Topps Company Shareholders Litigation
Court of Chancery of Delaware. In re The TOPPS COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS LITIGATION The Upper Deck Company and Northwood Investors LLC, Plaintiffs, v. The Topps Company, Inc., Arthur T. Shorin, Jack H. Nusbaum, Allan A. Feder, Stephen D. Greenberg, Ann Kirschner, David M. Mauer, Richard Tarlow, Madison Dearborn Partners LLC, Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-A, L.P., Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V Executive-A, L., The Tornante Company LLC, Tornante-MDP Joe Holding LLC, and Tornante-MDP Joe Acquisition Corp., Defendants. Nos. 2998-VCS, 2786-VCS. Submitted: June 11, 2007. Decided: June 14, 2007. Seth D. Rigrodsky, Esquire, Brian D. Long, Esquire, Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware, Executive Committee Co-Chairs for Plaintiffs. Robert M. Kornreich, Esquire, Carl L. Stine, Esquire, Wolf Popper, LLP, New York, New York, Of Counsel for Executive Committee Co-Chair for Plaintiffs. Joseph A. Rosenthal, Esquire, Rosenthal, Monhait & Goddess, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware, Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs. Bruce L. Silverstein, Esquire, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, Attorneys for Plaintiffs The Upper Deck Company and Northwood Investors LLC. Gregory P. Williams, Esquire, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware, Attorneys for Defendants The Topps Company, Inc., Arthur T. Shorin, Jack H. Nusbaum, Allan A. Feder, Stephen D. Greenberg, Ann Kirschner, David M. Mauer and Richard Tarlow. Robert K. Payson, Esquire, Potter, Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, Attorneys for Defendants Madison Dearborn Partners LLC, Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-A, L.P., Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-C, L.P., The Tornante Company LLC, Tornante-MDP Joe Holding LLC. STRINE , VICE CHANCELLOR . I. Introduction *1 The Topps Company, Inc.
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