Unocal Corporation v. Mesa Petroleum Co.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Unocal_Corporation_v._Mesa_Petroleum_Co.
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Unocal v. Mesa
gptkbp:citation 493 A.2d 946 (Del. 1985)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1985
gptkbp:decision gptkb:Delaware_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Mesa_Petroleum_Co.
gptkbp:heldBy Boards may take defensive measures against hostile takeovers if they show reasonable grounds for believing a threat exists and the response is proportional
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Unocal Corporation v. Mesa Petroleum Co.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Paramount_Communications,_Inc._v._Time_Inc.
gptkb:Revlon,_Inc._v._MacAndrews_&_Forbes_Holdings,_Inc.
gptkb:Unitrin,_Inc._v._American_General_Corp.
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Delaware_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Delaware
gptkbp:numberOfIssues board of directors' power to resist hostile takeovers
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Unocal_Corporation
gptkbp:predecessor corporate takeover defense jurisprudence
gptkbp:principle Unocal test
gptkbp:subject corporate law
fiduciary duty
takeover defenses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Unocal_v._Mesa_Petroleum_Co.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7