Supreme Court of Delaware

Post-trial decisions and earlier subsidiary rulings became final after entry of a settlement order (the court's "final act"), thus review of all post-trial findings and conclusions are precluded.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/24/2002
• Published 07/29/2002

Judges

• WALSH, J., BEFORE:  VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH, and HOLLAND, Justices.

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Anthony W. Clark, (argued), Robert S. Saunders, Julie A. Tostrup, Cynthia E. Carrasco, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, for appellants, Tyson Foods, Inc. and Lasso Acquisition Corporation.


• For Appellees:
  
• John L. Reed, Timothy R. Dudderar, Duane Morris, LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, Michael H. Schaalman, (argued), Cristina D. Hernandez-Malaby, Quarles & Brady, LLP, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mark C. Gardy, Karen E. Fisch, Abbey Gardy, LLP, New York City, for appellees, Aetos Corp., Pelican Limited Partnership, Stark Investments, L.P., and Shepherd International, Ltd., A. Gilchrist Sparks, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, Delaware, Richard A. Jochum, Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, for cross-claim plaintiff and counterclaim defendant below appellee, IBP, Inc.