ANDERSEN v. MATTEL, INC.

C.A. No. 11816-VCMR.

ROBERT C. ANDERSEN, Plaintiff, v. MATTEL, INC., CHRISTOPHER A. SINCLAIR, MICHAEL J. DOLAN, TREVOR EDWARDS, FRANCES D. FERGUSSON, ANN LEWNES, DOMINIC NG, VASANT M. PRABHU, DEAN A. SCARBOROUGH, DIRK VAN DE PUT, KATHY WHITE LOYD, KEVIN FARR, AND BRYAN STOCKTON, Defendants.

Court of Chancery of Delaware.

Decided: January 19, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth D. Rigrodsky , Brian D. Long , Gina M. Serra , and Jeremy J. Riley , RIGRODSKY & LONG, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware; Joseph M. Profy , Jeffrey J. Ciarlanto , and David M. Promisloff , PROFY PROMISLOFF & CIARLANTO, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Alfred G. Yates, Jr. and Gerald L. Rutledge , LAW OFFICE OF ALFRED G. YATES, JR., P.C., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Gregory P. Williams , Kevin M. Gallagher , and Sarah A. Clark , RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware; Paul Vizcarrondo , Stephen R. DiPrima , and Courtney L. Heavey , WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ, New York, New York; Attorneys for Defendants Christopher A. Sinclair, Michael J. Dolan, Trevor Edwards, Frances D. Fergusson, Ann Lewnes, Dominic Ng, Vasant M. Prabhu, Dean A. Scarborough, Dirk Van de Put, Kathy White Loyd, Kevin Farr, and Mattel, Inc.

David E. Ross , ROSS ARONSTAM & MORITZ LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Attorney for Defendant Bryan Stockton.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

This derivative action involves allegations that a board of directors improperly investigated and wrongfully refused to bring suit to recover up to $11.5 million, which was paid to the corporation's former chairman and chief executive officer as part of a severance package and consulting...

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