Crown Media Holdings v. Hallmark
VERDICT
Trial
09/21/10 – 09/24/10
Summary
In this printing industry mergers and acquisition litigation, plaintiff shareholder S. Muoio & Co. LLC alleged that the recapitalization of Crown Media Holdings by its controlling stockholder and primary debt holder Hallmark Cards, Inc. and its affiliates was unfair to the minority shareholders.
The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Harvey Kurzweil, Corrine Levy, James Smith, Kevin Abrams and Matthew Davis. The defendant in this case, Hallmark Entertainment Investments Co was represented by attorneys Jon Abramczyk, Martin Tully, Dominick Gattuso, Brock Czeschin and Blake Rohrbacher.
Outcome
The court found in favor of the defendants and concluded that the recapitalization was entirely fair.
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Judge
- William Chandler
- Jurisdiction
- Delaware Court Of Chancery
- Court
- Court of Chancery Courthouse
- Case Number
- 4729-CC
- Industry
- Printing
- Practice Area
- Mergers and Acquisitions
Sessions
AM Session
Openings
5 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 00:00:00 | Witness Cross Examination | Abramczyk, Jon | Schechter, Dan | In Person | |
| 01:20:45 | Break | ||||
| 01:43:30 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Abrams, Kevin | Schechter, Dan | In Person | |
| 02:55:45 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Abramczyk, Jon | Schechter, Dan | In Person | |
| 03:21:58 | End of Session |
PM Session
Openings
8 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
8 Chapters
PM Session
Defense Witness(es)
8 Chapters
AM Session
Defense Witness(es)
12 Chapters
PM Session
Not in Session
0 Chapters
AM Session
Defense Witness(es)
14 Chapters
PM Session
Not in Session
0 Chapters
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full except noted sections that were not recorded.