The Delaware Court of Chancery on Thursday dismissed a shareholder class action that accused the directors of a paper and packaging company of improperly approving a merger-of-equals that allegedly left $3 billion on the negotiating table.
Shareholders of MeadWestvaco Corp. had sued in 2015 over the company’s $9 billion tie-up with Georgia-based RockTenn Co., arguing that MeadWestvaco board members had forced the deal in an effort to stave off a potential attack by activist investor Starboard Value, which had threatened shakeups at the company.
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