ROSS-WILLIAMS v. BENNETT

No. 117,139.

419 P.3d 608 (2018)

Monica ROSS-WILLIAMS, derivatively, ON BEHALF OF SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION, Plaintiff/Appellee/Cross-appellant, v. Robert R. BENNETT, et al., and Sprint Nextel Corporation, a Kansas corporation, Defendants/Appellees, Michael Hartleib, Objector/Appellant/Cross-appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 27, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Hartleib, objector/appellant pro se/cross-appellee.

Thomas J. Hershewe and Tim E. Dollar , of Dollar, Burns & Becker, L.C., of Kansas City, Missouri, and Brett D. Stecker and Robert B. Weiser , of the Weiser Law Firm, P.C., of Berwyn, Pennsylvania, for plaintiff/appellee/cross-appellant Monica Ross-Williams.

Jennifer L. Berhorst , Sarah R. Holdmeyer , and W. Perry Brandt , of Bryan Cave LLP, of Kansas City, Missouri, for defendants/appellees Robert R. Bennett, Keith J. Bane, Gordon M. Bethune, Frank M. Drendel, Larry C. Glasscock, James H. Hance, Jr., Daniel R. Hesse, V. Janet Hill, Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr., Frank Ianna, William E. Kennard, Linda K. Lorimer, Sven-Christer Nilsson, William R. Nuti, Rodney O'Neal, and William H. Swanson.

Mark W. McGrory , of Erise IP, P.A., of Overland Park, Scott D. Musoff , of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, of New York, New York, and Jenness E. Parker , of the same firm of Wilmington, Delaware, for defendant appellees Mark E. Angelino, William G. Arendt, Timothy E. Kelly, Paul N. Saleh, Barry J. West, and nominal defendant Sprint Nextel Corporation.

Before Arnold-Burger, C.J., Standridge and Bruns, JJ.


This is a derivative action filed in Johnson County District Court by Monica Ross-Williams on behalf of the Sprint Nextel Corporation. The action arises out of the 2005 merger of the former Sprint Corporation and Nextel Communications. In her verified petition, Ross-Williams asserted claims for monetary damages as well as for non-monetary...

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