Kaufman v. Shoenberg

How courts have described this case

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

• all holding that shareholder ratification of challenged stock options issued to directors shifts the burden of proof to the plaintiff and causes the transaction to be reviewed under the business judgment standard

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Cited by

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

• International Insurance Co., a Corporation v. Alfred M. Johns, James W. McFadden Thomas v. Ogletree, Richard W. Sherman, and G. Paul Whorton
  Eleventh Circuit· 1989-06-07· cited 97×
• Harbor Finance Partners v. Huizenga
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1999-11-17· cited 87×
• Sample v. Morgan
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2007-01-23· cited 69×
• Elster v. American Airlines, Inc.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1953-10-14· cited 64×
• Citron v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1990-06-29· cited 60×
• In Re Investors Bancorp, Inc. Stockholder Litigation
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2017-12-13· cited 42×
• Elster v. American Airlines
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1953-10-14· cited 40×
• Greene v. Dietz
  Second Circuit· 1957-06-07· cited 33×
• In Re Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc. Shareholders Litigation
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1995-05-18· cited 30×
• Bird v. Lida, Inc.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1996-04-05· cited 27×
• Schiff v. RKO Pictures Corp.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1954-03-26· cited 26×
• Michelson v. Duncan
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1978-02-15· cited 21×
• Frankel v. Donovan
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1956-02-10· cited 19×
• Ash v. Brunswick Corporation
  D. Delaware· 1975-05-27· cited 18×
• Zupnick v. Goizueta
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1997-01-21· cited 16×
• Stemerman v. Ackerman
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1962-08-08· cited 15×
• Gropper v. North Central Texas Oil Co.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1955-05-13· cited 14×
• Lieberman v. Becker
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1959-10-28· cited 13×
• Elward v. Peabody Coal Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1956-03-21· cited 12×
• Orlinsky v. Patraka
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2007-07-05· cited 11×

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Kerbs v. California Eastern Airways, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1952-07-17· cited 110×
• Gottlieb v. Heyden Chemical Corp.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1952-08-29· cited 88×
• Gottlieb v. Heyden Chemical Corp.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1952-07-17· cited 87×
• Kaufman v. Shoenberg
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1952-10-21· cited 31×
• Kerbs v. California Eastern Airways, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1952-08-28· cited 26×
• Wyles v. Campbell
  D. Delaware· 1948-03-31· cited 23×
• Sterling v. Mayflower Hotel Corp.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1952-06-17· cited 17×
• Fensterer v. Pressure Lighting Co.
  City of New York Municipal Court· 1914-05-15· cited 4×

Other cases named Kaufman v. Shoenberg

4 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Kaufman v. Shoenberg
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1952-10-21· cited 31×
• Kaufman v. Shoenberg
  D. Delaware· 1954-02-15· cited 8×
• Kaufman v. Shoenberg
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1952-11-13· cited 5×
• Kaufman v. Shoenberg
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1952-11-13· cited 4×