Court of Chancery of Delaware· 11/14/1985

Lewis v. Fuqua

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502 A.2d 962

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noting that a non-independence finding should not be equated with a determination that an SLC member acted improperly
finding that a special litigation committee “has not borne its burden of establishing a reasonable basis for” its conclusion
finding that a single-member special litigation committee did not meet its burden where that member’s “past and present associations raise a question of fact as to his independence”
noting party’s concession that 8 Del. C. § 144 did not apply because “the approval did not take place at a formal Board meeting or necessarily after full disclosure of all material facts”
“If a single member committee is to be used, the member should, like Caesar’s wife, be above reproach.”
“If a single member committee is to be used, the member should, like Caesar’s wife, be above reproach.”

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Judges: Hartnett

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