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MENTOR GRAPHICS v. QUICKTURN DESIGN SYSTEMS

Nos. C.A. 16584-NC, C.A. 16843-NC.

789 A.2d 1216 (2001)

MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION, an Oregon corporation, and MGZ Corp., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiffs, v. QUICKTURN DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation, et. al., Defendants. Mentor Graphics Corporation, an Oregon corporation, and MGZ Corp., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiffs, v. Keith R. Lobo, et. al., Defendants.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County.

Decided: August 14, 2001.

Revised: August 16, 2001.

OPINION

A hostile bidder for control of a corporation brings a lawsuit that successfully invalidates one of the target corporation's anti-takeover defenses. In the competitive auction that results, the hostile bidder loses to an acquirer that makes a higher bid. The unsuccessful bidder then applies (in its successful lawsuit) for an award of attorneys' fees, claiming that by dismantling the anti-takeover defense...

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