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ALLEN v. EL PASO PIPELINE GP CO., L.L.C.

C.A. No. 7520-VCL.

90 A.3d 1097 (2014)

William ALLEN, Plaintiff, v. EL PASO PIPELINE GP COMPANY, L.L.C., Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr., James C. Yardley, John R. Sult, Douglas L. Foshee, D. Mark Leland, Arthur C. Reichstetter, William A. Smith, and El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P., Defendants, and El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P., Nominal Defendant.

Court of Chancery of Delaware.

Decided: May 19, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessica Zeldin , Rosenthal, Monhait & Goddess, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware; Samuel H. Rudman , Mark S. Reich , Michael G. Capeci , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Melville, New York; Randall J. Baron , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, California; Ethan D. Wohl , Wohl & Fruchter LLP, New York, New York; Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Peter J. Walsh, Jr. , Brian C. Ralston , Berton W. Ashman, Jr. , Gerard M. Clodomir , Matthew R. Dreyfuss , Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Attorneys for Defendants El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C. Douglas L. Foshee, Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr., D. Mark Leland, Arthur C. Reichstetter, William A. Smith, John R. Sult, and James C. Yardley.

Lewis H. Lazarus , Thomas E. Hanson, Jr. , Morris James LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Attorneys for Defendant and Nominal Defendant El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.

OPINION

LASTER, Vice Chancellor.

On March 4, 2011, El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership" or "El Paso MLP") acquired a 25% interest in Southern Natural Gas Co. ("Southern") from El Paso Corporation ("El Paso Parent"), the parent company of the Partnership's general partner, El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C. (the "General Partner"). The plaintiff has challenged the transaction, claiming that the defendants violated both their express contractual...

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