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Paramount Communications Inc v QVC Network Inc

637 A.2d 34 (Del. 1994)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtDelaware Supreme Court
Year1994
StatusBinding authority

Summary

When a change of control is inevitable, Revlon duties require the board to seek the best value reasonably available to stockholders.

Key Principle

When a change of control is inevitable, Revlon duties require the board to seek the best value reasonably available to stockholders.

Area of Law

corporate

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