RAUCH v. RCA CORP.

No. 124, Docket 87-7424.

861 F.2d 29 (1988)

Lillian S. RAUCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RCA CORPORATION, General Electric Company and Gesub, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided November 3, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Meyer, New York City (Steven G. Schulman, Milberg Weiss Bershad Specthrie & Lerach, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Pamela Jarvis, New York City (Marc. P. Cherno, Irwin Blum, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees.

Before OAKES, CARDAMONE and MAHONEY, Circuit Judges.


MAHONEY, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Lillian S. Rauch appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, John F. Keenan, Judge, dismissing her class action complaint challenging the propriety of a merger effected by defendants for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The district court held that Rauch's action was barred by Delaware's doctrine of independent legal significance. We affirm.

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