IN RE MCDONALD'S STOCKHOLDER DERIVATIVE

C.A. No. 2021-0324-JTL.

291 A.3d 652 (2023)

IN RE MCDONALD'S CORPORATION STOCKHOLDER DERIVATIVE LITIGATION.

Court of Chancery of Delaware.

Date Decided: March 1, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Barry , Christine M. Mackintosh , Rebecca A. Musarra , Vivek Upadhya , Michael D. Bell , GRANT & EISENHOFFER P.A., Wilmington, Delaware; Barbara J. Hart , GRANT & EISENHOFFER P.A., New York, New York; Geoffrey M. Johnson , SCOTT + SCOTT ATTORNEYS AT LAW LLP, Cleveland Heights, Ohio; Jing-Li Yu , SCOTT + SCOTT ATTORNEYS AT LAW LLP, New York, New York; Max R. Huffman , SCOTT + SCOTT ATTORNEYS AT LAW LLP, San Diego, California; Jeffrey M. Norton , Benjamin D. Baker , NEWMAN FERRARA LLP, New York, New York; Attorneys for Plaintiffs Teamsters Local 237 Additional Security Fund, Teamsters Local 237 Supplemental Fund for Housing Authority Employees, Teamsters Local 237 Welfare Fund, and Phyllis Gianotti.

Garrett B. Moritz , S. Reiko Rogozen , Holly E. Newell , ROSS ARONSTAM & MORITZ LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Ronald L. Olson , George M. Garvey , Robert L. Dell Angelo , Brian R. Boessenecker , MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP, Los Angeles, California; Attorneys for Defendants Enrique Hernandez, Jr., Lloyd H. Dean, Robert A. Eckert, Margaret H. Georgiadis, Richard H. Lenny, John J. Mulligan, Sheila A. Penrose, John W. Rogers, Jr., and Miles D. White, and McDonald's Corporation.

Daniel C. Herr , LAW OFFICES OF DANIEL C. HERR LLC, Wilmington, Delaware; Shawn P. Naunton , Catherine S. Duval , Leila Bijan , ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP, New York, New York; Attorneys for Defendant Stephen J. Easterbrook.

Kathleen M. Miller , Julie M. O'Dell , Jason Z. Miller , SMITH, KATZENSTEIN & JENKINS LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Attorneys for Defendant David Fairhurst.


OPINION DISMISSING CLAIMS AGAINST DIRECTOR DEFENDANTS

McDonald's Corporation ("McDonald's" or the "Company") is one of the world's largest employers. The plaintiffs are stockholders of the Company who have sued derivatively on its behalf. They allege that from 2015 until 2020, the Company's directors ignored red flags about...

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