RHODE ISLAND OFFICE OF THE GENERAL TREASURER v. PARAMOUNT GLOBAL

C.A. No. 2024-0457-SEM.

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND OFFICE OF THE GENERAL TREASURER, ON BEHALF OF THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF RHODE ISLAND, Plaintiff, v. PARAMOUNT GLOBAL, Defendant.

Court of Chancery of Delaware.

Decided: January 29, 2025.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Hanrahan, Corinne Elise Amato, Eric J. Juray, Stacey A. Greenspan, Jason W. Rigby, Seth T. Ford, PRICKETT, JONES & ELLIOTT, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware; Lee D. Rudy, Eric L. Zagar, Grant D. Goodhart, Cameron N. Campbell, Michael W. McCutcheon, KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK, LLP, Radnor, Pennsylvania; Counsel for Plaintiff.

Jon E. Abramczyk, D. McKinley Measley, Alexandra M. Cumings, Louis F. Masi, MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Jonathan K. Youngwood, Meredith Karp, SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP, New York, New York; Counsel for Defendant.


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