The Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled that a biopharmaceutical company’s board of directors did not breach their fiduciary duties when they agreed to be acquired by Amgen Inc. for $1.16 billion.

Shareholders in Micromet Inc., a Rockville, Md., manufacturer of cancer medicines and a Delaware corporation, filed a lawsuit in late January asking the court to enjoin the firm’s acquisition by Amgen.

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