ABREU v. UNICA INDUS. SALES, INC.

No. 1-90-0042, 1-90-0901 and 1-90-1543.

586 N.E.2d 661 (1991)

224 Ill. App.3d 439

166 Ill.Dec. 703

Zenaida ABREU, suing derivatively on Behalf of Ebro Foods, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNICA INDUSTRIAL SALES, INC., La Preferida, Inc., Ralph Steinbarth, William Steinbarth and Ebro Foods, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

December 31, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig D. Tobin, Craig D. Tobin & Associates, Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.

Kevin M. Forde, Ltd., Chicago (Kevin M. Forde, Mary Anne Mason, of counsel), for defendants-appellants.


Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants appeal from an adverse decision in a shareholder's derivative action where the trial court found defendants had breached fiduciary obligations by usurping corporate opportunities and repeatedly attempting to acquire secret product formulas. The trial court awarded plaintiff monetary and injunctive relief, attorney fees, and appointed a provisional director to oversee the new board of directors and to break...

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