HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT v. JCC HOLDING CO.

Civ.A. No. 19479.

802 A.2d 294 (2002)

HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation and Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiffs, v. JCC HOLDING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Defendant.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County.

Decided May 31, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin G. Abrams, Thomas A. Beck, Daniel A. Dreisbach, Lisa R. Stark, Kelly A. Green, and John D. Hendershot, of Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, Delaware; Charles W. Cox, II, of Latham & Watkins, Los Angeles, California; Mark A. Finkelstein, of Latham & Watkins, Costa Mesa, California, of counsel for Plaintiffs.

Robert K. Payson, Peter J. Walsh, Jr., Stephen C. Norman, Michael A. Pittenger, Janine M. Salamone, Brian C. Ralson, and John M. Seaman, of Potter Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, Delaware, for Defendant.


OPINION

STRINE, Vice Chancellor.

This is a dispute over whether plaintiff Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. ("Harrah's" or "HET") can nominate more than one director for election at the annual meeting of defendant JCC Holding Company, Inc., now scheduled for June 4, 2002. Harrah's nominated two candidates to compete for the two board seats up for election at that annual meeting.

JCC rejected Harrah's second nominee, contending that language in the JCC...

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