KALMANOVITZ v. G. HEILEMAN BREWING CO., INC.

No. 84-5682.

769 F.2d 152 (1985)

Paul KALMANOVITZ, individually and as a shareholder of Pabst Brewing Company, and S & P, a California Corporation, Appellants, v. G. HEILEMAN BREWING COMPANY, INC., a Wisconsin corporation; Russell G. Cleary; HBC Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Pabst Brewing Company, a Delaware corporation; and William F. Smith, Jr., Irwin Jacobs, Dennis Mathisen, Gerald A. Schwalbach, and Daniel T. Lindsay, individuals.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 1, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alioto & Alioto, Joseph L. Alioto, Joseph M. Alioto, John I. Alioto (argued), Gary D. Elion, San Francisco, Cal., for appellants.

Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, Bruce M. Stargatt, David C. McBride, Wilmington, Del. (Foley, Lardner, Hollabaugh & Jacobs, Maurice J. McSweeney (argued), Washington, D.C., of counsel), for appellees G. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc., Russell G. Cleary and HBC Acquisition, Inc.

Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, A. Gilchrist Sparks, III (argued), Michael Houghton, Wilmington, Del., Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Washington, D.C., Michael, Best & Friedrich, Milwaukee, Wis., for appellees Pabst Brewing Co. and William F. Smith, Jr.

James W. Quinn (argued), New York City (Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Jay N. Fastow, Richard B. Friedman, New York City, Richards, Layton & Finger, R. Franklin Balotti, Wilmington, Del., of counsel), for appellees Irwin L. Jacobs, Dennis Mathisen, Gerald A. Schwalbach and Daniel T. Lindsay.

Before ADAMS and HUNTER, Circuit Judges, and FISHER, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal, certified to us by the district court, arises in the aftermath of a bitter fight to gain control of Pabst Brewing Company. Plaintiff, a disappointed tender offeror, has sued his former partner, the successful acquiring company, and the target company, alleging violations of the federal antitrust and securities laws; in addition, plaintiff raised a variety of state law claims. Except for a breach of...

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