JIMÉNEZ v. PALACIOS

C.A. No. 2019-0490-KSJM.

250 A.3d 814 (2019)

Rodolfo Enrique JIMÉNEZ, Asdrúbal Chavez, Iris Medina, Marcos Rojas, José Alejandro Rojas, and Fernando De Quintal, Plaintiffs/Counterclaim-Defendants, v. Luisa PALACIOS, Edgar Rincón, Fernando Vera, Elio Tortolero, Andrés Padilla, Ángel Olmeta, Javier Troconis, Luis Urdaneta, and Rick Esser, Defendants/Counterclaim-Plaintiffs, and PDV Holding, Inc., CITGO Holding, Inc., and CITGO Petroleum Corporation, Nominal Defendants.

Court of Chancery of Delaware.

Date Decided: August 2, 2019.

Revised: August 12, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel B. Rath , Rebecca Butcher , Jennifer L. Cree , LANDIS RATH & COBB LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Quinn Smith , Katherine J. Sanoja , GST LLP, Miami, Florida; Gary J. Shaw , GST LLP, Washington, D.C.; Counsel for Plaintiffs and Counterclaim-Defendants Rodolfo Enrique Jiménez, Asdrúbal Chavez, Iris Medina, Marcos Rojas, José Alejandro Rojas, and Fernando de Quintal.

Kenneth J. Nachbar , Susan W. Waesco , Alexandra M. Cumings , MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Michael J. Gottlieb , Samuel Hall , WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP, Washington, D.C.; Tariq Mundiya , Martin L. Seidel , Jonathan D. Waisnor , WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP, New York, New York; Counsel for Defendants and Counterclaim-Plaintiffs Luisa Palacios, Edgar Rincón, Fernando Vera, Elio Tortolero, Andrés Padilla, Ángel Olmeta, Javier Troconis, Luis Urdaneta, and Rick Esser.

A. Thompson Bayliss , J. Peter Shindel, Jr. , Daniel J. McBride , ABRAMS & BAYLISS LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; José Ignacio Hernández G. , Special Attorney General of Venezuela, Washington, D.C.; Counsel for Amicus Curiae the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.


OPINION

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