knowledge”

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8 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In Re Ferro Corp. Derivative Litigation
  Sixth Circuit· 2008-01-07· cited 118×
• Sherman v. Ryan
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2009-05-20· cited 42×
• Johnston v. Box
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-04-13· cited 30×
• In Re Keithley Instruments, Inc., Derivative Litigation
  N.D. Ohio· 2008-03-21· cited 12×
• Kenney v. Koenig
  D. Colorado· 2006-03-30· cited 5×
• Auletta v. Ortino
  Sixth Circuit· 2008-01-07· cited 1×
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  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2015-05-21
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Other cases named In Re FirstEnergy Shareholder Derivative Litigation

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• In re FirstEnergy Shareholder Derivative Litigation
  N.D. Ohio· 2004-01-26· cited 4×