Mintz Levin Achieves Litigation Victory for Former Independent Directors of eXegenics
5/2/2005
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. successfully defended the former independent directors of eXegenics, a Dallas-based biotechnology company, in a combined class action and derivative case filed in the Delaware Chancery Court. Following oral arguments, the Chancellor dismissed with prejudice all counts of a purported class and derivative action brought personally by Melvyn Weiss, a company shareholder.
Mintz Levin litigator Bill Brashares, who is based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, led the legal team representing eXegenics. Melvyn Weiss was represented by his firm, Milberg Weiss.
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