Amirsaleh v. NY Board of Trade

Summary

3 day trial.

Via DealLawyers.com: "In Amirsaleh v. Board of Trade of The City of New York, the Delaware Chancery Court addressed claims by a member of the target that the parties to a merger agreement did not act in good faith in implementing the provisions of the merger agreement permitting members of the target to elect the form of consideration to be received in a merger."

http://www.deallawyers.com/Blog/2009/04/hlsp-holdings-v-fortune-management-coned-issues-are-alive-and-well-in-delaware.html

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Direct Examination of Mr. Surdykodski, VP Associate General Counsel of Intercontinental Exchange -- Clip 1

Outcome

The court found that defendants conduct had not amounted
to bad faith and was not a breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Amirsaleh, Mahyar
Defense: Board of Trade of the City of New York

Judge: William Chandler
Jurisdiction: Delaware Court Of Chancery
Court: Court of Chancery Courthouse

Case Number: 2822
Industry: Finance
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions

Plaintiff

Amirsaleh, Mahyar

Represented By:
Shapiro, Jonathan (Shapiro Firm, The)

Defense

Board of Trade of the City of New York

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:35	Witness Direct Examination	Shapiro, Jonathan	Amirsaleh, Mahyar	In Person
00:32:05	Witness Cross Examination	Wolfe, Donald	Amirsaleh, Mahyar	In Person
01:21:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shapiro, Jonathan	Amirsaleh, Mahyar	In Person
01:28:20	Break
01:50:35	Witness Direct Examination	Shapiro, Jonathan	Stavrinou, Donna	In Person
00:00:05	General Case Activities

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ashman, Berton	Stavrinou, Donna	In Person
00:35:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shapiro, Jonathan	Stavrinou, Donna	In Person
00:40:00	Witness Direct Examination	Shapiro, Jonathan	Surdykodski, Andrew	In Person
01:36:00	Break
01:55:00	Witness Direct Examination	Shapiro, Jonathan	Surdykodski, Andrew	In Person

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:13:35	Witness Cross Examination	Ashman, Berton	Surdykodski, Andrew	In Person
00:00:35	Witness Direct Examination	Shapiro, Jonathan	Surdykodski, Andrew	In Person
02:04:05	Break
02:19:05	Witness Cross Examination	Ashman, Berton	Surdykodski, Andrew	In Person
02:39:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shapiro, Jonathan	Surdykodski, Andrew	In Person

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shapiro, Jonathan	Surdykodski, Andrew	In Person
00:19:30	Witness Direct Examination	Wolfe, Donald	Specker, Jeffery	In Person
00:56:00	Break
01:06:00	Witness Cross Examination	Shapiro, Jonathan	Specker, Jeffery	In Person
01:55:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wolfe, Donald	Specker, Jeffery	In Person
02:03:00	Witness Direct Examination	Pittenger, Michael	Hirschfeld, Audry	In Person
01:56:10	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Shapiro, Jonathan	Specker, Jeffery	In Person

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:24	Witness Cross Examination	Shapiro, Jonathan	Hirschfeld, Audry	In Person
01:07:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pittenger, Michael	Hirschfeld, Audry	In Person
01:09:52	Witness Direct Examination	Ashman, Berton	Recko, Mrs. Heleen	In Person
01:49:25	Break
02:04:42	Witness Direct Examination	Ashman, Berton	Recko, Mrs. Heleen	In Person
02:46:05	Witness Cross Examination		Recko, Mrs. Heleen	In Person

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination		Recko, Mrs. Heleen	In Person
01:01:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ashman, Berton	Recko, Mrs. Heleen	In Person
01:04:41	Witness Direct Examination	Pittenger, Michael	Chin, Ms. Linda	In Person
01:37:33	Break
01:50:27	Witness Cross Examination		Chin, Ms. Linda	In Person

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Amirsaleh v. NY Board of Trade

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