Supreme Court Affirms Board's Reliance on Solvency Opinion

Business Valuation UpdateVol. 4 No. 1
Legal and Court Case Update
January 1998

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Klang v. Smith's Food & Drug Center, Inc. (II)
702 A.2d 150, 1997 Del. LEXIS 402
November 7, 1997
US
State Court
Delaware
Supreme Court
Veasey

Summary

On appeal, plaintiffs brought a punitive class-action suit alleging that the repurchase of shares in connection with an acquisition resulted in the impairment of capital.

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Klang v. Smith's Food & Drug Center, Inc. (II)

Full Text of Court Cases
November 7, 1997

Issue is whether directors breached their fiduciary duty of candor by failing to disclose material facts prior to shareholder approval of transactions.