Unocal v. Mesa Petroleum Co.

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:law
gptkbp:citation	493 A.2d 946 (Del. 1985)
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:createdDoctrine	Unocal test
gptkbp:date	1985
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:Mesa_Petroleum_Co.
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Unocal_Corporation_v._Mesa_Petroleum_Co.
gptkbp:heldBy	Boards of directors may take defensive measures against hostile takeovers if they show reasonable grounds for believing a threat exists and their response is proportional.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Unocal v. Mesa Petroleum Co.
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Delaware_Supreme_Court gptkb:Justice_Andrew_G.T._Moore_II
gptkbp:jurisdiction	gptkb:Delaware
gptkbp:legalSubject	gptkb:business_judgment_rule corporate law takeover defenses
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Unocal_Corporation
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Paramount_Communications,_Inc._v._Time_Inc. gptkb:Revlon,_Inc._v._MacAndrews_&_Forbes_Holdings,_Inc. gptkb:Unitrin,_Inc._v._American_General_Corp.
gptkbp:significance	Landmark case on directors' duties in the context of hostile takeovers
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Unocal
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6