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IN RE MEADWESTVACO STOCKHOLDERS LITIGATION

Consolidated C.A. No. 10617-CB.

168 A.3d 675 (2017)

IN RE MEADWESTVACO STOCKHOLDERS LITIGATION.

Court of Chancery of Delaware.

Decided: August 17, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter B. Andrews , Craig J. Springer , and David M. Sborz of ANDREWS & SPRINGER LLC, Wilmington, Delaware; Gregory M. Nespole , Mark C. Rifkin , Anita B. Kartalopoulos , and Kevin G. Cooper of WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER FREEMAN & HERZ LLP, New York, New York; Lead Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Gregory P. Williams and Sarah A. Clark of RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware; Rachelle Silverberg and A.J. Martinez of WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ, New York, New York; Attorneys for Defendants MeadWestvaco Corporation, John A. Luke, Jr., Michael E. Campbell, James G. Kaiser, Richard B. Kelson, Susan J. Kropf, Gracia C. Martore, James E. Nevels, Timothy H. Powers, and Alan D. Wilson.

William M. Lafferty and Ryan D. Stottmann of MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Gary A. Bornstein of CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP, New York, New York; Attorneys for Defendant Rock-Tenn Company.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

In this action, stockholders of MeadWestvaco Corporation seek damages relating to a strategic stock-for-stock merger of equals between MeadWestvaco and Rock-Tenn Company that closed in July 2015. The transaction was the product of on-again, off-again negotiations that occurred over a period of about nine...

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