California Court of Appeal

Defendant breached its fiduciary duty with plaintiff-former employee when it transferred plaintiff's shares to shareholders, without authorization, just prior to a merger that increased the value of the shares.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/17/2005
• Published 02/17/2005

Judges

• SEPULVEDA, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, Richard I. Yankwich, East Palo Alto, Stanley J. Panikowski, Barry D. Roe, San Diego, Andrew P. Valentine, East Palo Alto, Kathryn E. Karcher, San Diego, Counsel for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Folger Levin & Kahn LLP, Michael A. Kahn, Roger B. Mead, Michael F. Kelleher, San Francisco, Andrew J. Davis, West Covina, Counsel for Defendants and Appellants.