Hays v. Almeida

• Court: Supreme Court of Delaware
• Decided: April 9, 2020
• Docket: 371, 2019
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

ROBERT HAYS, derivatively on § behalf of WALGREENS BOOTS § ALLIANCE, INC., § § No. 371, 2019 Plaintiff Below, § Appellant, § Court Below—Court of Chancery § of the State of Delaware v. § § JOSE E. ALMEIDA, JANICE M. § C.A. No. 2018-0728 (N) BADIAK, DAVID J. BRAILER, § WILLIAM C. FORTE, GINGER L. § GRAHAM, JOHN A. LEDERER, § DOMINIC P. MURPHY, STEFANO § PESSINA, LEONARD D. § SCHAEFFER, NANCY § SCHLICHTING, WAYNE § MIQUELON and JAMES A. § SKINNER, § § Defendants Below, § Appellees. § § and § § WALGREENS BOOTS § ALLIANCE, INC., § § Nominal Defendant Below, § Appellee. §

Submitted: April 8, 2020 Decided: April 9, 2020

Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; VALIHURA and VAUGHN, Justices. ORDER

This 9th day of April 2020, after careful consideration of the parties’ briefs and

the record on appeal, and after decision in lieu of oral argument, we find it evident

that the final judgment of the Court of Chancery should be affirmed on the basis of

and for the reasons stated in its July 26, 2019 order.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Court of

Chancery is AFFIRMED.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Collins J. Seitz, Jr. Chief Justice