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D. Utah· 10/7/1988

Lochhead v. Alacano

Citations

  • 697 F. Supp. 406
  • 1988 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11551
  • 1988 WL 108548

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a “shareholder has a direct right to attack a corporate transaction which dilutes [a shareholder’s] proportionate ownership,” such as a merger of a corporation into another corporation
  • minority shareholder had standing to bring a direct suit when corporate directors, officers and majority shareholders approved a stock option plan that disproportionately benefited them
  • “[T]he policy of requiring notice to adverse parties is fundamental” in considering a motion to dismiss.
  • \[B]ehavior may imply an agreement to conspire where no formal agreement has been shown.\
  • \[BJehavior may imply an agreement to conspire where no formal agreement has been shown.\
  • “[plaintiff] need only plead factu­al circumstances implying fraudulent in­tent”

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Judges: Aldon J. Anderson

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